2nd Annual Maritime Security Summit

DSI’s 2nd Annual Maritime Security Summit is set to take place this July 15-16, in Washington, DC. This is a leading professional, educational development event that will bring together members of the DoW, USCG, Port Security Executives, & Marine Technical Solutions Providers to discuss current efforts toward integrating emerging capabilities, tools, & technologies in support of maritime dominance & sustained readiness. This forum will also address the importance of leveraging alliances & partnerships to enhance overall Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) for our nation’s coastlines, ports, & vessels.

Key Topics to Be Covered Include:

• Ensuring Proper Resourcing of the Sea Services to Maintain Maritime Dominance

• Fielding Critical Technologies Across All Naval Warfighting Domains to Ensure U.S. Maritime Supremacy

• Advancing Maritime Intelligence Integration, Information Sharing, and Domain Awareness to Foster Unity of Effort in Securing the Maritime Domain

• Operationalizing Robotic & Autonomous Systems, Other Security Measures to Effectively Combat Illicit Maritime Activities and Enforce Coordinated Maritime Domain Awareness

• Spearheading USCG Force Design 2028: Facilitating Sustained Maritime Readiness and Security for a More Agile, Capable, and Responsive Fighting Force

• Deploying Advanced Analytics for Maritime Operations, Reconnaissance, and Surveillance

• Leveraging Alliances/Partnerships in the Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain

• America’s Maritime Action Plan—Update on Revitalizing U.S. Shipbuilding and Fleet

• Driving Innovation Port/Vessel Physical Cyber Security

Featured Speakers Include:

• ADM Karl Thomas, USN, Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command

• The Honorable Hung Cao, 35th Under Secretary of the Navy

• VADM John Skillman, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources (N8)

• VADM Michael Vernazza, USN, Commander, NAVIFOR

• Congressman Robert Wittman, Ph.D., R—VA 01, Member, Seapower and Projection Forces, House Armed Services Committee

• RADM Jon Hickey, USCG, Assistant Commandant and Program Executive Officer for C5I (CG-C5I) and Chief Information Officer

• Robert Koepcke, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Security Policy and Public Diplomacy, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Dept. of State

• ADM (Ret) Bill Lescher, USN, 41st Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Former Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources (N8)

• RDML Robert Compher, USCG, Incoming Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy, U.S. Coast Guard

Attendees will have the opportunity to engage directly with speakers and key decision-makers as they discuss current efforts toward integrating emerging capabilities, tools, & technologies in support of maritime dominance & sustained readiness.

For more information, to download the full agenda, or to register, please visit https://hubs.li/Q04bBZjt0