Symposium Agenda
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Marine Technology Exhibits
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
MTS Technology Forum
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Marine Technology Exhibits, Networking, and Maryland Crab Feast
Open to MTS Members and Invited Guests
The Oceaneering/MTS Symposium is the fall meeting of the Washington DC Section of the Marine Technology Society (MTS) and is open to MTS members and invited guests. Symposium guests include representatives from the U.S. Navy, NAVSEA, SOCOM, NASA, NSA, and U.S. Air Force, MTS members, Oceaneering employees, clients, maritime businesses, academia, and military service members. Foreign nationals may be in attendance.
This Year’s Exhibitors
Blacksea Technologies
BlackSea Technologies is a Baltimore-based defense company delivering advanced maritime systems at operational scale. From unmanned surface vessels to subsea platforms, we specialize in rapid design, manufacturing, and deployment that meets the urgency of today’s missions. Our production lines are built for speed, quality, and repeatability, enabling us to field proven systems worldwide. With expertise spanning engineering, integration, and sustainment, BlackSea closes critical capability gaps and strengthens deterrence at sea. We bring together veterans, innovators, and builders to solve the toughest challenges in naval autonomy and maritime security, ensuring readiness in contested and evolving environments.
Blacksea Technologies
Ocean Power Technologies
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) delivers innovative maritime solutions that provide persistent power, data, and intelligence at sea. Its core technologies—the PowerBuoy®, WAM-V® Unmanned Surface Vehicles, and AI-capable Merrows™ Maritime Domain Awareness System—enable reliable offshore monitoring, communications, and operations across surface, subsea, and aerial domains. With a focus on autonomy, endurance, and adaptability, OPT helps address challenges from infrastructure protection and environmental monitoring to research and security. By combining renewable energy with advanced sensing and data integration, OPT empowers organizations to operate more efficiently, sustainably, and effectively across the world’s oceans.
Ocean Power Technologies
OceanSpace
OceanSpace develops advanced sensing solutions for monitoring and managing aquatic ecosystems. CEO William Arnold's marine research background enables effective collaboration with environmental scientists. Engineering Director Milton Dean leads optics development and advanced manufacturing. Field Engineer Eric Steimle brings expertise in autonomous vessels and sensor integration to support innovative technology development. Kurt Kramer develops AI and machine learning software that enhances imaging and data analysis. Together, our multidisciplinary team advances optical imaging and classification technologies, develops cost-effective manufacturing solutions, and serves customers across industry, government, and academia.
OceanSpace, LLC
VideoRay, LLC
VideoRay is the global leader in inspection-class Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), delivering reliable, mission-critical subsea solutions to commercial operators, navies, and security forces worldwide. As part of AV, VideoRay combines proven expeditionary performance with AV’s advanced uncrewed systems expertise, creating a portfolio designed to give customers a decisive operational edge.
The Mission Specialist product line, including the Defender, Ally, and Pro 5, is built on a flexible, modular architecture that enables advanced payload integration, in-field repairs, and unmatched power and reach. These systems are trusted in programs such as the U.S. Navy’s Maritime Expeditionary Standoff Response (MESR), where safety, precision, and effectiveness are paramount.
VideoRay, LLC
Panel Discussion Persistent Presence: Operating at Scale in the New Maritime Era
The ocean is entering a new operational era—one defined not by occasional missions, but by continuous presence.
Advances in robotics, sensors, communications, and data analytics are making it possible to monitor, understand, and operate in the maritime domain with unprecedented persistence. Yet the true challenge is no longer just developing these technologies; it is deploying and sustaining them at operational scale. This year’s symposium will explore how industry, government, and the research community are working together to move from episodic ocean activity to continuous maritime operations. Discussions will focus on the systems, infrastructure, and partnerships required to enable persistent presence—supporting maritime security, protecting critical infrastructure, advancing ocean science, enabling ocean exploration, and unlocking the full potential of the blue economy.
Our expert panel will explore these topics and many more.
Frequently Asked Questions
Join Us in Hanover—Where Ideas Surface!
The 34th Annual Oceaneering/MTS Symposium will be held at our facilities in Hanover, Maryland. This dynamic venue serves as a hub for innovation in marine and defense technologies, making it the ideal setting for a day of industry insights, networking, and hands-on exhibits from top marine technology companies.
