To accelerate the development and implementation of new and innovative technologies in light of the evolving threat to aviation, governments are setting out to drive innovation through initiatives and programmes that can enable start-ups to bring such technologies to the market in a timely fashion. Recalling the Global Aviation Security Plan?s appeal to foster and promote innovative solutions and the need to push these solutions through the testing and trialing phases efficiently with the necessary support and funding, this session will explore current government initiatives, identify the challenges of innovating by these start-ups and how the government and regulators are partnering with accelerators, incubators and aerospace investors to overcome some of these barriers to entry into market.