Confronting the Threat of UAS from
the Homeland to the Battlefield
August 19 - 20, 2025 | Washington DC

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2024 CONFERENCE CHAIR

David Shank
Former Commandant, U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery School
US Army

2024 SPEAKERS

The Honorable Dr. Douglas Schmidt
Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E), The Office of the Director
Department of Defense

G.B. Jones
Chief Safety and Security Officer
FIFA World Cup 2026

Scott Parker
Branch Chief, Advanced Threats Security, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Department of Homeland Security

Kevin M. Jinks
Senior Counsel, Office of Legal Policy
Department of Justice

David Letters
Air Domain Policy Advisor
Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)

Kirklin Williams
Test and Evaluation Lead, Directed Energy Prototype Office, Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technology Office
US Army

Queron Thompson
Manager, UAS Program Design and Analytics Division, UAS & Emerging Entrants Secu
FAA

Jarred D. Pennington
Branch Chief, Unmanned Systems Security Branch, Federal Protective Service
Department of Homeland Security

Steven Willoughby
Deputy Director, C-UAS PMO
Department of Homeland Security

Kevin Gearhart
Chief, Office of Security Technology
Federal Bureau of Prisons

Chappell Ray
Deputy Capability Area Lead, Air & Missile Defense (A), DEVCOM Aviation and Missile Center
US Army

DJ Smith
Technical Surveillance Agent, High Tech Crimes Division, Bureau Of Criminal Investigations
Virginia State Police

Corey Hinderstein
Principal Deputy Administrator
National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy

Major Forrest Craven
Counter-UAS Branch Chief, 9th Air Force
United States Air Forces Central (AFCENT)

Craig Doheny
Acquisition Program Manager, Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Customs and Border Protection

Ryan Berry
Senior Advisor for Aviation Security (detail, liaison from FAA), UAS Security Branch, Office of Security Programs, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Department of Homeland Security

Theodore Reddinger
C-UAS Program, System Integration and Monitoring (DS/SSI/SIM), Diplomatic Security Service
Department of State

Special Agent James Peaco
Weapons of Mass Destruction Coordinator
Federal Bureau of Investigation Los Angeles

Sergeant Adam Wright
Emergency Operations Bureau
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

Jennifer Smith , M.Ed
Deputy Director
Joint Counter-small Unmanned Systems University, US Army

Dr. Cynthia Patterson
Chief of Academics
Joint C-sUAS University, US Army

Amir Edwards
Special Operations Divison Commander
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

Mitchell Roberts
C-UAS Engineer, Support Contractor, National Urban Security Technology Laborator
Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate