AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2019 Speakers

The Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) will showcase leaders in the unmanned systems industry at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2019, on April 29 to May 2, at McCormick Place in Chicago. High-ranking professionals from across a variety of vertical business markets will speak on issues, strategies and solutions.

Participants are thought leaders working in government, such as Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics; and commercial organizations, including Bell, Shell, Rio Tinto Kennecott, Sinclair Broadcast Group, GoFly, Outlier Ventures, Florida Power and Light Company, Intel, DJI and AT&T.

Attendees at XPONENTIAL 2019 can expect to gain actionable insight on the role of unmanned systems in range of industries, including energy, mining, telecommunications, cinema, public safety, business and data

AUVSI will showcase the following speakers at XPONENTIAL 2019:

• SCOTT DRENNAN, Vice President, Innovation, Bell, “Urban Air Mobility: Overcoming the Hype and Making UAM a Reality” on Tuesday, Apr. 30 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in room S402a as a part of the Trending Topics Education Track.
• RICHARD EVA, Aviation Advisor, Shell Aircraft, “From Starting to Scaling: User Perspectives on Building a UAS Program” on Tuesday, April 30 from 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. in room S401bc as a part of the Drone Tech User – Intermediate Education track.
• MARK HARRIS, Principal Engineer, Rio Tinto - Kennecott Copper, “From Starting to Scaling: User Perspectives on Building a UAS Program” on Tuesday, April 30 from 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. in room S401bc as a part of the Drone Tech User – Intermediate Education Track.
• MATT VARNEY, UAS Program Manager, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, “Law Enforcement and Fire Service Perspectives: Implementing UAS into Your Operations” on Monday, April 29 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in room S403ab as a part of the Public Safety Education Track.
• JEFF ROSE, UAS Chief Pilot, Sinclair Broadcast Group, “Drone Operations in Broadcasting and Cinema” on Thursday, May 2 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in room S401bc as a part of the Drone Tech User – Intermediate Education Track.
• GWEN LIGHTER, Founder and CEO, GoFly, “Urban Air Mobility: Overcoming the Hype and Making UAM a Reality” on Tuesday, April 30 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in room S402a as a part of the Trending Topics Education Track.
• RUMI MORALES, Partner, Outlier Ventures, “Women and Diversity in Robotics” on Tuesday, April 30 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in room S401abc as a part of the Special Features lineup.
• ERIN SCHWARTZ, Lead Quality Deployment Leader, Florida Power and Light Company, “From Starting to Scaling: User Perspectives on Building a UAS Program” on Tuesday, April 30 from 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. in room S401bc as a part of the Drone Tech User – Intermediate Education Track.
• ANIL NANDURI, Vice President, Intel Drone Group, Intel, “Data Exploitation and Collaboration Across the Enterprise” on Wednesday, May 1 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in room S401d as a part of the Drone Tech User – Advanced Education Track.
• ROMEO DURSCHER, Director of Public Safety Integration, DJI, “UAS in Public Safety: Where are we Today and What's the Future Like?” on Wednesday, May 1 from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in room S403ab as a part of the Public Safety Education Track.
• ROBERT HALL, Principal Investigator, AT&T Labs Research, “The Geocast Air Operations Framework: Combining Multi-Tier Resilient Communications with Onboard Autonomy” on Tuesday, Apr. 30 from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in room S404a as a part of the Technology Education Track