2017 PROGRAM SUMMARY
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THE WESTGATE RESORT | LAS VEGAS OCT. 24 – 26, 2017 Presented by:
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Barrick Gold
Chad Colby Colby Agtech
David Famolari Hearst Ventures
Dyan Gibbens Trumbull Unmanned
Lewis Graham Geocue Group
Dave Henderson Topcon Positioning Systems
Richard Lopez Hensel Phelps
Art Pregler AT&T
Lia Reich PrecisionHawk
Gene Robinson RPFlight Systems
Garrett Seddon Colorado DFPC Center of Excellence
Oliver Smith Skanska USA
Colin Snow Skylogic Research, LLC
Dave Truch BP
Hector Ubinas San Diego Gas & Electric
Gregory S. Walden Small UAV Coalition
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THE COMMERCIAL UAV EVENT FOR:
Surveying & Mapping
Civil Infrastructure
Mining & Aggregates
Construction
Process, Power & Utilities
Law Enforcement/ Emergency Response/ Search and Rescue (SAR)
Precision Agriculture
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24 PRE-CONFERENCE
PAVILION 1-3
Product Previews 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Learn about the newest supplier advances and best practices for specifying, planning and executing projects in Product Previews presented by exhibiting companies.
PAVILION 9-11
1:00-1:15
U-Drone Robotics Australia
1:00-1:15
Trimble
1:15-1:30
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
1:15-1:30
Ventus Geospatial
1:30-1:45
DroneDeploy
1:30-1:45
C-Astral Aerospace
1:45-2:00
Dynamic UAV Solutions
1:45-2:00
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
2:00-2:15
Flyability
2:00-2:15
Unmanned Aerial Specialists
2:15-2:30
Harris Corporation
2:15-2:30
PrecisionHawk
2:30-2:45
Leica Geosystems Inc.
2:30-2:45
Delair
2:45-3:00
Microdrones
2:45-3:00
Optelos
3:00-3:15
Phase One Industrial
3:00-3:15
Lockheed Martin Canada CDL Systems
3:15-3:30
Pix4D
3:15-3:30
Ambar Group/Agrowing/Walkera
3:30-3:45
YellowScan
3:30-3:45
Ontario Power Generation
3:45-4:00
RIEGL USA Inc.
3:45-4:00
Hazon Solutions
4:00-4:15
ALX Systems
4:00-4:15
LiDAR USA / DJI Enterprise
4:15-4:30
Aeryon Labs Inc.
4:15-4:30
Cepton Technology
4:30-4:45
Bentley Systems
4:30-4:45
Phoenix LiDAR Systems
4:45-5:00
Viper Drones
4:45-5:00
Pulse Aerospace
HUNKA HUNKA HAPPY HOUR - EXHIBIT HALL
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5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Kick off the opening of the Exhibit Floor with friends and colleagues at the Hunka Hunka Happy Hour at The Westgate, the hotel Elvis Presley called home when he performed in Las Vegas (including 58 consecutive sold-out shows at the Westgate in 1969!). Check out the latest UAS solutions. Talk with vendors. Enjoy beer and wine. Keep your eyes open, and you may even get a glimpse of the King. (Entrance included with all registrations)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
EXHIBITION OPEN
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
NETWORKING BREAKFAST – EXHIBIT HALL Sponsored by
OPENING & KEYNOTES PAVILION 1-3 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Welcome & Introduction Lisa Murray - Director, Commercial UAV Expo How Enterprise Adoption is Reshaping the Commercial Drone Industry Mike Winn - DroneDeploy; Hunter Cole - Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC; Grant Hagen - The Beck Group 2017 Commercial Drone Market: Overview and Update Mike Blades - Frost & Sullivan; Colin Snow - Skylogic Research LLC Data Overload: How to Harness Data and Unlock Business Value Anil Nanduri - Intel Corporation Using Your Brain to Control a Swarm of Drones Panagiotis (Panos) Artemiadis - Arizona State University
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
NETWORKING BREAK - EXHIBIT HALL
CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE - PAVILION 1-3
LAW ENFORCEMENT & SECURITY - PAVILION 9-11
Session Chair: Dave Henderson - Topcon Positioning Systems
Session Chair: Mark Johnson - Visual Law
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Critical Infrastructure Inspection – Best Practices and Lessons Learned Todd Graetz - BNSF
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
