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
Experiments Team Leader, Disruptive Capabilities and Technology Office
Royal Navy
Lieutenant Commander John Faurbo
Science and Technology Officer
Royal Canadian Navy - Directorate of Naval Strategy
Science and Technology Officer
Royal Canadian Navy - Directorate of Naval Strategy
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
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
Industry Speakers
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