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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.

Defense Energy Agriculture Retail + Logistics Public Safety Transportation Communications Mapping + Surveying Oil + Gas Construction Automated Vehicles Mining

Find new solutions
in unexpected places

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.

Welcome to your XPONENTIAL Exhibitor Console!

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

Important Dates and Information
Thank you for exhibiting at XPONENTIAL 2021, we look forward to seeing you at XPONENTIAL 2022 in Orlando, April 25-28. Click here to reserve your space.

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

AUVSI Community Address
Room: Virtual

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

Keynote: Dr. Robert Hampshire
Room: Virtual

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

Keynote: Peter Brown
Room: Virtual

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

Keynote: Adam Bry
Room: Virtual

Tuesday, May 04, 11:00 AM

Converting LinkedIn Connections to Conversations
Room: Virtual
Spectrum Stakeholder Discussion
Room: Virtual
Tomorrow's Transportation, Today: How Zipline Leverages Autonomy to Redefine Health Logistics and Where We Go From Here
Room: Virtual

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

Opening the Right Doors in the Federal Government
Room: Virtual

Tuesday, May 04, 12:00 PM

Integrating UAM Airspace within ATM and UTM
Room: Virtual
NSF Connection: Developing the Autonomous Technologies Highly Skilled Technical Workforce
Room: Virtual
When Commercial Users Follow the Footsteps of Defense Users
Room: Virtual
For Drones to Work in the Air; Get Buy-In on the Ground
Room: Virtual
Exploring Autonomy for Public Safety Drone Operations
Room: Virtual
5G, AI & CV Driving the Next Generation of Drones
Room: Virtual
UAS Government Adoption and the Rise of Autonomous Systems
Room: Virtual

Tuesday, May 04, 1:00 PM

Drone Lives Saved
Room: Virtual
Remote ID: The New Era Begins. How Will the FAA’s Final Regulations and ASTM Standards Work Together?
Room: Virtual
Unearthing the Subterranean Environment
Room: Virtual
Automated Testing and Cloud-Simulation for Assured Autonomy
Room: Virtual
Security, Simulation & QA - The Keys Towards a Secure, Robust and Resilient Autonomy
Room: Virtual
Jet-Engine Powered VTOL Platforms for Rapid Medical Delivery
Room: Virtual
Saving Lives with Every Flight - How Drones Can Play A Vital Role in the Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines
Room: Virtual
What's New with Skydio: The World's Most Intelligent Flying Machines
Room: Virtual

Tuesday, May 04, 2:00 PM

Understanding UTM: The Enabler to BVLOS Operations
Room: Virtual
Machine Learning and Autonomous Collision Avoidance
Room: Virtual
Software-defined Drones Accelerates Autonomous Systems
Room: Virtual
Defining Appropriate Cyber Security Requirements - A Risk Based Approach
Room: Virtual
On-Road Automated Driving Standards - How Do We Harmonize?
Room: Virtual
FAA Waivers and COA's for Public Safety
Room: Virtual
True Integration into the NAS - The Chesapeake UAS Route Network
Room: Virtual

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

Enabling Advanced UAS Operations with Performance-Based Requirements
Room: Virtual

Tuesday, May 04, 3:00 PM

The First Certified RPAS - UK, Australian and US Partnering to Achieve a World First
Room: Virtual
Intelligent Real-Time Scheduling, Dispatching and Monitoring System for Unmanned Vehicles
Room: Virtual
Synergies Between Assured Autonomy for Aviation and Automated Driving
Room: Virtual
Securing Hardware for Autonomous Systems
Room: Virtual
Open Source: The Only Way to Provide a Trusted Foundation for Assured Autonomy
Room: Virtual
Public Safety UAS Program Managers
Room: Virtual
Unmanned Aerial Systems, One Size Does Not Fit All Missions - from Military and Defense to Civil Uses, Shaping Customized and Cost Effective Solutions
Room: Virtual

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

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

Keynote: Dr. P. W. Singer
Room: Virtual

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

Keynote: Dr. Kate Darling
Room: Virtual

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

Coupling Intelligent Health Monitoring with Contingency Handling for Autonomous Systems
Room: Virtual

