DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety Summit

9:00 AM – 10:45 AM

Commercial UAV Expo Americas Opening & Keynote

10:45 AM – 11:30 AM

Morning Networking & Coffee Break on the Exhibit Floor

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Inside the Firehouse: An Intimate, Behind-the-Scenes Conversation with the LAFD Drone Program

Moderator: Gene Robinson, Drone SAR Subject Matter Expert

Speaker 1: David Danielson, UAS Program Lead, LAFD

Speaker 2: Derrick Ward, Lead UAS Pilot, LAFD

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Lunch – Public Safety Summit registrants will receive a voucher in their badge for lunch on Tuesday

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

The Emerging Role of Drones for Law Enforcement and Forensic Analysis

Moderator: William “Fritz” Reber, Retired Captain, Chula Vista Police Dept.

Speaker 1: Tim Martin, Captain, Huntington Beach Police Dept.

Speaker 2: Drew Jurkofsky, Officer and Accident Reconstructionist, Fort Collins Police Department

Speaker 3: Jim Baker, Sergeant, Collier County Sheriff’s Office

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Afternoon Networking & Coffee Break on the Exhibit Floor

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Preparing for Disaster: SGI’s, Data Management, and Public Information During Complex Emergencies

Moderator: Justine R. Hollingshead, Chief of Staff & Assistant Vice Chancellor, NC State University Division of Academic and Student Affairs (DASA)

Speaker 1: Michael Sheldon, System Operations Security Center, FAA

Speaker 2: Greg Crutsinger, Ph.D., Principal, Scholar Farms

Speaker 3: Mickey Osterreicher, General Counsel, National Press Photographers Association

5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Night sUAS (Drone) CSI Demonstration by Sundance Media Group

Public Safety Summit Help Desk sponsored by Pix4D.

9:00 AM – 9:05 AM

Welcome to DRONERESPONDERS US Public Safety UAS Summit

9:05 AM –  9:30 AM

Welcome Keynote – Charles Werner, Director, DRONERESPONDERS

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM

2019 Public Safety UAS Survey Key Findings – Christopher Todd, Executive Director, AIRT

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Morning Networking & Coffee Break on the Exhibit Floor

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Committee of the Whole – Establishing Workshop Objectives

Charles Werner, Timothy Martin, William “Fritz” Reber, Gene Robinson

11:00 AM –  12:30 PM

Workshop Session Alpha: Assessing the Current State of Public Safety UAS

Fire Rescue Workgroup Facilitators: Fields, Robinson, Daniels, Gifford

Law Enforcement Workgroup Facilitators: Reber, Martin, Jurkofsky, Baker, Shinnamon

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Lunch – Sponsored by Skydio

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Working Group Breakout Session: Charting the Future for Public Safety UAS

Fire Rescue Workgroup Facilitators: Fields, Robinson, Daniels, Gifford

Law Enforcement Workgroup Facilitators: Reber, Martin, Jurkofsky, Baker, Shinnamon

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Afternoon Networking & Coffee Break on the Exhibit Floor

4:00 PM – 4:45 PM

Working Group Session Outcomes, Ratification, and Next Steps. Final Comments & Closing Ceremony

Charles Werner, Timothy Martin, William “Fritz” Reber, Gene Robinson

4:45 – 5:00 PM

Closing Comments and Final Thoughts – Christopher Todd, Charles Werner 

*These working groups will be structured as immersive learning breakout sessions where the attendees become participants helping to create live content. Each facilitated group will drill down into specific issues that are facing the public safety space such as Standards, Certification, Training, Airspace COA’s, Operational Waivers, Equipment Requirement and more!

Help Desk sponsored by Pix4D.

Wednesday lunch sponsored by Skydio.

Pass holders may also access the following at no additional charge: 

• Product Previews – Monday afternoon, October 28
• Welcome Happy Hour on Exhibit Floor – Monday evening, October 28
• Night sUAS (Drone) CSI Demonstration by Sundance Media Group – Tuesday, October 29
• Lunch Voucher – Tuesday, October 29
• Sponsored Lunch – Wednesday, October 30
• Networking Breaks- Tuesday, October 29 and Wednesday, October 30

• Offsite Live Drone Demonstrations – $50
• Poolside Connect Networking Reception – $35

  Public Safety sector will host a cabana where you can connect with peers.