Speakers
Co-Chairs

Lieutenant General (USMC-ret) Steven R. Rudder
Former Deputy Commandant for Aviation, USMC, Former Commanding General, United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific
Professor Kenneth “Mike” Canada, (USN-ret)
Program Chair, Associate Professor Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityKeynotes

Vice Admiral James E. Pitts, USN
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities, N9 Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Kevin “Astro” Murray, SES
Chief Technology Officer, Deputy Commandant Information (DC I) HQ, U.S. Marine Corps (HQMC)
John Vona, SES, DAF
DirectorOperational Requirements DCS, Strategy, Design and Requirements
AF/A5/7D

Cordell DeLaPena
Program Executive OfficerMilitary Communications, Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Directorate Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, U.S. Space Force
DoD/Government

Captain Dennis “Fester” Monagle, USN
Program Manager Multi-Mission Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems PMA-266
Col Pavlo Khazan
Deputy Head of the Electronic Support DepartmentGeneral Directorate of Electronic and Cyber Warfare of the General Staff Armed Forces of Ukraine

Jason Schroeder
Chief Technology Officer, Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT) U.S. Special Operations Command
Captain (USN-ret) Ted Venable
CNT/UAS Program Manager (COMUSNAVSO/C4F) U.S. Fourth Fleet Counter Illicit Trafficking
Lt Col Bradford Crush” Wade, USAF
Commander, 556 Test and Evaluation Squadron Creech AFB, NV
Mr. Elias Rigas
ChiefVehicle Applied Research Branch
DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory Army Research Directorate

LTC Michael “Brab’s” Brabner, USA
Robotics Requirements DivisionAir Branch Chief
Maneuver Capabilities Development & Integration Directorate Army Futures Command

Major General Amikam Norkin
Distinguished Fellow Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA)Israeli Air Force Commander General (res)

Colin Ross
Attorney AdvisorOffice of Law & Policy
National Security Division U.S. Department of Justice

Brian Keith
Protective Security AdvisorUS. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

CDR Jeremiah Daley, USN
Military Director PACFLT N9WAR
Thomas Jones
ONR Global Science Advisor to Commander, Naval Air Forces Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific
Tracy Conroy
Experimentation Director Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific
CDR Brant “Bucket” Brockett, (USN-ret)
Flight Experimentation Director Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific
Brad “Ler” Poeltler
Lead Navy Undersea Warfare Development Center
Tommy Baril
Assistant DirectorStrategic Warfare and Intelligence
Defense Capabilities and Management team U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Laura San Filippo
Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence Test and Evaluation LeadNSWCDD UAS Aircraft Reporting Custodian
Uncrewed Systems Safety Director Test and Evaluation Division

Congressman Scott Peters
California 50th District Co-Chair of the Special Operations Forces (SOF) Caucus
CDR Dave Couchman, SC, USN
Tactical Team Lead OPNAV Disruptive Capabilities Office (N09 DCO)Industry/Association

Tom Adams
Director of Public Safety DroneShield Former FBI Counter-UAS Program Manager
Dr. Mark Maybury
Vice PresidentCommercialization, Engineering & Technology Lockheed Martin

Bryan Scurry
Navy- NAVWAR – NAVAIRAccount Manager Leidos

Brandon Youngblood
Principal Drone Security Services Former FAA Group Manager, UAS Security and CUAS Integration(AJR-26) Air Traffic Organization

Neil Zerbe
CEO Aerospace and Defense Industry Partners
John “Streak” Scudi
Acting Advanced Capabilities PMMQ-25 Development Boeing Defense, Space & Security

Joe Valenzuela
Senior Vice President Kratos Defense and Security Solutions
Dr. Miriam Marwick
Senior Vice PresidentEmerging Technologies Palantir

Mike Powell
Executive DirectorCUAS iCR

Mike Atwood
Vice President of Advanced Programs General Atomic Aeronautical Systems, Inc.