National Congress on Counter UAS Technology

ACI has created the National Congress on Counter UAS Technologies, taking place May 24-25 in Washington, D.C. to advance discussions on CUAS threats past the existing intelligence, and deep dive into the evolving drone risks which can pose a significant disruptive force not only to the United States but globally.

Can't miss topics we will cover include:

Emerging DoD & U.S. Government C-UAS Needs, Requirements, Strategies and Opportunities for Industry
Latest Breakthroughs & Technological Advancements within DoD & Gov (S&T), Test and Evaluation
Countering the Threat Roadmaps: FAA Regulatory Rules to Detect, Mitigate and Counter the Growing sUAS Threat
DHS and Protecting the Infrastructure: Joint Protocols, Interoperability, Law Enforcement, and Way Ahead
Understanding the Growing Threat: National Air Space & Beyond: Detection, Avoidance and Countering Capabilities Developments and more!

Speaker and Presenter Information

The Honorable Nickolas Guertin
Director, Operational Test & Evaluation
Office of the Secretary of Defense

Troy Miller
Deputy Commissioner
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Thomas Adams
Supervisory Special Agent, C-UAS Program Manager
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Captain Jim Bamberger
Public Area Security Infrastructure Protection (PASIP) Branch Chief, Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Counter-UAS Capability
Transportation Security Administration

Col Tony Behrens
Deputy Director at Joint Integrated Air & Missile Defense Organization (JIAMDO)
Joint Staff (J8), Pentagon

Ryan Berry
Manager, UAS Security Division
(AXE-U00)
Federal Aviation Administration

Dr. Jeffrey Boulware
Technical Director
Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Org (JIAMDO)

Colonel Nathan Diller, USAF
Director
Air Force Start Up Acceleration (AFWERX)

Lieutenant General Michael Groen, USMC
Director
Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC)

Dr. Parimal Kopardekar
Director
NASA Aeronautics Research Institute (NARI)

Phil Mattson
Senior Standards Advisor, DHS Standards Executive, Systems Engineering & Standards Division, Science and Technology Directorate
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Jim Patterson, Jr.
Manager Airport Safety R&D Section
FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center

Dr. Jaret C. Riddick
Principal Director for Autonomy
Office of the Director of Defense
Research and Engineering for Modernization, USD (R&E)

Dr. Craig A. Robin
Director, Directed Energy Project Office
Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO)

Dr. Steve ‘Cap’ Rogers
Senior Scientist for Autonomy
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)

Nicole Thomas
Division Chief for Strategy and Policy
Army Joint C-sUAS Office (JCO)

John Vona, SES
Deputy Director, Plans, Program and Requirements Directorate
Air Combat Command (ACC/A5/8/9)

Matt Way
Program Manager, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
Department of Defense

Brandon Youngblood
Group Manager, UAS Security and C-UAS Integration (AJR-26)
Air Traffic Organization, FAA

Expected Number of Attendees

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of State, County Government, City Government, Municipal Government, FAA, Federal Government, State & Local Government, NSA