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
CAPT Mike Dolbec
Commodore - Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Group ONE
U.S. Navy
Justin Fanelli
Chief Technology Officer
U.S. Department of the Navy
Mark Fedeli
Director of Business Development
Seekr
Chris Fraser
Senior Vice President for Delivery and Implementations
Exiger Government Solutions
Rebecca Gassler
Deputy Director, Project Overmatch
U.S. Department of the Navy
CAPT Grady Hill
Program Manager, Advanced Undersea Systems (PMS 394)
U.S. Navy
Nick Kesler
Chief of Staff, AI NIF
Navy Reserve
Louis Koplin
Program Executive Officer for Digital and Enterprise Services (PEO Digital)
U.S. Department of the Navy
CAPT Matt Lewis
Program Manager | PMS 406 Unmanned Maritime Systems
U.S. Navy
Bryan 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)
Randy Resnick
Director, Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office DoD CIO/Cybersecurity
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
Robert Salvia
VP of Federal Operations
Fortress Information Security
Lt. Artem Sherbinin
Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Surface Navy
U.S. Navy
RADM (Ret.) Doug Small
President
DWS Strategies, LLC
Scott St. Pierre
Director, Enterprise Networks and Cybersecurity
U.S. Navy
Barbara Supplee
EVP Navy Business Group
SAIC
Stuart Wagner
Chief Data and AI Officer
U.S. Department of the Navy
Alex Whitworth
Director, Core Cyber
Carahsoft
Christian 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- Scott St.Pierre (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),Chris Fraser (Panelist), 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), CAPT Mike Dolbec (Panelist), CAPT Grady Hill (Panelist) , CAPT Matt Lewis (Panelist), Nelson Mills( Panelist) , Patrick Rawlinson (Panelist), Robert Salvia (Panelist) |
| 11:00am | 12:00pm | Panel B: Zero Trust and Beyond: Securing the Navy's Information Environment- Alex Whitworth (Moderator),Randy Resnick (Panelist) |
| 12:00pm | 1:00pm | Networking Lunch |
| 1:00pm | 2:00pm | Panel A: Accelerating Naval Capabilities: Partnering with Industry for Speed to Fleet- Louis Koplin (Panelist) |
| 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 |
