Our UNMANNED_X 2025 Speakers:
W. Carmelo Fontán
Owner & CEO
Presteza LLC
(frm) NSWC CTO
Thomas Rooney
General Manager
Marine AI
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Miel van den Brekel
Business Development
Intelic
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Rui Costa
Co-Founder & Host
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Aranya Mitra
Marine Operations Lead
MSubs
Elias Wästberg
Business Development
Nautrik AB
Bram Alkema
VP External Affairs
Deltaquad
Bas Buchner
Programme Director Maritime Uncrewed Sys.
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Wouter van Beek
CCO
Destinus
Philipp Enzinger
Founder
Scipio
Nanda van der Stap
Product Manager
Milrem Robotics
Bob de Reus
3D Printing Engineer
Royal3D
Marc C. Lange
Strategic Advisor
2Ventures
More!
Upcoming Speakers
will be announced
through Sep. 2025
The NEXT UNMANNED Event:
UNMANNED III
UNMANNED III is the third edition of the KIVI/KNVTS UNMANNED series of events.
Set to take place in September 25-26 of 2025, this event will feature two packed days, each dedicated to different battlespaces: Air, Surface, Subsurface and Land.
Co-organized with KNVTS and KIVI, the full series program is set to be announced in the Summer of 2025.
Registration for the event is now OPEN!
THE UNMANNED EXPERIENCE
UNMANNED III is a Unique Experience for both Audience and Speakers
At UNMANNED III, audiences will be presented with a set of Defence Tech Stories, over the course of four Domain Streams:
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AIR
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LAND
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SURFACE
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SUBSURFACE
Each Stream includes Live Podcasts, Engaging Presentations, and an Open Forum Roundtable.
At UNMANNED we Pride ourselves on the quality of both Speakers and Audience (limited to 100 PAX per series edition), leading to a thoughtful and Highly Curated Program.
Dates: September 25-26, 2025
Location: KIVI, The Hague, Netherlands
SPEAKING AT UNMANNED
UNMANNED III is a Unique Experience for both Audience and Speakers
Each UNMANNED Stream is composed of 4 Phases, through which our Host, Speakers and Audience engage in a Collaborative Forum
This sequence is repeated over the Whole Event, with speakers from across the Alliance joining us to Tell their Stories, at the forefront of Defence Innovation
While U-X Speaker slots are Invitational, U-X also considers Exceptional Applications.
If you think you have an Interesting Story to tell, and Excel at Public Speaking. Contact U-X now!
Application Status: Open!
Openings: 2 remaining of 15 total
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