Wednesday, May 05, 11:00 AM

Product Runway - Power Systems
Room: Virtual
Product Runway - Imaging Vision System
Room: Virtual
Product Runway - Navigation Systems
Room: Virtual

Wednesday, May 05, 12:00 PM

Bomb Investigation with sUAS
U-Space Regulation in Europe: Mandatory and Early Adoption of Remote ID Technology
Automated Vehicle Transportation Solutions in a Multi-Domain Environment
Room: Virtual
Autonomicity - Edge Infrastructure and Easements for Intelligent & Autonomous Operations within Cities
Room: Virtual
Industry Standards Supporting Assured Autonomy
Room: Virtual
Drone Deliveries - Latest Milestones and Ongoing Challenges
Room: Virtual

Wednesday, May 05, 1:00 PM

Flying ORBS into a New Era of Aerospace
Law Enforcement Operations using sUAS
Virtual Testing for Robust Autonomous System Development
Room: Virtual
Integrating sUAS into the National Airspace and Maintaining Complete Airspace Domain with Airspace Security Technology
Room: Virtual
Coaxial UAV: The Compact, Rugged, All Weather Solution for Mission Critical Operations
Room: Virtual
eVTOL Impacts for Transportation Integration
Room: Virtual
An Assured, Standards-Based Approach to Routine BVLOS
Room: Virtual
UAV-Based Gas Sensor Systems Help Enforce & Control Air Pollution from Ocean-Going Vessels
Room: Virtual

Wednesday, May 05, 2:00 PM

NIST Standard Test Methods for Public Safety sUAS
New Technologies, Standards and Development in the Delivery of Viable Detect-and-Avoid Systems for BVLOS Commercial UAS
Room: Virtual
Assured Onboard Autonomy Architecture for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Room: Virtual
Lessons Learned Integrating Class III Detect-and-Avoid (DAA) Capabilities into an Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) Ecosystem
Room: Virtual
A Single UAS Network for Multiple Users
Room: Virtual
Enabling Drones and 3D with the Skyline Platform for Construction, Disaster Relief and Multi Sensor Mapping
Room: Virtual
Building Trust in Autonomous Sensors
Room: Virtual
Deep Teaching: A Scalable AI Approach to Autonomous Driving
Room: Virtual

Wednesday, May 05, 3:00 PM

A Public Safety UAS Conversation with the FAA (XPO Edition)
The Multicore Challenge in Assured Autonomy
Advancing Autonomy through Platform Integration
Room: Virtual
Laboratory "Flight" Demonstration of High-Endurance Flight Using Alternative Hybrid-Electric Sources
Room: Virtual
AeroVironment Runway Independent Medium UAS – Delivering Multi-INT / Multi-Domain Capabilities in a Single Aircraft
Room: Virtual
Manufacturing Success: Five Secrets
Room: Virtual
Visual ID and Tracking as Part of Counter UAS Systems
Room: Virtual

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

Keynote: Congressman Garret Graves
Room: Virtual

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

Keynote: Professor Andy Stanford-Clark
Room: Virtual

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

Thursday, May 06, 11:00 AM

Weather and Emergency Drone Operations
Room: Virtual
Optimize Your Imagery Deliverables with Customized AI
Room: Virtual
Next Generation of Long-Range High-Resolution Radars Role in Today and Future Ground Transportation ADAS
Room: Virtual
Developing an UTM Framework in the UK: Results of the Connected Places Catapult Open-Access UTM Build and Test Project
Room: Virtual
Making the Business Case for Maritime Innovation: The Legal Framework and View from the CEO
Room: Virtual
How Assured Autonomy Impacts Drone Regulations: Unlocking the Potential of Unmanned Flight
Room: Virtual

Thursday, May 06, 12:00 PM

The Path to Scalable Drone Delivery Operations
Room: Virtual
Highways in the Sky: Redefining Last-mile Healthcare Logistics
Room: Virtual
Trusted Information Integrity as an Enabler of Autonomous Aviation Systems
Room: Virtual
Mayflower Autonomous Ship
Room: Virtual
Upgrade Your UAS Response Operations with GIS
Room: Virtual
Saving Lives with Emergency Drone Deliveries
Room: Virtual

