MARCH 10-12, 2026 | RALEIGH, NC
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AI for Grid Resilience and Security Challenge

Submit your innovation for consideration in the AI for Grid Resilience and Security Challenge, and you could receive the opportunity to pitch to win a portion of $50,000 in non-dilutive funding at TechConnect World Innovation Conference.

Submission is free. If selected, finalists receive one full registration, pitch slot, listing on the innovators page, and inclusion in TechConnect innovation networking via the conference app.

Contact Laura Murphree, laura@techconnect.org, with questions.

We recommend using this Microsoft Word document as a tool to assist in saving and completing your submission. NOTE: This document is only for saving a copy of your own work, all submissions must be completed electronically online below.

Contact Information

Note: In addition to the contact information, the following information may be made available to conference attendees if organization is invited to participate in program. Please do not include any confidential or proprietary information in your submissions details.

Organization Information

Must start with a http:// or a https://, for example: https://www.abc.com

Technology Details

List as you want printed in the program.

50 words max.
Operational Intelligence & Automation
Distributed Energy Integration
Managing the AI-Driven Demand Shock
Security and Resilience
AI for Transportation & Traffic Management
AI for Video & Sensor Data Management
Other
If Other selected above.
TRL numbers are defined here: https://api.army.mil/e2/c/downloads/404585.pdf
Enter up to 3 technology keywords separated by commas.
Enter up to 3 market keywords separated by commas.
200 words max. What is transformational about this technology? How is it different from existing technologies? What is the potential impact on industry, markets and society?
200 words max. Why should a prospector or funder be interested in this technology? faster/lighter/stronger/cheaper/efficient, etc.
50 words max. i.e. Prize, Challenge, Accelerator, Award Programs.
50 words max. i.e. SBIR, OTA, Grants, etc.
50 words max. VC, corporate, angel, grants, etc.
*A non-traditional defense contractor means any entity that that is not currently or in the least the one-year period performed any contract for the DoD.



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