2018 Conference Overview

A successful drone operation depends on reliable and up-to-the minute information. It’s not easy to keep up when the technology and regulations are constantly evolving. Fortunately, there’s one event that brings together the key people, the newest technology and the education you need for success: Commercial UAV Expo Americas 2018. Here’s a brief overview of the education program:

Confirmed Keynotes:

Plenaries:

• Regulatory & UTM Updates
• IPP Update & Progress to Date
• Powering Drones – Latest Developments
• Security: Data, Hacking, Counter-Drone & Privacy
• Drone Programs: In-House or Outsource?
• Urban Air Mobility: What the Sky will Look Like in the Future

Vertical Industry “Deep-Dive” Tracks:

• Construction
• DOTs & Infrastructure
• Mining & Aggregates
• Precision Agriculture
• Process, Power & Utilities
• Public Safety
• Surveying & Mapping
• Large Installation Assets: Wind Turbines, Cell Towers, Large-Scale Solar

Confirmed speakers: 

• Greg Agvent – CNN
• Assel Ayapova – AES
• Jaz Banga – Airspace Systems, Inc.
• Sam Billingsley – Ragan-Smith Associates
• Robert Blair – Three Canyon Farms
• David Boardman – Stockpile Reports
• Philip Buchan – Cyberhawk Innovations
• Andrew Carey – Rio Tinto Kennecott Utah Copper
• Gary Cathey – California Department of Transportation
• Darshan Divakaran – North Carolina Department of Transportation
• Todd Domney – Sumac Geomatics
• Douglas Spotted Eagle – Sundance Media
• Lisa Ellman – Hogan Lovells & Commercial Drone Alliance
• Dan Elwell – FAA
• Richard Fields – Los Angeles Fire Department
• Dyan Gibbons – Trumbull Unmanned
• Shayne Gill – AASHTO
• Jason Goodick, Entergy Services, Inc
• Lewis Graham – AirGon LLC
• Chad Karlewicz – Renton Police Department
• Young Kim – Digital Harvest
• Matthew Klein – US Bureau of Reclamation
• Brad Koeckeritz – US Department of the Interior
• Richard Lopez – Hensel Phelps
• Jeff Lorton – Duke Joseph Agency
• Daniel Marek – Nevada Highway Patrol
• George Mathew – Kespry
• Harold Miller – Entergy Services, Inc.
• Scott Mlakar – Willoughby Fire Department / Lake County UAS
• Anil Nanduri – Intel
• Michael Perry – DJI
• Harrison Andrew Pierce – San Diego Homeland Security
• Art Pregler – AT&T
• Michael Ralston – Menlo Park Fire District
• Michael Singer – DroneView Technologies
• Colin Snow – Skylogic Research
• Dave Truch – BP
• Callum Walter – Queens University
• Gretchen West – Hogan Lovells & Commercial Drone Alliance
• Tracy Wilkinson – Renton Police Department
• Mike Winn – DroneDeploy

More details about the program will be posted soon! If you’d like to be notified when the full program is live please submit the inquiry form below.