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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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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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The Exhibitor Console is your XPONENTIAL hub for all the information you need to know – from deadlines to promotional items - in one convenient location.

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Tuesday, May 04, 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

AUVSI Community Address
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:2001
AUVSI's President and CEO, Brian Wynne, provides an update and insights on all that has been happening in the unmanned systems and autonomous industries since we last gathered as a community. ...
Speaker(s)
Keynote Speaker
Brian Wynne
President and CEO
AUVSI
  • Keynotes

Tuesday, May 04, 9:15 AM - 9:50 AM

Keynote: Dr. Robert Hampshire
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:1001
Robert Hampshire serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, and Chief Science Officer. Hampshire was previously an associate professor at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. He was also a research associate professor in both the U-M Transportation Research Institute... read more...
Speaker(s)
Keynote Speaker
Robert Hampshire
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Chief Science Officer
U.S. Department of Transportation
  • Keynotes

Tuesday, May 04, 9:55 AM - 10:30 AM

Keynote: Peter Brown
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:1002
Peter has been a member of PwC’s Global People and Organisation Leadership Team since 2014, most recently as Global Clients and Markets Leader for the practice. He joined PwC UK as a partner in September 2010 having previously held senior roles at large professional services organisations. He has over 20 years’... read more...
Speaker(s)
Keynote Speaker
Peter Brown
Joint Global Leader, People & Organisation
PwC United Kingdom
  • Keynotes

Tuesday, May 04, 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM

Keynote: Adam Bry
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:1007
Adam Bry is co-founder and CEO at Skydio, the leading US drone company, and the world leader in autonomous flight. He has two decades of experience with small UAS, starting as a national champion R/C airplane aerobatics pilot. As a grad student at MIT, he did award winning research that... read more...
Speaker(s)
Keynote Speaker
Adam Bry
CEO & Co-Founder
Skydio
  • Keynotes

Tuesday, May 04, 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Spectrum Stakeholder Discussion
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:7002
Speaker(s)
  • Spotlight Session
Converting LinkedIn Connections to Conversations
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:7003
Speaker(s)
  • Spotlight Session

Tuesday, May 04, 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Opening the Right Doors in the Federal Government
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:3474
Gene Moran's thriving advisory practice supports clients achieve dramatic outcomes by taking the fullest advantage of the federal funding and policy process. Learn how Gene teaches clients to out-hustle and out-think their competition long before the contract opportunity emerges publicly. Gene Moran is the founder and President of Capitol Integration.... read more...
Speaker(s)
Discussion Leader
Gene Moran
President
Capitol Integration
  • Roundtable

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

5G, AI & CV Driving the Next Generation of Drones
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:6001
Speaker(s)
  • Stand Alone Presentation
Integrating UAM Airspace within ATM and UTM
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:4001
Speaker(s)
  • Panel Discussion
NSF Connection: Developing the Autonomous Technologies Highly Skilled Technical Workforce
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:3354
Speaker(s)
  • Panel Discussion
When Commercial Users Follow the Footsteps of Defense Users
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:3377
Speaker(s)
  • Stand Alone Presentation
UAS Government Adoption and the Rise of Autonomous Systems
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:3425
Speaker(s)
  • Stand Alone Presentation
For Drones to Work in the Air; Get Buy-In on the Ground
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:3356
Speaker(s)
  • Panel Discussion
Exploring Autonomy for Public Safety Drone Operations
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:5001
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Tracks:
  • Stand Alone Presentation

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

Drone Lives Saved
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:5002
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Tracks:
  • Stand Alone Presentation
Automated Testing and Cloud-Simulation for Assured Autonomy
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:3372
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  • Stand Alone Presentation
Security, Simulation & QA - The Keys Towards a Secure, Robust and Resilient Autonomy
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:3426
Speaker(s)
  • Stand Alone Presentation
What's New with Skydio: The World's Most Intelligent Flying Machines
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:6002
Speaker(s)
Sponsored by: Skydio
  • Stand Alone Presentation
Jet-Engine Powered VTOL Platforms for Rapid Medical Delivery
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:3330
Speaker(s)
  • Stand Alone Presentation
Saving Lives with Every Flight - How Drones Can Play A Vital Role in the Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:3362
Speaker(s)
  • Stand Alone Presentation
Unearthing the Subterranean Environment
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:3430
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  • Panel Discussion

