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

  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:6001
Bringing together the transformative power of 5G, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Computer Vision (CV) technologies is essential to creating the next generation of high-compute, low-power drones. In this fire side chat, Dev Singh, Qualcomm Technologies’ GM and head of robotics, drones and intelligent machines and Chad Sweet, ModalAI’s CEO, will... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Chad Sweet
CEO & Co-Founder
ModalAI, Inc.
Session Speaker
Dev Singh
GM of Robotics, Drones, Intelligent Machines
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
  • Stand Alone Presentation

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

  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:6002
The first chapter of the drone market story was written by hardware-centric solutions. The next chapter is being written by software and autonomy. As the leader in AI-powered autonomy, Skydio is defining the future of the industry by creating the best user experience. With the Skydio 2, we’ve already proven... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Mike Ross
Sr. Director, Product Management
Skydio
Session Speaker
Roy Goldman
VP of Product Management
Skydio
Sponsored by: Skydio
  • Stand Alone Presentation

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

  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:6003
It’s no secret that flying Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) is the key to enabling advanced and scalable drone operations. Yet only a small fraction of today’s drone operators are doing so, due to a lack of infrastructure and understanding of regulations that are often difficult to overcome. While there is no magic... read more...
Speaker(s)
Panelist
David Yoel
Founder & CEO
American Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (AATI)
Panelist
Fred Judson
Director of the Ohio Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center
Ohio Department of Transportation
Panelist
Greg Walden
Partner
Dentons
Panelist
Peter Sachs
Acting Manager of the FAA’s UAS Policy and Implementation Branch
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Moderator
Christopher Kucera
VP of Strategy
OneSky
Sponsored by: OneSky
  • Panel Discussion

Tuesday, May 04, 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:6008
Operating unmanned aircraft in concert with manned systems is a rising trend, which is going to develop significantly over the next decades. Operations of unmanned aircraft from navy ships is an obvious application, but the future will also bring very sophisticated Manned-Unmanned Teaming solutions eventually making use of interconnected AI-enabled... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Aleksander Szwabowicz
UAS & Combat Air Systems Marketing Manager
Airbus
Session Speaker
Maÿlis Darricau
Small Tactical UAS Business Development Manager
Airbus
Sponsored by: Airbus
  • Stand Alone Presentation

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

  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:6005
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Speaker(s)
Panelist
Joe Putney
Director, Commercial Systems
Robotic Research
Panelist
Mark Rice
President
Maritime Applied Physics Corporation
Panelist
Rob Winston
CEO
Hop Flyt Inc
Moderator
Christine Nizer
Administrator
Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration
  • Panel Discussion

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

  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:6006
Ascent AeroSystems is the world’s only manufacturer of enterprise-level coaxial small unmanned aerial systems, representing unique, disruptive technology that offers significant performance and capability advantages over traditional fixed wing, quadcopter, or multirotor systems. Currently in production, the company’s Spirit sUAS is lighter and more efficient than comparable systems within its... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Paul Fermo
VP Business Development
Ascent AeroSystems
Sponsored by: Ascent AeroSystems
  • Stand Alone Presentation

