2024 Speakers
Conference Chairmen
Ambassador Lincoln Bloomfield Jr, Chairman
Stimson Center, Chairman Emeritus Fmr Asst. SecStatePolitical Mil. Affairs
Dep Asst. to the VP, Natl. SEC Affairs, Prin. Dep Asst. SecDef
Intl. SEC Affairs
US Special Envoy
Lieutenant General (USMC-ret) Steven R. Rudder, Co-Chairman
Former Deputy Commandant for Aviation, USMC, Former Commanding General United States Marine Corps Forces, PacificSpeakers
Dr. John Matyjas, SES
Chief Scientist Air Combat Command
Captain (USN-ret) Ted Venable
CNT/UAS Program Manager, (COMUSNAVSO/C4F) U.S. Fourth Fleet Counter Illicit Trafficking
Captain Jim Bamberger
Branch Chief of Requirements and Analysis Transportation Security Administration
Doug Brouwer
Senior Director for International and Naval MQ-9B Programs General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
Edward Dolejsi
President Autonomous Flight Systems Inc. (AFSI)
Gregg Skinner
Program Manager, Small Tactical UAS (sTUAS) PMA 263, NAVAIR
Bryan Scurry
President Scurry Associates Former Executive Director, Commander, Naval Air Forces, Commander, Naval Air Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Darshan “Dash” Divakaran
Airspace Innovation and Prime Partnerships Head AFWERX
Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Luger, USMC
Commanding Officer Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 (VMU-1)
Neil Zerbe
CEO Aerospace and Defense Industry Partners
Charlie Dean
Vice President, International Business AeroVironment
David Breede
PEO, C4, Center for Special OperationsForces, Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (SOF AT&L) USSOCOM
Colonel Clark Bramante
Commander, 163rd Attack Wing, CA ANG, March ABF U.S. Air Force
Colonel John Whelahan
Executive Director of TransformationCombined Joint All Domain Command and Control
Partner Nations (CJADC2-P) XVIIIth Airborne Corps
3rd Infantry Div/10th Mountain Div/ 82d
Airborne Div/101st Airborne Division
Craig Riedel
Project Manager, Tactical Aviation & Ground Munitions (TAGM) PEO Missiles and Space
John Vona
SES, Director Center 2 (Requirements and Capability Development), Air Force Futures AF/A5/7D)
Maia B. Cook, PhD
Director, Human-Autonomy Integration & Chief Scientist Pacific Science & Engineering
Angel McDowell
Engineer, Program Development Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute
Cynthia L. Perazzo
Executive Director Weapon and Software Engineering Center,US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center,
Picatinny Arsenal
Ethan Brown
Technical Director Engineering in Advanced Programs,General Atomic Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
Bhavanjot Singh, PMP
Senior Scientific Technical Manager Autonomy and Automation for Armament Systems Weapons,Engineering and Software Center,
U.S. Army DEVCOM Armaments Center
Dennis Teefy
Project Director Program Executive Office,Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors (PEO, IEW&S)
Alex Weintraub
Senior Program Manager, Advanced Programs Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Mark McKinnon
Partner Fox Rothschild LLPFAA Senior Representative
FBI Representative
Michael Stewart, SES
Director Disruptive Capabilities Office (DCO),United States Navy
Justin Pearce
Vice President of Programs Engineering and Flight,Insitu, a Boeing Company
Eddy Butler
Sr. Director of Solutions Development Teledyne FLIR Defense
Captain Laura McLean
Captain, Operational Support San Diego Police Department
Richard “Rich” Bonnett
Chief Technology Officer Kratos Unmanned Systems Former VP, UAS Engineering
Benjamin Tran
Chief ISR-SOF Capabilities Development Office (CDO), WPAFB
Andy Lowery
Chief Executive Officer Epirus
Michael MacKay
Former National Security AdvisorSenator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)
Lt Colonel Pavlo Khazan
Chief of the Territorial Defense Forces (TDF)Unmanned Systems Department Armed Forces of Ukraine
Craig Burns
Law Enforcement Assistance Program (LEAP) Special Agent, FAA
Colonel Stefano Bianca
Italian Air Force NATO ISR Force (NISRF) Deputy Commander and Training Centre Commander
Commander Jerry Daley, USN
Commanding Officer Unmanned Surface Vessel Division ONE (USVDIV-1)
Damien Tyrrell
Regional Director Sentient Vision Systems
Dr. Raymond O’Toole, Jr.
Acting Director Office of Secretary of DefenseDirector, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E)
Mr. Travis Sinclair
Deputy, Project Manager UAS Project Office General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc
Mike Butler
Director of Navy Programs Launched Effects Anduril Industries
Lt Col Chase “Milk Toast” Thompson
Cunningham GroupAdvanced Development Team, Deputy Commandant for Aviation Headquarters USMC
Lt Col Joshua “Shiva” Trimble
Director of Operations, 558th Flying Training Squadron Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, TX
Hector Ubiñas
Aviation Operations Lead San Diego Gas and Electric
Jim Ryan
Senior Director, Global Military Sales and Strategy, Air Domain Systems Textron Systems