Understanding Critically Important DoD/Government & Industry
Innovation, Emerging Capabilities, and Acquisition Plans and Programs
Understanding Critically Important DoD/Government & Industry
Innovation, Emerging Capabilities, and Acquisition Plans and Programs
May 23–24, 2024
Cooperative Plaza Conference Center Arlington, VA
CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN:
MAJOR GEN (USAF-RET)
JAMES POSS CEO ISR Ideas
Former Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
JAMES “JT” THOM
Acting Executive Director U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Domain Awareness Security Operations (AMO) Silver Sponsor
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
MAJOR GENERAL (UKR-AIR FORCE)
BORYS KREMENETSKYI
Defense Attache Embassy of Ukraine to the USA
Sponsor
THE HONORABLE DR. DOUGLAS SCHMIDT Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E), Office of the Secretary of Defense OSD/DOT&E
Luncheon Sponsor
American Conference Institute (ACI) is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual National Counter UAS Congress taking place May 23-24 in Washington, DC. This must attend Congress is recognized as the premiere CUAS program designed with an interactive two day program agenda highlighting current Legislative Rules & Emerging Regulations and NATO and Allied Countries CUAS needs and program requirements that are impacting operators of Class I for the micro, mini and small drones, Class II medium-sized, tactical systems, Class III for Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance) and (High-Altitude Long-Endurance) platforms.
Additional program content will encompass the latest and most thorough CUAS necessities and prerequisites plus keynotes and multiple panel discussions that will focus on in depth examinations of DoD & Government, Civil & Commercial CUAS challenges and capabilities. Delegates will experience timely interactive discussions with all presenters as our discussions progress between Legal Plans & Policy and into global events.
Themes include:
• Emerging DoD & U.S. Government CUAS Strategies and Opportunities for Industry
• Counter UAS: Hard Lessons Learned from Ukraine to Israel
• Understanding the Growing Threat – National Air Space & Beyond: Detection, Avoidance and Countering Systems Capabilities
• Latest Breakthroughs & Technological Detection & Mitigation Advancements within DoD & Gov (S&T), Test and Evaluation
• FAA Regulatory Rules to Detect, Mitigate and Counter the Growing sUAS Threat in the NAS and Airports
• DHS and Protecting the Infrastructure, Joint Protocols & Interoperability
• Law Enforcement, Civil & Large Commercial Public Situational Requirements, Privacy Needs, Challenges and Opportunities
Sampling of organizations that have supported prior CUAS Congress include:
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- U.S. Central Command
- Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Air Force Materiel Command
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
- U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office
- Boeing
- Raytheon
- Joint Counter sUAS Office
- 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 again this year 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,
Conference Chairman
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
MAJOR GEN USAF-RET JAMES POSS
CEO ISR Ideas
Former Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Acting Executive Director
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Domain Awareness Security Operations (AMO)
MAJOR GENERAL (UKR-AIR FORCE)
BORYS KREMENETSKYI
Defense Attache Embassy of Ukraine to the USA
THE HONORABLE DR. DOUGLAS SCHMIDT
Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E), Office of the Secretary of Defense
OSD/DOT&E
ROBERT W. SADOWSKI, SES
U.S Army Chief Roboticist (Roboticist ST), United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Ground Vehicles Systems Center
Chief, Joint Counter sUAS Office
Acquisition and Resource Division
MICAH CAMPBELL
Executive Director
UAS & Emerging Entrants Security, AXU
Security & Hazardous Materials Safety (ASH)
JEREMY KOFSKY
Senior Fellow
Information Warfare Institute for AI Research
Former AI Implementation DoD Fellow, USMC
MAJOR ANDREW DURFEE, USA
Assistant Program Manager, PdM Medium Caliber, (PM MAS)
Picatinny Arsenal
MATTHEW SMITH
Supervisory Special Agent, Program Manager
Surveillance and Emerging Technologies Unit (SETU)
Federal Bureau of Investigation
JULIAN JAMES ATENCIO
U.S. Department of Energy
CUAS Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Science and Technical Information
Los Alamos National Laboratory
L. SCOTT PARKER
Deputy Associate Director, Office of Security Programs, Infrastructure Security Division
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
BRANDON YOUNGBLOOD
Group Manager – UAS Security and C-UAS Integration
FAA
TRAVIS MORAN
Senior Reliability & Security Advisor
Federal Energy and Regulatory Commission (FERC)
DJ SMITH
Technical Surveillance Agent, Unmanned Aerial Systems
Program Coordinator, High Tech Crimes Division
Bureau of Criminal Investigations
Virginia State Police
SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE
National Security Council
U.S. Congress
AMBASSADOR LINCOLN BLOOMFIELD JR.
