2019 Conference Programme
Monday, 8 April
PreConference Product Previews (Conference Pass required)
Product Previews
earn about the newest supplier advances and best practices for specifying, planning and executing projects in Product Previews presented by exhibiting companies. Click the “+” below to see the full list of participating companies and presentation times.
13:00 – 15:00
Amtrium 1-2
Product Preview Schedule
| 13:00‐13:12 | Trimble Inc. / Applanix |
| 13:12 13:24 | Riegl Laser Measurement Systems GmbH |
| 13:24‐13:36 | Pix4D |
| 13:36‐13:48 | GEOTECH Bratislava s.r.o. |
| 13:48‐14:00 | eSmart Systems |
| 14:00‐14:12 | Agrowing |
| 14:12‐14:24 | GeoInspect |
| 14:24‐14:36 | 3D Target |
| 14:36‐14:48 | BM Power |
| 14:48‐15:00 | Simactive |
15:00-15:30 Networking break – AmTRIUM Lounge
PreConference Product Previews – Continued
Product Previews
earn about the newest supplier advances and best practices for specifying, planning and executing projects in Product Previews presented by exhibiting companies. Click the “+” below to see the full list of participating companies and presentation times.
15:35 – 17:00
Amtrium 1-2
Continued Schedule
| 15:36‐15:48 | AceCore Technologies |
| 15:48‐16:00 | Agremo |
| 16:00‐16:12 | Embassy of The Republic of Poland in The Hague |
| 16:12‐16:24 | Geodirect |
| 16:24‐16:36 | Phoenix LiDAR Systems |
| 16:36‐16:48 | Sitemark |
| 16:48‐17:00 | C-Astral Aerospace |
Workshop: How to Integrate Drones into Your Business Practices
Day 1
08 Apr 2019
How to Integrate Drones into Your Business Practices
Join Michal Mazur, Head of Drone Powered Solutions at PwC, and Michael Thoss, Co-founder or ethoss group, for an interactive discussion addressing the following key topics: 1.Considerations for in-house, outsourced...
Michal Mazur
Michael Thoss
Networking cocktails in the amtrium lounge
Networking Cocktails
Network with drone professionals from throughout Europe and beyond during this Welcome Happy Hour. Conference Pass required to attend.
18:00 – 19:00
Amtrium Lounge
Tuesday, 9 April
10:00 Exhibition Open (Closes at 18:30)
Opening Session & Keynotes
Day 1
09 Apr 2019
7 Key Trends Shaping Drone Industry in 2019
Michal Mazur is a partner at PwC and the head of PwC's global centre of excellence for image data analytics and artificial intelligence based on drone imagery. In 2016, PwC...
Michal Mazur
Starting a Drone Business in Europe – State of Play of EU Rules
This presentation will give a full overview of the development of the European regulatory framework that will open the drone services market. The audience should get a better view of...
Koen De Vos
JARUS SORA – A framework for the Specific Category
This presentation will provide an overview of the recently developed JARUS Specific Operation Risk Assessment. The audience will understand what the SORA is, what to expect from its use how...
Lorenzo Murzilli
09:45 - 10:30
AMTRIUM 1-2
Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Unmanned Airspace
Andreas Lamprecht
AirMap
Koen De Vos
European Commission
Lorenzo Murzilli
Federal Office of Civil Aviation Switzerland
Marc Kegelaers
Unifly
Keynote Panel Discussion
This panel discussion will address the implementation findings, challenges and solutions based on new policy and regulation.
Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Andreas Lamprecht
Koen De Vos
Lorenzo Murzilli
Marc Kegelaers
10:30-11:00 Networking break – exhibit HALL
Exhibition Theatre Presentations
Day 1
09 Apr 2019
11:00 - 12:30
EXHIBITION THEATRE
Smart Cities & Urban Air Mobility
Day 1
09 Apr 2019
11:00 - 12:00
AMTRIUM 1
Christoph Raab
Drone Alliance Europe
Ralph Schepp
Deutsche Telekom AG
Jukka Hannola
The Transport and Communications Agency, Traficom Finland
Diana Cooper
PrecisionHawk
Smart Cities & Urban Air Mobility Panel Discussion
This panel discussion will address the following topics: -High-performance urban environments are enabling advances in safety, security, and quality of life. How drones are part of revolutionizing the nature of...
Christoph Raab
Ralph Schepp
Jukka Hannola
Diana Cooper
drone hero coNTEST
Day 1
09 Apr 2019
12:00 - 12:30
AMTRIUM 1-2
Exhibition Theatre Presentations
Day 1
09 Apr 2019
12:30 - 14:00
EXHIBITION THEATRE
Product Preview Presentations
Brief vendor presentations on latest product launches and innovations. A full schedule of companies and presentation times will be posted soon.
