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VERIFIED ATTENDEE REPORT Thank you to all who participated in WEST 2018, which celebrated 7,609 its 28th year. This year, WEST TOTAL PARTICIPANTS continued to become a highly regarded source for senior 2,332 leadership to discover, discuss and view full-platform solutions for the MILITARY/GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL Sea Services. We greatly value your participation and do all we can to ensure you thrive and achieve your goals. There is no question that the event and the industry as a whole is successful when you — and others 1,835 like you — succeed. To assist in your success and in the decisions INDUSTRY & ACADEMIA PROFESSIONALS you make as they pertain to WEST, we are proud to provide verified information about WEST attendees. 12 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED This year, total participation saw an increase from 2017, with 7,609 defense industry professionals in attendance from 12 countries, 35,625 including 2,332 active duty military and government personnel. The SALES LEADS GENERATED exhibit hall spanned over 72,000 sq. ft. and included 375 exhibitors who engaged with leadership at all levels of DoD and government to discuss systems, platforms, technologies and networks that will impact 72,200 SQFT all areas of future Sea Service operations. EXHIBIT SPACE This Verified Attendee Report contains information regarding registrant demographics, speakers, sponsors and attendees. 375 AT-A-GLANCE EXHIBITORS 20182018 Attendee Attendee & Demographic & Demographic Information Information WEST ATTENDEE ORGANIZATIONS AND SPECIALITIES In 2018, WEST allowed leaders from the various sea services to meet with industry leaders to discuss and address the current set of challenges facing the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, and to discuss implications and strategy. This Verified Attendee Report contains information regarding registrant demographics, speakers, sponsors and attendees. We hope you find it informative. ATTENDEE ORGANIZATIONS ATTENDEE OCCUPATIONS Acquisition/Contracting/Procurement 8% Active Military & Analysis Government Consulting Engineering/R&D/Test & Evaluation Industry Information Technology 39% 53% Professionals Law Enforcement/Counter-Intelligence Logistics Management - Executive Level Academia/Other Operations Program/Project Management ATTENDEE SPECIALITIES Acquisition and Procurement Cyber Operations/Electronic Information/Management/ Military Policy and Strategy Air Defense Warfare Security/Assurance Personnel and Administration Amphibious Warfare Data/Database Management Intelligence Special Operations Command & Control/ Education ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Submarines Communications Emergency Management/Law Reconnaissance) Surface Warfare Computer Hardware/Software Enforcement/Public Safety Law Enforcement Telecommunications/Networks Cyber Investigations/Digital Engineering Logistics Training/Modeling & Simulation Forensics Fleet Operations Maintenance 2018 Attendee & Demographic Information WEST 2018 ATTENDEE INTERESTS Aerial Targets Data Manipulation and Analytical Tools Knowledge Management & Secure Identification Air Countermeasures Data Mining & Warehousing Leadership Decision-Making Secure Tracker Air Traffic Control Decontamination Marine Systems and Technology Shared Intel Databases at Multiple Aircraft Components & Propulsion Direction Finders Medical Technology Security Levels Antennas Display Systems & Software Mine Countermeasures Ship Building & Maintenance Anti-Aircraft Systems Education/Training Mine Warfare Systems Ship Systems and Technology Anti-Submarine Systems Electronic Components Missile Systems Signals Intelligence ASW Equipment Electronic Systems Mobile Solutions Simulation & Modeling Aviation Electronic Warfare & Detection Multi-Level Security Small Boat Systems and Technology Avionics Electronic Warfare Equipment National Missile Defense Small Business Bandwidth Compression and Emergency Communications Navigation Systems Space Communications/SATCOM Synchronization Encryption Devices Navigational Systems and Devices Special Operations Batteries Enterprise Architecture Network Centric Warfare Storage Area Network Services Battle Damage Assessment Facilities Management Network Enterprise Management Streaming Video Big Data Solutions Global Positioning Systems Networks (LAN/MAN/WAN) Submarine Systems & Technology Biometrics Graphic Informational System/ Night Vision Equipment System Sensors Biotechnology Remote Sensing On-the-Move Voice and Data Comms Targeting and Target Acquisition C4ISR Helicopters Power Conversion & Distribution Systems Cable, Wire, Fiber Optic Homeland Security Power Sources Underwater Systems Chemical/Bio Defense Imaging Systems/Solutions Power Supplies Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Coast Guard Systems and Technology Improvised Explosive Device Propulsion Systems Unmanned Land