Stimson Center Chairman Emeritus
Former Assistant Secretary of State, Political Military Affairs
Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
International Security Affairs, U.S. Special Envoy
ANGELISSA SAVINO
Attorney, Office of Law & Policy, National Security Division
U.S. Department of Justice
CUAS & Technology Program Manager
(Ret-Supervisory Special Agent, Operational Support Unit (STSO)
Office of Investigative Technology (ST))
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Executive Director
Southern Nevada Counter Terrorism Center
Branch Chief of Requirements and Analysis
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
National Urban Security Technology Laboratory
Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate
BEN SCHUBERT
Staff Member
U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Manager, Program Design and Analytics Division
UAS & Emerging Entrants Security, FAA
COL JOHN WHELAHAN, USA
Executive Director of Transformation
Combined Joint All Domain C2, {Partner Nations (CJADC2-P)
XVlllth Airborne Corps 3rd Infantry Div/10th Mountain Division
82d Airborne Div/101st Airborne Division
COL SCOTT WENCE, USA
CDR 2 Brigade Combat Team, 10th MTN Division
COL JOHN WHITEFIELD, USA
Lead, CUAS
XVIIIth Airborn Corps
DENE FARRELL
Chief Data Officer
XVIIIth Airborn Corps
GIHAN ORABY
Senior Scientific Technical Manager
Networked Lethality & Systems Readiness Technical Director Armaments Center
U.S. Army DEVCOM
CRAIG RIEDEL
Project Manager
Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions (TAGM Project Office)
PEO Missiles and Space
COL CHAE GAYLES, USA
Acquisition Director
ASA (ALT), Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics & Technology)
COLONEL PAVLO KHAZAN, PHD.
Electronics Support Department, General Directorate of Electronic and Cyber Warfare of the General Staff Armed Forces of Ukraine
KATE MCKENNA
Director of Government Relations Ukraine’s Army of Drones/United 24
SENIOR DEFENSE OFFICIAL Defense Intelligence of Ukraine
SENIOR DEFENSE OFFICIAL Defense Intelligence of Ukraine
CAPTAIN WOLFGANG KOCH
Aviation Security Chair
Airlines Pilots Association (ALPA)
JONATHAN RUPPRECHT, ESQUIRE
Rupprecht Law
LISA ELLMAN
Partner, Hogan Lovells
Executive Director, Commercial Drone Alliance
SHAWN S. BULLARD
Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS)
Founder, Duetto Group
Specialist in Disruptive Technologies – Policy Integration –Future Risk Assessment
JEFFREY STARR
Chief Marketing Officer
D-Fend Solutions
COLONEL DAWN ZOLDI (USAF-RET)
CEO & Founder P3 Tech Consulting
LUKE FOX
Founder & CEO, White Fox Defense
Vice Chair, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Drone Committee
D R. MARK MAYBURY
Vice President, Commercialization, Engineering & Technology
Lockheed Martin
Special Government Employee in support of the Defense Science Board
DAY ONE MAY 23, 2024
8:15 Opening Remarks and Welcome from Chairman
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Major Gen USAF-ret James Poss, CEO, ISR Ideas
Former Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
8:30 Presentation: Counter UAS – Hard Lessons Learned from Ukraine to Israel
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Major Gen USAF-ret James Poss, CEO, ISR Ideas
Former Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
8:45
Special Ukraine CUAS Panel: Countering the sUAS Threat in the Russian War in Ukraine – Lessons Learned
microphone-alt MODERATOR: Kate McKenna, Director of Government & International Relations, Ukraine's Army of Drones/United24
Major General (UKR-Air Force) Borys Kremenetskyi, Defense Attache, Embassy of Ukraine to the USA
Senior Defense Official, Defense Intelligence of Ukraine
Senior Defense Official, Defense Intelligence of Ukraine
Colonel Pavlo Khazan, PhD., Electronics Support Department, General Directorate of Electronic and Cyber Warfare of the General Staff, Armed Forces of Ukraine
9:45 Keynote: Countering the Threats – CUAS Advancements in Drug Interdiction at the Border
microphone-alt James “JT” Thom, Acting Executive Director, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Domain Awareness Security Operations (AMO)
• sUAS Interception & defeat minimizing collateral damage
• CUAS Technology Enabling Threat Detection
• Surveillance & Countermeasures
10:15 Special Presentation: Army Combat Capabilities Development Command CUAS Robotics Innovation
