Tentative Agenda

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 16

7:00 AM

Registration / Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM

Opening Remarks

8:30 AM

Air Force Future Operating Concept: Implications for Autonomy
Dr. Greg Zacharias, Chief Scientist, USAF

9:00 AM

The Future of UAS Markets: How Looking at the Past Can Help Understand the Future
Dr. Ron Storm, Chief Scientist, The Perduco Group

9:30 AM

Networking Break - Exhibit Hall Opens

10:30 AM

UAS Integration Overview
Mr. Marke “Hoot” Gibson, Senior Advisor, UAS Integration, FAA

11:00 AM

Accelerating UAS Implementation Through Research: the FAA Center of Excellence for UAS
Mr. Stephen (Lux) Luxion, Associate Director, ASSURE FAA Center of Excellence for UAS

11:30 AM

The Adjacent Possible
Mr. Gregory Agvent, Senior Director of News Operations, CNN

12:00 PM

Buffet Lunch / Networking Break - Exhibit Hall

General Session

Beyond the Booth

1:00 PM

Panel: ASSURE FAA Center of Excellence for UAS
Moderator: Mr. Stephen (Lux) Luxion, Associate Director, ASSURE FAA Center of Excellence for UAS
Panel Members:
Mr. Kurt Carraway, UAS Program Manager, Applied Aviation Research Center, Kansas State University Polytechnic
Mr. Kyle Snyder, Director, NextGen Air Transportation Center (NGAT), Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE), North Carolina State University
Dr. Ellen Bass, Professor and Head, Department of Information Science, College of Computing & Informatics, Drexel University
Mr. Henry Cathey, Deputy Director of Physical Science Laboratory, New Mexico State University

Aircraft Acquisition, Global Defense Trends and Unmanned Aerial System Transitions
Mr. Ron Stearns, Velocity Group

1:30 PM

Autonomy for Collaborative Sensing
Mr. Todd Jenkins, USAF AFRL/RYAR

2:00 PM

Comparative Analysis of Unmanned Aircraft System Crewmember Collegiate Curricula
Mr. Andrew Wentworth, University of Alaska Fairbanks

2:15 PM

Networking Break - Exhibit Hall

2:30 PM

OEA Grant - UAS Manufacturer Assessments/Industry Outlook
Mr. Jeff Miller, Sinclair College and
Mr. Todd Brown, FASTLANE

3:00 PM

Senecaville Lake – Proof-of-Concept UAV Flight
Mr. Jeff Lovin, Woolpert Inc

3:15 PM

Panel: The National Science Foundation’s Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Moderator: Dr. Eric Frew
Panel Members:
Dr. Eric W. Frew, University of Colorado at Boulder
Dr. Craig Woolsey, Virginia Tech
Dr. Randal W. Beard, Brigham Young University
Dr. Brian Argrow, University of Colorado at Boulder

3:30 PM

Small UAS T&E at AFRL: Trends and Challenges
Mr. Jason Wierzbanowski, Contrails Independent Consulting, LLC

4:00 PM

Benefiting UAS System Performance Through RF Filtering
Mr. Justin Wells, NuWaves Engineering

4:30 PM

Sinclair College’s Journey: Becoming a National Leader in UAS Education and Training
Ms. Deb Norris, Senior Vice President of Workforce Development and Corporate Services, Sinclair College

First Response Mobile Ground Control Station Capabilities
Mr. Kent Tiffany, UX Solutions

5:00 PM

Networking Reception - Exhibit Hall

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17
7:00 AM	Registration / Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM	USAF Small UAS Way Forward Col Brandon Baker, Chief, RPA Capabilities Division, HQ AF
8:30 AM	The Unification of Flight Training and Education Mr. Loren Stone, Midwest Director, Tesla Foundation Group President, UAV Systems Association
9:00 AM	UAS, Sensors, Data and the Internet of Things (IoT) Mr. Rick Lusk, Director UAS, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
9:30 AM	Networking Break - Exhibit Hall Opens
10:30 AM	Domestic Drones - Legal, Policy and Privacy Implications: Mr. Matthew A. Mishak, Esq., Dronewerx, LLC.
11:00 AM	Benefits and Constraints of Adding UAVs to the Research Tool Box – Hyperspectral HAB Detection via Remote UAV Sensing (HyDRUS) Mr. Michael Jarrell, Deputy Project Manager, NASA Glenn Research Center
11:30 AM	Current State and Future of the Small UAS Industry Dr. Gregory Crutsinger, Scientific Program Director, Parrot
12:00 PM	Buffet Lunch / Networking Break - Exhibit Hall
	General Session	Beyond the Booth
1:00 PM	Panel: UAS Commercial Operations Moderator: Dr. Ron Storm, Chief Scientist, The Perduco Group Mr. Aaron Lawrence, Geospatial Subject Matter Expert, Woolpert Dr. Ramanathan Sugumaran, John Deere Precision Agriculture Mr. Roy Peshin, Chief Technology Officer, Simlat Mr. Jim Love, Light Robotics Manager, Herbicide Specialist, Beck's Hybrids	Key Competencies, Knowledge, Skills, and Developmental Experiences for UAS Dr. George Alliger, The Group for Organizational Effectiveness, Inc.
1:30 PM		Unmanned Aircraft Systems - A New Opportunity For Public Safety Mr. James Daniels, Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy
2:00 PM		Project U-SAFE: Safely Integrating Unmanned Aircraft in the National Airspace Mr. Craig Marcinkowski, Gryphon Sensors
2:15 PM	Networking Break - Exhibit Hall
2:30 PM		Pilot Interface and UAS Certification Ms. Dawn McGarvey-Buchwalder, Dayton Aerospace Inc
3:00 PM		Electro-Optical Small Sense and Avoid System Mr. Andrew White, Defense Research Associates Inc
3:15 PM	Panel: US Air Force UAS Overview Moderator: Mr. Scott Coale, Vice President,Modern Technology Solutions, Inc (MTSI) Col Brandon Baker, Chief, RPA Capabilities Division, HQ AF - Plans for SUAS Operations in the Air Force Dr. Reid Melville, AFRL Strategy Lead for Unmanned Air Systems - AFRL Technology Strategies Col Bill Leister, Senior Materiel Leader, Medium Altitude UAS Division - UAS Acquisition Col. Robert “Sonic” Forino, Operations Group Commander, 178th Wing, Springfield ANG - UAS Operations
3:30 PM		Ohio’s First Precision Agriculture Degree Dr. Lawrence Everett, Clark State Community College
4:00 PM		Big Data in Agriculture: A Wicked Data Challenge Ms. Aurea Rivera, The Ohio State University
4:45 PM	Closing Remarks, Wrap-Up, 2017 Announcement
5:00 PM	Adjourn Conference / Exhibit Hall Closes
5:00 PM	AFRL Collider Event Topic: Beyond Line of Site UAS Flight Operations for Springfield, OH until 7:00 PM