Agenda
Day 1
May 23, 2024
Special Ukraine CUAS Panel
Countering the sUAS Threat in the Russian War in Ukraine: Lessons Learned
Major General (UKR-AIR FORCE) Borys KremenetskyiDefense AttacheEmbassy of Ukraine to the USA
Senior Defense OfficialsDefense Intelligence of Ukraine
Colonel Pavlo Khazan, PhD.Electronics Support Department, General Directorate of Electronic and Cyber Warfare of the General StaffArmed Forces of Ukraine
Kate McKennaDirector of Government & International RelationsUkraine's Army of Drones/ United24
Keith JonesDeputy Executive Assistant Commissioner Air and Marine Operations (AMO) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
- sUAS Interception & defeat minimizing collateral damage
- CUAS Technology Enabling Threat Detection
- Surveillance & Countermeasures
Networking Break
Colonel Mike ParentChiefJoint Counter sUAS Office, Acquisition and Resource Division
- The JCO is working alongside the Army Fires Center of Excellence to establish Joint training and doctrine for Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) operations
- The JCO is leading the development of a C-sUAS University at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
- There are currently four training modules on Joint Knowledge Online that include Basic C-sUAS Awareness, System Familiarization, Installation C-sUAS
- Activities, and C-sUAS Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures. A fifth module under development will cover Joint C-sUAS Policy
- The JCO’s Joint Guide, currently under development, will provide leaders with planning and operational considerations for the C-sUAS mission
Wren RayCUAS & Technology Program Manager (Ret-Supervisory Special Agent Operational Support Unit (STSO) Office of Investigative Technology (ST) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Teddy DamourNational Urban Security Technology LaboratoryDepartment of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate
Ben SchubertStaff MemberU.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Cary UnderwoodExecutive DirectorSouthern Nevada Counter Terrorism Center
Lucian SikorskyjSpecial Advisor for Transborder PolicyNational Security Council, The White House
Captain Jim BambergerPublic Area Security Infrastructure Protection (PASIP) Branch Chief, Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Counter-UAS CapabilityTransportation Security Administration (TSA)
Shawn S. BullardFellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS), Founder, Specialist in Disruptive Technologies, Policy Integration & Future Risk AssessmentDuetto Group
- Update on risks to homeland security and public safety posed by UAS threats
- Rapid UAS technological development and impact on C-UAS
- Key policy developments in Congress and Federal Agencies
Networking Luncheon
Captain Wolfgang KochAviation Security ChairAirlines Pilots Association (ALPA)
Micah CampbellExecutive Director, UAS & Emerging Entrants Security, AXU, Security & Hazardous Materials Safety (ASH) Federal Aviation Administration
Brandon YoungbloodGroup Manager - UAS Security and C-UAS IntegrationFederal Aviation Administration
- FAA Efforts for Safely & Security Integrating UAS and Advanced Air Mobility Operations in the US National Air Space
- TSA Counter UAS Policy for Air Traffic
Brief Networking Break
Lisa EllmanPartnerHogan Lovells
Executive Director
Commercial Drone Alliance
Jonathan RupprechtEsquireRupprecht Law
Angelissa SavinoAttorney, Office of Law & Policy, National Security DivisionU.S. Department of Justice
- Current CUAS Laws and Policies
- CUAS Legislative Efforts
- Policy and Legal Challenges to CUAS Integration
- Commercial Drone Alliance Priorities, Policy & Advocacy
- What existing laws and policies currently impede government and law enforcement from conducting C-UAS efforts?
- How can laws and policies help address counter uncrewed aerial system training, certification, and authorities?
- How can responsible expansion of C-UAS authorities contribute to the broader federal program for safe and secure integration of the UAS into the national airspace?
Panel Session
Emerging Technologies and Capabilities in Weapon and Munition Based CUAS for UAS Groups 1-3
Major Andrew Durfee, USAAssistant Program Manager PdM Medium Caliber, PM MAS Picatinny Arsenal
Gihan OrabySenior Scientific Technical Manager Networked Lethality & Systems Readiness Technical Director Armaments Center U.S. Army DEVCOM
Craig RiedelProject Manager Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions (TAGM Project Office) PEO Missiles and Space
Shawn S. BullardFellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS), Founder, Specialist in Disruptive Technologies, Policy Integration & Future Risk AssessmentDuetto Group
- Funding $: When does 1+2 = 1,000 C-UAS systems?
- Affordability: Expendable, Cheap & Effective – What’s your (PE) Line?
- Industrial Base: Not Ready? Really? – Congress two-step “Catch-Up”
End of Day One & Cocktail Reception
Day 2
May 24, 2024
Panel Session
Next Generation C-UAS – Special Considerations and Advanced Topics from Real-Life Scenarios
Jeffrey StarrChief Marketing OfficerD-Fend Solutions
Ambassador Lincoln Bloomfield Jr.Stimson Center Chairman Emeritus Former Assistant Secretary of State, Political Military Affairs Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, International Security Affairs US Special Envoy
Dawn ZoldiFounder and CEOP3 Tech Consulting LLC
Panel Session
CUAS A.I. Emerging Technologies: Formulating UAS AI integration and Enhancing Protection Strategies with Random Flight Algorithms
Jeremy KofskySenior Fellow, Information Warfare Institute for AI Research, Former AI Implementation DoD FellowUSMC
Julian James AtencioCUAS Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science and Technical InformationLos Alamos National Laboratory
Luke FoxFounder & CEOWhite Fox Defense, Vice Chair, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Drone Committee
- AI-driven Detection and Classification Systems
- Autonomous Interception Solutions
- Integrated Sensor and Data Fusion
- Adaptive Electronic Warfare (EW) Techniques
- A Look Ahead – Trends, Forecasts Innovation
- Emerging Startups Technologies (or Methods or Approaches) with Investment Capabilities to be Game Changers
- Disruptive Technologies
Brief Networking Break
DJ SmithTechnical Surveillance Agent, Unmanned Aerial Systems Program Coordinator, High Tech Crimes Division/Bureau of Criminal InvestigationsVirginia State Police
Matthew SmithSupervisory Special Agent Program Manager Surveillance and Emerging Technologies Unit (SETU) Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Current CUAS Laws and Policies
- Expand Existing Preventing Emerging Threats Act
- Needs & Requirements for Drone Disruption by Unauthorized Drones
- Governmental Drone Detection and Mitigation Services to law Enforcement at State and Local Levels
L. Scott ParkerDeputy Associate Director, Office of Security Programs Infrastructure Security DivisionCybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
- Monitor and Assess Critical Infrastructure
- Countering Weaponized Threats
- Prohibited Surveillance and Reconnaissance
- Challenges to Intentional Disruption or Harassment
Delegate Luncheon
Panel Session
XVlllth Airborne Corps Innovation and Technology: Counter Adversarial Tactical sUAS Threats
Dene FarrellChief Data OfficerXVIIIth Airborn Corps
Col Scott Wence, USACDR 2 Brigade Combat Team10th MTN Division
Col John Whelahan, USAExecutive Director of Transformation Combined Joint All Domain C2, {Partner Nations (CJADC2-P) XVlllth Airborne Corps 3rd Infantry Div/10th Mountain Division 82d Airborne Div/101st Airborne Division
Travis MoranSenior Reliability & Security AdvisorSERC Reliability Corporation
- A historical problem set education regarding critical infrastructure
- The slow recognition
- Nuclear vs. traditional generation
- A discussion of the realities of protecting critical infrastructure from aerial threats
- The realities of regulation
- What regulation can and cannot do to protect critical infrastructure
- What are the best protection strategies?
- Legal problems
- Tactical problems
- Intelligence