Keynotes
Joanie Mahoney, Onodaga Country Executive
NY Lieutenant Governor Kathleen C. Hochul
Dr. Parimal Kopardekar, NASA
Victoria Wassmer, Acting Deputy Administrator, FAA
Howard Zemsky, New York State Department of Economic Development
Collaborating for UTM: How NASA and the FAA are Working Together
Dr. Parimal Kopardekar, NASA
Marke “Hoot” Gibson, FAA
Tom Prevot, NASA
FAA Research Transition Team Briefing
Dr. Parimal Kopardekar, NASA
Sherri Magyarits, FAA
Joseph Rios, NASA
Updates from the Field- UAS Test Ranges
Larry Brinker, NUAIR Alliance
Mark Blanks, Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership
Russ Stark, Griffiss Test Range
Chris Theisen, Northern Plains UAS Test Site
Chris Walach, Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems
Melanie Willis, Lone Star UAS Center of Excellence and Innovation
UTM Safety Considerations and Vehicle Technologies for Low-Altitude Autonomous Urban Flight
Diana Acosta, NASA/ARC
Kalmanje Krishnakumar, NASA/ARC
Christine Belcastro , NASA/LARC
Steve Young, NASA/LARC
Guillaume Brat, NASA/ARC
Louis Glaab, NASA/LARC
Control, Payload, Collision Avoidance, and Low Altitude Traffic Management: Spectrum Considerations
Jennifer Richter, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Tyler Collins, Precision Hawk
Mike Gagne, Ligado
Travis Mason, Google
Ed Sayadian, Harris Corporation
Mike Walsh, AT&T
The Future of Industry Innovation to Enable UTM
Brian Wynne, AUVSI
Paul McDuffee, Insitu
Low Altitude Weather Monitoring for UTM Operations
Matthew Taylor, The Weather Company, an IBM company
Safe Access and Identification to Low Altitude Operations
Peter F. Dumont, ATCA
Sean Connor, Airmap
Todd Donovan, Thales
Robert Stamm, Raytheon
Andrew Thurling, AeroVironment
NUSTAR-Standardized Performance Assessments for Drones: Overarching Concept, Plan, Interim Capability, and Next Steps
Dr. John Cavolowsky, NASA
Tom Davis, Crown Consulting
Cyber Panel: Solving the Challenges of Cybersecurity Will Be a Key Enabler of Any Successful UTM Implementation
Cheryl Romano, AT&T
International Approaches for UTM and Vehicle Assurance
Jonathan Evans, Global UTM Association
Taro Kuusiholma, Sharper Shape LTD.
Rob Eagles, IATA
Phil Banks, NATS UK
Tomofumi Fukamiya, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
Brian Guimond, NAV CANADA
Janusz Blaszczyk, Instytut Techniczny Wojsk Lotniczych
Drone Advisory Committee – Progress, Priorities, and Next Steps
Margaret Jenny, RTCA
Greg Agvent, CNN
Sean Cassidy, Amazon
Martin Gomez, Facebook
Houston Mills, UPS
Matt Zuccaro, Helicopter Association International
UAS Research & Development: What Does the Research Tell Us Thus Far?
Dallas Brooks, Mississippi State University
Counter-UAS Concepts and Technologies
Jim Williams, Dentons
Regional Needs – How Localities Can Help with Positive UAS Value While Keeping Privacy and Other Concerns in Mind
Lisa Ellman, Hogan Lovells LLP
Shawn Bullard, Duetto Group
Bill Goodwin, Airmap
Jim Walsh, K&L Gates
Howard Zemsky, New York State Department of Economic Development