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Hosted byANTIFUNDAnti FundMay 20–21, 2027 · Austin, TX · Proposed
A proposed public-private program

One American
Building mission.

Bring public priorities and private ingenuity into the same room. Turn national needs into practical work on power, production, autonomy and people.

Explore the program
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Builders. Buyers. Public purpose.

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A shared table

Public purpose.
Private capability.

A program designed to connect the people defining America’s needs with the people building the solutions.

Government & national labs

Define what America needs.

Bring research priorities, infrastructure challenges, testing needs and routes to responsible deployment.

Industry & founders

Show what can be built.

Demonstrate working technology, explain production constraints and identify a specific next milestone.

Capital & customers

Make deployment possible.

Connect customer demand, financing and operational expertise with a credible path to scale.

Government & military invitation targets

People with a mission
to move America forward.

Current public-sector leaders selected for their relevant responsibilities. These are invitation targets; no participation or agency endorsement is implied.

INVITATION TARGET

U.S. Department of War

Secretary of War
INVITATION TARGET

U.S. Department of War — Research and Engineering

Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering
INVITATION TARGET

DARPA

Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
INVITATION TARGET

Joint Chiefs of Staff

Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
INVITATION TARGET

U.S. Air Force

Chief of Staff of the Air Force
INVITATION TARGET

U.S. Marine Corps

Commandant of the Marine Corps
INVITATION TARGET

U.S. Department of Transportation

Secretary of Transportation
INVITATION TARGET

U.S. General Services Administration

Administrator, U.S. General Services Administration
INVITATION TARGET

White House OSTP

Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
INVITATION TARGET

U.S. Navy

Chief of Naval Operations
The proposed working sessions

From a national priority
to a useful next step.

01 / Power & computing

Power the AI century.

Energy, grid capacity, computing and advanced manufacturing in one deployment conversation.

02 / Defense & autonomy

Useful capability in the field.

Mission needs, testing, evaluation and the practical conditions for deploying autonomous systems.

03 / American production

Build the industrial capacity.

Critical components, materials, factories and the supply chains behind national resilience.

04 / Public purchasing

From a pilot to a purchase.

Clarify requirements, procurement paths and the evidence a customer needs to make a decision.

05 / National laboratories

Move the breakthrough forward.

Connect scientific expertise, testing infrastructure and companies ready to translate research.

06 / Talent & service

The people behind the capability.

Veterans, technicians, researchers and apprentices building the next workforce.

The outcome

A problem.
A builder.
A next step.

Every working session should end with a practical path forward.

  • A defined challenge and responsible owner.
  • Technical evidence and clear constraints.
  • A testing, pilot or purchasing path.
  • A follow-up date and measurable milestone.

Participation does not imply a government partnership, procurement commitment or funding award. Agency marks identify the invited leaders’ organizations.

Your next move

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Build. Buy. Hire. Fund. Watch. There is a place for you here.

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