2026 Chairman
2026 Speakers
Vice Admiral Curt A. Renshaw
Commander
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. FIFTH Fleet/ Combined Maritime Forces
Commander
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. FIFTH Fleet/ Combined Maritime Forces
Rear Admiral Paul Flos
Program Director International Naval Materiel Cooperation
Netherlands Ministry of Defence
Program Director International Naval Materiel Cooperation
Netherlands Ministry of Defence
Rear Admiral Chad Cary
Director of NOAA Corps and OMAO
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Director of NOAA Corps and OMAO
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Commander David Novotney
Program Manager for USV and UUV Acquisition Strategies
United States Special Operations Command
Program Manager for USV and UUV Acquisition Strategies
United States Special Operations Command
Commander Michael Hutchinson
Experiments Team Leader, Disruptive Capabilities and Technology Office
Royal Navy, Subject to Final Confirmation
Experiments Team Leader, Disruptive Capabilities and Technology Office
Royal Navy, Subject to Final Confirmation
Lieutenant Commander Andrii Volodymyrovych Maksymenko
Head of the Department of Unmanned Systems BMC 3C
Ukrainian Naval Forces
Head of the Department of Unmanned Systems BMC 3C
Ukrainian Naval Forces
Mr. Anthony Antognoli
Assistant Commandant and PEO of Robotics & Autonomous Systems
U.S. Coast Guard
Assistant Commandant and PEO of Robotics & Autonomous Systems
U.S. Coast Guard
Ane Todbjerg Sønderstrup
Head of Section, Maritime Drones and Autonomous Systems
Danish Ministry of Defence - Acquisitions and Logistics Organisation
Head of Section, Maritime Drones and Autonomous Systems
Danish Ministry of Defence - Acquisitions and Logistics Organisation
Professor Andrew Serdy
Professor of the Public International Law of the Sea
University of Southampton
Professor of the Public International Law of the Sea
University of Southampton
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