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Chairman: General (ret.) Glen VanHerck, Former Commander, United States NORTHCOM and NORAD at Department of War

Chairman: General (ret.) Glen VanHerck

Former Commander, United States NORTHCOM and NORAD
Department of War

Elmer Roman, DASW, Acquisition Interoperability and Integration, USW(A&S)/Acquisition at Department of War

Elmer Roman

DASW, Acquisition Interoperability and Integration, USW(A&S)/Acquisition
Department of War

Brigadier General Matthew Ross, Director, Joint Interagency Task Force 401 at Department of War

Brigadier General Matthew Ross

Director, Joint Interagency Task Force 401
Department of War

Dr. Jarred Conley, Portfolio Director, Autonomous Warfare at Department of War Innovation Unit

Dr. Jarred Conley

Portfolio Director, Autonomous Warfare
Department of War Innovation Unit

Duane Neal, Deputy Senior Official, Scaled Directed Energy, OUSW (R&E)/OASW (CT) at Department of War

Duane Neal

Deputy Senior Official, Scaled Directed Energy, OUSW (R&E)/OASW (CT)
Department of War

Geoff Wilson, Division Chief, Test Resource Investment Division, TRMC at Department of War

Geoff Wilson

Division Chief, Test Resource Investment Division, TRMC
Department of War

Mike Torphy, Unit Chief, UAS and CUAS, Critical Incident Response Group at Federal Bureau of Investigation

Mike Torphy

Unit Chief, UAS and CUAS, Critical Incident Response Group
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Anthony Crane, (A) Executive Director, CUAS Defense Capability Group at U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Anthony Crane

(A) Executive Director, CUAS Defense Capability Group
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Steven Willoughby, (A) Executive Director, Program Executive Office for UAS and C-UAS at Department of Homeland Security

Steven Willoughby

(A) Executive Director, Program Executive Office for UAS and C-UAS
Department of Homeland Security

Benjamin Basham, Branch Chief, C-UAS Capability and Policy at NORAD and USNORTHCOM at Department of War

Benjamin Basham

Branch Chief, C-UAS Capability and Policy at NORAD and USNORTHCOM
Department of War

Colonel Charles Seaberry, Commander, Yuma Proving Ground at U.S. Army

Colonel Charles Seaberry

Commander, Yuma Proving Ground
U.S. Army

Colonel Tony Perez, Director, Fires Test and Evaluation at U.S. Army - Test & Evaluation Command

Colonel Tony Perez

Director, Fires Test and Evaluation
U.S. Army - Test & Evaluation Command

Mary Wiegand, Chief (A) UAS Security Branch at U.S. DHS - Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency

Mary Wiegand

Chief (A) UAS Security Branch
U.S. DHS - Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency

Lyle Cary, Deputy Associate Administrator, Chief, Office of Defense Nuclear Security at National Nuclear Security Administration

Lyle Cary

Deputy Associate Administrator, Chief, Office of Defense Nuclear Security
National Nuclear Security Administration

Jonathan Herman, Group Manager (A), C-UAS & UAS Security Ops, AJR-26 at Federal Aviation Administration

Jonathan Herman

Group Manager (A), C-UAS & UAS Security Ops, AJR-26
Federal Aviation Administration

Dr. Randy Tompkins, Chief Sensor Experimentation Branch / Lead C-UAS IPT DEVCOM Army Research Labor at U.S. Army

Dr. Randy Tompkins

Chief Sensor Experimentation Branch / Lead C-UAS IPT DEVCOM Army Research Labor
U.S. Army

Dr. Nicholas Fell, Portfolio Manager, Fires and Agile Sustainment & Ammo at U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory

Dr. Nicholas Fell

Portfolio Manager, Fires and Agile Sustainment & Ammo
U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory

Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Tyler, Deputy Chief of Police at Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Tyler

Deputy Chief of Police
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

Chief Josh Cousins, Assistant Chief of Police at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

Chief Josh Cousins

Assistant Chief of Police
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

Chief Michael Lighthiser, Deputy Chief, Special Services at George Mason University

Chief Michael Lighthiser

Deputy Chief, Special Services
George Mason University

Benjamin Gibson, Senior Physical Security Analyst at Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center

Benjamin Gibson

Senior Physical Security Analyst
Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center

Brian Keith, Special Agent at Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Brian Keith

Special Agent
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Jason Parker, Domain Awareness Portfolio Manager-CUAS at U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Jason Parker

Domain Awareness Portfolio Manager-CUAS
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Dr. Noor Razzaq, Founder, President, and CEO at Institute for American Policy and Standards Innovation nnovation

Dr. Noor Razzaq

Founder, President, and CEO
Institute for American Policy and Standards Innovation nnovation

Matt Fuller, Senior Policy Analyst at American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers

Matt Fuller

Senior Policy Analyst
American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers

Richard Mogavero, Director, Security and Incident Preparedness at Nuclear Energy Institute

Richard Mogavero

Director, Security and Incident Preparedness
Nuclear Energy Institute

Thomas DeVoe, Director, Weapons Systems and Technology at U.S. Army - DEVCOM Armaments Center

Thomas DeVoe

Director, Weapons Systems and Technology
U.S. Army - DEVCOM Armaments Center

Angelissa Savino, Founder & Managing Attorney, Former DoJ Attorney at Savino Skies Consulting

Angelissa Savino

Founder & Managing Attorney, Former DoJ Attorney
Savino Skies Consulting

Scott Parker, Founder - Aerisq Solutions; former Chief, UAS Security, CISA at Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency

Scott Parker

Founder - Aerisq Solutions; former Chief, UAS Security, CISA
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency

Brandon Youngblood, Senior Consultant, FRM Group Manager CUAS, FAA at ZBeta Inc

Brandon Youngblood

Senior Consultant, FRM Group Manager CUAS, FAA
ZBeta Inc

Jarred Pennington, DHS FPS UAS/C-UAS Branch Chief at Department of Homeland Security

Jarred Pennington

DHS FPS UAS/C-UAS Branch Chief
Department of Homeland Security

Bess Dopkeen, Former Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for R&E at United States Department of Defense

Bess Dopkeen

Former Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for R&E
United States Department of Defense

Sam Ong, Founder and Ceo at TRD Systems PTE LTD

Sam Ong

Founder and Ceo
TRD Systems PTE LTD

Amit Mahajan, CEO at Phoenix Group

Amit Mahajan

CEO
Phoenix Group

Brigadier General Rob Spalding, CEO at SEMPRE.AI

Brigadier General Rob Spalding

CEO
SEMPRE.AI

Jeffrey Starr, Chief Marketing Officer and RF-Cyber Counter-Drone Evangelist at D-Fend Solutions

Jeffrey Starr

Chief Marketing Officer and RF-Cyber Counter-Drone Evangelist
D-Fend Solutions

Joseph Welch, Sales, Federal Civilian Engagement at Echodyne

Joseph Welch

Sales, Federal Civilian Engagement
Echodyne

Siete Hamminga, CEO at Robin Radar

Siete Hamminga

CEO
Robin Radar

Tim Saffold, VP, Autonomous and Unmanned Systems at Amentum

Tim Saffold

VP, Autonomous and Unmanned Systems
Amentum

Dawn Zoldi, Publisher at Autonomy Global

Dawn Zoldi

Publisher
Autonomy Global

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