microphone-alt Dr. Robert W. Sadowski, SES, U.S Army Chief Roboticist (Roboticist ST), United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Ground Vehicles Systems Center
10:45 Networking Break
11:15 Special Presentation: JCO Material Development Strategy
microphone-alt Colonel Mike Parent, USA, Chief, Joint Counter sUAS Office, Acquisition and Resource Division
• The JCO is working alongside the Army Fires Center of Excellence to establish Joint training and doctrine for Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) operations
• The JCO is leading the development of a C-sUAS University at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
• There are currently four training modules on Joint Knowledge Online that include Basic C-sUAS Awareness, System Familiarization, Installation C-sUAS
• Activities, and C-sUAS Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures. A fifth module under development will cover Joint C-sUAS Policy
• The JCO’s Joint Guide, currently under development, will provide leaders with planning and operational considerations for the C-sUAS mission
11:45 Panel Session: Preventing Emerging UAS Threats in the United States –Homeland Perspective
microphone-alt MODERATOR: Shawn S. Bullard, Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS), Founder, Duetto Group Specialist in Disruptive Technologies – Policy Integration – Future Risk Assessment
Lucian Sikorskyj, Special Advisor for Transborder Policy, National Security Council, The White House
Captain Jim Bamberger, Branch Chief of Requirements and Analysis, Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
• TSA’s C-UAS Test Bed Program
• Lessons learned and trends from C-UAS testing and observation at and around airport environments
• How TSA shares the results of C-UAS testing
Teddy Damour, National Urban Security Technology Laboratory, Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate
Ben Schubert, Staff Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Wren Ray, CUAS & Technology Program Manager (Ret-Supervisory Special Agent, Operational Support Unit (STSO), Office of Investigative Technology (ST), Drug Enforcement Administration
Cary Underwood, Executive Director, Southern Nevada Counter Terrorism Center
• Update on risks to homeland security and public safety posed by UAS threats
• Rapid UAS technological development and impact on C-UAS
• Key policy developments in Congress and Federal Agencies
1:00 Networking Luncheon Sponsored by
2:00 Keynote: Counter UAS – Emerging Technologies, Testing and Evaluation Update
microphone-alt The Honorable Dr. Douglas C. Schmidt, Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E), Office of the Secretary of Defense, OSD/DOT&E
2:30 Panel Discussion: Federal Aviation Administration – National Air Space Plans Emerging Policies
microphone-alt Micah Campbell, Executive Director, UAS & Emerging Entrants Security, AXU, Security & Hazardous Materials Safety, Federation Aviation Administration
Brandon Youngblood, Group Manager – UAS Security and C-UAS Integration, FAA
Captain Wolfgang Koch, Aviation Security Chair, Airline Pilots Association (ALPA)
• FAA Efforts for Safely & Security Integrating UAS and Advanced Air Mobility Operations in the US National Air Space
• TSA Counter UAS Policy for Air Traffic
3:30 Networking Break
3:45 Panel Discussion: Counter-UAS Law, Policy and Innovation
microphone-alt Jonathan Rupprecht Esquire, Rupprecht Law
Lisa Ellman, Partner, Hogan Lovells Executive Director, Commercial Drone Alliance
Angelissa Savino, Attorney, 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 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?
4:45 Panel Session: Emerging Technologies, Capabilities and Acquisition Needs in Weapons and Munition Based CUAS for UAS Groups 1-3
microphone-alt Craig Riedel, Project Manager, Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions (TAGM Project Office), PEO Missiles and Space
Gihan Oraby, Senior Scientific Technical Manager, Networked Lethality & Systems Readiness Technical Director, Armaments Center, U.S. Army DEVCOM
Major Andrew Durfee, (USA), Assistant Program Manager, PdM Medium Caliber, PM MAS, Picatinny Arsenal
5:45 Presentation: Making Dollars & Sense Out of
microphone-alt Shawn S. Bullard, Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS), Founder, Duetto Group Specialist in Disruptive Technologies – Policy Integration – Future Risk Assessment
• Funding $: When does 1+2 = 1,000 C-UAS systems?
