Summit Sessions
Building the Future of America's Industrial Base in the Intermountain West
10.28.2026 | AM SESSION
The Intermountain West is no longer a footnote in America's aerospace and defense story. It is becoming the center of it. From counter-drone systems defending critical infrastructure to the next generation of advanced air mobility reshaping how people and cargo move, this session is the launchpad for Zero Gravity Summit and examines the technologies, policies, and partnerships turning Utah into a proving ground for the nation's industrial future.
Sponsored by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development.
Contested Logistics and Golden Dome: Defending What Matters
10.28.2026 | PM SESSION
From the architecture of missile defense to the sustainment of intercontinental deterrence to the operations holding it all together in space, this session covers the full spectrum of what it takes to defend the homeland. The threats are layered. The solutions have to be too. This is how we build them.
Sponsored by Origin Ventures.
Advanced Materials, Energy, and Manufacturing: Building Hard Tech at Scale
10.29.2026 | AM SESSION
Advanced composites. High-rate production lines. Allied industrial partnerships. This session covers what it actually takes to build hard tech at scale, from the materials enabling next-generation systems to the manufacturing capacity required to sustain them, and the international market opportunities expanding the industrial base beyond domestic cycles.
Sponsored by Hexcel.
Applied AI and Quantum Technologies: Securing American Advantage
10.29.2026 | PM SESSION
AI and quantum are no longer in the lab. They are being deployed across defense and intelligence contexts, and the gap between organizations that can operate at that pace and those that cannot is widening. This session examines what applied deployment actually looks like, where it is working, and what the U.S. needs to get right to hold the advantage.
Sponsored by the Holland & Knight.