Will Low Cost Undersea Drones Change Naval Warfare?

14 Apr 2026
The Pitch Stage
Chairperson
Nigel Whybrow
Nigel Whybrow, Senior Underwater Systems Specialist - Babcock International Group
Speakers
Rear Admiral (Retd.) Jakob Rousøe
Rear Admiral (Retd.) Jakob Rousøe, Senior Vice President, Strategic Account - TERMA
Geoff Manchester
Mr Geoff Manchester, Chief Technology Officer - Vatn Systems
Joe
Rear Admiral, USN (Ret) Joe "Digger" DiGuardo, Chair, Undersea Warfare Group, Naval Postgraduate School Executive Director for Strategic Partnerships, Nevada Nuclear Security Sites Fellow, American Council of National Security Leaders Principal, DiggerWorks Consulting