National Summit on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - DS

NATIONAL SUMMIT ON UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

February 27 – 28, 2024

Marina Village Conference Center, San Diego, CA

CONFERENCE CHAIRMEN: KEYNOTES

AMBASSADOR

LINCOLN BLOOMFIELD JR.

Chairman Emeritus, Stimson Center Assistant Secretary of State, Political Military Affairs

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Near Eastern Affairs

Silver Sponsor

LIEUTENANT GENERAL (USMC-RET) STEVEN R. RUDDER

Former Deputy Commandant for Aviation, USMC

Former Commanding General United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

JOHN VONA, SES Director, Center 2 (Requirements and Capability Development), Air Force Futures AF/A5/7D

DAVID BREEDE PEO, C4,Center for Special Operations Forces, Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (SOF AT&L), USSOCOM

Bronze Sponsors

DR. RAYMOND O’TOOLE, JR. Acting Director, Office of Secretary of Defense Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E)

WHY ATTEND

Please join ACI this February 27–28 in San Diego as we explore how the military, civil and commercial use of UAVs has revolutionized modern warfare and numerous civil & commercial applications with their versatility and efficiencies. Expert speakers will discuss:

Check Emerging DoD & U.S. Government UAS Needs, Requirements, Strategies and Opportunities for Industry

Check UAS Multi-Domain DT&E Strategies Needs & Requirements

Check Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Innovation and Growth Opportunities

Check DHS and Protecting the Infrastructure UAS Border & Drug-trafficking Fleets

Check Manned-Unmanned Teaming – Swarming Technologies

Check Urban Air & Advanced Air Mobility Future Vision

Check 4 hours of Networking breaks, Sponsored Luncheons and Evening Networking Reception

The 2024 budget also includes $145 billion for research and development, and $170 billion for procurement. The budget includes $84 million for prototyping new platforms, such as blended wing body aircraft. The budget also includes $19.2 billion for facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization. These increases in spending are necessary with what has been called the “pacing challenge” of China, and other threats.

Join ACI’s National Summit on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles as our esteemed DoD, Industry and Academia faculty will provide an in-depth examination of critical roles in ISR to precision airstrikes, as well as the advanced technology and capabilities which help conduct strategic operations on the modern battlefield.

It is with great pleasure that I look forward to welcoming you this outstanding UAV Summit this February 27 & 28 in San Diego. Seats are expected to sell out, so secure your spot today!

Respectfully,

Bradford Barrett Conference Director, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Summit San Diego American Conference Institute

Maximizing the effectiveness of communicating your company's values is essential. By engaging an esteemed faculty comprising of DoD, Industry and Academia, we provide a comprehensive solution through thought-leadership opportunities, networking events, one on one engagement and exhibiting.

Regardless of your specific goal, be it penetrating new markets, establishing your position as a top-tier integrator or service provider, or ensuring your target customers think of you first, ACI's National Summit on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles presents an ideal platform to effectively convey your message.

REQUEST SPONSORSHIP PROSPECTUS

ƒ CEOs/COOs Unmanned Aircraft & Aviation Defense Systems

ƒ Presidents/Vice Presidents Defense & UAS Programs

ƒ University R&D Directors Faculty

ƒ General Managers, Defense Weapons Programs

ƒ Commanding Officers & COCOMs

ƒ Directors, Advanced Programs, Aviation

ƒ DoD Branch Service Chiefs

ƒ Business Development Managers, Autonomous Aircraft Systems

ƒ Sr. Marketing Managers, Defense Systems

ƒ Sr. Analysts, Defense Weapons & Testing

ƒ Sales Directors, Space & Defense Systems

ƒ Principal & Chief Scientists

ƒ Program & Project Managers

ƒ Aerospace Mechanical Engineers

ƒ Aviation & Autonomous Systems Engineers

ƒ Test & Evaluation Engineers

ƒ Mechanical Science Leads

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS

PROGRAM CHAIRS

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 and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, International Security Affairs

US Special Envoy

LIEUTENANT GENERAL (USMC-RET) STEVEN R. RUDDER

Former Deputy Commandant for Aviation, USMC

Former Commanding General, United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

KEYNOTES

JOHN VONA, SES

Director

Center 2 (Requirements and Capability Development), Air Force Futures AF/A5/7D

PEO, C4, Center for Special Operations Forces, Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (SOF AT&L)

USSOCOM

DR.