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

Machine Learning and Autonomous Collision Avoidance
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:3456
Speaker(s)
  • Stand Alone Presentation
Software-defined Drones Accelerates Autonomous Systems
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:3424
Speaker(s)
  • Stand Alone Presentation
Understanding UTM: The Enabler to BVLOS Operations
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:6003
Speaker(s)
Sponsored by: OneSky
  • Panel Discussion
Defining Appropriate Cyber Security Requirements - A Risk Based Approach
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:3321
Speaker(s)
  • Panel Discussion
On-Road Automated Driving Standards - How Do We Harmonize?
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:3307
Speaker(s)
  • Panel Discussion
True Integration into the NAS - The Chesapeake UAS Route Network
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:3446
Speaker(s)
  • Panel Discussion
FAA Waivers and COA's for Public Safety
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:5003
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Tracks:
  • Workshop

Tuesday, May 04, 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Enabling Advanced UAS Operations with Performance-Based Requirements
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:3438
North Dakota provided an initial investment of $28 million for Vantis, a UAS network that will redefine how we integrate UAS into the national airspace (NAS).  Today’s technology limitations keep unmanned aircraft from reaching their full potential. Our country’s road infrastructure is set up for multiple users to have access.... read more...
Speaker(s)
Discussion Leader
Erin Roesler
Deputy Executive Director
Northern Plains UAS Test Site
  • Roundtable

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

The First Certified RPAS - UK, Australian and US Partnering to Achieve a World First
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:3314
Speaker(s)
  • Stand Alone Presentation
Synergies Between Assured Autonomy for Aviation and Automated Driving
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:3325
Speaker(s)
  • Panel Discussion
Securing Hardware for Autonomous Systems
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:3419
Speaker(s)
  • Stand Alone Presentation
Open Source: The Only Way to Provide a Trusted Foundation for Assured Autonomy
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:3423
Speaker(s)
  • Stand Alone Presentation
Public Safety UAS Program Managers
  • Room: Virtual
  • Session Number:5004
Speaker(s)
Tracks:
  • Workshop

Wednesday, May 05, 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Media Center Open

      Wednesday, May 05, 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

      AUVSI Board of Directors Transition
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:2002
      The AUVSI Board of Directors has elected new officers and directors for the board term starting in 2021. Dr. Virginia (Suzy) Young will succeed Mark Gordon as Chair of the Board of Directors, with the transition taking effect during XPONENTIAL....
      Speaker(s)
      Session Speaker
      Mark Gordon
      Stratom, Inc.
      Session Speaker
      Suzy Young
      Director Office for Research and Economic Research
      University of Alabama Huntsville
      • Keynotes

      Wednesday, May 05, 9:15 AM - 9:50 AM

      Keynote: Dr. P. W. Singer
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:1003
      Peter Warren Singer is Strategist at New America, a Professor of Practice at Arizona State University, and Principal at Useful Fiction LLC. Described in the Wall Street Journal as “the premier futurist in the national- security environment,” he has been named by the Smithsonian as one of the nation’s 100 leading innovators, by Defense News as one of... read more...
      Speaker(s)
      Keynote Speaker
      Peter Singer
      Strategist at New America, a Professor of Practice at Arizona State University, and Principal at Useful Fiction LLC
      • Keynotes

      Wednesday, May 05, 9:55 AM - 10:30 AM

      Keynote: Dr. Kate Darling
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:1004
      A leading expert in robot ethics, Dr. Kate Darling is a research specialist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab, where she investigates social robotics and conducts experimental studies on human-robot interaction.  Exclusively represented by Leading Authorities speakers bureau, she explores the emotional connection between people and life-like machines,... read more...
      Speaker(s)
      Keynote Speaker
      Kate Darling
      Leading Expert in Social Robotics and Research Specialist
      Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab
      • Keynotes

