Speakers
Co-Chair

Bryan Scurry
Former SES, Executive DirectorCommander Naval Air Forces Naval Air Systems Command
Distinguished Speakers

Ray E. Crotts II
Air Traffic Control Specialist | 130i CUAS Program Manager, AJR-262 Air Traffic Organization | System Operations Services | System Operations Security Federal Aviation Administration
Johnathan Falcone
Riverside Research Defense Innovation Unit (CTR)
Larri Fish
Assistant Director U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Dr. Christopher P. Heagney
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Fleet/Force Advisor US Naval Forces Southern Command & US Navy 4th Fleet (USNAVSO/FOURTHFLT)
Emily Hightower
Underwater Explosive Ordnance Disposal (UWEOD) AI/ML Program Lead Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC PAC)
Captain Charles (Newt) McKissick
Senior Director, Maritime Portfolio Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Department of Defense
Captain Bradford Poeltler
President Brad Poeltler and Associates INC
Dr. Marina Theodotou
Innovation & Organizational Change Expert Defense Acquisition University Department of Defense
CAPT (USN-ret) Ted Venable
CNT/UAS Program Manager, (COMUSNAVSO/C4F) U.S. Fourth Fleet Counter Illicit Trafficking
Dr. Jeremy S. Werner
Chief Scientist to the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Strategic Initiatives, Policy, and Emerging Technologies (SIPET) Department of Defense