Unmanned Systems West Post-Event Report - 2023

UNMANNED SYSTEMS WEST

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Post-Event Report

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2023 Unmanned Systems West Highlights:

The event is well prepared! I think the way it was presented is spot on. I’m going to recommend this for the future.

Very insightful... Great to hear about the challenges and goals from varying players within Unmanned stakeholders.

Very Satisfied with the caliber of speakers, particularly on government side

Diving Analyst NDCS Naval Safety Command

NAVWAR UMS NAVWAR

Director of AI Elbit America

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Esteemed Speakers Included: CHAIR BRYAN SCURRY

SES, Former Executive Director, Commander Naval Air Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet

NEIL ZERBE

CEO Aerospace & Defense Industry Partners

DR. ERIC TERRILL

KEYNOTES CHRISTOPHER COLLINS, SES

Executive Director, Developmental Test Eval, and Assessment Office of the Undersecretary of Defense Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E))

REAR ADMIRAL STEPHEN TEDFORD

USN, Program Executive Officer Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons

CAPT SHEA S. THOMPSON

USN, Commodore Surface Development Squadron ONE (CSDS 1)

Director, Marine Physical Laboratory, UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography

ADAM OUTLAW

Senor Program Manager, Maritime Undersea Boeing Maritime & Intelligence Systems

LTC JEFF BESS, USA

Product Manager, TUAS (Shadow and FTUAS) Program Executive Office, Aviation

TED MACIUBA

Former Deputy Director US Army Robotics Requirements

GERALD JAMES “JAY” CAVALIERI

Director, SoCal Tech Bridge (NavalX), NUWC Division Keyport

DR. SOPHIA MERRIFIELD

Research Marine Physicist & Engineer, Marine Physical Laboratory UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography

DR. MAIA COOK

Director, Human-Autonomy Integration, & Chief Scientist Pacific Science & Engineering

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CAPT JEFF HOYLE, (USN-RET)

Vice President, Maritime Elbit Systems of America

NICK ERNEST, PHD

Chief Architect Thales Avionics

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Esteemed Speakers Included: DOUG HASKIN

ANDREW CAPODIECI

Director of Robotics Neya Systems

NEIL CRIBB

Human Machine Integration (FDH) Division Chief, GS-15, G-8 U.S. Army

CAPT SCOTT HATTAWAY, USN

Director, Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) Mine Countermeasures Technical Division (MCMTD)

LT COL (USA-RET) JERRY L. FRAZIER, JR.

Managing Partner & Director, Integrated Air and Missile Systems Amalgam Defense Solutions, LLC

GAD SHAANAN

CEO and Founder Unmanned-Aerospace

Product Manager, Aerial Enhanced Radars, Optics, and Sensors (AEROS) Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S)

BRIAN KEITH

Protective Security Advisor US. Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

LTCOL NICHOLAS LAW, USMC

Commanding Officer Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 (VMU-3)

COLONEL (USAF-RET) STEPHEN “LUX” LUXION

Executive Director ASSURE FAA UAS CoE

CAPT DENNIS MONAGLE, USN

Program Manager Multi-Mission Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems NAVAIR

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GRAHAM PLASTER

Director Nautilus, A DEFENSEWERX Partnership with NavalX

DR. GREGORY POWER

Program Manager, Senior Research Engineer HQ, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

DR. ROBERT SADOWSKI, SES

Chief Roboticist U.S. Army

SCOTT SHYNE

Chief of the Information Warfare Division Air Force Research Laboratory

MR. SEAN TYNAN

Product Manager, EUAS (Gray Eagle) Program Executive Office, Aviation

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Esteemed Speakers Included: LT COL BRADFORD “CRUSH” WADE

USAF, Director of Operations 17th Attack Squadron, 732d Operations Group, 432d Wing, Creech AFB, NV

KEVIN MONK

Research Engineer in the Human Systems Integration Division NASA Ames Research Center

DR. STEVEN WILLS

Navalist United States Navy League Center for Maritime Strategy

ALEX ZIMMER

Underwater EOD AI/ML Program Lead Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC)

DOC JACOBS

National Ambassador Gary Sinise Foundation

LICHEN “SCUBA” PURSLEY

Director, USAF Programs (StratDEV) General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

JAMES MCPHERSON

Program Manager General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

JIM RYAN

Senior Director, Global Military Sales Air Domain Systems, Textron

ANDREW CARTER

Senior Director, Strategy Anduril Industries

SPECIAL AGENT KARA ZINK

San Diego UAS Working Group, FBI

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Key Numbers

150+

ATTENDEES

40+

UNMANNED SYSTEMS EXPERT SPEAKERS

12

EVENT PARTNERS

UNIVERSITY 3

GOVERNMENT KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

8

HIGH LEVEL PANEL DISCUSSIONS

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Attendees Travelled From:

40% WEST COAST

10% MID WEST

5%

SOUTH

43% EAST COAST

2%

INTERNATIONAL

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2023 Unmanned Systems West Keynote Presentations:

Emerging Unmanned Aviation and Navy Strike Weapons Capabilities

Unmanned Surface Vessels

Unmanned Systems Multi-Domain DT&E Strategies Needs & Requirements

REAR ADMIRAL STEPHEN TEDFORD

CAPT SHEA S. THOMPSON

CHRISTOPHER COLLINS, SES

USN, Program Executive Officer Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons

USN, Commodore Surface Development Squadron ONE (CSDS 1)

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