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

  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:6007
The imaging and mapping industry has gone through several critical paradigm shifts in the last 20 years. A significant trend has been the move to 3D and cloud-based scaling, along with the integration of LiDAR and multispectral imagery. In recent years we are seeing an exponential growth in the availability... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Eatay Ben Shechter
Vice President of Imaging Solutions and Services
Skyline Software
Session Speaker
Jim Michel
Business Development Manager
Skyline Software
Sponsored by: Skyline Software
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Wednesday, May 05, 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:6004
AeroVironment’s medium UAS product line includes the hand-launchable Puma LE and runway independent JUMP 20 and T-20 unmanned aircraft systems. Rapidly deployable across any domain in less than 60 minutes, these high-performance air vehicles provide the warfighter with up to 24+ hours of endurance. Our Multi-INT solutions give the warfighter... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Philip Mahill
Transitional Services, Arcturus
AeroVironment
Sponsored by: AeroVironment, Inc
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Thursday, May 06, 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:6009
Site Scan for ArcGIS provides a seamless workflow from drone flight planning, data acquisition, image processing, to distributing the results. However, some are taking it to the next level by applying artificial intelligence to automate the extraction of information from drone imagery. Join us as members from the San Francisco... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Jeremiah Johnson
Imagery Solutions Lead
Esri
Session Speaker
Pete Kauhanen
GIS Manager
San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFIE)
Sponsored by: Esri
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Thursday, May 06, 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:6010
Join DroneResponders and Esri personnel as they discuss solutions and support for the public safety UAS industry. Attendees will learn how to access capabilities for training, policy development, and technology deployment. Capabilities including fleet management, flight planning, data collection, and imagery processing for public safety UAS teams will be presented....
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Charles Werner
Director
DRONERESPONDERS
Session Speaker
Mike Cox
Director of Fire, Rescue, & EMS Solutions
Esri
Sponsored by: Esri
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Thursday, May 06, 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:6011
At MicaSense, we are always looking for new ways to bring meaningful data to our customers. Join us in this panel as we dive into our sensors' imagery and applications. The power of Altum's unique combination of high-resolution RGB, thermal, and multispectral capabilities, plus the 3 red edge bands featured... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Emily Ciesielski
Channel Sales Manager
MicaSense, Inc.
Sponsored by: MicaSense
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Thursday, May 06, 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:6012
UAS adoption by commercial, government, and individual users is increasing and will lead to a crowded and high-risk low altitude airspace in the state. As such, states are increasingly exploring their own low altitude air traffic monitoring systems to encourage and enable novel and innovative UAS use cases locally while... read more...
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Ken Stewart
CEO & President
NUAIR
Panelist
Marcus Johnson
Subproject Manager, Aviation Systems Division
NASA Ames Research Center
Panelist
Steve Willer
Business Development Manager - Thales Digital Aviation
Thales
Moderator
Sevan Mehrabian
Senior Manager
Deloitte Consulting LLP
Sponsored by: Deloitte
  • Panel Discussion

Tuesday, August 17, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

  • Room: C113
  • Session Number:EAGS1
Whether it's via air, land or sea, the movement of people and goods has historically been accomplished with manned vehicles.  Technology developments and public acceptance is just beginning to solve the complicated safety and efficacy issues associated with mobility via unmanned vehicle.   Maryland has a burgeoning ecosystem of automated vehicle developers... read more...
  • Panel Discussion

Tuesday, August 17, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

  • Room: C113
  • Session Number:EAGS2
It’s no secret that flying Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) is the key to enabling advanced and scalable drone operations. Yet only a small fraction of today’s drone operators are doing so, due to a lack of infrastructure and understanding of regulations that are often difficult to overcome. While there is no magic... read more...
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Andrew Thurling
Chief Technology Officer
NUAIR
Panelist
Christian Ramsey
Managing Director
uAvionix
Panelist
Dallas Brooks
Aviation Regulatory Lead
Wing
Moderator
Christopher Kucera
VP of Strategy
OneSky
Sponsored by: OneSky
  • Panel Discussion

Tuesday, August 17, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

  • Room: C113
  • Session Number:EAGS3
Bringing together the transformative power of 5G, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Computer Vision (CV) technologies is essential to creating the next generation of high-compute, low-power drones. In this fire side chat, Dev Singh, Qualcomm Technologies’ GM and head of robotics, drones and intelligent machines and Chad Sweet, ModalAI’s CEO, will... read more...
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Ajit Kahaduwe
Managing Director of Incubation and New Product Development
MITRE Engenuity
Panelist
Chad Sweet
CEO & Co-Founder
ModalAI, Inc.
Panelist
Dev Singh
GM of Robotics, Drones, Intelligent Machines
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Panelist
Francesca Stockton
Aviation Connectivity Product Manager
Verizon Robotics
Moderator
Wes Morrison
Sr. Sales & Strategic Accounts Manager
Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)
  • Panel Discussion

