Axon Week 2026 was our largest and most memorable Axon Week yet. Over 3,000 people joined us in Nashville, Tennessee for four days of thought leadership, customer stories, and key announcements.
If you missed this year’s events or are simply looking for a recap of your favorite moments, we’ve got you covered.
Key Product Announcements
Axon Week has become a launchpad for key product announcements like the TASER 10, Axon Body 4, Draft One, and our Vehicle Intelligence platform.
This year, we announced three primary new solutions:
Announcing Axon Vision
Real-Time Awareness from Live Video: With millions of CCTV cameras in the U.S. alone, Axon Vision uses AI to recognize critical activity in live video as it happens, helping operators cut through overwhelming volumes of footage and hone in on what matters most. When an alert appears, operators can verify what’s happening using nearby cameras and determine the appropriate response.
Powering New Workflows with the Secure, Privacy-First Axon Assistant
First introduced on body-worn cameras with a focused set of capabilities, Axon Assistant is now expanding with new features and will be accessible across the Axon Ecosystem. Axon Assistant provides secure, FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy–compliant access to data in Axon Evidence and the Axon App on mobile devices. Assistant combines the power of the latest AI models with secure access to an agency’s environment to help officers complete daily tasks such as creating a Be On The Lookout (BOLO) alert, researching a case and, more broadly, enabling analysis and seamless coordination between the field and back office.
Redefining Emergency Response with Axon 911
Following the acquisitions of Prepared and Carbyne, Axon 911 brings cloud-based infrastructure that sets the foundation for an AI-enabled center and helps redefine how 911 centers fundamentally operate. It brings emergency response data directly into the response workflows, giving responders critical context before they arrive on scene.
Axon Award Winners
One of the annual highlights of Axon Week is announcing the Axon Award winners. These awards honor the people and teams advancing public safety through courage, leadership, service and innovation. We are proud to recognize the 2026 winners, whose work reflects the many ways our mission comes to life: preserving life in critical moments, strengthening trust in communities, modernizing justice, and building safer, more responsive organizations.
This year’s honorees represent the very best of public safety and adjacent professions. We added new awards this year in Justice and Enterprise because keeping communities safe requires the work of many different industries. From life-saving acts of bravery to visionary agency leadership, from prosecutor-led innovation to enterprise security transformation, each winner has made a meaningful impact on the people and communities they serve.
View Award winners and read their stories
100+ Breakout Sessions
With over 100 breakout sessions, it’s hard to pick just a few highlights. We organized the breakouts this year according to industry, with Law Enforcement, Corrections, Legal, Enterprise, and Federal tracks. We also offered a Global track, providing unique perspectives from and for our international attendees.
Key topics included leadership, officer wellness, Digital Evidence Management, Real-Time Operations, AI in Law Enforcement, Records Management, Body-Worn Cameras, Training, DFR, Vehicle Intelligence, and so much more.
Attendees also heard from a variety of voices, including 100+ customers who shared their own experience, a number of external experts, and several Axon product leaders.
If you attended Axon Week, you should know that you can watch the recordings now in the Bizzabo app. Catch-up on key breakouts you missed, or rewatch some of your favorites.
The Demo District and the Axon Arena
In honor of the World Cup in 2026, the team took a more creative approach to the traditional expo hall. Not only did we build a stadium, we built the surrounding area. Event security isn’t just about the stadium itself, so we also built a parking lot, a tailgating area, and a retail district that included the “Real Time Cupcake Center” and the Axon Pro Shop.
Throughout the experience, attendees were able to receive personalized demos from the Axon team and our partners and sponsors who attended the event. Everything was on display, from the latest VR training solutions to TASER and Robotics, from Vehicle Intelligence to Digital Evidence Management.
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The Axon Arena itself was a miniature sports field where we were able to highlight our event protection solution. The presentation covered 12 different products in about 17 minutes, and each of them play a unique role in helping to keep events and retail environments safe.
It doesn’t matter if your agency is hosting the World Cup or not, everyone has to think about event security. From high school football games to fall festivals, from music concerts to professional sporting events, event protection is a vital part of the human experience.
You can watch the full presentation now - there is a full call-to-closure story, a few laughs, and tons of useful info:
The Axon Week Party
Each year we throw a big party, and this year’s did not disappoint. We leaned into the Nashville city vibes and hosted a country music concert. Thousands of attendees were able to rock out with the “All Star Jam Country Guest Artists” Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson, Gary LeVox, and Brothers Osborne.
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The Voice of the Customer
One of our favorite things about Axon Week is the ability to learn from our customers. There were dozens of meetings where customers shared direct feedback with our product team about the problems they need help solving. The product team also provided previews of upcoming solutions and received valuable feedback from the future users of those solutions.
One moment that highlights the importance of the customer was a spirited competition, which brought together some of the most innovative ideas from across the country. We saw a great turnout this year, with five exceptional teams advancing to the main stage finale to pitch their solutions for the future of public safety.
While one team was ultimately crowned the winner, the energy in the room said it all: these ideas were compelling and actionable.
Looking ahead to 2027
Axon Week 2026 was our biggest yet and was a sell out. You don’t want to miss this event next year, so take advantage of our early-bird pricing and register today.
In 2027, we’re bringing back the Axon Accelerate name. The future of public safety is moving fast—and so are we. Join us in Las Vegas from April 20-23 to explore the innovations redefining public safety through expert-led sessions, immersive training, and industry-leading insights.