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Unmanned Systems Summit March 13-14, 2019 The

Advancing US Unmanned Capabilities for the

Francis, Director of Army Aviation Office of

BGen James Adams, Director, Capabilities

Integration BG John Ulrich, Director, Force

1 Unmanned Systems Summit March 13-14, 2019 The Mary M Gates Learning Center, Alexandria, VA Advancing US Unmanned Capabilities for the Future Fight CONFIRMED SPEAKERS: BG David J. Francis, Director of Army Aviation Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7 DAMO-AV BGen James Adams, Director, Capabilities Development Directorate; Combat Development & Integration BG John Ulrich, Director, Force Development, G-8 Brig Gen Lance Landrum, USAF Deputy Director for Requirements and Capability Development, Joint Staff J-8 Summit Agenda unmannedsystems.dsigroup.org

2 Program Design & Goal: DSI s 2019 Unmanned Systems for DoD will emphasize the increased need to develop UxS technology as the national defense focus shifts from counter insurgency back to a great power fight. As potential enemies increase their unmanned capabilities, the United States will have to develop systems of their own. These systems will have to increase warfighter functions and provide commanders with unmatched capabilities. This Summit will feature the growing role of UxSs in our country s military and focus particularly on the needs of the various services to dominate on the future battlefield. Through DSI s open town-hall style forum, attendees from Government, Military, Industry, and Academia will explore the emerging technological advancements, standards, and technical requirements needed to overcome the challenges affecting the US Military s ability to capitalize the expanding role of unmanned systems within contested environments. Operating Guidelines: DSI s 7 th Annual DoD Unmanned Systems Summit directly supports DoD/Federal Government priorities by providing a conduit for officials to efficiently reach audiences outside of their respective offices that directly impact their department's mission success, at no charge to the government, and in an efficient expenditure of time. DSI s Summit will provide a forum to address and improve internal and external initiatives, meet with and hear from partner organizations, disseminate vital capability requirements to industry, increase visibility within the larger community, and generally support their mission. * The Summit is open and complimentary to all DoD employees and is considered an educational and training forum. (Industry and academia members are charged a fee of attendance) General Target Audience: Summit is CLOSED TO PRESS / NO RECORDINGS This educational forum supports professionals in US Military Commands, Federal Government agencies, academia, and solution provides responsible for using or advancing technological capabilities for Unmanned Systems. - Developing unmanned systems to defeat near peer threats in future fights - Challenges faced integrating unmanned systems across the force - Reducing soldier workload through human machine teaming Specific topics to be discussed include: - Improving Unmanned system interoperability - Developments in unmanned swarm research - Weaponizing UxS air and ground systems - Delivering Naval dominance through unmanned capabilities - Efforts to integrate UxS into the National Airspace

3 March 13, :00 8:45 Registration and Light Breakfast Reception Open 8:45 9:00 Moderator Opening Remarks Col (ret.) Braxton Rehm, USAF Principal Marketing Manager, Collins Aerospace Former Director, USAF Defense Sensitive Support 9:00 9:45 Challenges and Opportunities for Unmanned Systems Across the DoD - Need for unmanned systems in a Peer to Peer environment - Enabling US warfighter dominance through human/machine teaming - Integrating unmanned systems in a multi-domain environment Brig Gen Lance Landrum, USAF (Confirmed) Deputy Director for Requirements and Capability Development Joint Staff J-8 9:45 10:30 Developing Marine Corps Unmanned Systems for the Future Battlefield - Capability requirements for Marine Corps unmanned systems - Leveraging unmanned systems to provide early warning capabilities independent of Carrier Strike Groups - Requirements of future Marine unmanned systems against a near-peer adversary BGen James Adams, USMC (Confirmed) Director Capabilities Development Directorate; Combat Development & Integration 10:30 11:00 Networking Break & Exhibits 11:00 11:45 A Holistic Look at Unmanned, Autonomy, and Enabling Technology Efforts - DASN(RDT&E) FY 19 Initiative - Industry engagement and feedback on DoN Strategic Roadmap for Unmanned Systems and follow on Implementation Plan - Leveraging and Synergizing efforts and shaping the future investments Ryan Fitzgerald (Confirmed) Director of Unmanned Systems, Autonomy, and Artificial Intelligence Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation 11:45 12:30 Building a Foundation for Future MUMT - Developing operational and tactical supply movement operations - Integrating technologies that enable multi-domain robotic and automated capabilities - Future of unmanned systems in complex urban environments Kevin Mills (Confirmed) Associate Director US Army Combat Capability Development Command (CCDC) Ground Vehicle System Center s Ground Vehicle Robotics Directorate 12:30 1:30 Networking Lunch & Exhibits

