Encountering Innovation (EI) is a program offering opportunities for innovators, government tech scouts and manufacturing & technology companies (from Federal Agency Prime Contractors to Small Businesses) to collaborate with each other for Commercialization and Contracting purposes via Private Tech Transfer Pitches and Matchmaking Sessions.

EI is not limited to warfighter or aeronautical technologies. Federal Agencies from various branches of government need almost everything you would need because of the great number of humans employed. If you think you have an innovation that can assist the federal government in medical, health, cyber, electronics, construction, operations, and power and energy industries, EI is for you!

Event Overview

Tech Transfer and Matchmaking Collaboration with Federal Agency Tech Scouts.

Encountering Innovation has quickly become one of the top US Pitch Events for Innovators/Inventors to present and showcase their technology to US Government Tech Scouts for special funding.  Tech Scouts from the Department of Defense, Service Labs, Academia, and most US government agencies prioritize this event to listen to pitches, discuss government needs, and chat with innovators from 8+ states. 

​DoD Tech Scouts are looking for innovation and manufacturing capability solutions through intentional matched private pitch sessions.

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