ACI's 2nd National Congress on Counter-UAS Technology - DS

A Letter from Our Chairman

American Conference Institute (ACI) is pleased to Announce the 2nd Annual Counter UAS Congress taking place May 23–24 in Washington, D.C. at the Holiday Inn Washington Capitol. This must attend Congress is recognized as the premiere CUAS summit that has been carefully crafted with an interactive agenda highlighting current Legislative Rules & Emerging Regulations that are impacting sUAS owner/operators (Class I for the micro, mini and small drones), (Class II medium-sized, tactical systems), (Class III for MediumAltitude Long-Endurance), and (High-Altitude Long-Endurance) platforms. Additional program content will include comprehensive needs & requirements briefings, as well as panel discussions covering in depth examinations of DoD & Government, civil & commercial CUAS needs and challenges. Delegates will also take part in interactive discussions with our speakers as conversations progress between Legal Plans & Policy through comprehensive cutting-edge technical capabilities discussions. Seats are expected to sell out again this year, please reserve your registration at https://www.americanconference.com/counter-uas-technology/

Confirmed Keynotes & Special Presentations Include:

MICROPHONE The Honorable Nickolas H. Guertin, Director, Operational Test & Evaluation, Office of the Secretary of Defense, DOT&E (OSD)

MICROPHONE Eric J. Soskin, Inspector General, Department of Transportation

MICROPHONE Troy A. Miller, Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

MICROPHONE Colonel Michael Parent, USA, Project Office Commander, Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO)

MICROPHONE Colette S. Peters, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons

MICROPHONE L. Scott Parker, Chief, UAS Security Branch, Office of Security Programs, Infrastructure Security Division, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Sampling of Organizations that have supported prior CUAS Congress include:

Angle-Right Federal Bureau of Investigation

Angle-Right U.S. Central Command

Angle-Right Federal Bureau of Prisons

Angle-Right Air Force Materiel Command

Angle-Right Federal Aviation Administration

Angle-Right Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Who Should Attend

• CEOs/COOs Unmanned Aircraft & Aviation Defense Systems

• Presidents/Vice Presidents Defense & UAS Programs

• University R&D Directors Faculty

• General Managers, Defense Weapons Programs

• Commanding Officers & COCOMs

• Directors, Advanced Programs, Aviation

• DoD Branch Service Chiefs

• Business Development Managers, Autonomous Aircraft Systems

• Sr. Marketing Managers, Defense Systems

• Sr. Analysts, Defense Weapons & Testing

• Sales Directors, Space & Defense Systems

Angle-Right U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office Angle-Right Boeing

Raytheon

Angle-Right Joint Counter sUAS Office Angle-Right Plus – many others organization with experts from the Drone Industry, Government, and Military from the Homeland, NATO & Allied Countries.

It is my privilege to serve as Congress Chairman and hope you will consider joining us for this unique professional event with quality social, networking, sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities.

I look forward to seeing you there!

Respectfully,

Major General (USAF-ret) James Poss

Former Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C

CEO, ISR Ideas

Conference Chairman

• Principal & Chief Scientists

• Program & Project Managers

• Aerospace Mechanical Engineers

• Aviation & Autonomous Systems Engineers

• Test & Evaluation Engineers

• Mechanical Science Leads

The Honorable Nickolas H. Guertin

Director, Operational Test & Evaluation Office of the Secretary of Defense, DOT&E (OSD)

DoD and Government Speakers

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

Eric J. Soskin

Inspector General

Department of Transportation

Senior Government & DoD CUAS Guest Speakers

Troy A. Miller

Acting Commissioner

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

L. Scott Parker

Chief, UAS Security Branch, Office of Security Programs, Infrastructure Security Division

Office of Security Programs, Infrastructure Security Division, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Colette Peters Director Federal Bureau of Prisons

Colonel Michael Parent, USA

Project Office Commander

Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO)

Ryan M Berry

Manager, UAS Security Division (AXE-U00)

Office of National Security Programs and Incident Response (AXE), Security and Hazardous Materials Safety (ASH), FAA

Colonel Rob Ryan, USA

Col Jonathan Hester Chief Requirements and Capabilities (R&C) Division

Jim Patterson, Jr. Manager, Airports (ARP) UAS Detection and Mitigation Program FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center

LTC Paul Santamaria, USA Product Manager for Medium Caliber Ammunition (PM MAS) Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition

Kevin Lovett Training Integrator Joint Counter Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office

