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Axios' AI+DC Takeover Week 2026
Axios is bringing its AI coverage to life with AI+DC Takeover Week, a three-day series culminating in our fourth annual AI+DC Summit on Wednesday, March 25.
Why it matters: Axios' AI+DC Takeover Week reflects our commitment to serious, substantive coverage of a technology defining the next era of American power and global competition.
Tune in to all three events virtually below.
Monday, March 23 | The New Defense Landscape | 5:45pm ET
Tune in at 5:45pm ET to hear interviews with 35th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks and Red Cell Partners director and National Security Practice chairman and 27th United States Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark Esper.
Tuesday, March 24 | AI+DC Welcome Reception: The New Wave of the AI Economy | 6:00pm ET
Tune in at 6:00pm ET to hear interviews with Rep. Deborah Ross (D-N.C.) and Washington, D.C. chief technology officer Stephen Miller.
Wednesday, March 25 | AI+DC Summit | 2:10pm ET
Tune in at 2:10pm ET to hear interviews with Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.), Constellation president and CEO Joe Dominguez, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Cortina Productions principal of operations Bryan Heisey, National Archives Foundation CEO Patrick Madden, Lockheed Martin CTO Craig Martell, Replit co-founder and CEO Amjad Masad, Meta president and vice chairman Dina Powell McCormick, Microblink CEO Hartley Thompson and Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.).
