Full Schedule

Confirmed Moderator: ADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., USN (Ret.) – Former Commander, U.S. Pacific Command and former Ambassador to the Republic of South Korea (2018 – 2021)

Confirmed Speaker: VADM Jose MA Ambrosio Q. Ezpeleta, PN – Flag Officer-in-Command, Philippine Navy

Invited Speaker: VADM Mark Hammond, RAN – Chief of Navy, Royal Australian Navy

Confirmed Speaker: RAdm Richard Harris, Royal Navy – Royal Navy, Director Develop

Invited Speaker: ADM Stephen T. Koehler, USN – Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet

Invited Speaker: ADM Akira Saito, JMSDF – Chief of Staff, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Fleet

Invited Speaker: ADM Dinesh K. Tripathi, Indian Navy – Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy

Invited Speaker: ADM Yang Yong-mo, ROKN – Republic of Korea Navy

Invited Speaker: BGen Simon M. Doran, USMC – Commanding General, Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory/Futures Directorate and Vice Chief of Naval Research

Invited Speaker: VADM John F.G Wade, USN – Commander, THIRD Fleet

Invited Speaker: LtGen Christian F. Wortman, USMC – Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force

Invited Speaker: RADM T.J. Zerr, USN – Commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center

Confirmed Moderator: The Hon. Nickolas H. Guertin – Former Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition

Confirmed Speaker: Mr. Ronald O'Rourke – Naval Analyst, Congressional Research Service

Invited Speaker: Jason Potter – Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research, Development and Acquisition

Confirmed Speaker: RDML Todd Weeks, USN – Program Executive Officer, Strategic Submarines

Confirmed Speaker: Ms. Kari Wilkinson – President, Newport News Shipbuilding Division, HII

Confirmed Moderator: RADM Raymond A. Spicer, USN (Ret.) – CEO and Publisher, U.S. Naval Institute

Invited Speaker: ADM Daryl L. Caudle, USN – Chief of Naval Operations

Invited Speaker: ADM Kevin E. Lunday, USCG – Nominated as Commandant of the Coast Guard

Invited Speaker: Gen Eric Smith, USMC – Commandant of the Marine Corps

Confirmed Moderator: LTG Susan S. Lawrence, USA (Ret.) – President and CEO, AFCEA International

Invited Speaker: LtGen Melvin Carter, USMC – Deputy Commandant for Information

Confirmed Panelist: RADM Jon Hickey, USCG – Chief Information Officer

Invited Speaker: LTG David T. Isaacson, USA – Director for Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4)/Cyber, Chief Information Officer, J-6

Confirmed Speaker: Anne Marie Schumann – Department of the Navy Principal Cyber Advisor

Invited Speaker: M. Barry Tanner – Acting Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of the Navy

Invited Speaker: VADM Karl O. Thomas, USN – Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare, N2/N6, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations/Director of Naval Intelligence

Confirmed Moderator: Mr. Bryan Clark – Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Defense Concepts and Technology, Hudson Institute

Invited Speaker: The Hon. Alexander R. Lovett – Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of War Mission Capabilities, Office of the Undersecretary of War for Research and Development

Invited Speaker: VADM Elizabeth Okano, USN – Principal Military Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition

Confirmed Moderator: Mr. Michael Stewart – Former Director, U.S. Navy Disruptive Capabilities Office

Invited Speaker: Mr. Sebastien Grall – CEO and Founder, Drix

Confirmed Speaker: Mr. Rylan Hamilton – CEO and Co-Founder, Blue Water Autonomy

Confirmed Speaker: RADM Ryan B. Scholl, USN (Ret.) – Executive Vice President, Defence Partnerships, Kraken Technologies

Confirmed Speaker: Brandon Tseng – President and Co-Founder, Shield AI