3RD ANNUAL
UNMANNED SYSTEMS WEST
September 25–26, 2024
Four Points by Sheraton, San Diego, CA
DoD/Government/Industry • Air – Land – Sea – Robotics Explore Cutting-Edge Technologies in All-Domain Unmanned Systems
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE: CO-CHAIRS
LIEUTENANT GENERAL (USMC-RET)
STEVEN R. RUDDER
Former Deputy Commandant for Aviation, USMC, Former Commanding General, United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific
BRYAN SCURRY, SES
Former Executive Director, Commander, Naval Air Forces Pacific Fleet
KEVIN “ASTRO” MURRAY, SES
Chief Technology Officer Deputy Commandant Information (DC I) HQ, U.S. Marine Corps (HQMC)
CHRISTOPHER COLLINS, SES
Executive Director Developmental Test Eval, and Assessment Office of the Undersecretary of Defense Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)
CAPT PETE SHEEHY, USN
Director, Narrowband SATCOM Acquisition Delta Space Systems Command Military Communications & PNT Program Executive Office
Silver Sponsor
Bronze Sponsor
" The Navy is investing in uncrewed systems — in the air, on the water and beneath the surface — to augment existing and near-future military might. A recent update to former Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday’s “Navigation Plan,” a strategic-vision-style document, included an outline of a fleet comprising about 373 manned ships and 150 uncrewed vessels." – Defense News Report
WHY ATTEND
American Conference Institute would like you to invite you to join us this September 25–26 in sunny San Diego at the 3rd Annual UxS West Conference! Our 2024 Conference program is honored to be co-chaired this year by DoD Senior leadership experienced Unmanned Systems experts, Bryan Scurry, Former Senior Executive Service Level Executive Director and Commander Naval Air Forces Pacific Fleet and Lieutenant General (USMC-ret) Steven R. Rudder Co-Chair and Former Deputy Commandant for Aviation, USMC.
Please join us for two full days of panels and special keynotes while also meeting our esteemed guest speakers and networking with our diverse group of DoD/Gov, Industry and Academia delegation while making new invaluable connections and exploring the multi-domain product solution offerings from our Industry Sponsorships.
On behalf of American Conference institute and our chairmen leadership, it is with great pleasure in welcoming you to our outstanding 3rd Annual UxS West Conference in September!
Sincerely,
BRADFORD BARRETT Conference Director, UxS West American Conference Institute
Sampling of organizations that have supported prior Unmanned Systems West Events Include:
• Anduril Industries
• Boeing Maritime & Intelligence Systems
• Collins Aerospace
• Defense Contract Management Agency
• DTSA
• Echodyne Corp
• Elbit Systems of America
• GDMS
• General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc
• HQ – U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
• L3Harris
• Leidos
• Marine Unmanned Ariel Vehicle Squadron 3 (VMU-3)
• Northrop Grumman
• Textron Systems
• Thales Avionics
• Transcend Robotics
• U.S. Air Force
• U.S. Army Robotics Requirements
• U.S. Department of Defense
• U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
• U.S. Navy
KEYNOTES
LIEUTENANT GENERAL DAVID HARRIS, USAF
Deputy Chief of Staff Air Force Future HAF A5/7
CHRISTOPHER COLLINS, SES, Executive Director
Developmental Test Eval, and Assessment Office of the Undersecretary of Defense Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)
THE HONORABLE DR. DOUGLAS SCHMIDT Director, Operational Test and Evaluation Office of the Secretary of Defense
CAPT PETE SHEEHY, USN
Director, Narrowband SATCOM Acquisition Delta Space Systems Command Military Communications & PNT Program Executive Office
REAR ADMIRAL (USN-RET) BD GADDIS
Vice President, Navy Carrier Air Wing, Programs Business Development Defense, Space & Security Senior Director, Autonomous Systems
Boeing
Former PEO for Tactical Aircraft Programs at Naval Air Systems Command
DOD & GOVERNMENT SPEAKERS
CDR TIMOTHY BOSTON, USN
Executive Officer
Unmanned Surface Vehicles Division ONE (USVDIV-1)
LTC MICHAEL “BRABS” BRABNER
