Autonomous Vehicles

Pathfinder Symposium 2026

The Pathfinder Symposium 2026 is an annual flagship event that brings together government, industry, and academia to discuss Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), robotics, advanced technologies, digital engineering, Counter UAS, and airspace. Attendees can connect with leading experts, innovators, and decision-makers through keynote sessions, panel discussions,…

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17Speakers
4Sponsors
19Sessions
12Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Pathfinder, in alphabetical order.

BG Guy Yelverton III
Capability Portfolio Executive · CPE Fires
BG Kevin Chaney (invited)
Deputy Portfolio Executive · PAE Manuever Air
Casey S
President · AUVSI Pathfinder Chapter
COL Danielle Medaglia
Program Manager · PM Uncrewed Aircraft Systems
COL Greg Merkl
Director · Drone Dominance
COL JD Swinney, Ph.D.
Director's Initiatives Group Lead · Aviation Future Capability Directorate
Dr Stephanie Reitmeier, SES
Director · Maneuver Air Directorate and PAE Maneuver Air Systems Center
Isreal Marshall, PMP
Acting Product Manager, Tactical UAS · PM Uncrewed Aircraft Systems
Justin K
Education Director · AUVSI Pathfinder Chapter
LTC Hunter Gray
Product Manager, Launched Effects · PM Uncrewed Aircraft Systems
LTC Jeff Bess
Marketplace Lead · PM Uncrewed Aircraft Systems
LTC Jeff Salem
Product Manager, Endurance UAS · PM Uncrewed Aircraft Systems
LTC Kevin Stramara
Product Manager, Uncrewed Launch & Control · PM Uncrewed Aircraft Systems
LTC Michael Carroll
Product Manager, Small UAS · PM Uncrewed Aircraft Systems
MG Clair Gill (invited)
Portfolio Acquisition Executive · PAE Manuever Air
Michael Robbins
President & CEO · Association of Uncrewed Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI)
Rodney Pennywell
Vice President · AUVSI Pathfinder Chapter

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Integration Innovation, Inc. (i3)
Kutta
Tolliver
UAV Engines

Agenda

Selected from 19 sessions.

  • 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM

    Pathfinder Welcome

  • 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM

    Keynote: AUVSI

  • 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM

    PM Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS)

  • 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM

    Aviation Future Capabilty Directorate

  • 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM

    Small UAS

  • 02:30 PM - 02:35 AM

    Student Intro 1

  • 02:30 PM - 02:35 PM

    Student Intro 3

  • 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM

    Keynote: CPE Defensive Fires

  • 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM

    UAS Marketplace

Company intelligence

An audience of 12 companies, parsed from the program.

Twelve companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
4Sponsoringsponsor only
8Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

35% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite16%
  • VP-level16%
  • Director / Head of424%
  • Manager / Lead212%
  • Product529%
  • Other roles424%

Of 17 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1PM Uncrewed Aircraft Systems7
2AUVSI Pathfinder Chapter3
3Integration Innovation Inc. (i3)Sponsor-
4KuttaSponsor-
5TolliverSponsor-
6UAV EnginesSponsor-
7PAE Manuever Air2
8Association of Uncrewed Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI)1
9Aviation Future Capability Directorate1
10CPE Fires1
11Drone Dominance1
12Maneuver Air Directorate and PAE Maneuver Air Systems Center1
Sponsors by tier
unspecified4
100% of 4