      Wednesday, May 05, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

      Coupling Intelligent Health Monitoring with Contingency Handling for Autonomous Systems
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3308
      As autonomy is being increasingly phased in air mobility vehicle operation, the degree of reliability required to assure safe operation will be ramping up significantly. To that end, the vehicle must incorporate an on-board, embedded capability that constantly looks out for anomalies and quickly ties them to relevant contingency handling... read more...
      Speaker(s)
      Discussion Leader
      Tom Freund
      Owner
      Dig.y.SoL
      • Roundtable

      Wednesday, May 05, 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

      Product Runway - Power Systems
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:7006
      Speaker(s)
      • Product Runway
      Product Runway - Imaging Vision System
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:7005
      Speaker(s)
      • Product Runway
      Product Runway - Navigation Systems
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:7004
      Speaker(s)
      • Product Runway

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

      Bomb Investigation with sUAS
      • Session Number:5005
      Speaker(s)
      Tracks:
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      Industry Standards Supporting Assured Autonomy
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3457
      Speaker(s)
      • Panel Discussion
      Drone Deliveries - Latest Milestones and Ongoing Challenges
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3445
      Speaker(s)
      • Panel Discussion
      Automated Vehicle Transportation Solutions in a Multi-Domain Environment
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:6005
      Speaker(s)
      • Panel Discussion

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

      Flying ORBS into a New Era of Aerospace
      • Session Number:3744
      Speaker(s)
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      Law Enforcement Operations using sUAS
      • Session Number:5006
      Speaker(s)
      Tracks:
      • Panel Discussion
      Virtual Testing for Robust Autonomous System Development
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3334
      Speaker(s)
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      Integrating sUAS into the National Airspace and Maintaining Complete Airspace Domain with Airspace Security Technology
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3343
      Speaker(s)
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      Coaxial UAV: The Compact, Rugged, All Weather Solution for Mission Critical Operations
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:6006
      Speaker(s)
      Sponsored by: Ascent AeroSystems
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      eVTOL Impacts for Transportation Integration
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3388
      Speaker(s)
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      An Assured, Standards-Based Approach to Routine BVLOS
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3385
      Speaker(s)
      • Panel Discussion

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

      Enabling Drones and 3D with the Skyline Platform for Construction, Disaster Relief and Multi Sensor Mapping
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:6007
      Speaker(s)
      Sponsored by: Skyline Software
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      Building Trust in Autonomous Sensors
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3383
      Speaker(s)
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      Deep Teaching: A Scalable AI Approach to Autonomous Driving
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3332
      Speaker(s)
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      Assured Onboard Autonomy Architecture for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3432
      Speaker(s)
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      Lessons Learned Integrating Class III Detect-and-Avoid (DAA) Capabilities into an Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) Ecosystem
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3333
      Speaker(s)
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      A Single UAS Network for Multiple Users
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3311
      Speaker(s)
      • Panel Discussion

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

      The Multicore Challenge in Assured Autonomy
      • Session Number:3473
      Speaker(s)
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      Advancing Autonomy through Platform Integration
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3303
      Speaker(s)
      • Panel Discussion
      Laboratory "Flight" Demonstration of High-Endurance Flight Using Alternative Hybrid-Electric Sources
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3441
      Speaker(s)
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      Manufacturing Success: Five Secrets
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3462
      Speaker(s)
      • Panel Discussion
      Visual ID and Tracking as Part of Counter UAS Systems
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3450
      Speaker(s)
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      AeroVironment Runway Independent Medium UAS – Delivering Multi-INT / Multi-Domain Capabilities in a Single Aircraft
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:6004
      Speaker(s)
      Sponsored by: AeroVironment, Inc
      • Stand Alone Presentation

      Thursday, May 06, 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

      Keynote: Congressman Garret Graves
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:2003
      Congressman Garret Graves represents Louisiana’s Sixth Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. More than 750,000 people live in the 13 parishes that make up the sixth district, which includes most of Garret’s hometown of Baton Rouge, the bulk of the Capital City’s suburbs, parts of parishes along both... read more...
      Speaker(s)
      Keynote Speaker
      Garret Graves
      Congressman
      • Keynotes