• Affordability: Expendable, Cheap & Effective – What’s your (PE) Line?
• Industrial Base: Not Ready? Really? – Congress two-step “Catch-Up”
6:15 End of Day One and Evening Cocktail Reception
8:00 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
8:15 Presentation: Defense Science Board Study on Counter Autonomy
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Dr. Mark Maybury, Vice President, Commercialization, Engineering & Technology, Lockheed Martin, Special Government Employee in support of the Defense Science Board
8:45 Panel Session: Next Generation C-UAS – Special Considerations and Advanced Topics from Real-Life Scenarios
microphone-alt Jeffrey Starr, Chief Marketing Officer, D-Fend Solutions
Ambassador Lincoln Bloomfield Jr., Stimson Center Chairman Emeritus, Former Assistant Secretary of State, Political Military Affairs, Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, International Security Affairs, US Special Envoy
Colonel Dawn Zoldi (USAF-ret), CEO & Founder, P3 Tech Consulting
9:45 Panel Session: CUAS A.I. Emerging Capabilities – Formulating UAS AI integration and Enhancing Protection Strategies with Random flight Algorithms
microphone-alt Julian James Atencio, CUAS Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science and Technical Information, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Jeremy Kofsky, Senior Fellow, Information Warfare Institute for AI Research, Former AI Implementation DoD Fellow, USMC
Luke Fox, Founder & CEO, White Fox Defense, Vice Chair, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Drone Committee
• AI-driven Detection and Classification Systems
• Autonomous Interception Solutions
• Drones to protect, collect data in anticipation of inevitable AI integration
• Drones to deter potential threats based on repetitive, random, autonomous flights
10:45 Networking Break
11:00 Panel Discussion: CUAS Policy for State, Local, and Commercial Entities
microphone-alt DJ Smith, Technical Surveillance Agent, Unmanned Aerial Systems Program Coordinator, High Tech Crimes Division, Bureau of Criminal Investigations, Virginia State Police
Matthew Smith, Supervisory Special Agent, Program Manager, Surveillance and Emerging Technologies Unit (SETU), Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Current CUAS Laws and Policies
• 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
DAY TWO MAY 24, 2024
12:00 Presentation: Counter sUAS Technologies for Protecting Critical Infrastructure
microphone-alt L. Scott Parker, Deputy Associate Director, Office of Security Programs, Infrastructure Security Division, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Monitor and Assess Critical Infrastructure
• Countering Weaponized Threats
• Prohibited Surveillance and Reconnaissance
• Challenges to Intentional Disruption or Harassment
12:30 Networking
1:30 Panel Session: XVlllth Airborne Corps Innovation and Technology: Counter Adversarial Tactical sUAS Threats
microphone-alt Col John Whelahan, USA, Executive Director of Transformation, Combined Joint All Domain C2, Partner Nations (CJADC2-P), XVlllth Airborne Corps 3rd Infantry Div/10th Mountain Division, 82d Airborne Div/ 101st Airborne Division
COL Scott Wence, USA, CDR 2 Brigade Combat Team, 10th MTN Division
Dene Farrell, Chief Data Officer, XVIIIth ABN Corps
2:30 Presentation: The Problem of CUAS for Critical Energy Facilities
microphone-alt Travis Moran, Senior Reliability & Security Advisor, Federal Energy and Regulatory Commission (FERC)
• A historical problem set education regarding critical infrastructure
» The slow recognition
» Nuclear vs. traditional generation
• A discussion of the realities of protecting critical infrastructure from aerial threats
• The realities of regulation
» What regulation can and cannot do to protect critical infrastructure
• What are the best protection strategies?
» Legal problems
» Tactical problems
» Intelligence
3:00 Ajournment and Closing Remarks
Thank you for allowing me to be a part of a great and extremely informing conference. You definitely put together one of the best conferences this year with the right blend of industry, SME’s, and end users that allowed for some amazing conversations.
—Technical Surveillance Agent, Virgina State Police
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