Guided by the theme ‘Advantage through undersea technology’, UDT 2026 will bring together defence experts, industry leaders and innovators to address the challenges of the undersea domain. The conference highlights advanced technologies, including autonomous systems, sonar and secure communication networks, among others. It explores how to achieve operational superiority in a complex undersea environment through innovation and collaboration.

Join us at UDT 2026 for a new line-up of subject matter experts and speakers creating pivotal strides in the undersea defence domain.
 


 

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Associate Professor Paulo Santos E.

Head of Research and Development, PrioriAnalytica
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Dr. Peter Schumacher

Design Lead, Adelaide University
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Mae Seto Ph.D., P.Eng., SMIEEE

Senior Engineer | Combat and Control Systems Naval Engineering Test Establishment, Canadian Forces Maritime Warfare Centre
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Mr Iain Shepherd

Technical Director, MARCOM Defence
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Mr David Shutt BA (Hons) MA

Business Development Manager, Qinetiq
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Matt Silver-Vallance

Co-Founder and Chief Business Development Officer, Sub-Racing Series
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Luc Simon

Business Development AMERICAS & ASW, SEABER
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Ms Jenny Smith

Senior Account Manager - Submarines, BMT UK Ltd
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Ivan Stace CEng ChPP MSc MA MAPM MCGI FIET

Head of Innovation, Babcock Naval Nuclear
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Captain (Retd.) Mirko Stifani

Underwater Chief Technology Officer (Fincantieri), (Fincantieri NexTech)
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Stefan Strandlund

Technical Project Manager, Saab AB
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    UDT Conference Agenda

    Want to find out more about the UDT Conference?

    Watch this space for the new speaker line-up for UDT 2026.

    UDT 2025 will explored pressing challenges and opportunities within the undersea defence and security domain.

    It focused 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.

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