UXS Speaker Hall of Fame
Conference Co-Chairs
Layne Merritt
Vice President, Technology & Innovation Elbit Systems of America
Dr. N. Andrew Browning
Senior Program Director of Autonomy AeroVironmentGovernment & DoD Speakers
Chris Henry
Deputy DirectorNaval Warfare Office of the Secretary of Defense
Director, Operational Test & Evaluation
Bryan Scurry, SES
Former Executive Director Commander Naval Air Forces Pacific Fleet
Dennis Teefy
Project Director Sensors Aerial Intelligence (PDSAI), Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S)
Captain Ben Cohen
Director The NavalX SoCal Tech Bridge USMC
Captain Patrick Thien
Deputy Director, Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) Mine Warfare DivisionUSN
Sgt. Nicholas Link
UAS Unit Sergeant San Diego Police Department Operational Support
Alyson Turri
Program ManagerAir Force Research Laboratory Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Commander Jerry Daley, USN
Commanding Officer Unmanned Surface Vehicles Division ONE
LTC Michael “Brabs” Brabner
Robotics Requirements Division / Air Branch Chief Maneuver Capabilities Development & Integration Directorate Army Futures Command
Maj David “Jon” Lilja
Assistant Product Manager, Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office Program Executive Office, Army Aviation
Col Steven Beattie II, USAF
Commander, 49th Operations Group Holloman AFB, NM
Rebecca Boxerman
ONR Global Science Advisor, ONRG, Science Advisor to Commander Naval Surface Forces
Mike Tall
Senior Scientific Technical Manager (SSTM)Integrated Autonomous C4ISR Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC)
Colonel (USAF-ret) Stephen “Lux” Luxion
Executive Director ASSURE FAA UAS CoE
Dr. John Matyjas
SES, Chief Scientist Air Combat Command
Carson L. Wakefield
Product Lead Soldier Unmanned Aircraft SystemsUnmanned Aircraft Systems Project Office
Program Executive Office (PEO) Army Aviation
The Honorable Andrew P. Hunter
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (AT&L)
Vinny Capobianco
Rapid Innovation Cell, Navy Unmanned Task Force Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona
Keith Jones
Executive Director, Domain Awareness Security Operations U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations
Dr. Doug Meador
Air Vehicles LeadAutonomous Collaborative Enabling Technologies (ACET) Portfolio Air Force Research Lab
LtCol Lawrence Ware, USAF
Director of Autonomous Collaborative Enabling Technologies Air Force Research Laboratory
Darshan “Dash” Divakaran
Senior Manager, Strategic Innovation & Partnerships Company - AFWERX, United States Air ForceIndustry Speakers
Mike Atwood
Senior DirectorAdvanced Programs General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
Travis Burdine
Director of Domestic Business Development & Strategy Insitu (A Boeing Company)
Dr. Nick Ernest
Chief AI Architect Thales USA
Lt Col (USAF-ret) Jerry “Rhino” Frazier, Jr.
CEO & Director, Integrated Air and Missile Defense Amalgam Defense Solutions LLC
Erik Grant
Vice President C-UAS Solutions, CACI International Inc. Dr. Doug Meador
Air Vehicles LeadAutonomous Collaborative Enabling Technologies (ACET) Portfolio Air Force Research Lab
Colonel (USA-ret) Rob Menti
Business Development Armament Systems, Northrop Grumman Corporation Defense Systems
Joe Murray
Principal Blue Force Technologies
Dave Ogburn
Capture Manager, Undersea and Seabed Technologies Aerojet Rocketdyne
Chris Pehrson
Chief Growth Officer Parry Labs
Wayne Prender
Senior Vice President of Air Systems Textron Systems
Chan Saunders
Technical DirectorNaval Surface & Undersea Systems Raytheon Missiles & Defense
Kevin D. Stamey, SES
Director for Information Dominance ProgramsOffice of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L)
Joe Valenzuela
Vice President of StrategyTactical Platforms Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems
