CHART THE PATH TO
ASSURED AUTONOMY

IN-PERSON CONNECTION AND ON-DEMAND INSPIRATION.

Join a community of end users, technologists and policymakers working together to write the next chapter of autonomous innovation and assure its safe and seamless integration into everyday life. XPONENTIAL 2021 is a reimagined hybrid experience offering fresh insight across the full spectrum of unmanned innovation, from AI, to sensors, to cybersecurity. It’s more than an in-person gathering or a virtual event. It’s the best of both worlds.

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Find new solutions
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From energy to transportation, construction to defense, and so many more opportunities for cross-market networking, AUVSI XPONENTIAL is the place to join the unmanned systems community including users, technologists and policymakers to collaborate on ideas, share lessons learned and build new partnerships.

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Tue, May 04
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Tuesday, May 04, 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

NSF Connection: Developing the Autonomous Technologies Highly Skilled Technical Workforce

Room: Virtual
Session Number:3354

As the first national NSF ATE center in autonomous technologies, NCAT is crafting, adapting, and implementing educational resources to help two-year college faculty and other educators meet workforce demands while increasing the quality and diversity of technicians. Developing the skilled technical workforce is critical to cultivating the potential of autonomous... read more...

Speaker(s)

Panelist

Andrew Shepherd

Executive Director and Chief Scientist, Unmanned Aerial Systems

Sinclair College National UAS Training and Certification Center

Panelist

Benigno Cruz

Director Center for Advanced Automotive Technology

Macomb Community College

Panelist

Chris Hadfield

Executive Director

Minnesota State Transportation Center of Excellence

Panelist

Jody Patterson

MATE ROV Competition Network Liaison, Gray's Reef Foundation Chapter Director

MATE Inspiration for Innovation

Panelist

Zackary Nicklin

UAS Program Manager

NCTC

Moderator

Jonathan Beck

Executive Director

National Center for Autonomous Technologies

Panel Discussion

Tuesday, May 04, 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Unearthing the Subterranean Environment

Room: Virtual
Session Number:3430

Complex underground settings present significant challenges for civilian and military first responders. Difficult terrain, unstable structures, degraded environmental conditions, severe communication constraints, and expansive areas of operation make it difficult and dangerous for personnel to rapidly and safely map, navigate, and search underground environments like tunnels, underground urban settings (metros),... read more...

Speaker(s)

Panelist

Dustin Haley

Sergeant Major, Director, Counter Proliferation Security Operations Training Facility Combat Development Directorate

United States Army Special Operations Command

Panelist

James Mead

Expeditionary Force Protection Program Manager

Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate

Panelist

Miriam Wallace

Systems Engineer

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Laboratories and Scientific Services

Panelist

Robert Hesse

Technical Lead Army Subterranean & Dense Urban Environment Community of Practice

U.S. Army Futures Command, DEVCOM Armaments Center

Moderator

Timothy Chung

Program Manager

DARPA

Panel Discussion

Tuesday, May 04, 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

True Integration into the NAS - The Chesapeake UAS Route Network

Room: Virtual
Session Number:3446

Many efforts have been taken on to demonstrate limited use cases and specific technologies, but very few are aiming at true non-segregated, on-demand, BVLOS and flight over people integrations of UAS into the National Airspace System. This effort is driving specifically at that goal, and the technologies, procedures, certifications, policies... read more...

Speaker(s)

Panelist

John Walker

President

The Padina Group

Panelist

Laurent Huenaerts

VP & General Manager

Unifly Inc.

Panelist

Robert Pappas

Senior Technical Advisor for Special Projects, AUS-400

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Panelist

Sean Calhoun

Managing Director

CAL Analytics, LLC

Panelist

Stephanie Caporaletti

Program Manager, Aviation Safety & Security

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Moderator

Matt Scassero

Director of Operations and Outreach

University of Maryland Clark School of Engineering at USMSM/MATRIX Lab

Panel Discussion

Wednesday, May 05, 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Drone Deliveries - Latest Milestones and Ongoing Challenges

Room: Virtual
Session Number:3445

This session will feature a panel of UAS operators who conduct drone deliveries. While an operator is pursuing Part 135 certification, Part 107 offers a pathway for operators to perform scalable drone operations, which was once thought to be a hopeless endeavor. Although maximum ROI can be realized only through... read more...

Speaker(s)

Panelist

Cameron Chell

CEO

Draganfly Inc.

Panelist

Ed Fienga

COO

Deuce Drone

Panelist

Ian Annase

Founder & CEO

Zing Drone Delivery

Panelist

Tom Walker

CEO

DroneUp

Moderator

Grant Guillot

Vice President of Regulatory Affairs

DroneUp

Panel Discussion

Wednesday, May 05, 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Flying ORBS into a New Era of Aerospace

Session Number:3744

Speaker(s)

Darshan Divakaran
Session Speaker

Stand Alone Presentation

eVTOL Impacts for Transportation Integration

Room: Virtual
Session Number:3388

Speaker(s)

Suzanne Murtha
Session Speaker

Stand Alone Presentation

Wednesday, May 05, 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

A Single UAS Network for Multiple Users

Room: Virtual
Session Number:3311

A single network can redefine how we integrate UAS into the NAS. Our country’s road infrastructure is set up for multiple users to have access. Manned aviation uses shared airports and navigation systems to fly across the country. But for UAS, each user has to build their own network. By... read more...