Co-Chair

Bryan Scurry

Former SES, Executive Director
Commander 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

Neil Zerbe

CEO Defense Industry Partners