Tuesday, August 17, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

  • Room: C113
  • Session Number:EAGS4
The first chapter of the drone market story was written by hardware-centric solutions. The next chapter is being written by software and autonomy. As the leader in AI-powered autonomy, Skydio is defining the future of the industry by creating the best user experience. With the Skydio 2, we’ve already proven... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Mike Ross
Sr. Director, Product Management
Skydio
Session Speaker
Roy Goldman
VP of Product Management
Skydio
Sponsored by: Skydio
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Tuesday, August 17, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

  • Room: C113
  • Session Number:EAGS5
Representatives from the Marine National (French Navy) and NTT DOCOMO (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, leading Japanese MNO) will join Airbus in a panel discussion to exchange about their respective UAS projects with Airbus - HAPS for NTT DOCOMO and Small Tactical UAs for the French Navy - and the benefits... read more...
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Serge Djeangoury
UAS Program Officer
French Navy HQ
Panelist
Takehiro Nakamura
Senior Vice President / General Manager of 6G-IOWN Promotion Department
NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Moderator
Roser Roca-Toha
Head of UAS Marketing
Airbus Defence and Space - Intelligence
Sponsored by: Airbus
  • Panel Discussion

Tuesday, August 17, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

  • Room: C113
  • Session Number:EAGS6
As one of the largest enterprise drone programs in the US, Verizon gets value out of drones across a variety of use cases. From routine inspection of critical infrastructure to disaster response - drones are gathering important data and helping Verizon save time and money. But Verizon isn’t just using... read more...
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Dustin Schocken
Drone Safety & Standards Manager
Verizon
Panelist
Francesca Stockton
Aviation Connectivity Product Manager
Verizon Robotics
Panelist
Matt Fanelli
Director of Strategy
Skyward, A Verizon company
  • Panel Discussion

Wednesday, August 18, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

  • Room: C113
  • Session Number:EAGS7
The imaging and mapping industry has gone through several critical paradigm shifts in the last 20 years. A significant trend has been the move to 3D and cloud-based scaling, along with the integration of LiDAR and multispectral imagery. In recent years we are seeing an exponential growth in the availability... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Jim Michel
Business Development Manager
Skyline Software
Session Speaker
Josh OLeary
President
Universal Aerial Ventures, LLC
Sponsored by: Skyline Software
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Wednesday, August 18, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

  • Room: C113
  • Session Number:EAGS8
Ascent AeroSystems is the world’s only manufacturer of enterprise-level coaxial small unmanned aerial systems, representing unique, disruptive technology that offers significant performance and capability advantages over traditional fixed wing, quadcopter, or multirotor systems. Currently in production, the company’s Spirit sUAS is lighter and more efficient than comparable systems within its... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Gur Kimchi
Board Member and Technical Fellow at Ascent AeroSystems, Chairman and Co-Founder at a stealth middle-mile techops startup, Advisor at New Vista (NASDAQ: NVSA), HyPoint, North American Wave-Engine, GSI Technology (NASDAQ: GSIT), Vickers Aircraft, Opteran Technologies, Weel Autonomy, The Building Machines Company, and Bartini Aero
Session Speaker
Nader Elm
CEO & Co-founder
Exyn Technologies Inc.
Session Speaker
Paul Fermo
VP Business Development
Ascent AeroSystems
Sponsored by: Ascent AeroSystems
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Wednesday, August 18, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

