DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety Summit
11:00 am to 11:45 am – Show Me the Money: Tips for Funding Your Drone Program

There is some amazing technology on the Commercial UAV Expo show floor, but how are you going to pay for it?  Discover the strategies that other public safety drone program managers have used to cross the Rubicon and secure the funding needed to build out a professional drone program for their agency.

11:45 am to 12:30 pm – Identifying and Evaluating Drone Technology for Public Safety Use

You are wearing a uniform. You are like a rock star. Every vendor and solution provider wants a few minutes of your time to show you the latest and greatest drone technology which they promise will help revolutionize the tactics your agency uses to help save lives and protect property.  There is no doubt that you will become the new department hero – unless you just blew your entire program budget on vaporware that will sit in a box unused, never to be deployed. 

In this session, you will discover how other public safety program managers have successfully navigated the selection process to identify and procure the right tools needed to build a successful drone program.