October 12-16, 2026
Orlando World Center Marriott
Reasons to Attend:
A&D Manufacturing
In defense manufacturing, supply chains are volatile, compliance demands keep rising, and cost predictability is harder to maintain. For those ready to move beyond those limits, the opportunity to lead on program performance is significant.
Enter the Era of Limitless Defense Manufacturing
See how Industrial AI is helping defense manufacturers and MRO suppliers close the execution gap, reduce program risk, and deliver on cost and schedule. Real organizations, real outcomes and a clear path to limitless performance.
Forge
Building the future of aerospace & defense.
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Where the world's most essential industries set the agenda
One room. Three days. Every expert in the IFS ecosystem and everything your industry needs to be limitless.
Peers to collaborate, benchmark and learn from.
Tracks across industry, AI, solution and C-suite.
Sessions curated around your role and priorities.
Of attendees come back. You will see why.
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Join your Peers
Three days. One stage. Every industry the world relies on. Here’s what the room looks like when you arrive in Orlando.
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What's on for A&D Manufacturing
Unleashed brings together defense manufacturing and naval shipbuilding leaders, partners, and industry experts to explore The Era of Limitless Industry. Browse sessions spanning Industrial AI, program performance, and supply chain resilience, then see the full agenda to plan your time in Orlando and stay mission ready.
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The A&D Industry Landscape: Achieving Next-Level Performance Across the Value Stream
Speakers:
Kriti Sharma, CEO IFS Nexus Black, Garvan Doyle, Anthropic
An executive-level view of how A&D execution is under pressure across manufacturing, aviation maintenance, and MRO. Covers the structural challenges in capacity, delays, cost, and readiness — and what next-level performance requires across planning, production, maintenance, and sustainment on a connected platform.
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A&D Manufacturing and Naval Shipbuilders Industry Challenges
Speakers:
Mark Moffat, IFS CEO, Mohamed Kande, PwC
Join A&D manufacturers and naval shipbuilders as they discuss capacity constraints, supplier dependencies, program delays, and delivery pressure. Hear what’s working in practice today and what must change to achieve next-level performance across planning, production, supplier collaboration, and operational execution.
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Industry Expert Perspectives: Defense Acquisition & Program Leadership
Speakers:
Mark Moffat, IFS CEO, Mohamed Kande, PwC
Hear directly from defense acquisition and procurement leaders as they discuss the pressures shaping today’s programs, supply chains, and requirements from a government acquisition perspective. This session provides an external perspective on where execution is breaking down, what those challenges cost, and where improvement is needed to deliver more predictable outcomes at scale.
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Scaling Execution Through Continuous Innovation
Speakers:
Mark Moffat, IFS CEO, Mohamed Kande, PwC
Learn how leading A&D manufacturers, and naval shipbuilders are improving execution by maintaining continuous innovation in the business systems that support planning, production. See how new capabilities are driving measurable gains in throughput, delivery performance, and operational predictability.
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The IFS A&D Manufacturing & Naval Shipbuilding Roadmap
Speakers:
Mark Moffat, IFS CEO, Mohamed Kande, PwC
A&D manufacturers and naval shipbuilders face growing pressure to increase throughput, improve delivery performance, and maintain operational control. Learn how IFS is investing across planning, production, quality, compliance, and supplier coordination to help organizations move from reactive firefighting to predictable, scalable performance.
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Cybersecurity & Compliance in Aerospace & Defense
Speakers:
Mark Moffat, IFS CEO, Mohamed Kande, PwC
Cybersecurity, export controls, traceability, and regulatory compliance are becoming increasingly difficult to manage as aerospace and defense organizations scale operations regulations change. Learn how IFS is enabling A&D Manufacturers and Naval Shipbuilders to operate in compliance with evolving regulatory frameworks like CMMC, ITAR, CUI, and FedRAMP.
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AI in A&D Manufacturing + Naval Shipbuilding
Speakers:
Christian Pederson, CPO IFS, Merry Frayne, Boston Dynamics, Sean Remington, Eversource, David Gladey, Eversource, Prasad Satyavolu, Accenture, Chris Merchant, Linmar
Gain insight into how aerospace manufacturers, defense producers, and naval shipbuilders may apply AI to improve operational performance. Combining live demonstrations with industry perspectives, this session highlights practical use cases, implementation considerations, and the approaches organizations are using to drive measurable business outcomes.
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Why Unleashed. Why now.
In A&D manufacturing, execution is falling behind ambition. Supply chains are volatile, expertise is leaving, and compliance keeps rising. This is where leaders close the gap.
Insight That Helps Forge the Future
Understand where supply chain disruption, workforce constraints, and compliance pressure converge to put production schedules at risk, and how leading manufacturers are building measurable resilience.
AI in Action on the Defense Floor
Live demonstrations built around A&D manufacturing challenges: production scheduling, supply chain visibility, compliance tracking, and how Industrial AI connects the shop floor to mission delivery.
Keynotes That Shape What's Next
Hear from A&D manufacturing leaders closing the gap between program ambition and production reality, using Industrial AI to manage supply disruption, workforce risk, and rising compliance demands.
AI Startup Hall
Discover new Industrial AI companies solving A&D manufacturing problems with no scalable answer until now, from predictive supply chain risk to intelligent production scheduling and compliance support.
A&D Manufacturing Breakouts
Build your agenda around the priorities that define your program. Sessions cover the operational, workforce, and compliance challenges shaping defense manufacturing today, designed around what you need to solve next.
Hands-On Learning and Training
Expert-led workshops and live demos built around IFS capabilities for A&D manufacturers. Leave with practical tools, a clearer implementation path and the confidence to deliver on program commitments.
Training registration coming soon.
Insight That Helps Forge the Future
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What you'll leave with
What next-level defense manufacturing and naval shipbuilding performance actually requires
An executive view of where A&D execution is under pressure across programs, suppliers, and readiness, backed by customer panel insights and defense acquisition expertise. Real-world context for the decisions that matter most.
A sequenced path from immediate execution improvement to scaled performance across defense and naval programs
See where IFS is investing across A&D manufacturing and naval shipbuilding, from cyber resilience and CMMC compliance to autonomous production monitoring. Shape the roadmap with your program priorities.
Industrial AI running in a live defense value stream
Applied AI across defense planning, production, quality, and supplier coordination with measurable results. Then hear directly from an operator running it in production. The gap between pilot and program closes in this session.
A peer network built for mission-critical programs
Defense manufacturing leaders, program directors, and sustainment executives are navigating the same capacity, compliance, and readiness pressures. Peer relationships that stay active long after Orlando.
Be Part of the Era of Limitless Industry
From first-time attendees to returning champions, Unleashed 2026 brings your transformation into focus and turns vision into action.