UAV Use in Motor Vehicle Crash Case Study Daniel Marek - Nevada Highway Patrol
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
UAS Use for State Transportation Agencies Paul Wheeler - Utah DoT
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
UAVs and Twenty-First Century Policing Kevin Levy - City of Mobile Police Department
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Automation: Microbot Infrastructure Inspection Joseph Harwood - US Army Corps of Engineers
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Robotic Aerial Security – Utilizing UAVs for Physical Security Jack Wu - Nightingale Security
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Panel discussion Interactive discussion with all session presenters
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Panel discussion Interactive discussion with all session presenters, plus: Joe Talley - Tango Alpha Consulting
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
LUNCH AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE – EXHIBIT HALL
CONSIDERATIONS FOR YOUR ENTERPRISE UAV PROGRAM: ARE YOU PROTECTED? - PAVILION 1-3
PUBLIC SAFETY - FIREFIGHTING & SAR - PAVILION 9-11
Session Chair: Robert Gann - Colorado DFPC Center of Excellence
Session Chair: Jeremiah Karpowicz - Commercial UAV News
2:00 PM - 2:06 PM
Establishing an Ecosystem for UAS Safety Calvin Rieb - Unmanned Safety Institute
2:06 PM - 2:12 PM
Realities & Hurdles William Lovett - Phoenix Air Unmanned
2:12 PM - 2:18 PM
Free Your Fleet: Flying Safely and Mitigating Risks Rachel Constantino-Wallace - Perkins Coie LLP
2:18 PM - 2:24 PM
How to Actively Insure and Manage Unmanned Risk for Long Term Success Chris Proudlove - Global Aerospace
2:24 PM - 3:00 PM
Panel discussion Interactive discussion with all session presenters, plus: Christopher Kahn - New Jersey American Water Eric Gakstatter - GPS World Magazine
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
NETWORKING BREAK - EXHIBIT HALL
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Using UAVs to Save Lives in Disasters Rahul Singh - GlobalMedic
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Help Is on the Way! Untethered Support for Standing Up Your UAS Program Garrett Seddon - Colorado DFPC Center of Excellence
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Panel discussion Interactive discussion with all session presenters
OUTDOOR FLYING DEMONSTRATIONS - NIAS TEST RANGE 3:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Buses depart Westgate East Entrance Bus Loading Area for Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) for Outdoor Flying Demos (Ticketed event; inquire at Registration)
PLENARY: BVLOS & PATHFINDER UPDATE - PAVILION 1-3 Session Chair: Marke “Hoot” Gibson - Federal Aviation Administration 3:30 PM - 3:55 PM
The following presenters will provide a brief update before the panel discussion: Todd Graetz - BNSF; Greg Agvent - CNN Worldwide; Allison Ferguson - PrecisionHawk Inc.; Thomas Swoyer - Grand Sky Development Co. Nicholas Flom - Northern Plains UAS Test Site
3:55 PM - 4:30 PM
Panel discussion Interactive discussion with all session presenters Sponsored by
POOLSIDE CONNECT & HAPPY HOUR - WESTGATE RESORT POOL 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Meet session chairs and speakers. Connect and network with key contacts by vertical market segment - All while enjoying a drink by the pool! (Ticketed event; inquire at Registration)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
EXHIBITION OPEN
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
NETWORKING BREAKFAST – EXHIBIT HALL Sponsored by
sUAS IN PUBLIC SAFETY WORKSHOP - PAVILION 6 Please note: This workshop is concurrent with other conference breakout sessions. 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The following speakers will present on sUAS in Public Safety: Ben Miller - Draganfly Innovations Inc.; Adam Trojanowski - Colorado DFPC Center of Excellence; Preston T. Culver - Austin Fire Department; Robert Gann - Colorado DFPC Center of Excellence For more information regarding these presentations please check the mobile app.