      Thursday, May 06, 9:15 AM - 9:50 AM

      Keynote: Professor Andy Stanford-Clark
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:1005
      Prof Andy Stanford-Clark is the Chief Technology Officer for IBM in UK and Ireland. He is an IBM Distinguished Engineer, a Master Inventor with more than 40 patents, and IBM's Quantum Computing leader for the UK. Andy is based at IBM's Hursley Park laboratories near Winchester, and has has been... read more...
      Speaker(s)
      Keynote Speaker
      Andy Stanford-Clark
      CTO - UK and Ireland
      IBM
      • Keynotes

      Thursday, May 06, 9:55 AM - 10:45 AM

      Keynote: Beyond the Diversity Tab: If We Want To Change The World, We Must Get Our House In Order.
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:1006
      Our community is familiar with examples of algorithmic bias including facial recognition systems frequently misidentify people of color and computer vision systems for self-driving cars having more difficulty recognizing pedestrians with darker skin tones. From HR to Design we must examine our internal and external commitments to diversity and inclusion,... read more...
      Speaker(s)
      Panelist
      Deven Desai
      Associate Professor, Area Coordinator for Law and Ethics
      Georgia Institute of Technology, Scheller College of Business
      Panelist
      Kenneth Bailey
      Director
      National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Inclusion and Civil Rights
      Panelist
      Trish Gilbert
      Executive Vice President
      National Air Traffic Controllers Association
      Moderator
      Mignonne Hollis
      Executive Director
      Aerospace Arizona
      • Keynotes

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

      Weather and Emergency Drone Operations
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:5009
      Speaker(s)
      Tracks:
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      Optimize Your Imagery Deliverables with Customized AI
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:6009
      Speaker(s)
      Sponsored by: Esri
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      Next Generation of Long-Range High-Resolution Radars Role in Today and Future Ground Transportation ADAS
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3407
      Speaker(s)
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      Making the Business Case for Maritime Innovation: The Legal Framework and View from the CEO
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3502
      Speaker(s)
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      How Assured Autonomy Impacts Drone Regulations: Unlocking the Potential of Unmanned Flight
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3348
      Speaker(s)
      • Panel Discussion

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

      The Path to Scalable Drone Delivery Operations
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3483
      Speaker(s)
      • Panel Discussion
      Highways in the Sky: Redefining Last-mile Healthcare Logistics
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3400
      Speaker(s)
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      Trusted Information Integrity as an Enabler of Autonomous Aviation Systems
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3488
      Speaker(s)
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      Mayflower Autonomous Ship
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:4002
      Speaker(s)
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      Upgrade Your UAS Response Operations with GIS
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:6010
      Speaker(s)
      Sponsored by: Esri
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      Saving Lives with Emergency Drone Deliveries
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:5010
      Speaker(s)
      Tracks:
      • Stand Alone Presentation

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

      United Nations World Food Programme Drone Operations
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:5011
      Speaker(s)
      Tracks:
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      Image Classification, Irrigation Monitoring & More Using Multispectral & Thermal Imaging
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:6011
      Speaker(s)
      Sponsored by: MicaSense
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      TOP 5 DOs for Social Acceptance of Drones
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3761
      Speaker(s)
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      Policy Landscape for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3355
      Speaker(s)
      • Panel Discussion
      Detect and Avoid. Why It Is Such a Challenge?
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3342
      Speaker(s)
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      Unclassified: Enabling the Future of Things That Fly
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3455
      Speaker(s)
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      Quantitative Analytics for BVLOS Operational Risk Assessment
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3360
      Speaker(s)
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      Using Vehicle Lighting as a Vehicle-to-Vehicle and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communication Modality
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3384
      Speaker(s)
      • Stand Alone Presentation

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

      Visual Object Detection and Classification in ISR Systems
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3447
      Speaker(s)
      • Stand Alone Presentation
      When Autonomy Collides with Reality - The Path to Competent Autonomy
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:3464
      Speaker(s)
      • Panel Discussion
      UAM Aircraft Noise and Its Impact on Public Acceptance
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:4004
      Speaker(s)
      • Panel Discussion
      Disaster Operations with sUAS
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:5012
      Speaker(s)
      Tracks:
      • Workshop
      Solutions for State UTM Implementation
      • Room: Virtual
      • Session Number:6012
      Speaker(s)
      Sponsored by: Deloitte
      • Panel Discussion

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