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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Jonas Cederlöf

Mr Jonas Cederlöf

Policy Officer, European Commission
Jiwoong Choi

Jiwoong Choi

Research Engineer, LIGNex1
Jeffrey Cippola

Jeffrey Cippola

Associate Director of Maritime Advanced Technology, Raytheon
Simon Colby

Simon Colby

Chief Technical Authority, BAE Systems
Chris Cole

Chris Cole

Senior Consultant - Defence and Security, PA Consulting
Chris Cook

Chris Cook

Digital Defence Business Development Director, BAE Systems Digital Intelligence
Bryce Davis PhD

Dr. Bryce Davis PhD

Project Manager - Defence, Silixa LLC - Subsidiary of Luna Innovations
Ebbe Deraas

Ebbe Deraas

Cluster Manager, NORDSEC (Nordic Defence and Security Cluster)
Giuseppe Di Stefano

Mr Giuseppe Di Stefano

Vice President of Sales, Security and Defence, Norbit
Peter Don-Duncan

Peter Don-Duncan

Research and Development Director, Advansys Solutions Ltd
Bernd Drapp

Dr Bernd Drapp

Innovation Director, AP Sensing GmbH
Eray Ekin MS, MA, MBA

Captain (N) (Retd) Eray Ekin MS, MA, MBA

Military Advisor, Radius Defence
Eric Engelbrecht

Eric Engelbrecht

International Strategic Account Manager - NATO | EDA | EDF, TNO
Oyvind Enstad Haga

Mr Oyvind Enstad Haga

Innovation Norway
Joe Faith

Dr Joe Faith

Principal Product Manager, Helsing
Alan Felstead

Alan Felstead

Head of Technology, BAE Systems Submarines
Alex Fox

Alex Fox

Commercial Director, Ocean Infinity
Alistair Garfoot

Mr Alistair Garfoot

Director, Intelligence Architecture, Mind Foundry
Adam Gaunt

Adam Gaunt

Deputy System Design Authority - Sting Ray, BAE Systems
Roberto Gemma

Roberto Gemma

Senior Product Sales Executive, ANSYS
Matthew Gleed

Matthew Gleed

Lead Consultant Architect, Royal Navy: Underwater Battlespace
Lauren Goodwin

Lauren Goodwin

Submarine Systems Product Manager, Atlas Elektronik UK
Jerome Gormley

Dr Jerome Gormley

Director, Strategic Development, Undersea and Nuclear Systems, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems
Per Haavardtun

Prof Per Haavardtun

Associate Professor, University of South-Eastern Norway
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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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