Thursday, May 06, 1:00 PM

United Nations World Food Programme Drone Operations
Room: Virtual
Image Classification, Irrigation Monitoring & More Using Multispectral & Thermal Imaging
Room: Virtual
TOP 5 DOs for Social Acceptance of Drones
Room: Virtual
Policy Landscape for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Room: Virtual
Detect and Avoid. Why It Is Such a Challenge?
Room: Virtual
Quantitative Analytics for BVLOS Operational Risk Assessment
Room: Virtual
Using Vehicle Lighting as a Vehicle-to-Vehicle and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communication Modality
Room: Virtual
Unclassified: Enabling the Future of Things That Fly
Room: Virtual

Thursday, May 06, 2:00 PM

Scientific Innovation and Policy Development Go Hand In Hand: Why Private and Public Sector Collaboration is Pivotal to Building Safe, Reliable, and Trustworthy Autonomous Vehicles
Room: Virtual
Visual Object Detection and Classification in ISR Systems
Room: Virtual
When Autonomy Collides with Reality - The Path to Competent Autonomy
Room: Virtual
UAM Aircraft Noise and Its Impact on Public Acceptance
Room: Virtual
Solutions for State UTM Implementation
Room: Virtual
Disaster Operations with sUAS
Room: Virtual

Monday, August 16, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration
Room: Hall C Lobby, Level 1

Monday, August 16, 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM

From HAL9000 to Pal9000: Collaboration Workshop: Assuring our Autonomous Systems of the Future
Room: C112

Tuesday, August 17, 8:00 AM

Media Center Open
Room: C107
VIP Club Open
Room: C114
Registration
Room: Hall C Lobby, Level 1

Tuesday, August 17, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

XPONENTIAL 2021 Keynote Day 1
Room: Georgia Ballroom

Tuesday, August 17, 10:30 AM

XeoCast Live: Live Broadcast of the Unmanned and Geospatial Podcast
Room: Booth 3558
DRONERESPONDERS Welcome and Keynotes
Room: C111
The Virginia Model: Data Governance for State and Local Authoritative Source Data
Room: C112
Automated Vehicle Transportation Solutions in a Multi-Domain Environment
Room: C113
Take 5 Networking Break
Room: Georgia Ballroom Foyer
XPO Hall Open
Room: Hall C1 - C4, Building C

Tuesday, August 17, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Developing Your UAS Program Roadmap
Room: C111

Tuesday, August 17, 11:30 AM

Solving the UAV LiDAR Workflow
Room: Booth 3558
Understanding UTM: The Enabler to BVLOS Operations
Room: C113

Tuesday, August 17, 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Drones that Hunt Drones with AI at the Edge
Room: Booth 3558

Tuesday, August 17, 12:05 PM - 12:25 PM

Framing Assured Autonomy
Room: Georgia Ballroom

Tuesday, August 17, 12:25 PM - 1:25 PM

Hurdles Ahead: Key Challenges to Autonomy
Room: Georgia Ballroom

Tuesday, August 17, 12:30 PM

Program Budgeting: Beg, Borrow, or Steal?
Room: C111
Atlanta Police Department
Room: C112

Tuesday, August 17, 1:00 PM

The Best Storage for the Worst Environments
Room: Booth 3558
Drone as a First Responder (DFR): Integrating UAS Air Support into Routine Operations - Chula Vista Police Department (California)
Room: C112
5G, AI & CV Driving the Next Generation of Drones
Room: C113

Tuesday, August 17, 1:30 PM

Flying on Mars: Development of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
Room: Booth 3558
Training and Standardization
Room: C111
Public Safety RPIC’s Wearing Multiple Hats - Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Room: C112

Tuesday, August 17, 1:40 PM - 1:55 PM

Can't Stop, Won't Stop: Designing Safe and Reliable Tech
Room: Georgia Ballroom

Tuesday, August 17, 1:55 PM - 2:55 PM

Connected and Protected: Resilient and Secure Amid Cybersecurity Threats
Room: Georgia Ballroom