  • Room: C113
  • Session Number:EAGS9
AeroVironment’s Multi-INT/Multi-Domain JUMP 20 and T-20 unmanned aircraft systems provide a level of integrated ISR data previously unavailable in a tactical, mid-endurance platform. Rapidly deployable across any domain in less than 60 minutes, the runway independent JUMP 20 and T-20 deliver class-leading performance and reliability with 24+ hours of endurance,... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Philip Mahill
Transitional Services, Arcturus
AeroVironment
Sponsored by: AeroVironment, Inc
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Wednesday, August 18, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

  • Room: C113
  • Session Number:EAGS10
At MicaSense, we are always looking for new ways to bring meaningful data to our customers. Join us in this panel as we dive into our sensors' imagery and applications. The power of Altum's unique combination of high-resolution RGB, thermal, and multispectral capabilities, plus the 3 red edge bands featured... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Emily Ciesielski
Channel Sales Manager
MicaSense, Inc.
Sponsored by: MicaSense
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Wednesday, August 18, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

  • Room: C113
  • Session Number:EAGS11
Transforming the current autonomous mobility environment for public transit and transportation applications requires informed decisions, safe, and reliable autonomous vehicle technology, and agreed-upon Operational Design Domains (ODDs). Paul Perrone will host a panel of experts to discuss what determines the success of an autonomous vehicle deployment for public road transit.... read more...
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Brendan Riley
President & Director
GreenPower Motor Company Inc.
Panelist
Dick Alexander
CEO
Mobility360
Panelist
Paul Perrone
Founder and CEO
Perrone Robotics Inc.
Panelist
Vikrant Aggarwal
President
Local Motors
Panelist
William Frazer
Director of Automation and Quality Assurance
Jacksonville Transportation Authority
Moderator
Matthew Gubanich
Design Strategist
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
Sponsored by: Perrone Robotics Inc.
  • Panel Discussion

Wednesday, August 18, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

  • Room: C113
  • Session Number:EAGS12
Public Safety agencies face many challenges when starting and scaling drone programs. From training to funding, there are plenty of lessons to learn from agencies that have already integrated drones into their toolkits. Join Wayne Baker, Director of Public Safety Integration at DJI, and a panel of Public Safety Drone Experts... read more...
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Brandon Karr
Public Safety Unmanned Response Team Lead
Pearland Police Department (Texas)
Panelist
James Cunningham
Senior Patrol Officer (SPO), UAS Program Lead
Atlanta Police Department
Panelist
Katie Thielmeyer
UAS Program Lead, Risk Reduction Officer
Woodlawn (Ohio) Fire Department
Panelist
Rich Gatanis
Firefighter/HazMat Technician UAS Coordinator, Southern Manatee Fire Rescue
Manatee County Search and Rescue UAS Team Lead and DRONERESPONDERS Florida Public Safety UAS Coordination Group Leadership Council
Moderator
Wayne Baker
Director of Public Safety
DJI
Sponsored by: DJI
  • Panel Discussion

Thursday, August 19, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

  • Room: C113
  • Session Number:EAGS14
As we come back together as a drone industry in a common space, we all share a common goal; to see the proliferation of unmanned technology spread while becoming more secure and provide better data. The unmanned industry is still in its infancy, and it is being held back by... read more...
Speaker(s)
Session Speaker
Jon McBride
Director of Training
Autel Robotics
Sponsored by: Autel Robotics
  • Stand Alone Presentation

Thursday, August 19, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

  • Room: C113
  • Session Number:EAGS16
UAS adoption by commercial, government, and individual users is increasing and will lead to a crowded and high-risk low altitude airspace in each state. As such, states are increasingly exploring their own low altitude air traffic monitoring systems to encourage and enable novel and innovative UAS use cases locally while... read more...
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Andrew Thurling
Chief Technology Officer
NUAIR
Panelist
Marcus Johnson
Subproject Manager, Aviation Systems Division
NASA Ames Research Center
Panelist
Steve Willer
Business Development Manager - Thales Digital Aviation
Thales
Moderator
Sevan Mehrabian
Senior Manager
Deloitte Consulting LLP
  • Panel Discussion

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