UXS Speaker Hall of Fame

Conference Co-Chairs

Layne Merritt

Vice President, Technology & Innovation Elbit Systems of America

Dr. N. Andrew Browning

Senior Program Director of Autonomy AeroVironment

Government & DoD Speakers

Chris Henry

Deputy Director
Naval Warfare Office of the Secretary of Defense
Director, Operational Test & Evaluation

Bryan Scurry

SES, Former Executive Director, Commander Naval Air Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet

Dennis Teefy

Project Director Sensors Aerial Intelligence (PDSAI), Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S)

Captain Ben Cohen

Director The NavalX SoCal Tech Bridge USMC

Captain Patrick Thien

Deputy Director, Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) Mine Warfare Division
USN

Sgt. Nicholas Link

UAS Unit Sergeant San Diego Police Department Operational Support

Alyson Turri

Program Manager
Air Force Research Laboratory Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Commander Jerry Daley, USN

Commanding Officer Unmanned Surface Vehicles Division ONE

Major (P) Michael P. Brabner

Robotics Requirements Division / Air Branch Chief Maneuver Capabilities Development & Integration Directorate Army Futures Command

Maj David “Jon” Lilja

Assistant Product Manager, Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office Program Executive Office, Army Aviation

Col Steven Beattie II, USAF

Commander, 49th Operations Group Holloman AFB, NM

Rebecca Boxerman

ONR Global Science Advisor, ONRG, Science Advisor to Commander Naval Surface Forces

Mike Tall

Senior Scientific Technical Manager (SSSTM), Project Overmatch Autonomy Lead, Integrated Autonomous C4ISR, Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC)

Colonel (USAF-ret) Stephen “Lux” Luxion

Executive Director ASSURE FAA UAS CoE

Dr. John Matyjas

SES, Chief Scientist Air Combat Command

Carson L. Wakefield

Product Lead Soldier Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Project Office
Program Executive Office (PEO) Army Aviation

The Honorable Andrew P. Hunter

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (AT&L)

Vinny Capobianco

Rapid Innovation Cell, Navy Unmanned Task Force Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona

Keith Jones

Executive Director, Domain Awareness Security Operations U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations

Dr. Doug Meador

Air Vehicles Lead
Autonomous Collaborative Enabling Technologies (ACET) Portfolio Air Force Research Lab

LtCol Lawrence Ware, USAF

Director of Autonomous Collaborative Enabling Technologies Air Force Research Laboratory

Darshan “Dash” Divakaran

Senior Manager, Strategic Innovation & Partnerships Company - AFWERX, United States Air Force

Industry Speakers

Mike Atwood

Senior Director
Advanced Programs General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

Travis Burdine

Director of Domestic Business Development & Strategy Insitu (A Boeing Company)

Dr. Nick Ernest

Chief AI Architect Thales USA

Lt Col (USA-ret) Jerry L. Frazier, Jr.

Managing Partner & Director,
Integrated Air and Missile Systems Amalgam Defense Solutions, LLC

Erik Grant

Vice President C-UAS Solutions, CACI International Inc.

Dr. Doug Meador

Air Vehicles Lead
Autonomous Collaborative Enabling Technologies (ACET) Portfolio Air Force Research Lab

Colonel (USA-ret) Rob Menti

Business Development Armament Systems, Northrop Grumman Corporation Defense Systems

Joe Murray

Principal Blue Force Technologies

Dave Ogburn

Capture Manager, Undersea and Seabed Technologies Aerojet Rocketdyne

Chris Pehrson

Chief Growth Officer Parry Labs

Wayne Prender

Senior Vice President of Air Systems Textron Systems

Chan Saunders

Technical Director
Naval Surface & Undersea Systems Raytheon Missiles & Defense

Kevin D. Stamey, SES

Director for Information Dominance Programs
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L)

Joe Valenzuela

Vice President of Strategy
Tactical Platforms Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems

Neil Zerbe

CEO AeroSpace & Defense Industry Partners