2026 Chairman


Dr. Craig Sawyer
Dr. Craig Sawyer
Former Chairman, NATO Joint Capability Group for Maritime Unmanned Systems &
NATO Chairman, Joint Capability Group Maritime Unmanned Systems
NATO Chairman, Joint Capability Group Maritime Unmanned Systems

2026 Speakers


Rear Admiral Jason Armstrong
Rear Admiral Jason Armstrong
Head of Naval Capability
Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Canadian Navy
Rear Admiral İlker Avcı
Rear Admiral İlker Avcı
Head of Operational Training Department
Turkish Navy
Turkish Navy
Captain Garrett H. Miller
Captain Garrett H. Miller
Commodore, Surface Development Group One
U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
Colonel Karl Gray
Colonel Karl Gray
Commanding Officer of 47 Commando
Royal Marines
Royal Marines
Lieutenant Commander Andrii Volodymyrovych Maksymenko
Lieutenant Commander Andrii Volodymyrovych Maksymenko
Head of the Department of Unmanned Systems BMC 3C
Ukrainian Naval Forces
Ukrainian Naval Forces
Ane Todbjerg Sønderstrup
Ane Todbjerg Sønderstrup
Head of Section, Maritime Drones and Autonomous Systems
Danish Ministry of Defence - Acquisitions and Logistics Organisation
Danish Ministry of Defence - Acquisitions and Logistics Organisation
Professor Andrew Serdy
Professor Andrew Serdy
Professor of the Public International Law of the Sea
University of Southampton
University of Southampton

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