The Hill & Valley Forum

What The Hill & Valley Forum does

The Hill & Valley Forum Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. that convenes senior U.S. policymakers, leading technology executives, and strategic investors around the strategic implications of emerging technologies. Its programming is structured around three core offerings: Public Conversations (panels and published dialogues on technology, security, and geopolitics), Global Engagements (international delegations connecting U.S. leaders with foreign counterparts), and Leadership Dialogues (small-group forums for candid exchange between policymakers, founders, investors, and national security leaders). The flagship activity is a single-day annual Forum held each spring in Washington, D.C., with the 2026 edition scheduled for March 24, 2026 and already at full capacity.

The Foundation began as informal conversations between policymakers and technology leaders who rarely shared the same room and has scaled into a recognized neutral venue at the intersection of Silicon Valley and Washington. Marquee participants have included Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary Howard Lutnick, multiple senators and members of Congress (including Speaker Mike Johnson, Senators Schumer, Hagerty, Lee, Reed, Shaheen, and Young), and senior technology executives such as Jensen Huang (NVIDIA), Alex Karp (Palantir), Kevin Weil (OpenAI), Ruth Porat (Alphabet/Google), Keith Rabois (Stripe), Safra Katz (Oracle), Vinod Khosla (Khosla Ventures), and Peter Thiel (Thiel Capital). The Foundation employs no proprietary technology platform; its core assets are its participant network, brand, and content archive of past dialogues.

The business model is nonprofit and centered on corporate sponsorships. Approximately 50 sponsor logos are displayed on the Foundation's website, indicating a multi-tier sponsorship program supporting technology companies, investment firms, and other organizations. Pricing and sponsorship tiers are not publicly disclosed, and attendee access is by invitation or application rather than paid registration. No revenue, headcount, or financial filings are disclosed in available sources, and the Foundation operates without disclosed parent, PE, or VC ownership.

Name

The Hill & Valley Forum

Legal name

The Hill & Valley Forum Foundation

Website

https://thehillandvalleyforum.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Convening and Policy Forums

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), International Affairs (928120)

akta.pro primary industry

Executive Summits & Invitation-Only Forums (MPAGAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Government & Public Sector Conferences (MPAGAGAH), Government, Public Policy & Regulatory Congresses (THAHAJAF)

Keywords

• Policy technology convening
• Government technology forums
• Tech policy dialogue
• Executive leadership summits
• International policy delegations

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Sponsorships: The Forum generates revenue through corporate sponsorships. Multiple sponsor logos are displayed on the website, indicating a tiered sponsorship program with various corporate partners supporting the event.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Hill & Valley Forum Foundation convenes senior U.S. policymakers, technology executives, and investors at an invitation-based annual forum held in Washington D.C., supported by three ongoing programs: Public Conversations (panels and published dialogues on technology, security, and geopolitics), Global Engagements (international delegations connecting U.S. and allied leaders), and Leadership Dialogues (small-group sessions among policymakers, founders, investors, and national security leaders). The 2026 forum on March 24, 2026 has reached full capacity.

Product overview

The Hill & Valley Forum Foundation is a convening organization offering three core service offerings: Public Conversations (public discussions, panels, and published dialogues featuring technology and policy leaders), Global Engagements (international delegations connecting U.S. leaders with foreign counterparts), and Leadership Dialogues (small group forums for candid exchange between policymakers, founders, investors, and national security leaders). The organization hosts an annual flagship forum event in Washington D.C. that serves as the primary platform for these discussions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• Public Conversations Public discussions, panels, and published dialogues featuring leading voices at the intersection of technology, security, and geopolitics; targeted at a public audience interested in technology-policy dialogue.
• Global Engagements International engagements and delegations connecting U.S. leaders with counterparts abroad to strengthen strategic, economic, and technological ties among allies and partners.
• Leadership Dialogues Small group discussions bringing together policymakers, founders, investors, and national security leaders for candid exchange on technology, capital, and governance.
• Annual Hill & Valley Forum Event Annual flagship forum event held in Washington D.C. bringing together senior federal policymakers, technology executives, and investors for high-level discussions on AI leadership, national competitiveness, and industrial policy. Attendance is by invitation or application.

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Google (Alphabet)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerGoogle (Alphabet) is a sponsor of the Hill & Valley Forum, participating in the forum's activities as a corporate supporter. Ruth Porat (President and CIO of Alphabet/Google) has spoken at the Forum, discussing AI leadership and strategic imperatives.
• Various Technology and Corporate SponsorscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Forum maintains relationships with multiple corporate sponsors displayed on its website, including technology companies, investment firms, and other organizations that support the Forum's mission of bridging technology, policy, and government.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hudson Institute: DC-based policy think tank hosting high-profile events on national security, technology, and industrial policy. Overlapping subject matter (AI, supply chains, defense) and similar Washington D.C. convening footprint.
• Brookings Institution: Think tank that hosts high-profile policy events bringing together government officials and industry leaders in Washington D.C. Comparable audience and topic overlap (AI, industrial policy, national security).
• Aspen Institute: Nonprofit convening organization hosting high-profile policy dialogues and summits. Comparable in operating model (events, leadership dialogues, multi-stakeholder convenings) and in positioning as a 'neutral forum' for cross-sector discussions.
• Council on Foreign Relations: Elite membership-based nonprofit convening senior government officials, executives, and policy experts. Comparable invitation-only format and government/industry leader participation model.
• World Economic Forum: International organization convening global political, business, and policy leaders (Davos). Comparable in mission to bridge government and industry leaders around emerging technology and economic policy.
• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Global nonprofit convening experts and officials on international affairs, technology, and security policy. Comparable in convening model, mission alignment, and donor-funded operations.
• Milken Institute: Nonprofit that hosts major annual conferences (Milken Conference) convening global leaders across finance, policy, and technology. Directly comparable in mission of cross-sector convening and sponsorship-driven revenue model.

Broad incumbents

• SXSW: Large-scale annual conference and festival featuring technology, policy, and culture programming. Comparable in attracting tech executive and policymaker participation but operates at significantly larger scale and broader scope.

Emerging players

• All-In Summit: Annual invite-only summit hosted by the All-In podcast founders, attracting top tech executives, investors, and policymakers. Direct competitor for the same audience segment (tech-policy elite) with rapid recent growth.
• Atlantic Festival: Annual ideas-focused festival hosted by The Atlantic bringing together policymakers, technologists, and cultural figures. Comparable in blending tech/policy themes and securing marquee speaker participation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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