Scott Shyne

Chief of the Information Warfare Division Air Force Research Laboratory

Julian Atencio

CUAS Program Manager

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Christopher J. Mulkins

Director of Homeland Security

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

LTC Emory Hayes, USA

RRD Military Deputy, CsUAS Lead, Robotics Requirements Division MCDID

Maj General Daniel Simpson, USAF Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, National Intelligence Manager – Aviation

Lucian Sikorskyj

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention, Office of Strategy, Policy and Plans DHS

Special Industry Legal, Commercial, Civil Guest Speakers and Panelists

Mark McKinnon

Partner

Fox Rothschild LLP

Lisa Ellman Partner, Hogan Lovells Executive Director Commercial Drone Alliance

Shawn S. Bullard

Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS), Specialist in Disruptive Technologies – Policy Integration – Future Risk Assessment Founder, Duetto Group

Jonathan Rupprecht Esquire Rupprecht Law

Timothy Tyler

Deputy Chief of Police Services Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

Casey Flanagan

President & Co-Founder AeroVigilance

Colin Ross Attorney Advisor, Office of Law & Policy, National Security Division U.S. Department of Justice

DJ Smith

Technical Surveillance Agent, Unmanned Aerial Systems Program Coordinator, High Tech Crimes Division/Bureau of Criminal Investigations Virginia State Police

Dr. Heath Berry

Senior Vice President, Group Manager, Electronic Systems and Cyber Technologies Radiance Technologies

Yegor Dubynskyi Deputy Minister Digital Transformation of Ukraine

David Thomas VP Security and Ballpark Operations, Office of the Commissioner Major League Baseball

Kate McKenna Director of Government & International Relations Ukraine’s Army of Drones/United24

Lt. Col. Pavlo Khazan C4ISR Group Commander Armed Forces of Ukraine

Karen DiMeo CEO AERODiMEO

Ron Dauk

Program Manager

Boeing Directed Energy Systems

Talwyn Haley

ATO, System Operations Security C-UAS Team Manager Detection and Mitigation FAA

Mary-Lou Smulders

Chief Marketing Officer Dedrone

David Hochhauser General Manager, The Americas Sentrycs

Ron Clark

Former Deputy Under Secretary of Homeland Security and Former White House National Security Council Director Acting Senior Director WestExec Advisors

Ambassador Lincoln Bloomfield Jr. Chairman Emeritus, Board of Directors and Distinguished Fellow Henry Stimson Center

Jeffrey Starr

Chief Marketing Officer D-Fend Solutions

9:00

Opening Remarks from Chairman

microphone-alt Major Gen USAF-ret James Poss, CEO, ISR Ideas

Former Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR, Headquarters U.S. Air Force

9:15 KEYNOTE

DOT’s Progress and Challenges in Integrating UAS and Counter-UAS Systems into the National Airspace System

microphone-alt Eric J. Soskin, Inspector General, Department of Transportation

• Strategic Plans and Programs

• Current & Emerging Counter-Drone Technology Solutions

• Shielding Airports and Approach & Departure Corridors

9:45 PRESENTATION

A Congressional Viewpoint on Preventing Emerging Threats

microphone-alt Christopher J. Mulkins, Director of Homeland Security, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Lucian Sikorskyj, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention, Office of Strategy, Policy and Plans, DHS

MODERATO R: Shawn S. Bullard, Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, (FRAeS), Founder, Duetto Group, Specialist in Disruptive Technologies – Policy Integration –Future Risk Assessment

• The state of UAS integration based on independent, objective reviews of DOT’s progress

• FAA’s role and challenges in overseeing the use of counter-UAS technology

• Perspectives on FAA’s safety culture, DOT’s innovation principles, and the long, complex road to full integration

10:15 PANEL DISCUSSION

Federal Aviation Administration – National Air Space Plans Emerging Policies

microphone-alt Talwyn Haley, ATO, System Operations Security C-UAS Team Manager Detection and Mitigation, FAA

Ryan M Berry, Manager, UAS Security Division (AXE-U00), Office of National Security Programs and Incident Response (AXE), Security and Hazardous Materials Safety (ASH), FAA

Jim Patterson, Jr., Manager, Airports (ARP) UAS Detection and Mitigation Program, FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center

Timothy Tyler, Deputy Chief of Police Services, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

MODERATO R: Karen DiMeo, CEO, AERODiMEO

• FAA Efforts for Safely & Security Integrating UAS and Advanced Air Mobility Operations in the US National Air Space

• Counter UAS Policy for Air Traffic

11:15 KEY NOTE

Threat UAS’s

microphone-alt Maj General Daniel Simpson, USAF, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, National Intelligence Manager – Aviation

11:45 Networking Break

12:15 SPECIAL PRESENTATION

Implementing Cutting-edge Netcentric CUAS Military Capabilities Forces in Ukraine

microphone-alt Yegor Dubynskyi Deputy Minister, Digital Transformation of Ukraine

• Implementing Netcentric and Robotic Military Capabilities

• Effective Defence and Serial Counter-offensives.