Tuesday, August 17, 2:00 PM

Vanilla Unmanned - Strategic Capability in Tactical Package
Room: Booth 3558
Alameda County Sheriff's Office (California)
Room: C112
What's New with Skydio: The World's Most Intelligent Flying Machines
Room: C113

Tuesday, August 17, 2:30 PM

ASRS: The Cornerstone of Safe Drone Operations in the National Aerospace System
Room: Booth 3558
Exploring Tethered Drones for Public Safety
Room: C111
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (Florida)
Room: C112

Tuesday, August 17, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Florida Highway Patrol
Room: C112

Tuesday, August 17, 3:10 PM - 3:30 PM

Better, Safer, Stronger: Considerations for Improved System Safety and Performance
Room: Georgia Ballroom

Tuesday, August 17, 3:30 PM

Hydrogen Propulsion For Commercial UAS Applications
Room: Booth 3558
sUAS Manufacturers Public Safety Showdown
Room: C111
Dual Use Into Practice: Joining Forces for UAS Advancement
Room: C113
Method to the Madness: The Critical Role of Testing and Validation
Room: Georgia Ballroom

Tuesday, August 17, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

XeoCast Live: Live Broadcast of the Unmanned and Geospatial Podcast
Room: Booth 3558

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

Drones & Cellular Connectivity: How Verizon Uses Drones for the Network and On the Network
Room: C113

Tuesday, August 17, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Chairperson's Reception
Room: VIP Club, C114

Tuesday, August 17, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

DRONERESPONDERS Hotwash & Suds Networking Gaggle Presented by Skydio

Wednesday, August 18, 8:00 AM

Media Center Open
Room: C107
VIP Club Open
Room: C114
Registration
Room: Hall C Lobby, Level 1

Wednesday, August 18, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

XPONENTIAL 2021 Keynote Day 2
Room: Georgia Ballroom

Wednesday, August 18, 10:30 AM

Take 5 Networking Break
XPO Hall Open
XeoCast Live: Live Broadcast of the Unmanned and Geospatial Podcast
Room: Booth 3558
Get your Public Safety UAS Assets on the Map for Mutual Support
Room: C111
Enabling Drones and 3D with the Skyline Platform for Construction, Disaster Relief and Multi Sensor Mapping
Room: C113

Wednesday, August 18, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

sUAS Fleet Composition: Standardization or Diversification?
Room: C111

Wednesday, August 18, 11:30 AM

GNSS Jamming: Don't Become a Statistic
Room: Booth 3558
Coaxial UAV: The Compact, Rugged, All Weather Solution for Mission Critical Operations
Room: C113

Wednesday, August 18, 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Taking Control of the Drone Threat in the Most Sensitive Scenarios
Room: Booth 3558

Wednesday, August 18, 12:05 PM - 12:15 PM

The Complexity of Integration
Room: Georgia Ballroom

Wednesday, August 18, 12:15 PM - 1:10 PM

The Intersection of Infrastructure
Room: Georgia Ballroom

Wednesday, August 18, 12:30 PM

Complex Adaptive Software Technology for Controlling Unmanned Vehicles
Room: Booth 3558
Above the Yellow Tape: Public Safety and Media/Press UAS Operations
Room: C111
Fire Department of New York (FDNY)
Room: C112

Wednesday, August 18, 1:00 PM

7 Keys to Geo-Registration, and How They Apply to SAR
Room: Booth 3558
Southern Manatee Fire & Rescue District (Florida)
Room: C112
AeroVironment Runway Independent Medium UAS – Delivering Multi-INT / Multi-Domain Capabilities in a Single Aircraft
Room: C113

Wednesday, August 18, 1:10 PM - 1:30 PM

Getting a Reg Up: Regulations Impacting the Design of Autonomous Systems
Room: Georgia Ballroom

Wednesday, August 18, 1:30 PM

Big Opportunities In Small Spaces
Room: Booth 3558
Managing Data and the Chain of Evidence
Room: C111
York County Life Safety Department (Virginia)
Room: C112

Wednesday, August 18, 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

UTM Infrastructure Scalability | Key Findings and Discussion
Room: Georgia Ballroom