Acting Director, Office of Secretary of Defense Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E)

DAVID BREEDE

RAYMOND O’TOOLE, JR.

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS

GOVERNMENT

LT COL CHASE "MILK TOAST" THOMPSON, USMC

Cunningham Group, Advanced Development Team Deputy Commandant for Aviation Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps

COLONEL CLARK BRAMANTE

Commander, 163rd Attack Wing, CA ANG March ABF USAF

LIEUTENANT COLONEL CHRISTOPHER LUGER, USMC

Commanding Officer

Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 (VMU-1)

CAPTAIN JIM BAMBERGER

Branch Chief of Requirements and Analysis Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

COMMANDER JERRY DALEY, USN

Commanding Officer Unmanned Surface Vessel Division ONE (USVDIV-1)

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS

CAPTAIN (USN-RET) TED VENABLE

CNT/UAS Program Manager (COMUSNAVSO/C4F)

U.S. Fourth Fleet Counter Illicit Trafficking

DR. JOHN MATYJAS, SES

Chief Scientist, Air Combat Command Joint Base Langley-Eustis

GREGORY SKINNER

Program Manager, Small Tactical UAS (sTUAS)

PMA 263, NAVAIR

CRAIG RIEDEL

Project Manager

COLONEL JOHN WHELAHAN, (USA-RET)

Executive Director of Transformation

Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control Partner Nations (CJADC2-P)

XVIIIth Airborne Corps

3rd Infantry Div/10th Mountain Div/ 82d Airborne Div/101st Airborne Division

Tactical Aviation & Ground Munitions (TAGM), PEO Missiles and Space

DARSHAN “DASH” DIVAKARAN

Head of Airspace Innovation & Prime Partnerships AFWERX

CYNTHIA L. PERAZZO

Executive Director, Weapon and Software Engineering Center

US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center Picatinny Arsenal

BHAVANJOT SINGH, PMP

Senior Scientific Technical Manager

Autonomy and Automation for Armament Systems Weapons Engineering and Software Center, U.S. Army DEVCOM Armaments Center

LT COL JOSHUA “SHIVA” TRIMBLE, USAF

Director of Operations, 558th Flying Training Squadron Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, TX

ANDREW GUION

Flight Safety and Operations Engineer, Air Traffic Management eXploration Project NASA Ames Research Center

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS

DENNIS TEEFY

Project Director, Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors (PEO, IEW&S)

MICHAEL STEWART, SES

Director, Disruptive Capabilities Office (DCO) United States Navy

LT COLONEL PAVLO KHAZAN

Chief of the Territorial Defense Forces (TDF), Unmanned Systems Department Armed Forces of Ukraine

MICHAEL MACKAY

Former National Security Advisor Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)

CRAIG BURNS

Special Agent, Law Enforcement Assistance Program (LEAP) FAA

BENJAMIN TRAN

Chief ISR-SOF Capabilities Development Office (CDO), WPAFB

COLONEL STEFANO BIANCA

NATO ISR Force (NISRF) Deputy Commander and Training Centre Commander Italian Air Force

CAPTAIN LAURA MCLEAN

Captain, Operational Support San Diego Police Department

INDUSTRY

MR. TRAVIS SINCLAIR

Deputy, Project Manager, UAS Project Office

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

ETHAN

BROWN

DOUG

BROUWER

Senior Director for International and Naval MQ-9B Programs

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

Technical Director, Engineering in Advanced Programs

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

MAIA

EDDY

BUTLER

Sr. Director of Solutions Development

Teledyne FLIR Defense

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

B. COOK, PHD

HECTOR UBIÑAS

Aviation Operations Lead San Diego Gas and Electric

BRYAN SCURRY

JUSTIN PEARCE

Vice President of Programs, Engineering and Flight Insitu, a Boeing Company

Former Executive Director Commander, Naval Air Forces (CNAF) Commander, Naval Air Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet

ALEX WEINTRAUB

Senior Program Manager, Advanced Programs Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a Lockheed Martin Company

NEIL ZERBE CEO

ANDY LOWERY

Chief

RICHARD “RICH” BONNETT

Chief

DAMIEN TYRRELL

Regional

Senior

JIM RYAN

AGENDA DAY ONE

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

DoD & Government UAS: Emerging – Requirements – Capabilities & Opportunities

7:30

8:15

8:30

9:00

Morning Coffee & Registration

Opening Remarks from Program Chairs

Microphone 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 and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, International Security Affairs, US Special Envoy

Lieutenant General (USMC-ret) Steven R. Rudder, Former Deputy Commandant for Aviation, USMC, Former Commanding General, United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

Keynote Presentation: Air Force Futures – Future Plans and Requirements

Microphone John Vona, SES, Director, Center 2 (Requirements and Capability Development), Air Force Futures AF/A5/7D

Army Presentation: Army UAS Platforms, Capabilities and Requirement

Microphone Mr. Travis Sinclair, Deputy, Project Manager, UAS Project Office, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc

9:30

10:00

10:30 11:00

Presentation: Air Combat Command Advancements in UAV’s for Combat Forces Development & Integration

Microphone Dr. John Matyjas, SES, Chief Scientist, Air Combat Command, Joint Baase Langley-Eustis

Presentation: Replication Program Initiative

Microphone Michael Stewart, SES, Director, Disruptive Capabilities Office (DCO), United States Navy Networking Break

Panel Session: UAS in the Maritime Domain

Microphone MODERATOR: Neil Zerbe, CEO, Aerospace and Defense Industry Partners

Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Luger, USMC, Commanding Officer, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 (VMU-1)

Commander Jerry Daley, USN, Commanding Officer, Unmanned Surface Vessel Division ONE (USVDIV-1)

Doug Brouwer, Senior Director for International and Naval MQ-9B Programs, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

Mike Butler, Director of Navy Programs, Launched Effects, Anduril Industries

Justin Pearce, Vice President of Programs, Engineering and Flight Institute, Boeing Company

Damien Tyrrell, Regional Director, Sentient Vision Systems

• NAVAIR Needs & Requirements

• Launched Effects / FTUAS and land based concepts.

• Next Generation Air Dominance Family of Systems

• Mum-T & Way Ahead

• The Need for (6) D’s: Distance, Deception, Defense, Distribution, Delivery and Decision Advantage

AGENDA DAY ONE

12:15

12:45 1:45

2:15

3:15

3:45

12 TH APRIL 2023

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

DoD & Government UAS: Emerging – Requirements – Capabilities & Opportunities

Presentation: PMA 263 sTUAS Plans, Platforms & UAV Requirements

Microphone Gregory Skinner, Program Manager, Small Tactical UAS (sTUAS), PMA 263, NAVAIR

• Navy and Marine Corps sTUAS Plans and Programs

• Demonstrations and Testing

• Platforms and Capabilities

• Needs and Requirements

Networking Lunch

Presentation: The Cunningham Group UAS Aviation Requirements

Microphone Lt Col Chase "Milk Toast” Thompson, USMC, Cunningham Group, Advanced Development Team, Deputy Commandant for Aviation Headquarters, Aviation Forces

• Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA)

• Persistent Wide Area Surveillance

• Detection, Classification & Identification Capabilities and Needs

• Platforms and CBP Strategic Programs

Panel Session: A.I. & Machine Learning UAS Innovation and Strategies

Microphone MODERATOR: Ethan Brown, Technical Director Engineering in Advanced Programs, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc

Bryan Scurry, Former Executive Director, Commander, Naval Air Forces (CNAF), Commander, Naval Air Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet

Maia B. Cook, PhD, Director, Human-Autonomy Integration & Chief Scientist, Pacific Science & Engineering

Angel McDowell, Engineer, Program Development, Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute

Jim Ryan, Senior Director, Global Military Sales and Strategy, Air Domain Systems, Textron Systems

• UAS are leading all unmanned systems in use by world militaries

• Human-AI Integration is critical in the design and fielding of effective UAS technologies

• There are key lessons learned from today's conflicts

• UAS will become more useful when AI and ML are built into these systems

Networking Break

Presentation: 163rd Attack Wing MQ-9 Reaper UAS Missions and Capabilities

Microphone Colonel Clark Bramante, USAF, Commander, 163rd Attack Wing, CA ANG, March ABF

• Real-Time Communication & Collaboration (MUM-T)

• Emerging Applications Search & Rescue & Environmental Monitoring

• New Markets and Opportunities

AGENDA

DAY ONE

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

DoD & Government UAS: Emerging – Requirements – Capabilities & Opportunities

4:15

Presentation: 12th FTW RPA Training Transformation

Microphone Lt Col Joshua “Shiva” Trimble, USAF, Director of Operations, 558th Flying Training Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, TX

