Donuts & Defense

​NAMC is bringing Donuts & Defense to Grand Rapids for Tech Week, hosted by DornerWorks, creating a new opportunity for West Michigan’s technology, engineering, manufacturing, and defense communities to connect.

This bonus "West Side" Donuts & Defense will be a morning of networking, a featured keynote focused on a timely defense topic, and a series of fast-paced, three-minute pitches from approximately 10 participating organizations.

The program will focus on the technologies, relationships, and opportunities shaping the future of national defense, including advanced mobility, autonomy, robotics, artificial intelligence, embedded systems, cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing, and other mission-relevant capabilities.

Whether your organization already supports the defense industrial base or is exploring how its commercial expertise could contribute to national security, Donuts & Defense offers an approachable setting to meet industry peers, learn from defense leaders, and identify new pathways for collaboration.