4 1:30 2:05 Developing Remotely Piloted Air-to-Air Combat Capabilities -Preparing for the next big Aerial war against Near Peer threats with remotely piloted assets -Increasing the survivability of remotely piloted aircraft for air-to-air combat -Adapting new technologies to improve remotely piloted air combat capabilities Major Daniel McCready, USAF (Confirmed) Chief of Weapons and Tactics 49th Wing 2:05 2:15 Holistic Approach for Secured Unmanned Systems Operations - Fleet & Swarm, Autonomous Systems, Security & Cloud-Based Operations - New Concept for Cyber Security and AI for Drones and Robotics - Commercial to HLS Upgrade Solutions for Drones - Existing and Future Communication Needs and Solutions Mr. Rony Klein Business Development Executive Mobilicom 2:15 3:00 Technology Strategy for Agile UAS Capability - Technology for attritable and expendable UAS - Technology for complex, multi-platform operations - New approaches to commercial technology exploitation Dr. Reid Melville (Confirmed) Strategy Lead for Unmanned Air Systems Air Force Research Laboratory 3:00 3:30 Networking Break & Exhibits 3:30 4:15 Developing Swarm Simulation Algorithms that can Adapt to the Complexity of Uncertain Environments - Coordinating the actions of different agents to perform complex tasks - Combining multiple autonomous surveillance strategies into a single framework - Accounting for uncertainties, sensor errors, and dynamic obstacles Professor Huan Xu (Confirmed) Department of Aerospace Engineering University of Maryland 4:15 5:00 Integrating Unmanned Aerial Systems into the National Airspace - Importance of a Next Generation Air Transportation System - Improving air traffic flow management through increased information exchange - Detecting potential threats to aircraft in the National Airspace Billy Klauser (Confirmed) Associate Director ASSURE March 14, :15 8:45 Registration and Light Breakfast Reception Open 8:45 9:00 Moderator Opening Remarks Col (ret.) Braxton Rehm, USAF Principal Marketing Manager, Collins Aerospace Former Director, USAF Defense Sensitive Support

5 9:00 9:45 Enabling a Ready Joint and Expeditionary Army Aviation Force through Unmanned Technology - Thoughts on the Unmanned Aviation needs of the Army in a Future Operating environment - Creating Unmanned Aircraft that fit within the six Army modernization priorities - Enhancing warfighter functions through integration of UAS into the Army s Aerial Fleet BG David J. Francis, USA (Confirmed) Director of Army Aviation Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7 DAMO-AV Developing Unmanned Systems that Provide Full Spectrum Dominance to Army Forces 9:45 10:30 - Thoughts on the future operating environment and the need for unmanned systems within it - Where unmanned systems fit within the six Army modernization priorities - How unmanned systems can help the Army maintain overmatch against potential adversaries BG John C. Ulrich, USA (Confirmed) Director Force Development, G-8 United States Army 10:30 11:15 US Army Research and Technology Efforts to Extend Warfighter Lethality with Unmanned Technology - Enhancing Warfighter lethality and range with unmanned systems - Demand for unmanned vehicles and weapons systems on the future battlefield - Gaining lethality overmatch in the future operating environment through unmanned vehicles Todd Turner (Confirmed) Portfolio Director for Air Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology (ODASA(R&T)) 11:15 11:45 Networking Break & Exhibits 11:45 12:45 Panel Discussion: Hardening US Unmanned Systems Against Enemy Counter Measures This panel will address the developments in technology that will protect US unmanned systems against enemy counter efforts such as jamming and spoofing. These efforts are critical as America s potential adversaries look to counter our growing unmanned capabilities with emerging technologies of their own. Dr. Alexander Kott Army Research Lab (Moderator) (Confirmed) Professor Randall K. Nichols Professor of Practice-Cybersecurity, Kansas St (Confirmed) Dr. Seth Nielson Johns Hopkins University (Confirmed) Cristina T. Chaplain Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, GAO (Confirmed) 12:45 1:30 Networking Lunch 1:30 2:15 Efforts Towards Modernizing the Army s Unmanned Aerial Fleet - Developing unmanned platforms for the future operating environment - Providing unmanned aircraft in support of the Army modernization priorities - Army UAS requirements for a future fight against a near-peer threat COL Michael Burns, USA (Confirmed) Director Requirements Development Directorate- Aviation Platforms 2:15 3:00 Multi-modal Autonomous Vehicle NETworks - Next Generation Communications for BVLOS operations - Delivering Unmanned capabilities to the US Navy - Leveraging unmanned systems to extend maritime reach - Thoughts on future unmanned needs of the Navy in a peer to peer fight Andrew Harter, Ph.D. (Confirmed) Research Scientist Oak Ridge National Laboratory 3:00 3:15 Networking Break & Exhibits

3:15 4:00 Creating Intelligent Robotic Systems that

Developing robot intelligence that requires minimal

in complex military environments - Benefits of

4:45 Connecting Unmanned Vehicles Through Underwater

network with sonar - Benefits of sonar in underwater

of using underwater acoustics 4:45 Dimitris Pados, Ph.

6 3:15 4:00 Creating Intelligent Robotic Systems that Reliably Operate in Warfighter Environments - Developing robot intelligence that requires minimal human demonstration - Challenges unmanned systems face in complex military environments - Benefits of reliable human-machine teaming on the future battlefield Dr. Maggie Wigness (Confirmed) Computer Scientist ARL 4:00 4:45 Connecting Unmanned Vehicles Through Underwater Acoustics - Creating an interconnected communications network with sonar - Benefits of sonar in underwater communications between unmanned systems - Challenges of using underwater acoustics 4:45 Dimitris Pados, Ph.D. (Confirmed) Center for Connected Assured Autonomy Florida Atlantic University End of Summit GOLD SPONSOR MEDIA PARTNERS

6 th Annual DoD Unmanned Systems Summit

Defense Strategies Institute professional educational forum: 6 th Annual DoD Unmanned Systems Summit March 14-15, 2018 Mary M. Gates Learning Center 701 N. Fairfax St. Alexandria, VA 22314 Program Design