2019 Directed Energy Summit Video Highlights

Policy Considerations for Directed Energy

Technology of the Future No More: Moving Directed Energy to the Field

Speaker: Dr. Michael D. Griffin, Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering, Department of Defense

View from the UK: Directed Energy as a Next Generation Capability

Speaker: Rear Admiral Hugh D. Beard, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Capability), Royal Navy of the United Kingdom

Grading the National Defense Strategy: Providing for the Common Defense

Speaker: Dr. Eric S. Edelman, Former U.S. Ambassador, Distinguished Fellow, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments

The Warfighter and Developing Technology

Today's Navy: Accelerating Technologies that Matter to the Warfighter

Speaker: Rear Admiral Ronald A. Boxall, Director, Navy Surface Warfare, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy

The Army of 2028: Investing in Lasers for Air and Missile Defense

Speaker: Michael Holthe, Director, Lethality Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology

From Non-Lethal to Air Defense: The Marine Corps and Directed Energy

Speaker: Colonel Kevin Murray, Director of Science and Technology and Rapid Capabilities Office at Marine Corps Warfighting Lab, U.S. Marine Corps

The Department of Defense's Strategy for Directed Energy

Inside the DOD's Budget: Where Do Directed Energy Weapons Fit into the Future of Warfare?

Speaker: Dr. William G. Conley (SES), Director, Electronic Warfare, Office of the Under Secretary for Acquisition & Sustainment, Department of Defense

Special Operations Forces: Tactically Relevant Directed Energy                                               

Speaker: Lisa Sanders (DISL), Director of Science and Technology for Special Operations Forces, U.S. Special Operations Command

Directed Energy Flight Plan for the U.S. Air Force                                                                    

Speaker: Dr. Kelly Hammett (SES), Director, Directed Energy Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory

Special Operations Forces: Tactically Relevant Directed Energy                                               

Speaker: Dr. Craig A. Robin (ST), Senior Research Scientist, Directed Energy Applications, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Army Forces Strategic Command, U.S. Army

Laser Satellite Communications

Communicating by Light? Inside Laser SATCOM
Panel Speakers: Trey Obering, EVP, Booz Allen, Moderator; Dr. Linda Thomas, Chief Engineer, Naval Research Lab; David Czajkowski, COO, Space Micro, Inc.; Barry Matsumori, CEO, BridgeSat; Don Brown