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May 24–25, 2022 • Sheraton Pentagon City, Washington, D.C. ACI’s National Congress on

COUNTER-UAS TECHNOLOGY

(DOD – GOVERNMENT – INDUSTRY) Needs – Requirements – Capabilities – Opportunities

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

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

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

OTHER DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

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)

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

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

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

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Why this National Congress on Counter Unmanned Aircraft Technology is a “Must Attend” Event.

The escalation of small, increasingly sophisticated UASs being available to nation states, nonstate actors and individuals exposes a growing threat to not only military forces and law enforcement, but to critical infrastructures, and civilians alike.

The DoD has recognized this ongoing threat of s-UAS and Large UAS and plans on increasing its budget spend to at least $636 million on C-UAS research and at least $75 million on C-UAS Procurement – which represents a $134 million increase over FY21.

ACI’s National Congress on Counter UAS has been created to advance discussions on C-UAS threats well beyond existing intelligence. Guest speakers will take a very deep dive into the core of the constantly evolving drone risks which pose a significant disruptive force not only to the United States but globally.

This unique C-UAS Congress will feature: CHEVRON-DOUBLE-RIGHT

Keynote speakers from: Office of the Secretary of Defense and U.S. Customs & Border Protection

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25+ Senior Decision-makers from DoD, U.S. Federal Government, UAS Defense Industry, C-UAS Technologists

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Who Should Attend

• CEOs/COOs Unmanned Aircraft & Aviation Defense Systems • Presidents/Vice Presidents Defense & UAS Programs • University R&D Directors Faculty • General Managers, Defense Weapons Programs • Commanding Officers & COCOMs • Directors, Advanced Programs, Aviation • DoD Branch Service Chiefs • Business Development Managers, Autonomous Aircraft Systems • Sr. Marketing Managers, Defense Systems • Sr. Analysts, Defense Weapons & Testing • Sales Directors, Space & Defense Systems

& Engineers, Manufacturers and Researchers

• Principal & Chief Scientists

7 Interactive Panel Sessions on key C-UAS technology issues – including FAA, Army Programs, Defense Science

• Aerospace Mechanical Engineers

Board Task Force, Key Industry Manufacturers, DoD, & Federal Law Enforcement CHEVRON-DOUBLE-RIGHT

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4+ hours of networking

• Program & Project Managers • Aviation & Autonomous Systems Engineers • Test & Evaluation Engineers

Join Us as we Present the Latest Insights on:

• Mechanical Science Leads

Angle-Right Emerging DoD & U.S. Government C-UAS Needs, Requirements, Capabilities, Strategies and Opportunities for Industry Angle-Right Latest Breakthroughs & Technological Advancements in Synchronized Solutions (S&T), Test and Evaluation Angle-Right Countering the Threat Roadmaps: FAA Regulatory Rules to Detect, Mitigate and Counter the Growing s-UAS Threat

WHO WE ARE:

Angle-Right DHS and Protecting the Infrastructure: Joint Protocols, Interoperability, Law Enforcement, and Way Ahead Angle-Right Understanding the Growing Threats: National Air Space & Beyond: Detection, Avoidance and Countering Capabilities Developments

Angle-Right Cutting-Edge Industry Solutions, Emerging Technologies and Future Opportunities American Conference Institute has designed a comprehensive agenda and interactive opportunity for Delegates to engage with Guest Speakers. All delegates will be provided unparalleled access to C-UAS Experts found in no other setting anywhere. We invite you to register to Attend, Sponsor, or Exhibit. Every delegate will be given the opportunity to obtain invaluable information on the emerging opportunities within DoD, Government and Industry markets found nowhere else and all within a live and intimate conference. Guest Speakers will closely examine emerging technologies and presentations in both 30- and 60-minute sessions while interacting with all delegates with Q&A sessions, at networking and during our networking sit down luncheons. Seats are expected to sell out.