4:45

6:00

Panel Session: Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) Platforms, Payloads & State of the Art Emerging ISR Capabilities

Microphone MODERATOR:

Lieutenant General (USMC-ret) Steven R. Rudder, Former Deputy Commandant for Aviation, USMC, Former Commanding General, United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

Cynthia L. Perazzo, Executive Director, Weapon and Software Engineering Center, US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center, Picatinny Arsenal

Bhavanjot Singh, PMP, Senior Scientific Technical Manager, Autonomy and Automation for Armament Systems Weapons, Engineering and Software Center, U.S. Army DEVCOM Armaments Center

Ethan Brown, Technical Director, Engineering in Advanced Programs, General Atomic Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

Eddy Butler, Senior Director of Solutions Development, Teledyne FLIR Defense

Richard “Rich” Bonnett, Chief Technology Officer, Former VP, UAS Engineering, Kratos Unmanned Systems

• Rapid and Assured, Highly Automated Aerial Distribution to Small Units Operating in Contested Environments

• Waypoint Navigation for Mission Planning

• Payload Options & Impact on Combat Supply Transportation

End of Day One & Evening Reception

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AGENDA

DAY TWO FEBRUARY 28, 2024

12 TH APRIL 2023

UAS Platforms, Programs & Testing: Next Gen Technologies for the Homeland & International Allies

7:30 8:15 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30

Morning Coffee & Registration

Opening Remarks from Program Chairs

Microphone 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 and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, International Security Affairs, US Special Envoy

Lieutenant General (USMC-ret) Steven R. Rudder, Former Deputy Commandant for Aviation, USMC, Former Commanding General, United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

Keynote Presentation: Special Operations Forces (AT&L) - Unmanned Aircraft R&D and Procurement Programs

Microphone David Breede, PEO Tactical Information Systems (TIS), Center for Special Operations Forces, Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (SOF AT&L), U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)

Keynote Presentation: Unmanned Systems Operational Testing Procedures & Program

Microphone Dr. Raymond O’Toole, Jr., Acting Director, Office of Secretary of Defense Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E)

Presentation: Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. Fourth Fleet UAS Capabilities & Innovation

Microphone Captain (USN-ret) Ted Venable, CNT/UAS Program Manager, (COMUSNAVSO/C4F) U.S. Fourth Fleet Counter Illicit Trafficking

• Working with industry to advance maritime unmanned since 2008.

• US SOUTHERN COMMAND AOR the perfect environment to operationalize unmanned aircraft systems.

• In 2022 the CNO designated FOURTH FLEET to lead the Navy’s Hybrid Fleet Concept development.

• FOURTH FLEET leveraging industry innovation to advance multi-domain integration for the Navy’s Hybrid Fleet Concept.

• U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command working with our Partner Navy’s to mature integration of unmanned aircraft into the maritime environment

Presentation: Sensor and Payload Efforts Supporting Army Modernization

Microphone Dennis Teefy, Project Director, Program Executive Office, Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors (PEO, IEW&S)

Networking Break

AGENDA

DAY TWO FEBRUARY 28, 2024

UAS Platforms, Programs & Testing: Next Gen Technologies for the Homeland & International Allies

11:00

12:15

1:15

1:45

Panel Session: Lessons Learned Needs & Requirements – CUAS Military Capabilities in the Middle East and Russian War in Ukraine

Microphone MODERATOR: 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 and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, International Security Affairs, US Special Envoy

Andy Lowery, Chief Executive Officer, Epirus

Craig Riedel, Project Manager, Tactical Aviation & Ground Munitions (TAGM), PEO Missiles and Space

Colonel John Whelahan, (USA-ret), Executive Director of Transformation, Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control, Partner Nations (CJADC2-P), XVIIIth Airborne Corps, 3rd Infantry Div/10th Mountain Div/ 82d Airborne Div/101st Airborne Division

Michael MacKay, Former National Security Advisor, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)

Lt Colonel Pavlo Khazan, Chief of the Territorial Defense Forces (TDF), Unmanned Systems Department, Armed Forces of Ukraine

• Implementing Netcentric and Robotic Military Capabilities

• Effective Defense and Serial Counter-offensives

• Hellfire/Hydra Rocket Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems Testing

• Future Plans Requirements and Capabilities

• "Fight Tonight" short term and Longer Term from Futures Command

• Drone 3D Rapid capability (Replicator Effort) for Defense

Networking Lunch

Presentation: Supporting Ukraine from an Industry Standpoint

Microphone Charlie Dean, Vice President, International Business, AeroVironment

Panel Session: Urban Air & Advanced Air Mobility Future Vision

Microphone MODERATOR:

Craig Burns, Special Agent, Law Enforcement Assistance Program (LEAP), FAA

Darshan “Dash” Divakaran, Airspace Innovation and Prime Partnerships Head, AFWERX

Edward Dolejsi, President, Autonomous Flight Systems Inc. (AFSI)

Alex Weintraub, Senior Program Manager, Advanced Programs, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation

Andrew Guion, Flight Safety and Operations Engineer, Air Traffic Management eXploration Project, NASA Ames Research Center

• Vertical Lift Technologies Needs, Challenges & Forecast

• Air Taxi, Cargo & Personal Air Vehicles

• Power sources: Electric, Hybrid-Electric and Conventional

• Latest Developments in Propulsion & Avionic Capabilities

2:45

Networking Break

AGENDA

DAY TWO FEBRUARY 28, 2024

12 TH APRIL 2023

UAS Platforms, Programs & Testing: Next Gen Technologies for the Homeland & International Allies

3:00

4:15

Panel Session: sUAS National Air Space Plans, Programs, Regulations and Pilot Operational Requirements

Microphone MODERATOR: Mark McKinnon, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP

Captain Jim Bamberger, Branch Chief of Requirements and Analysis, Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Craig Burns, Special Agent, Law Enforcement Assistance Program (LEAP), FAA

Captain Laura McLean, Captain, Operational Support, San Diego Police Department

Hector Ubiñas, Aviation Operations Lead, San Diego Gas and Electric

• UAS Innovation for a Next Gen ISR

• Counter Drone & Drone Detection

• Cutting-edge Multi-Sensor Capabilities & Privacy

• Port Security

• FAA Office of National Security Programs and Incident Response/LEAP

• FAA resources

• Special Event support

• sUAS Investigations training for law enforcement/military

Presentation: Evolution

of UAS for USAF ISR & Special Operations Forces

Microphone Benjamin Tran, Chief, ISR-SOF Capabilities Development Office (CDO), WPAFB

• Overview of current capabilities and planned investments in UAS for USAF ISR & SOF

• Technical challenges that must be overcome to realize future UAS operations

• Changes to Acquisition & Sustainment organizations & processes to support future UAS capabilities

4:45

Presentation: Employment of NATO ISR

Force UAVs in NATO Operations

Microphone Colonel Stefano Bianca, NATO ISR Force (NISRF) Deputy Commander and Training Centre Commander, Italian Air Force

• NATO ISR Force: strengthening Allied Air Defense and Deterrence

• RQ-4D Platform and Missions

• Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI) challenges and Technical Interoperability

• Alliance Persistent Space Surveillance (APSS) program: another growing NATO ISR Capability

5:15

Closing Remarks & End of Day Two

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SILVER SPONSOR

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is the leading designer of proven, reliable Unmanned Aircraft Systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems. GA-ASI’s UAS family includes MQ-9 Reaper, Gray Eagle 25M, Avenger, and MQ-9B SkyGuardian/SeaGuardian. In 2021 GA-ASI announced development of Mojave with short-takeoff and landing capability. The company has delivered more than 1,000 aircraft in its 30-year history. With more than 8 million flight hours, GA-ASI delivers long-endurance, mission-capable UAS.

BRONZE SPONSORS

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. In a new era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

DZYNE Technologies specializes in the rapid design, development, and deployment of advanced manned and unmanned systems. We start from concept creation and rapid prototype development and carry it all the way through to delivery of finished products.

Epirus is a high-growth technology company developing solid-state, software-defined high-power microwave (HPM) systems that enable unprecedented counter-electronics effects. Our Leonidas HPM system is a proven counter-swarm solution with demonstrated effects against a range of electronic threats. The system has a unique software backbone that allows for rapid system upgrades to fielded systems to keep pace with the evolving threat environment. Visit our website to learn more about our innovative approach and cutting-edge product lines.

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