Speakers

Co-Chairs

Dennis Monagle

CEO Ash Bishop David Consultants Former Major Program Manager – Robotics & Autonomous Systems, U.S. Navy

Neil Zerbe

CEO AeroSpace & Defense Industry Partners

Brad Poeltler

President Brad Poeltler and Associates INC

Military Experts

Rear Admiral Kelly C. Ward

Director, Strategic Effects
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa
Commander, Task Force 66 (CTF-66) U.S. Navy

Rear Admiral David Cox

Director of Maritime Headquarters U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT)
U.S. Navy

Brigadier General Nick I. Brown

Commanding General, Marine Corps Installations West-Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton U.S. Marine Corps

Matt Rambo, SES

Program Acquisition Executive, Mission Systems (PAE MS), Chief Engineer (CHENG) Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR)
U.S. Navy

Captain Garrett H. Miller, USN

Commodore Surface Development Group One (SURFDEVGRU ONE)
U.S. Navy

Lt Col Joshua A. Webb, USAF

Response - NCR Lead JIATF 401
U.S. Department of War

Anthony J.L. Antognoli

Assistant Commandant and Program Executive Officer for Robotics and Autonomous Systems U.S. Coast Guard

Captain Jason M. Deichler

Chief of Staff to Vice Admiral Robert Gaucher, Director, Submarine Programs U.S. Navy

Colonel Richard Farnell

AI Researcher & Strategist
2025 National Security Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Harvard Kennedy School

Larri Fish

Assistant Director U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Dr. Chris Michienzi

CEO MMR Defense Solutions Special Advisor to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment

Bhavanjot Singh

Executive Director (A), Weapons and Software Engineering Center, DEVCOM AC U.S. Army

Captain Matthew Suarez

Logistics Officer; Company Commander, Littoral Distribution Company, 1st Distribution Support Battalion U.S. Marine Corps

Captain Collin Newberry, U.S. Army

Director of Operations & Safety Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS)

Industry Experts

Jeff Braun

Senior Director, Emerging Markets Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA)

Josh Chartier

Business Development Director Echodyne Corporation

Austin Gray

Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer Blue Water Autonomy

Newt McKissick, Captain, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Vice President of Strategy Red Cell Partners Former Military Deputy and Navy Service Lead, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)

Dr. Jeremy S. Werner

Defense Tech Architect & Ambassador Cadence Design Systems
Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E)
Chief Scientist Emeritus

Lieutenant Colonel Everett Dunnick, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)

Director of Special Programs Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS)