2025 Navy Summit | Potomac Officers Club
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The 2025 Navy Summit is a premier gathering of naval and maritime leaders to address the most critical challenges and opportunities facing the U.S. Navy. This exclusive event brings together top-tier Navy experts to explore innovative solutions, forge strategic partnerships and shape the future of naval operations. Attendees will gain invaluable insights into the latest advancements in technology, policy and strategy as we collectively work to ensure a secure future and a ready naval force.
Keynote Speakers
Speakers
CDR Jeremiah Daley
Military Director, PACFLT N9WAR
U.S. Navy
Justin Fanelli
Chief Technology Officer
U.S. Department of the Navy
Mark Fedeli
Director of Business Development
Seekr
Rebecca Gassler
Overmatch Deputy Director
U.S. Department of the Navy
Nick Kesler
Chief of Staff, AI NIF
Navy Reserve
Louis Koplin
Program Executive Officer for Digital and Enterprise Services (PEO Digital)
Department of the Navy
Bryan S. Lopez
Director of Emerging Technologies, Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer
U.S. Department of the Navy
Nelson Mills
CEO
VATN Systems
LCDR Patrick Rawlinson
Undersea Warfare Projects Officer
Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
Doug Small
President
DWS Strategies
Barbara Supplee
EVP Navy Business Group
SAIC
Stuart Wagner
Chief Data and AI Officer, Department of Navy
U.S. Navy
Christian A. Williams
CIO, Office of Naval Research Global
Office of Naval Research Global
Agenda
| 7:00am | 8:00am | Networking Reception |
| 8:00am | 8:10am | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| 8:10am | 8:45am | Opening Keynote |
| 8:45am | 9:20am | Morning Keynote: Joel Uzarski |
| 9:20am | 9:50am | Networking Break |
| 9:50am | 10:50am | Panel A: Consolidating the Digital Frontier: Modernizing Navy IT for a Unified Ecosystem- Louis Koplin (Panelist), Christian Williams (Panelist) |
| 9:50am | 10:50am | Panel B: Optimizing Navy Decision-Making with GenAI: Balancing Human Insight with AI Precision: Mark Fedeli (Moderator),Rebecca Gassler (Panelist), Nickolaus Kesler (Panelist), Doug Small (Panelist), Stuart Wagner (Panelist) |
| 10:50am | 11:00am | Break |
| 11:00am | 12:00pm | Panel A: Opportunities and Challenges in Delivering UXV to the Navy: Barbara Supplee(Moderator), Nelson Mills( Panelist) , Patrick Rawlinson (Panelist) |
| 11:00am | 12:00pm | Panel B: Zero Trust and Beyond: Securing the Navy's Information Environment |
| 12:00pm | 1:00pm | Networking Lunch |
| 1:00pm | 2:00pm | Panel A: Innovate to Dominate: Agile Acquisition and Industry Partnerships for Naval Superiority |
| 1:00pm | 2:00pm | Panel B: Emerging Technologies and Enterprise Services for Information Superiority- Bryan Lopez (Panelist) |
| 2:00pm | 2:30pm | Networking Break |
| 2:30pm | 3:05pm | Afternoon Keynote |
| 3:05pm | 3:40pm | Closing Keynote: Jane Rathbun |
| 3:40pm | 3:45pm | Closing Comments |
