Symposium Agenda
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Classification: Unclassified Distro-A
Tuesday, December 9
8:30 – 10 AM
Main Stage
OPENING KEYNOTE SESSION
Laurie Moe Buckhout
Former Assistant National Cyber Director for Policy, The White House
1 – 2:30 PM
Main Stage
SPOTLIGHT SESSION
Strategic Vision for EW in 2035 (DOTMLPF-P Focused)
As the electromagnetic spectrum becomes increasingly contested, congested, and complex, the EW community must adopt a forward-leaning strategy to ensure dominance in EW by 2035. This panel will explore a comprehensive vision for EW transformation through the lens of Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel, Facilities, and Policy (DOTMLPF-P). Panelists will examine how emerging technologies must be integrated with adaptive doctrine and agile acquisition models. The discussion also will address the cultural and organizational shifts required to build a resilient EW force, the training and talent development needed to sustain it, and the policy frameworks essential for interoperability and coalition operations. Attendees will gain insight into how strategic investments and cross-domain integration can shape the future of EW and ensure spectrum superiority in the era of multi-domain operations.
Katherine "Katie" Arrington
Performing the Duties of Chief Information Officer, Department of War
Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Dr. William Conley
Chief Technology Officer, Mercury Systems
Major General David Gaedecke, USAF (Ret.)
Senior Executive Advisor, Booz Allen Hamilton
3 – 4:30 PM
Maryland Ballroom A/1-3
BREAKOUT SESSION
Multi-Domain Operations
As militaries advance toward a fully integrated multi-domain operations (MDO) construct by 2035, the role of EW becomes increasingly pivotal. This breakout session will explore how EW capabilities must evolve to seamlessly operate across land, air, sea, space, and cyber domains. Panelists will discuss the operational and technical enablers required to synchronize kinetic fires and EW effects, ensure resilient communications in contested environments, and ensure joint and coalition interoperability. Emphasis will be placed on the DOTMLPF-P implications of MDO – particularly how doctrine, training, and materiel development must adapt to support dynamic, cross-domain maneuver and decision dominance. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how EW can serve as both a sensor and an effector in the MDO battlespace, and what strategic investments are needed to realize this vision.
SESSION CHAIR
Major General David Gaedecke, USAF (Ret.)
Senior Executive Advisor, Booz Allen Hamilton
Colonel Larry "Floater" Fenner Jr.
Commander, 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing
Kevin Mulvihill, SES
Deputy Chief Information Officer for Command, Control, and Communications (C3), Department of War
3 – 4:30 PM
Maryland Ballroom B/4-6
TECHNICAL BRIEFINGS
Technical briefings are a platform for experts, researchers, and practitioners to present concise, data-driven, and highly specialized information. These sessions delve into technical details, research findings, and cutting-edge innovations within the EMSO industry.
3 – 3:25 PM
Rapid EW and SIGINT Deployment Using Low SWaP-C and Highly-Configurable Software-Defined Radios
Mike Jones
Engineering Manager, Analog Devices
Jean Paul Santos
Chief Innovation Officer, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD), Point Mugu, California
3:30 – 3:55 PM
Enabling Distributed, Low SWaP-C RESM for Information Superiority in Modern Operational Environments
Jonathan Roe
CEO, ESROE Limited
4 – 4:25 PM
New Compact Sensor Technologies that Enable RF ISR-T From Small UAS in Denied Environments
Martin Rofheart
CEO, Applied Signals Intelligence
3 – 4:30 PM
Maryland Ballroom C
BREAKOUT SESSION
Defense/Threat & Industry View
The electromagnetic operating environment (EMOE) is becoming increasingly contested as adversaries adopt advanced technologies like AI, machine learning, cognitive EW, and autonomous systems to disrupt and exploit the spectrum. This session examines how defense organizations, allies, and industry are responding with cost-effective, modular, and scalable EW solutions – emphasizing open architectures, rapid fielding, warfighter capability development, and the use of low-cost, attritable, or disposable systems to stay ahead. Framed within the DOTMLPF-P construct, the discussion will highlight strategies for integrating these capabilities across doctrine, acquisition, and force design to ensure spectrum superiority in multi-domain operations.
SESSION CHAIR
Ken Hermanny
Senior Vice President, Signal Technologies, Mercury Systems
Tim Grayson
Vice President and General Manager of FAST Labs, BAE Systems
Conrad Smith
GM, Electronic Warfare, AV Inc.
Commander John Stuckey
Cryptologic Warfare Officer, US Navy
Wednesday, December 10
8:30 – 10 AM
Main Stage
KEYNOTE SESSION
The Honorable Don Bacon
Chair, House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, IT and Innovation Subcommittee, US House of Representatives
10:15 – 11:45 AM
Maryland Ballroom A/1-3
BREAKOUT SESSION
Counter-Drone Warfare
Today's unmanned systems – air, sea, and ground – have been designed and developed to provide a wide range of tactical and operational capabilities to the warfighter, including reconnaissance, command and control, electromagnetic warfare, targeting, logistics, and direct attack. Over the three-year course of the Russo-Ukrainian War alone, we have observed significant technical and tactical advancements related to unmanned systems lethality and survivability. These innovations include, but have not been limited to, uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) conducting long-range attacks on Russian’s Black Fleet; low-cost, attributable, first-person view (FPV) drones with cameras that allow remote pilots to visually identify and fly them towards their targets; and the inclusion of fiber-optic command and control cables to reduce vulnerability to electromagnetic warfare. More recently, we have learned that multi-domain operations where unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAV) are providing targeting data to unmanned ground systems operators have been conducted to great effect. This proliferation of drones – and their expanding range of capabilities on the battlefield – is forcing military leaders to consider how to deal with this threat in the most efficient and cost-effective way. This breakout session intends to present two viewpoints on the topic of counter-drone warfare capabilities.
SESSION CHAIR
Dennis Monahan
Secretary & At Large Director, AOC
Dr. David Stoudt
Executive Director, Directed Energy Professional Society
10:15 – 11:45 AM
Maryland Ballroom B/4-6
BREAKOUT SESSION
Requirements Generation for the 2035 Fight
This panel will explore how reimagining the requirements process – beyond the traditional Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) – can enable agile, threat-informed development of future EW capabilities. Emphasizing speed, adaptability, and cross-domain integration, the discussion will highlight how real-time intelligence, rapid prototyping, digital engineering, and iterative upgrades are accelerating delivery timelines. Panelists will examine lessons learned from allied and partner nations with more responsive requirements systems, as well as how Foreign Military Sales (FMS) can be better aligned with emerging operational demands. Attendees will gain insight into collaborative approaches across services, industry, and international partners to ensure EW overmatch in the dynamic spectrum environment of 2035 and beyond.
SESSION CHAIR
Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Lieutenant Colonel Masuhisa Domen
Air Staff Office, Japan Air Self Defense Force, Japan Ministry of Defense
10:15 – 11:45 AM
Maryland Ballroom C
PROGRAM MANAGER BRIEFING SERIES
Navy Programs
This session is open to exhibitors and master pass attendees only - closed to media.
As strategic competitors accelerate fielding of advanced sensors, jammers, and spectrum-dependent weapons, the electromagnetic environment is becoming more contested, congested, and critical than ever. For Navy program managers – and their industry partners – the challenge is to deliver capabilities that are adaptive, interoperable, and rapidly fieldable. This session will highlight how naval programs are shaping the fleet’s future by leveraging emerging technologies, open architectures, and the integration of electromagnetic warfare with cyber, information, and uncrewed systems to ensure spectrum dominance across the maritime battlespace.
SESSION CHAIR
Dr. James Stewart
Disruptive EMS S&T SSTM, Department Chief Scientist, Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane)
Will Crespo
Program Officer for Navy Manufacturing Technology (ManTech), Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Dr. Pat "Chunx" Ford, USN (Ret.)
EW Science Advisor/US NATO SEAD Chief Engineer
Dr. Nathaniel Husted
Chief Scientist for Cyber and Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) Technologies, Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane)
Robby Taylor
Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Senior Scientific Technical Manager (SSTM), Naval Information Warfare Center, Atlantic (NIWC)
1 – 2:30 PM
Maryland Ballroom A/1-3
BREAKOUT SESSION
Accelerating the Acquisition Process
This panel will explore how updates to the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process, particularly around more agile and flexible Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) funding, can accelerate the development and fielding of next generation EW capabilities. As reform efforts gain momentum, including Secretary Pete Hegseth’s push to fund by mission area rather than discrete programs, the panel will examine how new budgeting models can better align with operational urgency and emerging threats. Discussion will focus on enabling faster experimentation, prototyping, and transition of EW technologies through adaptable funding mechanisms that support iterative development and cross-domain integration. Attendees will gain perspective on how these changes could reshape resource allocation to meet the pace and complexity of the 2035 operational environment.
SESSION CHAIR
Brigadier General Tom Cole, US Army (Ret.)
CEO and Founder, Thomas Cole and Associates
Kimberly Blancuzzi
Chief Operating Officer, Consortium Management Group
Mike Brockly
Vice President of Operations & Strategy, NSTXL
Dr. Alexis Lasselle Ross
President, Apex Defense Strategies
Major General Kirk Vollmecke, US Army (Ret.)
Chief Operating Officer, Microtech
1 – 2:30 PM
Maryland Ballroom B/4-6
TECHNICAL BRIEFINGS
Technical briefings are a platform for experts, researchers, and practitioners to present concise, data-driven, and highly specialized information. These sessions delve into technical details, research findings, and cutting-edge innovations within the EMSO industry.
1 – 1:25 PM
Real-Time Cognitive Electronic Warfare: Overcoming Data Challenges with Generative AI and Edge Computing
Dr. Kyle Davidson
President, Agile Electromagnetics
1:30 – 1:55 PM
Automation of Electronic Attack Generation Using AI
Dr. Hal Aldridge
CEO, Secmation
2 – 2:25 PM
Generative Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Radar and Communications Electronic Warfare Applications
Dr. Mohin Ahmed
Senior Research Scientist, HRL Laboratories
1 – 2:30 PM
Maryland Ballroom C
PROGRAM MANAGER BRIEFING SERIES
Army Programs
This session is open to exhibitors and master pass attendees only - closed to media.
The Army increasingly views the electromagnetic spectrum as maneuver space – terrain that must be contested, defended, and exploited in every phase of operations. In response, the acquisition and requirements community is undergoing significant organizational transformation to better align with the pace and complexity of modern warfare. Program managers and capability developers are working within these evolving structures to ensure EW systems are flexible, tailorable, and rapidly adaptable to diverse regional threats and dynamic operational environments. This modernization effort includes embracing innovative acquisition strategies such as Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO), which enables faster integration of cutting-edge commercial technologies into military applications. This session will highlight how the Army is reshaping its electromagnetic warfare portfolio – integrating new technologies, streamlining acquisition pathways, and preparing the force for future spectrum operations in support of multi-domain battle.
SESSION CHAIR
Kevin Finch
Appointed Director, AOC
Colonel Scott Shaffer
Project Manager for Electronic Warfare & Cyber, PEO, IEW&S
Colonel Brock Zimmerman
Project Manager for Aircraft Survivability Equipment, PEO, IEW&S
3 – 4:30 PM
Maryland Ballroom A/1-3
BREAKOUT SESSION
Recruitment and Training
As technology, tactics, and operational environments evolve at unprecedented speed, the demand for a highly skilled and adaptable EW workforce has never been greater. This panel will explore innovative approaches to recruiting, training, and retaining talent in a mission area defined by constant change. Panelists will discuss how to modernize training pipelines, leverage emerging technologies like AI and simulation for accelerated learning, and build a culture of continuous development. Attendees will gain insight into how the services and industry can collaborate to cultivate a diverse, tech-savvy EW force ready to meet the challenges of 2035 and beyond.
SESSION CHAIR
Brigadier General Paul Craft, US Army (Ret.)
President, Data Shapes AI
3 – 4:30 PM
Maryland Ballroom B/4-6
BREAKOUT SESSION
Tactical Evolution in the European Theater
This session will look at the current evolutionary steps that drive the current strive for EMS dominance in the Middle East and European theaters. While earlier sessions convention sessions have largely looked at experiences from a Ukrainian perspective, this session will also explore what the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) have learned since the October 7 conflict. What can NATO and the European countries learn from these experiences in order to better address EW and EMSO capabilities and gaps? How does the multi-domain operations (MDO) construct and emerging technologies on either side of a future conflict impact the collective ability to generate EMS dominance in the European theater? Attendees will learn what current threats look like and what it will take to achieve the required capability to generate EMS dominance in a future conflict in the European theater.
SESSION CHAIR
Erik Bamford
At Large Director, AOC
Colonel (Res.) Yaniv Haran
Reservist Officer, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)
Iaroslav Kalinin
CEO, Infozahyst
Jack De Santis
CEO, Omira Systems
3 – 4:30 PM
Maryland Ballroom C
PROGRAM MANAGER BRIEFING SERIES
Air Force Programs
This session is open to exhibitors and master pass attendees only - closed to media.
As the Air Force advances toward highly distributed, software-defined, and multi-domain operations, the electromagnetic spectrum is emerging as a decisive warfighting arena. Program managers and their industry partners are under pressure to harness artificial intelligence, machine learning, and adaptive software architectures to deliver cognitive EW capabilities that evolve at operational speed. This session will explore how Air Force programs are laying the foundation for the next decade of spectrum operations – driving innovation, accelerating acquisition, and ensuring spectrum superiority across air and space domains.
SESSION CHAIR
Lisa Frugé-Cirilli
Director, Customer Requirements & Advocacy, BAE Systems
Colonel Dameion “Booster” Briggs
Chief, Weapons Division, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs
Tristan Caruso
Chief Engineer, Air Force Lifecycle Management Center, Combat Avionics Division (AFLCMC/HBC)
Colonel Aaron “A-ron” Gray
Commander, 55th Wing
Colonel Mark “Chili” Howard
Director, Non-Kinetic Operations, Air Force Headquarters
Colonel Michael “Bear” Middents
Commander, 950th Spectrum Warfare Group
Thursday, December 11
8:30 – 10 AM
Main Stage
KEYNOTE SESSION
Lieutenant General Paul T. Stanton
Department of War Cyber Defense Command Commander and Director, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
10:15 – 11:45 AM
Maryland Ballroom A/1-3
TECHNICAL BRIEFINGS
Technical briefings are a platform for experts, researchers, and practitioners to present concise, data-driven, and highly specialized information. These sessions delve into technical details, research findings, and cutting-edge innovations within the EMSO industry.
10:15 – 10:40 AM
Enhancing EW and Radar Systems with Microwave Photonics
Charles Middleton
Chief Technology Officer, Critical Frequency Design
10:45 – 11:10 AM
The Promise and Challenge of Heterogeneous Silicon for Multifunction Systems
Jason T. Timpe
System Architect Fellow, Radar/EW, Advanced Micro Devices
11:15 – 11:40 AM
Sustainable Spectrum Superiority: Advancing Cross-Domain Electromagnetic Operations in Support of SDG-Oriented Security Architectures by 2035
Lieutenant Commander Muhammad Hisham bin Abdul Halim
Communication and Electromagnetic Warfare (EW), Royal Malaysian Navy
10:15 – 11:45 AM
Maryland Ballroom B/4-6
TECHNICAL BRIEFINGS
Technical briefings are a platform for experts, researchers, and practitioners to present concise, data-driven, and highly specialized information. These sessions delve into technical details, research findings, and cutting-edge innovations within the EMSO industry.
10:15 – 10:40 AM
Low SWaP and Attritable Laser Communications Technology Making Tomorrow's EMSO Environment Radio Silent and Unjammable
Dr. Micah Jenkins
Chief Innovator, Critical Frequency Design
10:45 – 11:10 AM
Pushing the Limit: Embedded Intelligence and the Physics of SWaP in Future SIGINT Systems
Aram Grigoryan
Regional Account Manager, Ace Embedded
11:15 – 11:40 AM
SWaP-Optimized Phased Array SDR Sensors for Enhanced ES Performance
Dean Skuldt
Systems Engineer, Motorola Solutions, Inc.
10:15 – 11:45 AM
Maryland Ballroom C
BREAKOUT SESSION
EMSO as the Cornerstone of Indo-Pacific Deterrence and Operational Success
With the Indo-Pacific as the epicenter of strategic competition, the ability to maneuver within, control, and exploit the EMS will define success or failure in both deterrence and decisive military operations. This breakout session convenes senior defense leaders, technologists, and regional experts to examine the evolution of EW as the linchpin of integrated deterrence in the theater. From converged effects in multi-domain operations (MDO) to cognitive and automated electromagnetic maneuver to the vital role of ISR-EW integration, attendees will gain insights to how the US and its allies must modernize doctrine, develop adaptive capabilities, and institutionalize spectrum superiority across all echelons.
SESSION CHAIR
Scott Oliver
At Large Director, AOC
Dr. Yoshihiko Akamine
Future Capabilities Development Center (FCDC), Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA), Ministry of Defense, Japan
Nathan Mintz
CEO, CX2
Dr. Chen-Yi “Crystal” Tu
Assistant Research Fellow, National Defense and Security Research, Taipei, Taiwan
1 – 2 PM
Main Stage
CLOSING SPOTLIGHT SESSION
Challenges and Opportunities in Today's EW Landscape
This session will look at the challenges and opportunities in today's global EW landscape. What are the trends that are impacting the threat landscape in the new or redefined geopolitical and technological appreciation? Attendees will learn what current approaches to gaining an EMS edge in the near future competition and conflict look like conceptually and by technological means.
Rene D. Kanayama
Senior Researcher Institute ITSTIME, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Lieutenant General Lance Landrum, USAF (Ret.)
Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Defense and Security Program, Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)