MINING & AGGREGATES - PAVILION 1-3
INSURANCE APPLICATIONS - PAVILION 9-11
Session Chair: Iain Allen, Barrick Gold
Session Chair: Nicholas Wayne - Airbus Aerial
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Update from Barrick Goldstrike Ben McKnight - Barrick Goldstrike
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Applications of UAVs for commercial purposes and insurance Tom Karol - National Association Of Mutual Insurance Companies
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Building an Enterprise Scale UAV Program at Rio Tinto Kennecott Utah Copper Andrew Carey - Rio Tinto Kennecott Utah Copper Mathew Key - Rio Tinto Kennecott Utah Copper
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Update from AIG Carson Lyons - AIG Aerospace
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Panel discussion Interactive discussion with all session presenters, plus: Emmanuel De Maistre - Airware
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Panel discussion Interactive discussion with all session presenters
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
NETWORKING BREAK – EXHIBIT HALL
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 (cont.) PRECISION AGRICULTURE - PAVILION 1-3
PROCESS, POWER, UTILITIES - PAVILION 9-11
Session Chairs: Young Kim - Digital Harvest; Jeff Lorton - The Duke Joseph Agency
Session Chairs: Dave Truch - BP; Hector Ubinas - San Diego Gas & Electric
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM
Is Agriculture Ready for Drones? Robert Blair - Blair Three Canyon Farms
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Glen Canyon Dam Unified Intelligent Model David Winslow - Upper CO Regional Office Pete Kelsey - Formerly of Autodesk
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
My Advice to UAV Centric Companies Looking to Enter the Ag Market Young Kim - Digital Harvest
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Update from New Jersey American Water Christopher Kahn - New Jersey American Water Eric Gakstatter - GPS World Magazine
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM
Unmanned Agriculture in the Era of IOT Jeff Lorton - The Duke Joseph Agency
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
The Evolution of an Aerial Inspection Program Tim Trebilcock - Ontario Power Generation
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM
UAVs for Viticulture: Lessons Learned Kevin Gould - Hawk Aerial, LLC
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
UAS Programs Improve Safety and Effectiveness for Offshore Asset Inspection and Surveying Todd Chase - Oceaneering International Inc.
11:10 AM - 12:00 PM
Panel discussion Interactive discussion with all session presenters
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Panel discussion Interactive discussion with all session presenters, plus: Dyan Gibbens - Trumbull Unmanned Nick McKee - The AES Corporation
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
LUNCH AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE - EXHIBIT HALL
PLENARY: UTM: SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGIES - PAVILION 1-3 Session Chair: Parimal Kopardekar (PK) - NASA 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
The following presenters will provide a brief update before the panel discussion: Jonathan Evans - Skyward, A Verizon Company; Ben Marcus - AirMap; Marc Kegelaers - Unifly; Marke “Hoot” Gibson - FAA
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Panel discussion Interactive discussion with all session presenters
PLENARY: REGULATORY & GOVERNMENT VISION FOR FUTURE - PAVILION 1-3 Session Chair: Gregory McNeal - AirMap 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
The following presenters will provide a brief update before the panel discussion: Finch Fulton - United States DOT; Greg Walden - Small UAV Coalition; Thomas Wilczek - Nevada Institute For Autonomous Systems (NIAS)
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Panel discussion Interactive discussion with all session presenters
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
NETWORKING BREAK – EXHIBIT HALL
SURVEYING & MAPPING - PAVILION 1-3
CONSTRUCTION - PAVILION 9-11
Session Chair: Lewis Graham, GeoCue
Session Chair: Zac Penix - Digital Strategies
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
sUAV Topographic Mapping – Are You in Control? Richard Celender - Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
From the Ground Up: Next Steps for UAV Program at Hensel Phelps Richard Lopez - Hensel Phelps
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
Precision Airport Mapping with Fixed-Wing sUAS in Restricted Airspace Benjamin Sullivan - Foth Infrastructure And Environment, LLC
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
Scaling Up UAS Program at Skanska Oliver Smith – Skanska
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Update from Chustz Surveying, Inc. Chad Netto - Chustz Surveying, Inc.
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Efficiency of Trust – Using UAV’s to Accelerate Renewable Energy Construction Nick McKee - The AES Corporation
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Panel discussion Interactive discussion with all session presenters, plus: Todd Domney - Sumac Geomatics Incorporated David McKittrick- Blue Marble Geographics My-Linh Truong - RIEGL USA
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Panel discussion Interactive discussion with all session presenters
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