Simon served in the UK Armed Forces from 2009 to 2022, undertaking a diverse and operationally focused career that spanned explosive ordnance disposal in Afghanistan, Commando engineering, humanitarian and disaster relief missions, and later, complex counter-terrorism operations within a UK tier-one unit.
Following his military service, Simon led the UK Mission Operations team at Anduril Industries, where he supported the deployment of cutting-edge autonomous systems and advanced defence technologies across multiple domains.
He now serves as Business Development Manager at Saronic Technologies, driving growth and partnerships across the UK and Europe, and advancing Saronic’s mission to deliver scalable, autonomous maritime capability.
Attending
Online
Building the Infrastructure & Data Ecosystems for Autonomous Workboats
Wednesday, Dec 10, 2025
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Online Session
Online
Live
Building the Infrastructure & Data Ecosystems for Autonomous Workboats
Join us for an engaging webinar partnered with SMI, exploring the critical infrastructure and data ecosystems needed for autonomous workboats. As many workboats operate within port limits, ensuring infrastructure readiness, robust connectivity, and efficient data sharing is essential for the safe and effective adoption of autonomous technologies. This session will highlight the latest insights and practical approaches from leading experts in the field.
The webinar will focus on four key areas: Infrastructure challenges for enabling autonomy – Simon Davies, Manager UK & Europe, Saronic Connectivity requirements – Gaurangi Bajpai, Senior telecoms engineer, Satellite Applications Catapult Ltd Shared data and communication standards - TBC Integrating autonomous vessel communications into port and harbour systems – Lewis Seymour-Pugh, Senior Consultant, Marico Marine
Each speaker will give a 10-minute presentation, followed by a Q&A discussion, for a total session of 40 minutes.