Robotics Requirements Division / Air Branch Chief Maneuver Capabilities Development & Integration
Directorate Army Futures Command
DR. ROBERT SADOWSKI, SES
Army Chief Roboticist
U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center
TOM MATTHEWS
Principle Deputy, Navy & Marine Corps Small
Tactical UAS Program Office (PMA-263) NAVAIR
TRACY CONROY
Experimental Director
Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific
COL JAMES VALPIANI, USAF
Commandant, Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB – X-62A
Air Combat Evolution (ACE) Program
Machine Learning
ALEX ZIMMER
Underwater Explosive Ordnance Disposal (UWEOD)
AI/ML Lead
Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific, (NIWC)
DOD & GOVERNMENT SPEAKERS
MIKE TALL
Senior Scientific Technical Manager (SSTM) for integrated Autonomous C4ISR
Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC)
DR. GREGORY POWER
Program Manager, Senior Research Engineer, HQ
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
SHIVANJLI SHARMA
ATM-X Deputy Project Manager
NASA Ames Research Center
MAJOR CHRISTOPHER SIMPKINS, USA
Assistant Product Manager (APM)
sUAS Project Office
PEO Army Aviation
LELAND “KENT” SHEA
Product Manager, Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Program Executive Office
Combat Support & Combat Service Support
J OHN GILL
Supervisor, Special Operations Group (SOG)
Federal Bureau of Investigation
CAPT (USN-RET) TED VENABLE, CNT/UAS
Program Manager, (COMUSNAVSO/C4F)
U.S. Fourth Fleet Counter Illicit Trafficking
LT LUIS ESCHEVERRIA, USN
Commanding Officer, Task Group 59.1
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command
STU HATFIELD
Division Chief, Human Machine Integration
U.S. Army G-8
CAPT LOREN “WOOKIE” JACOBI, USN
Executive Officer
Naval Base Coronado
ALAN JAEGER
Office of Research and Technology Applications Manager, (ORTA)
Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division
CAPT DEREK RADER, USN
Commanding Officer
Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron 3
LT COL BRADFORD “CRUSH” WADE, USAF
Commander
556 Test and Evaluation Squadron
Creech AFB, NV
LCDR IAN ROESSLE, USN
Deputy Director, Chief Scientist
Center for High Assurance Computer Systems
Adjunct Professor for Artificial Intelligence
Whiting School of Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
MAJOR JACK LAW, USA
Assistant Product Manager
Tactical Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (TUAS) Agreements Officer Representative (AOR) FTUAS INC 2
INDUSTRY & ACADEMIA SPEAKERS
LICHEN “SCUBA” PURSLEY
Director, USAF Programs, (StratDev)
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
RE AR ADMIRAL (USN-RET) JAMES RODMAN
CEO Mission Focused Systems, Inc.
JER RY "RHINO" FRAZIER
CEO & Director, Integrated Air and Missile Defense Amalgam Defense Solutions LLC
NEIL “COWBOY” ZERBE
CEO Aerospace & Defense Industry Partners
MAIA B. COOK, PHD
Chief Executive Officer | President Pacific Science & Engineering
DR. LEENA SINGH
Senior Technical Staff
Control and Autonomous Systems Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SAMUEL BYERS
Senior National Security Advisor Center for Maritime Security
SEAN BAITY
Technical Director
Textron Systems
GREG LANDIS
Senior Program Manager Maritime Undersea Boeing
AGENDA
DAY ONE SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
8:15 Opening Remarks
microphone-alt Bryan Scurry, SES, Former Executive Director, Commander, Naval Air Forces Pacific Fleet
Lieutenant General (USMC-ret) Steven R. Rudder, Co-Chairman, Former Deputy Commandant for Aviation, USMC, Former Commanding General, United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific
Undersea & Surface Platforms and Robotics: DoD Needs and Future Operational Requirements
8:30 Keynote: Air Force A.I. & M.L. Agents Experimentation & Autonomous Mission Capabilities
microphone-alt Lieutenant General David Harris, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff, Air Force Future, HAF A5/7
9:00 Panel Discussion: Cutting-Edge Mission Autonomy Using Human/Machine Integration within the Maritime Battlespace
microphone-alt MODERATOR: Maia B. Cook, PhD, Chief Executive Officer | President, Pacific Science & Engineering
