The SMD Symposium is the leading educational, professional development and networking event in the space and missile defense community. The symposium is widely attended by leaders and professionals from the United States and our allies around the world.

Services will briefly highlight budget priorities and then participate in a moderator-led keynote conversation discussing the budget impacts of the current geopolitical situation, changes in the National Defense Strategy, and other top line topics of interest.

Wearable technologies are advancing across a range of sectors, enabling continuous monitoring, enhanced situational awareness, and improved human performance. From industrial safety to healthcare and emergency response, these systems are designed to operate in real time, support decision-making, and promote safe working practices. This introductory webinar will explore the types of wearable technologies that have been developed to promote ergo...

Plan to join the Systems Engineering Division as they host the NDIA Cross Division Collaboration Initiative: DMM-Like Alignment Workshop! Foster an open, collaborative discussion extending across the NDIA divisions and government to advance the adoption of DMM-like objectives and digital capabilities into our critical processes to go fast and outpace the competition. During this meeting we will work in small groups to refine the recommendation...

Join NDIA for a high-impact training session designed to boost financial fluency across the defense ecosystem. Whether you're in government acquisition or leading an industry firm, this course demystifies how investors think, and how the Department of Defense can more effectively partner with private capital to build a resilient, innovative industrial base. You’ll walk away with a working understanding of core investment concepts, how co...

Emerging Technology in and of itself is not necessarily disruptive nor paradigm shifting technology. However, when emerging technology is combined with the right application, it almost always is paradigm shifting and usually disruptive. Disruptive technologies have a specific definition, whereby less capable and lower cost technology solutions eventually displace more capable and costly technology solutions from market dominance. Paradigm shif...

Join us on Thursday, July 17th for the 16th Annual NDIA Great Lakes Chapter Meeting, This year’s event – hosted by MxD in Chicago, IL – will provide opportunities for engagement, networking, and knowledge sharing, as well as an opportunity to tour MxD’s 22,000 square foot research facility that is used to test and demonstrate new manufacturing and workforce training technologies, as well as need for cybersecurity in man...

The Mastering the Art of Business Development� Workshop is an educational and professional development program which focuses on the thinking, process and discipline required for professional Business Development. This 2-day workshop fosters participants’ understanding of the core competencies required for success in the Business Development role. Business Development is primarily a relationship development and intelligence gathering proc...

Artificial Intelligence (Ai) algorithms are increasingly deployed in edge environments, raising intellectual property (IP) protection concerns due to heightened risks of tampering, reverse engineering, or theft of sensitive models and data. While board-level hacking is common and well-known, microelectronics tampering is rarer, more complex, and harder to detect — its success can severely compromise systems and diminish competitive advan...