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Autonomy in Defense

2025 Speakers

Lieutenant General (Ret'd) Michael Groen

Former Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center

U.S. Department of Defense

Dr. Kimberly Sablon Ph.D.

Former Principal Director for Trusted AI and Autonomy at the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

U.S. Department of Defense

Gwendolyn Defilippi, SES

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower & Reserve Affairs

U.S. Air Force

Dr. Robert Sadowski, SES

Chief Roboticist

U.S. Army

John Garstka, SES

Director Cyber Warfare - Platform and Weapons Portfolio Management, OUSD

U.S. Department of Defense

Michael J. Frank

Deputy Chief Technology Officer

U.S. Navy

Thomas Lawhead, SES

Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategy, Design and Requirements

US AIR FORCE FUTURES

David Breede

Program Executive Officer, Tactical Information Systems

US SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND

Dr. Steven K. “CAP” Rogers

Senior Scientist AI-Enabled Autonomy

US AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY

Colin Corridan

Director, Disruptive Capabilities Office

US NAVY

Matthew Willis, PhD

Director, Army Innovations

US ARMY

Dr. Alvaro Velasquez

Program Manager, Information Innovation Office

DARPA

Randy Reynolds

Acting Director, Army Geospatial Center

US ARMY

Mike Tall

Autonomy SSTM, Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific

US NAVY

Dr. Anna Rubinstein

Chief of Responsible Artificial Intelligence

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

Dr. Chad Kessens

Senior Robotics Research Scientist, US Army Research Laboratory

US ARMY FUTURES COMMAND

Lieutenant Colonel William Taylor

PdM, Soldier Precision Targeting Devices, PEO Soldie

US ARMY

Lieutenant Colonel Scott Humr

Deputy Director, Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Systems

US MARINE CORPS

Zoe Szajnfarber

Professor and Faculty Director of the GW Trustworthy AI Initiative, Chief Scientist, System Engineering Research Center

US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Arthur Grijalva

Director

SPACEWERX

Dr Marina Theodotou

Innovation & Transformation Executive

US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Zia Tompkins

Deputy Chief, Operations

US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Dr Subrata Sanyal

METCAL Chief Scientist, Navy Metrology and Calibration Program

US NAVY (Subject to Final Confirmation)

Confirmed Senior Representative

Representing Chief of Space Operations

US SPACE FORCE

Confirmed Senior Representative

Representing Commander

TRADOC