Wednesday, August 18, 2:00 PM

The HAPS Alliance: Accelerating the Commercial Adoption of HAPS, to Bring Connectivity from the Stratosphere.
Room: Booth 3558
Image Classification, Irrigation Monitoring & More Using Multispectral & Thermal Imaging
Room: C113

Wednesday, August 18, 2:30 PM

The Army‘s Robotics Modernization Strategy
Room: Booth 3558
Livestreaming: Transmitting sUAS Video to Stakeholders
Room: C111
Key Operational Documents in UAS Operations Workshop
Room: C112
Remote ID: The New Era Begins. How Will the FAA’s Final Regulations and ASTM Standards Work Together?
Room: Georgia Ballroom

Wednesday, August 18, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Mobile Command and Control Vehicles for Enterprise UAS Operations
Room: Booth 3558

Wednesday, August 18, 3:30 PM

AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards Ceremony: Operations, Technology and Innovation Award Winners Announced
Room: Booth 3558
Public Safety UAS and the FAA
Room: C111
A Single Network for Multiple Users
Room: C112
The Path to Successful On-Road Autonomous Vehicle Deployment
Room: C113

Wednesday, August 18, 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

Improving Integration Through State Advocacy Efforts
Room: Georgia Ballroom

Wednesday, August 18, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

XeoCast Live: Live Broadcast of the Unmanned and Geospatial Podcast
Room: Booth 3558

Wednesday, August 18, 4:30 PM

How to Build Great Teams through Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Room: C111
Detecting Human Screams with Drones During Disasters
Room: C112
Overcoming the Challenges: How to Start and Scale Drone Programs for Public Safety Agencies
Room: C113

Wednesday, August 18, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Flight Time — Drone Demos & Drafts, Hosted by the AUVSI Atlanta Chapter

Thursday, August 19, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

VIP Club Open
Room: C114The VIP Club provides you with a quiet locatio

Thursday, August 19, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

XPONENTIAL 2021 Keynote Day 3
Room: Georgia Ballroom

Thursday, August 19, 10:30 AM

Take 5 Networking Break
XPO Hall Open
Podcast XeoCast Live: Live Broadcast of the Unmanned and Geospatial Podcast Bronwyn Morgan
Room: Booth 3558
sUAS and Robotics for Emergency Management
Room: C111
AUVSI Grassroots Advocacy Network - Deep Dive
Room: C112

Thursday, August 19, 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

HAZMAT Response: When Time is of the Essence
Room: C111

Thursday, August 19, 11:30 AM

Using Microservices to Build Future-Forward Autonomous Systems
Room: Booth 3558
Tip of the Iceberg: Why the Drone Boom Has Yet to Happen
Room: C113

Thursday, August 19, 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

XeoCast Live: Live Broadcast of the Unmanned and Geospatial Podcast
Room: Booth 3558

Thursday, August 19, 12:05 PM - 12:25 PM

Social Acceptance Through the Lens of Product Design
Room: Georgia Ballroom

Thursday, August 19, 12:25 PM - 12:45 PM

An Ethical Code for Code
Room: Georgia Ballroom

Thursday, August 19, 12:30 PM

A Short Treatise on Drone Economics
Room: Booth 3558
Help From Above: Emergency Cargo Delivery via UAS
Room: C111
Gulf Coast PURST (Texas)
Room: C112

Thursday, August 19, 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

Careers For Years: Workforce Development
Room: Georgia Ballroom

Thursday, August 19, 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

XeoCast Live: Live Broadcast of the Unmanned and Geospatial Podcast
Room: Booth 3558

Thursday, August 19, 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Managing Weather for Emergency Drone Operations
Room: C111

Thursday, August 19, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Columbus Fire and EMS (Georgia)
Room: C112

Thursday, August 19, 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM

Green Light: Environmental Considerations
Room: Georgia Ballroom

Thursday, August 19, 2:00 PM

The FAA and You: "Bring Us Another Rock"
Room: Booth 3558
Solutions for State UTM Implementation
Room: C113

Thursday, August 19, 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Privacy, Security or Safety: Are They Mutually Exclusive?
Room: Georgia Ballroom

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