Guided by the theme ‘Innovate, Collaborate, Deliver’, UDT 2025 will bring together defence experts, industry leaders and innovators to address the challenges of the undersea domain. The conference will highlight advanced technologies, including autonomous systems, sonar and secure communication networks, among others. It will explore how to achieve operational superiority in a complex undersea environment through innovation and collaboration

Meet us expert panel of speakers who are attending UDT 2025.

Our panel of experts for 2025:

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Adam Gaunt

Mr Adam Gaunt

Deputy System Design Authority - Sting Ray, BAE Systems
Ahmet Berat İlhan MSOR

Captain (N) Ahmet Berat İlhan MSOR

Senior Lead Military Information System Expert, Havelsan
Alain Maguer

Alain Maguer

Head, Engineering and Information Technology, Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) NATO Science and Technology Organisation (STO)
Alan Felstead

Mr Alan Felstead

Head of Technology, BAE Systems Submarines
Alan Sassler

Mr Alan Sassler

Chief Scientist, Extreme Sonar
Alex Walchester

Mr Alex Walchester

Senior Naval Architect, BMT
Álvaro Stuardo Gutierrez

First Lieutenant Álvaro Stuardo Gutierrez

Weapons Officer, Submarine, Chilean Navy
Andreas Lonkai

Mr Andreas Lonkai

Vice President Product Sales Services, ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH
Andrew Carr

Mr Andrew Carr

Head of Engineering & Technology - Underwater Battlespace & Autonomy, BAE Systems
Andrew Mark PhD

Mr Andrew Mark PhD

Director of Systems, Sensor Technology Ltd
Andrew Martin

Mr Andrew Martin

Principal Consultant - Marine Survivability, QinetiQ
Andy Hertel

Captain US Navy (Retd.) Andy Hertel

Senior Director of Navy Programs, Saildrone
Anton Jybrink

Mr Anton Jybrink

Product Manager, Saab Kockums Underwater Systems
Arndt von Drathen

Mr Arndt von Drathen

Principal Engineer Submarine and MCMV Applications, Rolls-Royce Solutions GmbH
Aymeric Bonnaud

Aymeric Bonnaud

Scientific Director, Naval Group
Bahadir Yildirim

Mr Bahadir Yildirim

Software Engineer, Koç Bilgi ve Savunma Teknolojileri A.Ş.
Bernd Drapp

Dr Bernd Drapp

Innovation Director, AP Sensing GmbH
Bill Perez

Mr Bill Perez

Senior Global Product Manager, Click Bond, Inc
Brett Phaneuf

Mr Brett Phaneuf

Managing Director, M Subs Ltd
Callum McCullough

Mr Callum McCullough

Naval Architect, M Subs Ltd
Casper Bosschaart

Mr Casper Bosschaart

Lead advisor Seabed Security, TNO
Chris Cole

Mr Chris Cole

Senior Consultant - Defence and Security, PA Consulting
Chris Cook

Mr Chris Cook

Digital Defence Business Development Director, BAE Systems Digital Intelligence
Chris Henry

Mr Chris Henry

Deputy Director, Naval Warfare, Director, Operational Test and Evaluation
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UDT Conference Agenda

Want to find out more about the UDT Conference? Over the three-day conference, UDT 2025 will explore pressing challenges and opportunities within the undersea defence and security domain.

It will focus on technical challenges around undersea autonomy, submarine and systems technology, sensor and sonar capabilities, weapons and countermeasures, unmanned vehicle operations, critical national infrastructure protection and more.

Find out more about the UDT Conference Agenda;


 

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