• Integrating Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Solutions with Military Systems

12:45 Networking Lunch

1:45 PRESENTATION

Airburst Ammunition Designed for Groups 1 & 2 UAS

microphone-alt LTC Paul Santamaria, USA, Product Manager for Medium Caliber Ammunition (PM MAS), Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition

• Fielding New Proximity Rounds to Take out Incoming Drone Threats

• Airborne Targeting – Kinetic Kill Capabilities

• Proximity Sensor Technologies

2:15 PANEL DISCUSSION

Counter-UAS Law, Policy and Innovation

microphone-alt Colin Ross, Attorney Advisor, Office of Law & Policy, National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice

Mark McKinnon, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP

Lisa Ellman, Partner, Hogan Lovells, Executive Director, Commercial Drone Alliance

Jonathan Rupprecht, Esquire, Rupprecht Law

Colin Ross, Attorney Advisor, Office of Law & Policy, National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice

• Current CUAS Laws and Policies

• CUAS Legislative Efforts

• Policy and Legal Challenges to CUAS Integration

• Commercial Drone Alliance Priorities, Policy & Advocacy

• What progress has been made on the Biden Administration’s Domestic Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems National Action Plan?

• What existing laws and policies currently impede government and law enforcement from conducting C-UAS efforts?

• How can laws and policies help address counter uncrewed aerial system training, certification, and authorities?

• How can responsible expansion of C-UAS authorities contribute to the broader federal program for safe and secure integration of the UAS into the national airspace?

3:15 Networking Break

3:45 PANEL DISCUSSION

CUAS Policy for State, Local, Stadium and Commercial Entities

microphone-alt Casey Flanagan, President & Co-Founder, AeroVigilance

DJ Smith, Technical Surveillance Agent, Unmanned Aerial Systems Program Coordinator, High Tech Crimes Division/Bureau of Criminal Investigations, Virginia State Police

Mary-Lou Smulders, Chief Marketing Officer, Dedrone

Luke Fox, CEO & Founder, WhiteFox Defense Technologies, Inc.

Matthew Smith, Supervisory Special Agent, Team Leader, FBI counter-UAS Research, Test, Training, and Evaluation efforts, Federal Bureau of Investigation

MODERATOR: Kate McKenna, Director of Government & International Relations, Ukraine’s Army of Drones/United24

• Expand Existing Preventing Emerging Threats Act

• Needs & Requirements for Drone Disruption by Unauthorized Drones

• Governmental Drone Detection and Mitigation Services to law Enforcement at State and Local Levels

• Surveillance and Countermeasures

• Ukraine Procurement and R&D

• Current CUAS Laws and Policies

5:00 PRESENTATION

CUAS – Protection without Disruption

microphone-alt David Hochhauser, General Manager, The Americas, Sentrycs

• Why it is urgent to define and adopt a private sector-specific C-UAS strategy

• What it takes to protect the sky without disrupting other operations

• What are the technical characteristics of an ideal C-UAS solution?

5:30 PRESENTATION

Making Dollars & Sense Out of C-UAS

microphone-alt Shawn S. Bullard, Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS) Specialist in Disruptive Technologies – Policy Integration – Future Risk Assessment, Founder, Duetto Group

• Past is Prologue – The $64B Question... Who Pays for It?

• SLTT’s – The Playing Field is About to Change... Dramatically

• Force Multiplier – Strengthening DHS’s C-UAS Mission Incrementally... One Region at a Time

6:00 End of Day 1 and Evening Reception

linkedin: Defense & Government: U.S. Military/Government Personnel and Defense Industry Professionals

9:00

Opening Remarks from Chairman

microphone-alt Major Gen USAF-ret James Poss, CEO, ISR Ideas Former Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR, Headquarters U.S. Air Force

9:15 KE YNOTE

Latest Advancement in Counter sUAS Capabilities for Border Protection

microphone-alt Troy A. Miller, Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

