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Day 1
September 25, 2024
Undersea & Surface Platforms and Robotics: DoD Needs and Future Operational Requirements
Panel Discussion
Cutting-Edge Mission Autonomy Using Human/Machine Integration within the Maritime Battlespace

Dr. Gregory PowerProgram Manager, Senior Research EngineerHQ, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

LTC (USA-ret) Stu HatfieldDivision Chief, Human Machine IntegrationU.S. Army G-8

Lt Col (USAF-ret) Jerry “Rhino” Frazier, Jr.CEO & Director, Integrated Air and Missile DefenseAmalgam Defense Solutions LLC

Mike TallSenior Scientific Technical Manager (SSTM)
Integrated Autonomous C4ISR Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC)

Greg LandisSenior Program Manager Maritime UnderseaBoeing

Maia B. Cook, PhDChief Executive Officer, PresidentPacific Science & Engineering
Delegate Networking Break

CDR Timothy Boston, USNExecutive OfficerUnmanned Surface Vessel
Division (USVDIV) 1
- Mission Capabilities (Military – Commercial – Scientific)
- Migration of USVs intro Integrated Solutions and Way Ahead
- XLUUV – LUSV – MUSV- SUSV – VSUSV: Emerging Platforms and Propulsion Capabilities

Rear Admiral (USN-ret) James RodmanCEOMission Focused Systems, Inc.

Tracy ConroyExperimental Director, Trident WarriorNaval Information Warfare Center Pacific

CAPT (USN-ret) Ted VenableCNT/UAS Program Manager, (COMUSNAVSO/C4F)U.S. Fourth Fleet Counter Illicit Trafficking

Alan JaegerOffice of Research and Technology Applications Manager, (ORTA)Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division

Neil “Cowboy” ZerbeCEOAerospace & Defense Industry Partners
- Current Trends in the Development of Intelligent UUVs
- Payloads for Multiple Mission
- Coast Trident Needs & Requirements
- Fathomwerx Needs & Requirements
- Rapid Defense Experimentation (RDER)
- Integrating the Latest Commercial Technology & Sonars
- Collaboratively with other UUVs & USVs with C2 Systems
UAS: Emerging Tactical Platforms and a Future Look at A.I. Innovation and M.L.
Delegate Luncheon
Panel Discussion
Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) Multi-Domain Innovation, Payloads & State of the Art Emerging ISR

John GillSupervisor, Special Operations Group (SOG)Federal Bureau of Investigation

Lt Col Bradford “Crush” WADE, USAFCommander
556 Test and Evaluation SquadronCreech AFB, NV

Lichen “Scuba” PursleyDirector
INDOPACOMGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

Major Jack Law, USAAssistant Product Manager
Tactical Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (TUAS)PEO Aviation

Greg LandisSenior Program Manager Maritime UnderseaBoeing
- Contested Logistics
- Electronic warfare
- Data Collection
- Information Sharing
Networking Break
Evening Reception
Day 2
September 26, 2024
UxS Multi-Domain Developmental Testing, Evaluation and Space Services Capabilities
Delegate Networking Break
Disruptive Autonomous & Robotic Integration Technologies

Leland “Kent” SheaProduct Manager
Robotics and Autonomous SystemsProgram Executive Office
Combat Support & Combat Service Support
- Human & Machine Integration on the Battlefield
- Project Convergence and Way Ahead
- A New Way of Looking at Future Acquisition Needs and Requirements
Networking Lunch
Panel Discussion
Robotic & Autonomous Systems Capabilities Needs & Requirements and Partnerships for Effective Solution Implementation

Dr. Leena SinghSenior Technical Staff Control and Autonomous Systems EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology

LTC Michael “Brabs” BrabnerRobotics Requirements Division / Air Branch Chief Maneuver Capabilities Development & Integration DirectorateArmy Futures Command

CAPT (USN-ret) Ted VenableCNT/UAS Program Manager, (COMUSNAVSO/C4F)U.S. Fourth Fleet Counter Illicit Trafficking

Sean BaityTechnical DirectorTextron Systems

Samuel ByersSenior National Security AdvisorCenter for Maritime Strategy
- Advancements Robotics Integration and Harmonization Capabilities
- Maneuver Strategies
- Artificial Intelligence (Shoot-Move-Communicate)
- Disruption – Flexibility & Preparation
- Cutting-edge Multi-Domain Platforms, Capabilities for the Warfighter
- AI & ML Robotic & Autonomous Technologies
Delegate Networking Break
Panel Discussion
Multi-Domain Human/Machine Automation and Interfacing Using A.I. and M.L.: A Crystal Ball Look into the Future

CAPT Derek Rader, USNCommanding OfficerUnmanned Surface Vessel Squadron 3

Shivanjli SharmaATM-X Project ManagerNASA Ames Research Center

Samuel ByersSenior National Security AdvisorCenter for Maritime Strategy

LCDR Ian Roessle, USNDeputy Director, Chief Scientist
Center for High Assurance Computer Systems
Adjunct Professor for Artificial Intelligence
Whiting School of EngineeringJohns Hopkins University

Lt Col (USAF-ret) Jerry “Rhino” Frazier, Jr.CEO & Director, Integrated Air and Missile DefenseAmalgam Defense Solutions LLC