14:00 - 15:30
EXHIBITION THEATRE
12:30-14:00 Lunch – exhibit HALL (available for purchase)
Safety, Security and Counter Drone Technology
Day 1
09 Apr 2019
14:00 - 15:00
AMTRIUM 1-2
Michael Thoss
ethoss group
Knut Torbjørn Moe
UAS Norway
Cyril Mugglin
Swisscom (Switzerland) Ltd.
Manu Lubrano
INVOLI
Frank Wallrapp
ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH
Didier Venneman
Port of Antwerp
Safety, Security and Counter Drone Technology Panel Discussion
This panel discussion will address the following topics: -How to handle the misuse of drones? -How to get a better sense of the threats in your airspace and what active...
Michael Thoss
Knut Torbjørn Moe
Cyril Mugglin
Manu Lubrano
Frank Wallrapp
Didier Venneman
drone hero coNTEST
Day 1
09 Apr 2019
15:00 - 15:30
AMTRIUM 1-2
15:30 -16:00 Networking break – exhibit HALL
Disruptive UAV Technologies and Resulting Industry Opportunities
Day 1
09 Apr 2019
16:00 - 17:00
AMTRIUM 1-2
Lucas van Oostrum
Delft Aerial Robotics (DAR)
Paul Brooks
Prismatic
Luca Marongiu
H3 Dynamics
Rich Kapusta
Alta Devices, Inc.
Disruptive UAV Technologies and Resulting Industry Opportunities Panel Discussion
Concurrent advances in engineering and manufacturing technologies are pushing the pace of change and future drone capabilities and costs. This session provides you with an overview of next-gen UAS technologies...
Lucas van Oostrum
Paul Brooks
Luca Marongiu
Rich Kapusta
drone hero coNTEST
Day 1
09 Apr 2019
17:30 - 18:00
AMTRIUM 1-2
Networking cocktail Reception – ExhibitION Hall
Networking Cocktail Reception on the Exhibit Floor
Don’t miss Commercial UAV Expo Europe’s cocktail reception on the exhibition floor, sponsored by AirMap.
17:00 – 18:30
Wednesday, 10 April
10:00 Exhibition Open (Closes at 16:00)
Energy & Utilities
Day 1
10 Apr 2019
Energy & Utilities Overview
Session Moderator: Kevin O'Donovan, A bit of This & That... Across the Energy Industry, end users are realizing time savings, better use of resources and worker safety benefits making the...
Kevin O’Donovan
09:00 - 09:20
AMTRIUM 1
Nyamsambuu Bojin
National Power Transmission Grid
Wolfram Hardt
Chemnitz University of Technology
APOLI: Automated Powerline Inspection Based on Adaptive Mission Planning at RWE Germany
This presentation will address: • In-Flight evaluation of mission camera • Automatic target (power line, insulator, etc.) identification • Feature Point Detection, autonomous decision making for flight mission
Nyamsambuu Bojin
Wolfram Hardt
Distribution Network Inspection with UAV’s
• Current network inspection – why and how? • Implementing UAV’s for grid inspection • Future possibilities and how to achieve them
Rasmus Armas
Henri Klemmer
Drone Inspections of Solar Assets: An ENGIE Case Study
- Why we use visual imaging data - Why we use monitoring data - The benefit of a complementary approach
Alberto Cajiao
Sebastian Falkenberg
10:00 - 10:30
AMTRIUM 1
Panel Discussion with Presenters
There will be a 30 minute panel discussion and Q&A with presenters of the Energy & Utilities session.
Law Enforcement, Forensics, Public Safety & SAR
Day 1
10 Apr 2019
Law Enforcement, Forensics, Public Safety & SAR Overview
UAVs have proven themselves very capable in search and rescue missions and turn out to be very cost effective in time and lives saved over ordinary search teams. By responding...
Perran Bonner
The Use of Drones for the Forensic Reconnaissance of CBRN Crime Scenes
Presentation details to come.
Ed van Zalen
09:30 - 09:45
AMTRIUM 2
Dave Wright
Search & Rescue Aerial Association - Scotland
Tom Nash
Search & Rescue Aerial Association - Scotland
UAS in the Voluntary Search and Rescue Sector: Setting up a national capability
How would you set up a national voluntary UAS Land Search and Rescue Capability? This short presentation looks at the story to date of the ‘Search & Rescue Aerial Association...
Dave Wright
Tom Nash
Panel Discussion with Presenters
There will be a 30 minute panel discussion and Q&A with presenters of the Law Enforcement, Forensics, Public Safety & SAR session including panelist Darshan Divakaran from North Carolina Department...
Darshan Divakaran
10:30-11:00 Coffee break – exhibit HALL
Exhibition Theatre Presentations
Day 1
10 Apr 2019
11:00 - 12:30
EXHIBITION THEATRE
Surveying & MApping
Day 1
10 Apr 2019
Surveying & Mapping Overview
In a market where innovation and staying up to date with technology is necessary for survival, it is crucial to network with your industry colleagues and business partners to get...
Will Tompkinson
The Drone: Toy or Professional Tool
Today, everyone can buy a drone for a few Euros. The user can take pictures, videos and can operate certain automations for piloting. It is therefore thought that the use...
Jean-François ROSSIGNOL
UAV Surveying as Standard Tool in Infrastructure Construction
The presentation demonstrates how one of Europes largest construction group has successfully implemented UAV surveying as a standard tool in large infrastructure projects and shows how derived data is utilized...
Philipp Mielke
Towards a Living Elevation Model
Het Waterschapshuis is responsible for joint efforts of the 21 public water agencies (aka boards) in The Netherlands. Het Waterschapshuis manages the national program for airborne LiDAR collection, together with...
Jeroen Leusink
Integration of UAV, Vessel, Laser and Satellite Derived Datasets in the Context
Coastal areas experience change via marine processes and other natural and anthropogenic causes. Coastal researchers and engineers can make use of data from multiple platforms and sensors in monitoring these...
Ronan O’Toole
12:00 - 12:30
AMTRIUM 1
Panel Discussion with Presenters
There will be a 30 minute panel discussion and Q&A with presenters of the Surveying & Mapping session.
Precision Agriculture & Forestry
Day 1
10 Apr 2019
Precision Agriculture & Forestry Overview
The agriculture industry is undergoing a shift from conventional to mechanized farming practices and is moving from traditional farm equipment towards state-of-the-art automated solutions. Rapid technology advances have led to...
William Metz
UAVs and Their Place within a Larger Precision Viticulture Framework
This presentation will review recent developments of UAVs and their place within a larger precision agriculture (viticulture) framework. We will discuss the strengths and weaknesses of UAVs as a remote...
William Metz
Sorting Fact from Fiction – Agricultural Drone use across Australian Agriculture
Fiona Lake will present an illustrated overview of the use of drones by leading innovators in Australian agriculture. A variety of agricultural enterprises will be included, from tropical crops such...
Fiona Lake
Towards 2030: Opportunities for UAS in the Farm Concept of Tomorrow
In 2030 our agriculture will be circular and more biodiverse with only minimum inputs of chemical fertilizers and crop protection. Promising initiatives are introduced as strip cropping, agroforestry and permaculture....
Chris de Visser
Power Line Vegetation Management Using the Latest UAV Sensor and Web Mapping Technology
The biggest barrier to adopting LiDAR for vegetation management is the processing and data management of the huge volumes of data that are collected during an UAV inspection flight. Routescene...
Gert Riemersma
Rafa Torro
The Next Generation of Field Agronomy Using Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Robotics and artificial intelligence are revolutionizing field agronomy providing early detection of diseases, pests, and other agronomic problems in field crops, allowing for better treatment and increased yields.
Simcha Shore
12:15 - 12:30
AMTRIUM 2
Panel Discussion with Presenters
There will be a 15 minute panel discussion and Q&A with presenters of the Precision Agriculture & Forestry session.
Exhibition Theatre Presentations
Day 1
10 Apr 2019
The Commercial Drone Market – Size and Forecast 2019-2025
A comprehensive overview of the global drone market, DRONEII’s inaugural bottom-up market report dives deep into all the key trends surrounding the industry. The report is based on several months...
Kay Wackwitz
13:00 - 14:00
EXHIBITION THEATRE
12:30-14:00 Lunch – exhibit HALL (available for purchase)
Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence
Day 1
10 Apr 2019
Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence Overview
Autonomous drones are beginning to see use in jobs that require smooth, consistent flying and AI is becoming a powerful force to be reckoned with in the drone industry. Right...
Elizabeth Traiger
In Pursuit of the Ultimate AI Solution and the Best Algorithms
• The Danish TSO - Energinets.dk quest and journey to preserve the best (world class, top line) transmission network. - In 2017, Danes had power in their sockets 99.995 percent...
Peter Lyck Ingerslev
Henrik Bache
National Grid using Artificial Intelligence to Check Drone Footage of 7,000 Miles of Wires and Pylons
This presentation will address: • Inspection of 7,200 miles of overhead lines around England and Wales and the use of drones to assess the steelwork, wear and corrosion, and faults...
Mark Simmons
Amjad Karim
Case Study in Elektro Ljubjana – Can AI Inspection Replace Human Labour in Fast-Overpass Power Grid Inspections
• Overview of power grid survey results – brief introduction of Elektro Ljubljana, previous experiences with helicopter inspections. Initial start of the project. • Overview of project results - what...
Martin Podlogar
Mantas Vaskela
15:00 - 15:30
AMTRIUM 1
Panel Discussion with Presenters
There will be a 30 minute panel discussion and Q&A with presenters of the Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence session.
Construction
Day 1
10 Apr 2019
Construction Overview
Session Moderator: Kay Wackwicz, Drone Industry Insights One of the most rapidly growing sectors for drone integration is construction. The construction industry has discovered the many ways in which drones...
Kay Wackwitz
UAS for Construction: Experiences in Different Countries
Governments, developers and end-users are demanding safer, more cost-effective and sustainable solutions, delivered faster and to a higher quality – and without “innovation”, we will not be prepared to provide...
Luis Moratinos
Pix4D Data in Day-to-Day, Strategic Worksite and Project Management
Governments, developers and end-users are demanding safer, more cost-effective and sustainable solutions, delivered faster and to a higher quality – and without “innovation”, we will not be prepared to provide...
Julian Norton
Construction and the Hidden Value of Drone Based Mapping
This presentation will show the usage of drones for construction sites to realize surveying work. The digital transformation and the UAV as its part in the building industry - where...
Thomas Gröninger
Challenges of Introducing Drones in a Global Near-shore Construction Company
Drones are an excellent tool to quickly collect a lot of data to monitor construction sites, to calculate volumes and inspect infrastructure. To successfully integrate the use of drones into...
Jan Leyssens
15:00 - 15:30
AMTRIUM 2
Panel Discussion with Presenters
There will be a 30 minute panel discussion and Q&A with presenters of the Construction session including panelist Darshan Divakaran from North Carolina Department of Transportation.
15:30-16:00 Coffee break – exhibit HALL
Data Management
Day 1
10 Apr 2019
Data Management Overview
Session Moderator: Jurgen Decloedt, VITO In order to take full advantage of the greater insight and efficiencies that drones can provide, companies require a clear strategy for how they will...
Jurgen Decloedt
Data Handling, Processing & Management at District Heating Company HOFOR, Copenhagen
• How to generate excellent thermal data inspection results • Dealing with thermal drift • How to integrate data management processing results in the back office • Machine learning to...
Henrik Grosen
Drones in the Process Industry
• Setting: immovable object (safety culture) vs unstoppable force (changing business models) • Drones: JAA! • Drone integration in existing and changing ICT and data infrastructure • Drones and 5G:...
Paul Cobben
How Vinci and Via IMC are Driving Digitization for Infrastructure and Construction using Aerial Data
• Documentation for documentation and better quality • Mass & volume calculation • 3D model (BIM) – and as built model
Alberto Cajiao
Dirk Ebersbach
Implementing a Data Protection & Security project in a Portugese Drone Company
The use of civilian drones for commercial purposes has been on the increase in the last decade and a lot of concerns have been raised since EU regulation does not...
Maria Varela
Bruno Martins
17:20 - 17:30
AMTRIUM 1
Panel Discussion with Presenters
There will be a brief panel discussion and Q&A with presenters of the Data Management session.
Transportation & Infrastructure
Day 1
10 Apr 2019
Transportation & Infrastructure Overview
Session Moderator: Flavien Viguier, Altimetris Creating and maintaining transportation and civil infrastructure (roads, tunnels, highways, canals, bridges, harbors, airports) involves complex projects and myriad tasks that can often be made...
Flavien Viguier
The Swiss Federal Railways are taking-off
The Swiss Federeal Railways (SBB) has one of the most heavily used railway networks in the world. 10,000 trains transport 1.18 million passengers and 210,000 tons of cargo over 3000...
Nicolas Ackermann
How Drones Are Revolutionizing Infrastructure Inspections
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is leading the nation in drone implementation in both the areas of transportation & infrastructure. This presentation will talk about how NCDOT uses drones...
Darshan Divakaran
Groupe ADP -Threats and Opportunities of UAS use on Airports
Additional details coming soon.
Charles TELITSINE
17:00 - 17:30
AMTRIUM 2
Panel Discussion with Presenters
There will be a 30 minute panel discussion and Q&A with presenters of the Transportation & Infrastructure session.