IAC 2026: Leadership Coffee with Industry & NASA Principals Survey

At the 2026 International Astronautical Conference on October 7 in Antalya, Türkiye, NASA will be hosting a Leadership Coffee with industry stakeholders. NASA principals from across the agency’s directorates and centers will be in attendance, offering an opportunity for current and prospective partners to engage with agency leadership and each other on topics of high priority to NASA and their businesses. NASA values strategic industry engagements, and we hope this forum provides an opportunity to build relationships, foster collaboration, and drive innovative solutions across the agency’s key program areas.

If your company is interested in participating in this event, please fill out the application questions below and submit by noon ET on September 16, 2026. All responses will be considered. Please keep in mind that this is a CEO-level engagement and space is limited, so each company may only send one representative. If you are selected to participate, you will receive a follow up email with timing, room location and, other logistical details.

1.Company name:(Required.)

2.POC Email for future correspondence:(Required.)

3.Who will be representing your company at this networking reception? (Please keep in mind that this is a CEO-level engagement, and that participation is subject to NASA’s review and approval).(Required.)

4.In three sentences or less, please describe your company’s focus areas and primary lines of business as they relate to NASA’s work.(Required.)

5.Please provide a short description of key partnerships between your company and NASA. If you do not have an ongoing partnership please explain how you’d envision partnering with NASA.(Required.)

6.Please use the drop down to select how your work relates to the key priorities outlined in recent Executive Orders and during NASA’s Ignition event (Please select at most 2).(Required.)

7.What is the primary outcome your company hopes to achieve from participating in this reception?(Required.)

8.Which NASA principals/programs are you hoping to engage with?(Required.)

9.Is there anything else you’d like us to know in consideration of your application?(Required.)