2025 Chairman


Dr. Craig Sawyer
Dr. Craig Sawyer
Chief, Department of the Navy Office of Strategic Assessment &
NATO Chairman, Joint Capability Group Maritime Unmanned Systems

2025 Speakers


Rear Admiral Paul Flos
Rear Admiral Paul Flos
Program Director of International Naval Materiel Cooperation
Netherlands Ministry of Defence
Commodore Matthew Stratton
Commodore Matthew Stratton
Deputy Director Navy Equipment and Systems Acquisition
Royal Navy
Commodore Marcus Rose
Commodore Marcus Rose
Deputy Director Underwater Battlespace Capability, Develop Directorate
Royal Navy
Commodore Marcus Hember
Commodore Marcus Hember
Deputy Director Navy Capability Plans
Royal Navy
Christopher Henry
Christopher Henry
Director, Operational Test & Evaluation, Naval Warfare
Operational Test & Evaluation, US Navy
Captain Ali Ashour FRINA, FIES  PhD Researcher, PDRC-UoS
Captain Ali Ashour FRINA, FIES PhD Researcher, PDRC-UoS
Senior Engineering Officer KCG
Ministry of Interior - State of Kuwait
Captain Andy Berner
Captain Andy Berner
Commanding Officer, Office of Naval Research GLOBAL
US Navy
Commander Michael Hutchinson
Commander Michael Hutchinson
Captain of XV Patrick Blackett, Head of Experimentation
Navy X
Commander Sean Trevethan
Commander Sean Trevethan
Director, Maritime Capability
NATO Defence Investment Division *subject to final confirmation
Commander Jerry Daley
Commander Jerry Daley
Commanding Officer, Unmanned Surface Vessel Division One (USVDIV-1)
US Navy *subject to final confirmation
Lieutenant Commander Laurențiu-Florin Constantinoiu
Lieutenant Commander Laurențiu-Florin Constantinoiu
Head of Innovation and Research
Romanian Navy
Lieutenant Commander Tiago Gomes
Lieutenant Commander Tiago Gomes
Directorate of Ships - PMO
Portuguese Navy
Jürgen Scraback
Jürgen Scraback
Head of Unit Maritime Domain
European Defence Agency
Sine Ozkarasahin
Sine Ozkarasahin
Maritime Domain Unit Trainee
European Defence Agency
Professor Erkan Oterkus
Professor Erkan Oterkus
Director of The PeriDynamics Research Centre (PDRC)
Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean & Marine Engineering, University of Strathclyde