• sUAS Interception & defeat minimizing collateral damage

• CUAS Technology Enabling Threat Detection

• Surveillance & Countermeasures

9:45 KEYNOTE

DOT&E Advancements in Counter UAS Capabilities

microphone-alt The Honorable Nickolas H. Guertin, Director, Operational Test & Evaluation, Office of the Secretary of Defense, DOT&E (OSD)

• DoD OT&E Policy and Procedures

• Reviewing and Analyzing Results of OT&E Conducted for Each Major DoD Acquisition Program

• Independent Counter UAS Assessments to SecDef

10:15 PRESENTATION

Army Joint Counter sUAS Office Training and Doctrine

microphone-alt Col Jonathan Hester, Requirements and Capabilities Division Chief, Requirements and Capabilities (R&C) Division

Kevin Lovett, Training Integrator, Joint Counter Small Unmanned, Aircraft Systems Office

• Fielding New Proximity Rounds to Take out Incoming Drone Threats

• Airborne Targeting – Kinetic Kill Capabilities

• Proximity Sensor Technologies

10:45 Networking Break

11:15 PANEL

DISCUSSION

Next-Generation C-UAS Approaches for the Most Challenging Environments & Sectors

microphone-alt MODERATOR: Major Gen USAF-ret James Poss, CEO, ISR Ideas, Former Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR, Headquarters U.S. Air Force

Dawn Zoldi, Founder and CEO, P3 Tech Consulting LLC

Jeffrey Starr, Chief Marketing Officer, D-Fend Solutions

Ron Clark, Former Deputy Under Secretary of Homeland Security and Former White House National Security Council Director and Acting Senior Director, WestExec Advisors

Ambassador Lincoln Bloomfield Jr., Chairman Emeritus, Board of Directors and Distinguished Fellow, Henry Stimson Center

Ryan M Berry, Manager, UAS Security Division (AXE-U00), Office of National Security Programs and Incident Response (AXE), Security and Hazardous Materials Safety (ASH), FAA

• Emerging drone threats in sensitive environments, including urban and critical infrastructure sites in military and homeland security settings.

• Traditional legacy C-UAV technology shortcomings; technological innovations to overcome the constraints

• Optimized operational deployments and configurations addressing different use cases, scenarios, and sectors, including the need for mobility.

• Openness, integration, and layered defenses

• Control, Safety, and the Quest for Continuity

12:30 Networking Lunch

1:30 PRES ENTATION

Federal Bureau of Prisons: Countering the Drone Threat – Needs and Requirements

microphone-alt Colette Peters, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons

• Examining Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Facilities Against Drone Threats

• Drone Incident Tracking

• Evaluation of Solutions Suitable to Secure BOP facilities from drone threats

2:00 PRESENTATION

Countering the Drone Threat: Needs & Requirements

microphone-alt Lt. Col. Pavlo Khazan, C4ISR Group Commander, Armed Forces of Ukraine

2:30 PRESENTATION

Critical Infrastructure Security Considerations when Integrating UAS

microphone-alt L. Scott Parker, Chief, UAS Security Branch, Office of Security Programs, Infrastructure Security Division, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

• Maintaining Cybersecure UAS Fleets

• Assessing Critical Asset Vulnerabilities

• Managing Risk Before, During, After Incidents

3:00 Networking Break

3:15 PRESENTATION

CUAS Imperative: Emerging Threats, Challenges and S&T Opportunities

microphone-alt Scott Shyne, Chief of the Information Warfare Division, Air Force Research Laboratory

• Identify, Track and Document Capability Gaps for C-UAS

• Army Brigade Combat Team Comprehensive C-UAS capability

• M-LIDS (Mobile C-UAS System)

3:45 PRESENTATION

Implementing a CUAS at a Security Nuclear Facility

microphone-alt Julian Atencio, CUAS Program Manager, Los Alamos National Laboratory

• Office of Science and Technical Information, Los Alamos National Lab (Topic)

4:15 PANEL DISCUSSION

Cutting-edge High Energy Lasers & High-Powered Microwaves Technologies

microphone-alt Dr. Heath Berry, Senior Vice President, Group Manager, Electronic Systems and Cyber Technologies, Radiance Technologies

Ron Dauk, Program Manager, Boeing Directed Energy Systems

MODERATOR: Julian Atencio, CUAS Program Manager, Los Alamos National Laboratory

• Directed Energy Use with Pinpoint Accuracy at the Speed of Light

• Automated Target Cueing

• Microwave Technology Defenses Against Multiple Drone Threats

5:15 End of Day 2 and Closing Remarks

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