ConvergX® at CES 2026

Throttle UP! Peak Leadership & Resilience for Tomorrow’s Innovators

From the cockpit to the boardroom, learn how elite performance, accountability, and resilience fuel success in an era of disruption. Tracy LaTourrette draws on her decades as a fighter pilot and executive coach to equip leaders with actionable strategies for building high-trust teams, navigating uncertainty, and leading with courage and clarity. — tailored for the ConvergX and CES innovator community.

As technology cycles compress and single-market dependence becomes a liability, the next growth frontier lies in cross-sector commercialization. This session presents ConvergX®’s core thesis: breakthrough value is unlocked when mature technologies move fluidly across industry boundaries.

ConvergX® works at the intersection of advanced technology, global supply chains, and strategic capital—supporting the commercialization of late-stage (TRL 8–9) innovations across energy, aerospace, defense, and consumer markets. Drawing on direct engagement with SMEs, global primes, and institutional investors, this session distills proven patterns from technologies that have successfully crossed sectors without restarting the commercialization clock.

The session will also address a critical gap in today’s innovation economy: how small and mid-size enterprises can credibly engage global primes and OEMs as partners, not vendors, by aligning technology readiness with multi-market demand.

Why CES attendees care: As capital efficiency tightens and product lifecycles shorten, tech companies increasingly require diversified, multi-market revenue strategies to survive and scale. Cross-sector tech transfer is becoming a strategic necessity—not an experiment.

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Some of today’s most transformative consumer technologies—advanced sensors, autonomous systems, resilient materials, and AI—were first proven in defence environments. This session examines how defence-grade technologies at TRL 8–9 can be translated into commercially scalable consumer products without losing speed, relevance, or market fit.

ConvergX® operates at the interface of defence innovation, industrial scale-up, and consumer market deployment, working directly with late-stage technologies, global primes, and commercial brands to move proven capabilities across sectors. Drawing on real commercialization pathways from defence into automotive, energy, AI, and medical technology markets, this session reveals how defence innovation is quietly compressing consumer adoption cycles.

Attendees will learn where dual-use strategies most often break down—across regulatory alignment, cost structures, manufacturing readiness, and go-to-market fit—and how to cross the “Technology Valley of Death” that prevents many defence-born technologies from ever reaching commercial scale. The session will also outline what differentiates technically impressive dual-use concepts from those that can win mass-market adoption.

Why CES attendees care: Defence innovation is increasingly shaping the future of consumer markets, from mobility and energy systems to AI-enabled devices and health technologies. Understanding how defence-grade capability becomes consumer-ready advantage is now critical for technology leaders and brands.

As climate volatility intensifies and technology deployment expands into colder, harsher regions, performance in extreme environments is no longer optional—it is a competitive differentiator. This session explores how technologies validated in Arctic conditions are shaping the next generation of global innovation.

ConvergX®, in collaboration with Xpand™ and the Arctic Testing Corridor (ATC), operates at the front line of extreme-environment technology validation, enabling companies to prove, harden, and scale advanced systems in real Arctic conditions. Drawing on live testing programs across EVs, batteries, sensors, energy systems, communications, and advanced materials, this session demonstrates why Arctic validation is rapidly becoming a prerequisite for global market readiness.

Attendees will learn how cold-weather failure modes in EVs, aviation systems, hydrogen infrastructure, robotics, and connected devices expose gaps that lab testing cannot replicate—and how Arctic-first design accelerates resilience across all climates, including space and high-altitude applications. The session will also examine which industries gain the greatest commercial and strategic advantage from extreme-environment proofing.

Why CES Attendees care: From electric mobility and energy storage to autonomous systems and consumer electronics, technologies that fail in cold-weather markets cannot scale globally. Arctic validation is emerging as a new baseline for reliability, safety, and performance.

As CES 2026 sets the stage for what’s next in technology and innovation, ConvergX® is pleased to invite you to an exclusive Networking Evening Reception, held in partnership with Belwest, to close out the ConvergX® Congress.

Join fellow executives, innovators, and decision-makers for an evening of meaningful connections, conversation, and collaboration in an elegant, relaxed setting.

ConvergX® Networking Evening Reception
Date: Monday, January 5, 2026
Time: 4:00 – 7:00 PM
Location: Immediately following the ConvergX® Congress
Partner: Belwest

This reception is designed to extend the dialogue sparked during the Congress—bringing together leaders across technology, real estate, hospitality, and workplace innovation to exchange insights, explore partnerships, and build lasting relationships.

Enjoy curated refreshments, engaging conversation, and the opportunity to connect with the ConvergX® community as we collectively shape the future of the built environment.

Attendance is limited. Invitation details and venue information will be shared upon confirmation.

We look forward to welcoming you for an exceptional close to the ConvergX® Congress at CES 2026.

Join us for an immersive experience at ConvergX®, where industry boundaries blur and innovation thrives. This event will be held at the state-of-the-art convention center in Las Vegas, offering a dynamic environment for networking and learning. Registration is open now. Please note that the schedule is subject to change, so check back regularly for updates.