Autonomy in Defense
2025 Speakers
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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