Vehicles Collaboration & Collaborative Tools Countermeasures Publication Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Combat ID Perimeter Security Information and Intelligence Fusion Racks Cabinet & Cable Runway Video Conferencing Systems Common Operating Picture (COP) Information Operations, Assurance Radar and Surveillance Capability Visualization Technologies and Security Communication Systems Enhancements Voice Communications Information Security Computer Hardware and Software Radar Systems VTC – C2 System Infrared Components & Systems Computer Network Defense Radio Frequency Identification Watercraft Intelligence, Surveillance and Countermeasures Rugged Computers, Displays, Weapon Systems Reconnaissance Airborne Platforms Enclosures and Systems Cyber Security Solutions Wireless Communications Interoperability – Joint and Coalition Satellite Communications Data Architecture Wireless Solutions, Networking and Joint Deployment & Rapid Distribution Search & Rescue Equipment Security Data Encryption Knowledge Enabled Logistics Secure Comms – Voice and Data Radios 2018 Attendee & Demographic Information SPEAKERS, MODERATORS & PANELISTS WEST’S COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES KEYNOTES, PANELS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS ON THE ISSUES AFFECTING TODAY’S SEA SERVICE COMMUNITY. VIEW INFORMATION ON THOSE SERVICE AND THOUGHT LEADERS WHO PARTICIPATED AT WEST 2018 BELOW. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS RDML Danelle Barrett, USN, Director, Navy Cyber Security Division, U.S. Navy The Hon. James F. Geurts, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition Gen Robert B. Neller, USMC, Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps ADM John M. Richardson, USN, Chief of Naval Operations The Hon. Patrick M. Shanahan, Deputy Secretary of Defense ADM Scott H. Swift, USN, Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet VADM Jan Tighe, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (N2N6) LTGen Robert S. Walsh, USMC, Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command, and Deputy Commandant, Combat Development and Integration ADM Paul F. Zukunft, USCG, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard SPEAKERS, MODERATORS & PANELISTS CAPT David Adams, USN (Ret.), Program Manager - Western Pacific, Oceaneering Heidi Buck, Director, Battlespace Exploitation of Mixed Reality (BEMR) Lab, Space and VADM John D. Alexander, USN, Commander, U.S. THIRD Fleet Naval Warfare Systems Center, Pacific (SSC Pacific) LT Brittany Allen, USN, Amphibious Warfare Tactics Instructor CAPT Jason A. Burns, USN, Commanding Officer, USS Essex Dr. Nikolay Atanasov, Assistant Professor, University of California, San Diego RADM Nevin P. Carr, USN (Ret.), Vice President and Navy Strategic Account Executive, Dr. James Baker, Senior Principal Engineer, MCTSSA Leidos and, former Chief of Naval Research and Director, Test and Evaluation and Technology Requirements (2008-2012) CWO2 Kedric D. Beachem, USMC, Advanced Instructor Group, Delta Company, Communication Training Battalion Jimmy Clevenger, Senior Principal Engineer Cyber Security, MCTSSA RADM Christian “Boris” Becker, USN, Commander, Space and Naval Warfare August Cole, Writer in Residence/Senior Fellow, Avascent/Atlantic Council Systems Command VADM Doug Crowder, USN (Ret.), Chairman, Olmsted Foundation, CWO4 Adam M. Bergeron, USMC, Academics Officer, Communication Training Kevin Davis, Director, Navy Digital Warfare Office, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations Battalion for Information Warfare Office Kenneth W. Bible, Deputy Director, C4 / Deputy CIO, Headquarters, U.S. Marine CAPT Charles Deitchman, USN (Ret.), Director, Naval Requirements, Sikorsky Corps Aircraft Corporation Dr. Mark Bilinski, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific LT J.R. Dinglasan, USN, Integrated Air and Missile Defense Warfare Tactics Instructor LT Andrew Blanco, USN, Integrated Air and Missile Defense Warfare Tactics Instructor Dr. Graham Drozeski, Program Manager, Tern Project, Defense Advanced Research Col Che Bolden, USMC, Assistant Chief of Staff, G-7 Modernization and Development, Projects Agency (DARPA) Marine Corps Installations Command LT Ty Eberhardt, USN, Anti-Submarine/Anti-Surface Warfare Tactics Instructor LT Jen Bower, USN, Amphibious Warfare Tactics Instructor, Capt Aaron S. Ellis, USMC, Cyber Network Operations Officer, Marine Corps John Boyd, Assistant Director, Futures Identity, Office of Biometric Identity Management, Communication-Electronics School Department of Homeland Security Dr. Kelly Fletcher, Acting Department of Navy Chief Information Officer VADM Richard A. Brown, USN, Commander, Naval Surface Forces, and Naval Surface Maj Scott Fortner, USMC, Cyber DT Lead, MCTSSA Force LT Emily Frost, USN, Anti-Submarine/Anti-Surface Warfare Tactics Instructor 2018 Attendee & Demographic Information SPEAKERS, MODERATORS & PANELISTS (CONT’D) CAPT George