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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Marina Rantanen Modéer

Dr. Marina Rantanen Modéer

Head of Autonomy & GNC, Saab Kockums Underwater Systems
Maxie Reynolds

Ms Maxie Reynolds

Chief Executive Officer, Subsea Cloud
Jake Rigby

Mr Jake Rigby

Head of Innovation & Research, BMT
Hannah Rose

Hannah Rose

Acoustic Engineer, Thales UK
Jonas Rygh

Mr Jonas Rygh

Researcher, FFI
Kimmie Sassler

Ms Kimmie Sassler

President, Extreme Sonar
Alan Sassler

Mr Alan Sassler

Chief Scientist, Extreme Sonar
Torstein Olsmo Sæbø

Dr. Torstein Olsmo Sæbø

Principal Scientist, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)
Peter Schumacher

Dr. Peter Schumacher

Design Lead , University of South Australia
Iain Shepherd

Mr Iain Shepherd

Technical Director, MARCOM Defence
Jan Siesjö

Mr Jan Siesjö

Product manager AUVs (Sabertooth), Saab Kockums
Luc Simon

Mr Luc Simon

Product Manager, SEABER
Oliver Skisland

Mr Oliver Skisland

Chief Executive Officer, Water Linked
Ivan Stace

Ivan Stace

Vanguard Class Programme Director, Babcock International Group
John Sutcliffe

Mr John Sutcliffe

Head Requirements and Capture Naval Power, Raytheon UK
Jan Täubrich

Mr Jan Täubrich

Chief Solutions Architect, Anschütz GmbH
Rune Tenghamn

Mr Rune Tenghamn

Engineering Advisor, Akitemos Solutions AB
Jan Christian Torvestad MSc

Mr Jan Christian Torvestad MSc

Project Leader Technology Management, Equinor
Chris Tucker BEng(Hons) CEng

Mr Chris Tucker BEng(Hons) CEng

Sonar Product Technical Authority, SEA ltd
Jeroen van de Sande

Mr Jeroen van de Sande

Senior Research Scientist, TNO
Wouter van der Velden

Dr. Wouter van der Velden

Senior Industry Manager, Dassault Systèmes
Jørn Inge Vestgården

Dr. Jørn Inge Vestgården

Principal Scientist, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)
Tim Vickery

Tim Vickery

Principal Scientist, Platform Systems Division, Dstl
Chris Vincent

Chris Vincent

Engineering Manager, BAE Systems Submarines
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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.

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