Strategic Insights, Tactical Solutions: Exchange
Ideas and Expertise at the Forefront of Counter-UAS Efforts
August 19 - 20, 2025 | The Westin Arlington, Arlington, VA

Name: Counter UAS Summit
Start: 2025-08-19
End: 2025-08-20

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Strategic Insights, Tactical Solutions: Exchange Ideas and Expertise at the Forefront of Counter-UAS Efforts

The seventh annual IDGA Counter-UAS Summit provides a forum comprised of key decision-makers and senior military leaders for discussions on ways to collaboratively combat the threat of UAS to the United States military and civilians. At this year's event we will be in Arlington August 19 - 20, 2025. Across two days of learning and collaboration we will engage our audience with high level discussions surrounding kinetic and non-kinetic approaches for countering drones, including exploring case studies on specific incidents, insights into the latest innovative CUAS technologies, the impact of shifting legal authorities, and much more.

This event is for anyone who wants to gain an advanced understanding of the evolving UAS threat and C-UAS technologies and work towards appropriate solutions for their own unique issues. Covering both the civilian and military threat, this event is for individuals who are looking to build vital connections and work collaboratively with the wide range of senior and experienced personnel attending from government administrations, the military, and the industry. This summit strives to be beneficial for solution providers, as well as attendees from the military and federal administrations alike.

IDGA’s Counter-UAS Summit will provide you the unique opportunity to network, connect, and learn from the most influential thought leaders and practitioners, all tirelessly dedicated to mitigating this multi-domain challenge.

Whether you're from law enforcement, defense, or tech, this conference is your opportunity to stay ahead of evolving threats, network with top experts, and drive innovation in securing our skies. Don’t miss out on shaping the future of drone security.

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Meet Our 2025 Expert Speaker Faculty:

David Shank

Former Commandant, U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery School

US Army

General (Ret) Glen VanHerck

Former Commander

NORAD & USNORTHCOM

Michael Prater

Director, International Acquisition, ASA(ALT)/DASA (DEC)

US Army

Troy Johnson

Deputy Executive Director, Domain Awareness Security Operations, AMO

US Customs and Border Protection

Serge Potapov SES

Executive Director, Law Enforcement Operations Division, LE/FAMS

Transportation Security Administration

Lewis "Lew" Monroe III

Associate Administrator and Chief, Defense Nuclear Security

Department of Energy

Colonel Scott McLellan

Military Deputy, Joint C-sUAS Office

US Army

Colonel Andrew Konicki

Program Manager, Ground Based Air Defense

US Marine Corps

Lieutenant Colonel Craig Bonham

Garrison Commander, Picatinny Arsenal

US Army

Lieutenant Colonel Lynn Sullivan

C-UAS Division Lead

NORAD & USNORTHCOM

Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Tyler

Deputy Chief of Police

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

Sean Haglund

Associate Director, CISA Office for Bombing Prevention

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Captain Jim Bamberger

Director, Multimodal and Public Area Capabilites Division, RCA

Transportation Security Administration

John Kirejczyk

Director, Technology Management & Integration

PEO Soldier, Project Manager Soldier Survivability

Ryan Ellis

Assistant Chief, CUAS Program Manager

US Customs and Border Protection

Jarred D. Pennington

Branch Chief, Unmanned Systems Security Branch, Federal Protective Service

Department of Homeland Security

Jason Day

Director, Unmanned Aircraft, Aviation Operations Division

Texas Department of Public Safety

Lieutenant Michael Ward

Target Hardening Unit sUAS/cUAS Program Lead

New Jersey State Police

Dr. Noor Razzaq

Founder, President, and CEO

Institute for American Policy and Standards Innovation

Brandon Youngblood

Chief Executive Officer

Drone Security Services

DJ Smith

Unmanned Aerial & CUAS Systems Program Coordinator

Virginia State Police

Zohar Halachmi

Chairman & CEO

D-Fend Solutions

Jon Sysel

CEO

IP Convergence Corporation

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What's New for 2025?

Optimizing C-UAS production, supply chain management, and scaling within the Defense Industrial Base and how C-UAS production and acquisition can grow from the US Army.

Examine case studies from recent drone incursions and their impact on base security with Picatinny Arsenal; analyzing the effectiveness of C-UAS systems and identifying opportunities for improving C-UAS deployment at sensitive locations.

Recent drone swarm testing conducted by USNORTHCOM and how its results are influencing future C-UAS strategies, both for military applications and national security defense.

How the US Military are enhancing and integrating their C-UAS capabilities.

Sit in on further case studies and lessons learned from real world examples from CISA, TSA, US Army, state/local law enforcement, and more.

High level of strategic focus on protecting critical civilian infrastructure, including nuclear security, airspace, airports, and more.

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2025 Speaker Spotlight
Michelle Self
C-sUAS Lead, PEO Soldier
US Army

We are excited to welcome Michelle Self to our expert speaker panel. As a C-sUAS Lead, PEO Soldier, Michelle will bring valuable insights to the Counter-UAS Summit, sharing her expertise on the necessity of leveraging C-UAS strategies to ensure public safety.

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2025 Focus Areas Include:

US Army Updates & Current Lines of Effort

Acquisition and Procurement Strategies and Priorities

Critical National Infrastructure Protection

Anti-Drone Swarm Testing

Updates on the Legal and Policy Landscape

Bolstering Technical and Operational Interoperability

Securing Airspace and Airports

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Attendee Testimonials

Off the charts valuable. Specifically in networking. Accomplishing the recommendations of the Domestic C-sUAS National Action Plan requires dialogue from agencies that often are not usually in the same room. This event allows for thoughts and ideas to be shared which then are brought to disparate locations and socialized. Sometimes that process can assist in speeding up the bureaucracy that stymies innovation.

Smoothest event I’ve attended. Very well planned and executed. The (IDGA) team was highly professional, on point, and amazing.

In all honesty I wouldn't be able to express how valuable this knowledge and information is and would also not want to put a price on it. I am from a UAS operator background and having a good understanding of the CUAS issues and also capabilities helps me to inform other from both a CUAS and Counter CUAS perspective.

The event was highly valuable as it exposed me to the breadth of the C-UAS mission, as well as the challenges, gaps and opportunities associated with this mission. I also enjoyed the fact that the presenters are highly dedicated professionals, who care deeply and want to make a positive difference in protecting the homeland.

The CUAS Summit does a great job convening the right people to make sure conversations are meaningful to each of the attendees.

This was an excellent overview of the state of the art in UAS detection and defense. A great mix of US industry, Civic, and Military participants with the common goal of achieving safer skies and public events.

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