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SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND PANELS:

COUNTER-UAS TECHNOLOGY CONGRESS SPEAKER FACULTY KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Troy Miller Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. Department of Homeland Security The Honorable Nickolas Guertin Director, Operational Test & Evaluation Office of the Secretary of Defense

SENIOR MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT SPEAKERS: Lieutenant General Michael Groen, USMC Director Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) John Vona, SES Deputy Director, Plans, Program and Requirements Directorate Air Combat Command (ACC/A5/8/9) Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis Nicole Thomas Division Chief for Strategy and Policy Army Joint C-sUAS Office (JCO) Tarun Gupta Deputy for the Directed Energy Project Office (DEPO) Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) Dr. Jaret C. Riddick Principal Director for Autonomy Office of the Director of Defense Research and Engineering for Modernization, USD (R&E) Phil Mattson Senior Standards Advisor, DHS Standards Executive, Systems Engineering & Standards Division, Science and Technology Directorate U.S. Department of Homeland Security Brandon Youngblood Group Manager, UAS Security and C-UAS Integration (AJR-26) Air Traffic Organization Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) REGISTER NOW

Lieutenant General Michael Nagata, (USA-ret) Corporate Strategic Advisor and Senior Vice President CACI, International, Inc.

Thomas Adams Supervisory Special Agent, CUAS Program Manager Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Department of Justice

William Darne Director, Short to Medium Range Ground Based Air Defense and Enterprise Counter-UAS Raytheon Missiles and Defense

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

Dr. Mark Maybury Chief Technology Officer Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (Former USAF Chief Scientist)

Dr. Jeffrey Boulware Techncial Director Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization (JIAMDO)

Major General Kent Savre, (USA-ret) Senior Director Northrop Grumman Defense Systems

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

Ron Dauk Program Manager Boeing Laser & Electro-Optical Systems

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

Christopher J. Pehrson Vice President, Special Programs Parry Labs, LLC.

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

Colonel Rob Menti, (USA-ret) Business Development, Armament Systems Northrop Grumman Defense Systems

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

John Knag Vice-President Defense Technology Dedrone

Matt Way Program Manager, Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Autonomy Portfolio, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Department of Defense Jim Patterson Manager, Airport Safety R&D Section Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Captain Jim Bamberger Public Area Security Infrastructure Protection (PASIP) Branch Chief, Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Counter-UAS Capability Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Mr. Tracy Sheppard Chief, Weapons Sciences Division, Competency Lead, Weapons Sciences Weapons and Materials Research Directorate

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Mark McKinnon Partner Fox Rothschild LLP Patrick “Mike” Shortsleeve Sector Vice President General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. Andy Lowery Chief Product Officer Epirus Jeffrey Starr Chief Marketing Officer D-FEND Solutions Linda Ziemba CEO & Founder AeroDefense Part of American Conference Institute’s DEFENSE SERIES

CONFERENCE DAY ONE • TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2022 9:00

12:15

Opening Remarks from Congress Co-Chairs Dr. Jaret C. Riddick Principal Director for Autonomy Office of the Director of Defense Research and Engineering for Modernization, USD (R&E) 9:15

Patrick “Mike” Shortsleeve Sector Vice President General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Counter sUAS Needs & Requirements at the Border

John Vona, SES Deputy Director, Plans, Program and Requirements Directorate Air Combat Command (ACC/A5/8/9) Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis 12:45

Networking Luncheon

1:45

PRESENTATION

Fortem C-UAS Capabilities Matt Quinn Fortem Technologies

Troy Miller Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. Department of Homeland Security 9:45

2:15

PANEL DISCUSSION

Defense Science Board Task Force on Counter Autonomy

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

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

DOT&E Advancements in Counter UAS Capabilities The Honorable Nickolas Guertin Director, Operational Test & Evaluation Office of the Secretary of Defense 10:15

PRESENTATION

Agile Combat Employment

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JCO Program Strategies for the Homeland, Host Nation and Contingency Locations

Networking Break

11:15

PANEL DISCUSSION

Ron Dauk Program Manager Boeing Laser & ElectroOptical Systems

3:30

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

Advancements in Army Directed Energy Weapons Capabilities Andy Lowery Chief Product Officer Epirus

Networking Break

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

The Development of Standardized Test Methods for UAS, and Applications for Cybersecurity and C-UAS

Nicole Thomas Division Chief for Strategy and Policy Army Joint C-sUAS Office (JCO) 10:45

3:15

Dr. Mark Maybury Chief Technology Officer.

