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| 8:00 am – 9:00 am |
Breakfast in the Expo |
| 8:00 am - 6:30 pm |
Expo Open |
| 8:15 am – 8:45 am |
Demo Presentation
PDW Demonstration
Ryan Gury, CEO, PDW
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| 9:00 am |
Welcome from Session Sponsor: Kratos
- Joseph Valenzuela, VP of Business Development and Strategy for Tactical Platforms, Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems
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| 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
Updates from the Hill: Insights from Top Officials
- Senator John Hoeven, U.S. Senate
- Dr. Christopher Scolese, Director, National Reconnaissance Office
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| 10:00 am – 10:20 am |
Grand Forks AFB and the Innovation Battlespace
- Lt. Col. Michael Dunn, North Spark Research Lab, 319th Reconnaissance Wing, Grand Forks Air Force Base
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| 10:20 am – 10:50 am |
Industry Disruption in Advanced Aerial Mobility
- Col. Nathan Diller, Director, AFWERX
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| 10:50 am – 11:15 am |
Fireside Chat: SkyRange Updates from Northrop Grumman and TRMC
- Moderator:Melissa Dolan, Program Communications, Northrop Grumman Corporation
- Doug Shaffer, Vice President, Autonomous Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting Programs, Northrop Grumman Corporation
- George Rumford, Director, Test Resource Management Center
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| 11:15 pm – 12:00 pm |
UAS Associated Elements: Why so Important?
- Moderator: Shawn Bullard, CEO, Duetto Group
- Ben Marchionna, Director of Technology & Innovation, Electra
- Bill Voss, former Director of Air Navigation Bureau, ICAO and former President & CEO, Flight Safety Foundation
- Jeremy Bennington, Co-Chair, ASTM BVLOS Navigation Standards Committee
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| 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch in the Expo
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| 12:15 pm – 12:45 pm |
Innovation Stage Presentation
The Explosive Breacher Program: Why UAS Integration is Necessary and How You Can Help
Maj. Thomas Fite, Assistant Product Manager, PM-Close Combat Systems, U.S. Army
Amit Makhijani, Project Officer, PM-Close Combat Systems, U.S. Army
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| 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm |
Keeping the Airspace Safe: Detect-Avoid-Mitigate
- Moderator: Aaron Pierce, CEO, Pierce Aerospace
- Danny Rajan, General Manager, United States, D-Fend Solutions
- Tom Furey, CEO, Sagetech Avionics
- Mary-Lou Smulders, Chief Marketing Officer, Dedrone
- Kraettli Epperson, CEO, Vigilant Aerospace Systems
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| 2:15 pm – 3:00 pm |
Weather and the Impact on BVLOS Flights
- Moderator:Dawn Zoldi, CEO, P3 Tech Consulting
- Tom Swoyer, President, Grand Sky Development Company
- Don Berchoff, CEO, TruWeather Solutions
- Captain Gage “Bandicoot” Buchli, Flight Safety Officer, 319th Reconnaissance Wing, Grand Forks Air Force Base
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| 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Refreshment Break in the Expo
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| 3:10 pm – 3:25 pm |
Innovation Stage Presentation:
FlightHorizon Multi-Sensor Detect-and-Avoid System
Zach Peterson, Director of Business Development, Vigilant Aerospace Systems
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| 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm |
BVLOS ARC Recommendations Will Advance the UAS Industry and Raise the Standard of Safety
- Moderator:Eileen Lockhart, Director of Emerging Markets, Spright, an Air Methods Company
- Michael Robbins, Executive Vice President of Government & Public Affairs, AUVSI
- Kraettli Epperson, CEO, Vigilant Aerospace Systems
- Jenn Player, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Skydio
- Tombo Jones, Director, Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership Virginia Tech
- Erin Roesler, Director of Operations, Northern Plains UAS Test Site
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| 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Starting up in North Dakota: A Live Case Study
- Moderator: Nicholas Flom, Deloitte Consulting
- Brian Opp, Technological Systems Business Development Manager, North Dakota Department of Commerce
- Trevor Woods, Executive Director, Northern Plains UAS Test Site
- Matt Dunlevy, Founder, SkySkopes
- Josh Riedy, CEO, Thread
- Frank Matus, Director, ATC and Digital Aviation Solutions - Americas, Thales
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| 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm |
Networking Reception in the Expo
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| 5:20 pm – 5:40 pm |
Innovation Stage Presentation:
Presentation on Dragonflypads
Eric Gauthier, COO, Dragonflypads |
| 5:50 pm – 6:10 pm |
Innovation Stage Presentation:
Airial Robotics: Building the Impossible Drone
Joerg Schamuhn, CEO, Airial Robotics GmbH
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