Guided by the theme ‘Innovate, Collaborate, Deliver’, UDT 2025 brought together defence experts, industry leaders and innovators to address the challenges of the undersea domain. The conference highlighted advanced technologies, including autonomous systems, sonar and secure communication networks, among others. It explored 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.

Our panel of experts for 2025:

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Per Haavardtun

Prof Per Haavardtun

Associate Professor, University of South-Eastern Norway
Nils Haga

Mr Nils Haga

Senior Business Advisor, Kjeller Innovasjon AS
Per Espen Hagen

Per Espen Hagen

Product Manager Long Range AUVs; Senior Principal Engineer, Kongsberg Discovery, Uncrewed Platforms Division
Stian Hartman

Dr Stian Hartman

Researcher, FFI
Peter Hauschildt

Mr Peter Hauschildt

Head of Future Tech, Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems
Gebhard Heizmann-Bartels

Gebhard Heizmann-Bartels

Head of Product Management Submarines, thyssenkrupp Marine Systems
Chris Henry

Chris Henry

Principal Deputy Director, Naval Warfare for the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E), Office of the Secretary of Defense
Taehoon Her

Taehoon Her

Graduate Student, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
Andy Hertel

Captain (Retd) Andy Hertel

Senior Director of Navy Programs, Saildrone
Olav Holberg

Dr. Olav Holberg

Senior Advisor & Deputy Director, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)
Kristian Hook

Dr Kristian Hook

Systems Performance Engineer, BAE Systems
Jorg Hurka

Jorg Hurka

Senior Engineering Manager Submarine Systems Department, ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH
Thor Storm Husoy

Mr Thor Storm Husoy

Principal Engineer, Positioning and Communication, Kongsberg Discovery
Even Soltvedt Hvinden

Even Soltvedt Hvinden

Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)
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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.

    Find out more about the UDT Conference Agenda (UDT 2026 agenda will be released later this year)


     

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