September 2-4, 2025  •  Caesars Forum  •  Las Vegas

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Chris Todd

Christopher Todd

Christopher Todd is the Executive Director of the Airborne International Response Team (AIRT), the leading 501(c)3 non-profit organization advancing the use of Drones For Good®.  AIRT is the official home of the DRONERESPONDERS program, supporting over 10,000 public safety and emergency services organization members representing more than 75 countries around the globe.

An innovator, entrepreneur, and technologist who helps people in need through the deployment of mission-critical uncrewed systems and security solutions when time is of the essence, Chris has served as a strategic business adviser to Fortune 500 companies and major sporting leagues.  He is also the Founder and President of Airborne Response, overseeing the company’s strategic partnerships and business operations, and acquisition by Safe Pro Group, Inc in 2022.

Chris’s focus includes emergency management, disaster operations, public safety, homeland security, critical infrastructure protection, counter-UAS (C-UAS), and their combined intersection with uncrewed and autonomous systems across the air, ground, and maritime domains.  He holds several certifications, including the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) Certified Emergency Manager (CEM®), FAA-certified Part 107 Remote Pilot, and a U.S. Coast Guard License Master for vessels up to 100 gross tons.

Mr. Todd is a command staff member of the Southeast Florida Region 7 All-Hazards Incident Management Team (SE FL-AHIMT-7), a State of Florida IMT based at the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Department.

Mr. Todd also serves on the Commercial UAV Expo Advisory Board, and as the President of the Florida Peninsula Chapter of the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), overseeing its four satellite chapters in Jacksonville, Miami, the Space Coast, and Tampa.

Chris holds an Executive Master of Professional Studies in Emergency and Disaster Management from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication from Drake University.  He earned an Infrastructure Protection certificate from Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service. He has also completed graduate work on crisis communications and integrated marketing communications at Northwestern University’s Medill School.

 

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