Updated: Sep 30, 2026 at 4:28 AM PT # AI in defense and govtech events at SF Tech Week 2026 > SF Tech Week 2026 has 18 events on AI in defense and govtech, all packed into 4 days from Monday, Oct 5 to Thursday, Oct 8, with 8 on Tuesday, Oct 6 alone. Chancity tracks 1,832 SF Tech Week events (updated Sep 30, 2026); this page lists 18. Sources: the official Tech Week calendar (https://www.tech-week.com/calendar/sf) and each event's own page. ## At a glance - Food shows up more: 9 of 18 events mention it, above the week's share. - 13 of 18 need host approval. - 10 of 18 run in the evening. The rest are daytime. ## Subscribe - Calendar feed (ICS, new events appear automatically): https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/ai-defense/calendar.ics - Webcal: webcal://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/ai-defense/calendar.ics ## Events Columns: Time is Pacific time. Access: RSVP means a plain RSVP, Apply means the host approves each guest. Status: open, waitlist, closed or sold out, from the official Tech Week calendar. Food and Drinks: the host's own words ("mentions", not a promise). Price: only where the listing shows a price; a dash means no price listed. Featured: featured on the official Tech Week calendar. | Date | Time | Event | Host | Area | Access | Status | Food | Price | Featured | RSVP | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Mon, Oct 5 | 12 PM to 1 PM | The U.S. – Sweden Technology Prosperity Deal - What does it mean for Business Leaders? | Business Sweden, Cody Lin | Nob Hill | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/3k4fEOBuaTzEF1Exjv7z?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 6 | 9 AM to 10:30 AM | Future of AI in Peace & War: Demo Day (with Civic Health Project) | B Ventures Group, Shane Ray Martin, Ann Reidy | Civic Center | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/3EzC7AYYVHoPuh1xaJQJ?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 6 | 9:30 AM to 11 AM | Built World Breakfast | Reveille VC, Nixon Peabody, Pete Mathias, Brooke Furst | Embarcadero | Apply | open | Breakfast | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/iwDCsJr2wPCzW6C8ZcNj?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 6 | 11 AM to 7 PM | TFOT: 🌎🇺🇸Global Innovation Showcase Deep Tech, Dual Tech, Proptech, Web3 at War Memorial | The Future of Tech, Alina Aeby | Civic Center | RSVP | open | Snacks, Drinks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/9WxqlWmhozblwUj2Te8k?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 6 | 2 PM to 5 PM | TFOT: 🌎🇺🇸Global Innovation Showcase Scaling AI & Deep Tech at War Memorial | The Future of Texh, The Future of Tech | Civic Center | RSVP | open | Snacks, Drinks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/yoGsqjwZ70zOBJCXsRbW?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 6 | 5 PM to 8 PM | Lux Capital x Stripe - Riskgaming Salon | Stripe, Lux Capital, Pranav Ashok, Laurence Pevsner, Danny Crichton | SoMa | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/VueNW2fBm5wTLIXPdxD0?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 6 | 5 PM to 7 PM | USS Hornet Deep Tech Demo Night | Sebastian Chapela, Dave C. Younts, Seed2Table Director of Events | Alameda | Apply | sold out | Snacks, Drinks | Free | - | [View](https://luma.com/zja76ejz?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 6 | 6 PM to 8 PM | Freedom of Movement: AI, Borders, and the Global Mobility OS | Vestara, Kevin J Andrews Law, Mayer Brown, William Taylor | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/JL11ELjoKPzU06QklMpZ?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 6 | 6 PM | Government, Media & AI: the Future of Public Affairs | Locunity Inc., Jonathan Bash, Dev Iyer | Mission | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/KZPzVo8qH8FP3SXfEgxu?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 9 AM | Build Better 2026 | Instrumental Inc, Sara, Sukhman Sahota | East Bay | Apply | open | - | From $100 | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/L0GUED8gq25VMRRf8oDY?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 3 PM to 5 PM | UK Founder Pitch | British Consulate SF, British Consulate-General SF, Siobhan Nuseibeh, Scott Howard, Grainne Barron | Union Square | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/kFJfOsVu0eTf7Eagphcl?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 5 PM to 9 PM | From ore to orbit | OVNI Capital, Gigascale Capital, Augustin Sayer, Evaline Tsai, Thomas Renaudin | Downtown | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/s1CONuZXt1jVnGhp6f94?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 5 PM | TurbineOne x SF Tech Week | TurbineOne, Ian Kalin | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/KDFwYW9BW9Gxlhd2zTiH?