Dr. Gregory Power, Program Manager, Senior Research Engineer, HQ, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Jerry Frazier, CEO & Director, Integrated Air and Missile Defense, Amalgam Defense Solutions LLC
Mike Tall, Senior Scientific Technical Manager (SSTM), Integrated Autonomous C4ISR, Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC)
Stu Hatfield, Division Chief, Human Machine Integration, U.S. Army G-8
Adam Outlaw, Senior Program Manager, Maritime Undersea, Boeing
10:15 Networking Break
10:45 Presentation: Unmanned Surface Vessels Electronics & Coordination of ISR Activities
microphone-alt CDR Sophia Haberman, USN, Commander, Unmanned Surface Vehicles Division ONE (USVDIV-1)
• Mission Capabilities (Military - Commercial - Scientific)
• Migration of USVs intro Integrated Solutions and Way Ahead
• XLUUV – LUSV – MUSV- SUSV – VSUSV: Emerging Platforms and Propulsion Capabilities
AGENDA
DAY ONE SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
11:15 Panel Session: Unmanned Underwater & Surface Vehicles Emerging Capabilities and Experimentation
microphone-alt MODERATOR: Neil “Cowboy” Zerbe, CEO, Aerospace & Defense Industry Partners
Rear Admiral (USN-ret) James Rodman, CEO, Mission Focused Systems, Inc.
Tracy Conroy, Experimental Director, Trident Warrior, Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific
CAPT (USN-ret) Ted Venable, CNT/UAS Program Manager, (COMUSNAVSO/C4F), U.S. Fourth Fleet Counter Illicit Trafficking
Alan Jaeger, Office of Research and Technology Applications Manager, (ORTA), Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division
• Current Trends in the Development of Intelligent UUVs
• Payloads for Multiple Mission
• Coast Trident Needs & Requirements
• Fathomwerx Needs & Requirements
• Integrating the Latest Commercial Technology & Sonars
• Collaboratively with other UUVs & USVs with C2 Systems
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Emerging Tactical Platforms and a Future Look at A.I. Innovation and
M.L.
12:15 Presentation: X-62A ACE: M.L. MUM-T and Future Capabilities for the Warfighter
microphone-alt Colonel James Valpiani, USAF, Commandant, Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB - X-62A, Air Combat Evolution (ACE) Program Machine Learning
microphone-alt Rear Admiral (USN-ret) BD Gaddis, Vice President, Navy Carrier Air Wing, Programs Business Development, Defense, Space & Security Senior Director, Autonomous Systems, Boeing Former PEO for Tactical Aircraft Programs at Naval Air Systems Command
2:15 Presentation: UAS and Counter-UAS – Protecting Our Bases and Ships
microphone-alt CAPT Loren "Wookie" Jacobi, USN, Director, Executive Officer, Naval Base Coranado
AGENDA
DAY ONE SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
2:45 Panel Discussion: Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) Multi-Domain Innovation, Payloads & State of the Art Emerging ISR
MODERATOR: Greg Landis, Senior Program Manager Maritime Undersea, Boeing
John Gill, Supervisor, Special Operations Group (SOG), Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lt Col Bradford “Crush” WADE, USAF, Commander, 556 Test and Evaluation Squadron, Creech AFB, NV
Lichen "Scuba" Pursley, Director, INDOPACOM, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
Major Jack Law, USA, Assistant Product Manager, Tactical Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (TUAS), Agreements Officer Representative (AOR) FTUAS INC 2
• Contested Logistics
• Electronic warfare
• Data Collection
• Information Sharing
3:45 Networking Break
4:15 Presentation: PMA 263 sTUAS Plans, Platforms & Requirements
microphone-alt Tom Matthews, Principle Deputy, Navy & Marine Corps Small Tactical UAS Program Office (PMA-263), NAVAIR
4:45 Presentation: Army sUAS Aviation Needs & Requirements
microphone-alt Major Christopher Simpkins, USA, Assistant Product Manager (APM), sUAS Project Office, PEO Army Aviation
5:15 Presentation: Operationalizing Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning in Unmanned Underwater Systems
microphone-alt Alex Zimmer, Underwater Explosive Ordnance Disposal (UWEOD) AI/ML Lead, Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific, (NIWC)