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (Former USAF Chief Scientist)

MODERATOR:

Tarun Gupta Deputy for the Directed Energy Project Office (DEPO) Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO)

4:00

Closing the Gap: C-sUAS Capability Development Colonel Tony Behrens, USA Deputy Director Joint Integrated Air & Missile Defense Organization (JIAMDO), Joint Staff (J8), Pentagon 4:30

Counter UAS Science & Technology at DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory Mr. Tracy Sheppard Chief, Weapons Sciences Division, Competency Lead, Weapons Sciences Weapons and Materials Research Directorate 5:00

Adjournment Day One

CONFERENCE DAY TWO • WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2022 8:55

Matt Way Program Manager, Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems Autonomy Portfolio, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Department of Defense

Opening Remarks from Congress Co-Chairs Jeffrey Starr Chief Marketing Officer D-FEND Solutions

Patrick “Mike” Shortsleeve Sector Vice President General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

9:00

A.I. C-UAS R&D Potential Capabilities for Joint All domain C2 Lieutenant General Michael Groen, USMC Director Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) 9:25

Networking Break

1:25

PRESENTATION

Future C-UAS Capabilities, Needs and Requirements for Safety in the NAS Dr. Parimal Kopardekar Director NASA Aeronautics Research Institute (NARI)

PANEL DISCUSSION

A.I. C-UAS R&D Potential Capabilities for Joint All domain C2 Ha McNeill CEO, Pangiam Strategic Consulting, Former Chief of Staff Transportation Security Administration Lt Gen Michael Groen Deputy Director Joint Integrated Air & Missile Defense Organization (JIAMDO), Joint Staff (J8), Pentagon

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

1:55

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

MODERATOR:

MODERATOR:

2:55

Networking Break

3:15

PRESENTATION

C-UAS Capabilities to Defeat our Adversaries and Challenges Ahead William Darne Director, Short to Medium Range Ground Based Air Defense and Enterprise Counter-UAS Raytheon Missiles and Defense

Air Force Start Up Acceleration C-UAS Opportunities for Industry Colonel Nathan Diller, USAF Director Air Force Start Up Acceleration (AFWERX) Networking Break

11:15

PANEL DISCUSSION

3:45

PANEL DISCUSSION

Dual-Use CUAS Technologies for the Warfighter and Homeland Major General Kent Savre, (USA-ret) Senior Director Northrop Grumman Defense Systems

Challenges and Threats of sUAS in an Urban Environment Thomas Adams Supervisory Special Agent, CUAS Program Manager Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Department of Justice

Jim Patterson Manager, Airport Safety R&D Section Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) William J. Hughes Technical Center

Patrick “Mike” Shortsleeve Sector Vice President General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

PRESENTATION

10:45

PANEL DISCUSSION

Federal Aviation Administration – National Air Space Plans & Airport Safety Program Updates

Lieutenant General Michael Nagata, (USA-ret) Corporate Strategic Advisor and Senior Vice President CACI, International, Inc.

Attacks on the U.S critical infrastructure aimed at significantly disrupting or permanently wiping out the functioning of Government and business alike, would produce cascading effects far beyond the targeted sector and physical location of the incident. This panel session will take a deep dive into the DoD, Government, and Industry efforts to defend our critical infrastructure with emerging C-UAS capabilities and needed requirements to defend and protect our resiliency not only homeland but global critical infrastructure.

10:25

12:25

MODERATOR:

Christopher J. Pehrson Vice President, Special Programs Parry Labs, LLC.

Linda Ziemba CEO & Founder AeroDefense Jeffrey Starr Chief Marketing Officer D-FEND Solutions

Patrick “Mike” Shortsleeve Sector Vice President General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. 4:45

Nicholl Glasco Senior Principal, Business Development, Armament Systems, C-UAS Northrop Grumman Defense Systems MODERATOR:

John Knag Vice-President Defense Technology Dedrone

Co-Chairs Closing Remarks and Conference Ends

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