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 6 PM to 9 PM | AI Law, Compliance, & GovTech | SFPlayground | FiDi | RSVP | open | Dinner | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/S91gvLPLTNrvsW7QSfcC?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 7 PM | Agentic AI Design & 3D Metal Printing - Precixion Dinner | Precixion Inc., Bala Jeldi | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/XndiiFAuAyvP0BI1eOQ4?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 8 | 10 AM | National Security + Space Innovation Summit / Fleet Week × SF Tech Week | VetsinTech, Kristopher Floyd, Katherine Webster | Northern Waterfront | Apply | open | Breakfast | From $99 | - | [Apply](https://luma.com/nssis?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 8 | 6 PM to 9 PM | Aerospace & Dual-Use Mixer | La French Tech San Diego, La French Tech San Francisco, Safran Corporate Ventures, Sylvie Almeri, Noemie Vauthelin, FTSF | - | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/FxAKAszRxaXer1cdj09i?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 8 | 6 PM | AI x Government | Chief AI, Megha Bhattacharya | SoMa | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/DTbZIF9sgBkqpdCvYUWp?ref=chancity) | ## Who is there - Hosting: The Future of Tech (2) ([X](https://x.com/orbis86_x)); Alina Aeby (1); Ann Reidy (1); Augustin Sayer (1); B Ventures Group (1); Bala Jeldi (1); British Consulate SF (1); British Consulate-General SF (1); Brooke Furst (1); Business Sweden (1); Chief AI (1) ([X](https://x.com/getchiefai)); Cody Lin (1) - Speaking: Demi Bylon; Anjana Kandalam; Jordan Wahbeh; Manveer Sandhu; Kerry Chin; Evelyn Y.K. Lee; Rusmin Lawin; Teresa Hung; Melissa Oh; Merc Martinelli; Jaz Banga; Joe Tolzmann; Karsten Popp; Neil Chase; Reed Albergotti; Peter Barrett; Jason Pontin; Heather Redman; Grainne Barron; Sir Christian Turner; Delian Asparouhov; Evaline Tsai; Alex Grant; Hooman Reza Nezhad; Wiles Kase; JP Soulier; Matt Logan; Rajesh Swaminathan ## FAQ ### Which AI in defense and govtech events can I join without applying? 5 of the 18 are open RSVP; the other 13 ask you to apply. AI x Government (Thu 6 PM, Chief AI); Future of AI in Peace & War: Demo Day (with Civic Health Project) (Tue 9 AM, B Ventures Group); TFOT: 🌎🇺🇸Global Innovation Showcase Deep Tech, Dual Tech, Proptech, Web3 at War Memorial (Tue 11 AM, The Future of Tech); TFOT: 🌎🇺🇸Global Innovation Showcase Scaling AI & Deep Tech at War Memorial (Tue 2 PM, The Future of Texh); AI Law, Compliance, & GovTech (Wed 6 PM, SFPlayground). ### What do hosts ask when you apply? Across 11 AI in defense and govtech events with an application form, 10 ask for a job title, 11 for a company, 10 for LinkedIn and 7 for GitHub. ### Are AI defense and govtech events free? None are marked free. 3 list a price on the event's page. ### What are the main AI in defense and govtech events on Tuesday, Oct 6? 8 AI in defense and govtech events are listed for Tuesday, Oct 6, led by Future of AI in Peace & War: Demo Day (with Civic Health Project) and Government, Media & AI: the Future of Public Affairs. Among them are Future of AI in Peace & War: Demo Day (with Civic Health Project) (Tue 9:00 AM), Government, Media & AI: the Future of Public Affairs (Tue 6:00 PM), Freedom of Movement: AI, Borders, and the Global Mobility OS (Tue 6:00 PM), Built World Breakfast (Tue 9:30 AM) and Lux Capital x Stripe - Riskgaming Salon (Tue 5:00 PM). ### What are the main AI in defense and govtech events on Wednesday, Oct 7? 6 AI in defense and govtech events are listed for Wednesday, Oct 7, led by From ore to orbit and TurbineOne x SF Tech Week. ### Which AI in defense and govtech events have food? 9 of the 18 mention food (6 snacks, 2 breakfast, 1 dinner). Near the top are From ore to orbit (Wed 5:00 PM), "Food and drinks from the moment you arrive"; Government, Media & AI: the Future of Public Affairs (Tue 6:00 PM), "Beverages and light snacks provided"; Built World Breakfast (Tue 9:30 AM), "networking-focused conversation over breakfast"; Lux Capital x Stripe - Riskgaming Salon (Tue 5:00 PM), "Drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served"; TFOT: 🌎🇺🇸Global Innovation Showcase Deep Tech, Dual Tech, Proptech, Web3 at War Memorial (Tue 11:00 AM), "curated bites". ### Which AI in defense and govtech events have drinks? 3 mention drinks: 3 alcohol. ### Which AI in defense and govtech events have the most RSVPs? AI x Government has the most, 339 going. --- HTML version: https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/ai-defense Full SF Tech Week schedule: https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/schedule For AI agents: https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/agent