5:45 Evening Reception
AGENDA
DAY TWO SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
8:15 Opening Remarks from Chairmen
microphone-alt Bryan Scurry, SES, Former Executive Director, Commander, Naval Air Forces Pacific Fleet Lieutenant General (USMC-ret) Steven R. Rudder, Co-Chairman, Former Deputy Commandant for Aviation, USMC, Former Commanding General, United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific
UxS Multi-Domain Developmental Testing, Evaluation and Space Services Capabilities
8:30 Keynote: DT&E Approach to Unmanned Systems
microphone-alt Christopher Collins, SES, Executive Director, Developmental Test Eval, and Assessment, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)
9:00 Keynote: Counter Unmanned Systems (C-UXS): Operational Emerging Technologies for Testing & Evaluation
microphone-alt The Honorable Dr. Douglas Schmidt, Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, Office of the Secretary of Defense
9:30 Keynote: Enabling Space Capabilities in Support of UxS Platforms
microphone-alt CAPT Pete Sheehy, USN, Director, Narrowband SATCOM Acquisition Delta, Space Systems Command, Military Communications & PNT Program Executive Office
10:00 Presentation: Leveraging UxS and AI to maintain security in 5th Fleet
microphone-alt LT Luis Escheverria, USN, Commanding Officer, Task Group 59.1, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command
• USV Plans, Programs and Testing
• Manned/Unmanned Teaming for the Warfighter
• Emerging Concepts and Exercises: Advanced lethality’s at Sea
10:30 Networking Break
Disruptive Autonomous & Robotic Integration Technologies
11:00 Presentation: Army Robotic UGVs – Platforms, Technologies and Capabilities
microphone-alt Dr. Robert Sadowski, SES, Army Chief Roboticist, U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center
AGENDA
DAY TWO SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
11:30 Presentation: Robotic & Autonomous Systems – Emerging Innovation and Future Capabilities
microphone-alt Leland “Kent” Shea, Product Manager, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Program Executive Office, Combat Support & Combat Service Support
• Human & Machine Integration on the Battlefield
• Project Convergence and Way Ahead
• A New Way of Looking at Future Acquisition Needs and Requirements
12:00 Networking Lunch
1:00 Panel Discussion: Robotic & Autonomous Systems Capabilities Needs & Requirements and Partnerships for Effective Solution Implementation
microphone-alt MODERATOR: Samuel Byers, Senior National Security Advisor, Center for Maritime Security
Dr. Leena Singh, Senior Technical Staff, Control and Autonomous Systems Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
LTC Michael “Brabs” Brabner, Robotics Requirements Division / Air Branch Chief, Maneuver Capabilities Development & Integration Directorate, Army Futures Command
CAPT (USN-ret) Ted Venable, CNT/UAS Program Manager, (COMUSNAVSO/C4F), U.S. Fourth Fleet Counter Illicit Trafficking
Sean Baity, Technical Director, Textron Systems
• Advancements UAV Robotics Integration and Harmonization Capabilities
• Maneuver Strategies
• Artificial Intelligence (Shoot-Move-Communicate)
• Disruption – Flexibility & Preparation
• Cutting-edge Multi-Domain Platforms, Capabilities for the Warfighter
• AI & ML Robotic & Autonomous Technologies
2:15 Networking Break
2:45 Panel Session: Multi-Domain Human/Machine Automation and Interfacing (A Crystal Ball Look into the Future)
microphone-alt MODERATOR: Jerry "Rhino" Frazier, CEO & Director, Integrated Air and MIssile Defense, Amalgam Defense Solutions LLC
CAPT Derek Rader, USN, Commanding Officer, Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron 3
LCDR Ian Roessle, USN, Deputy Director, Chief Scientist, Center for High Assurance Computer Systems
Adjunct Professor for Artificial Intelligence, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Shivanjli Sharma, ATM-X Deputy Project Manager, NASA Ames Research Center
Samuel Byers, Senior National Security Advisor, Center for Maritime Security
4:00 Closing Remarks & End of Event
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