| 7:00 am - 8:00 am |
Breakfast
Ballroom Foyer |
| 8:00 am - 8:05 am |
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Ballroom 5
Luke Geiver, Editor, UAS Magazine |
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| 8:05 am – 8:35 am |
U.S. Air Force UAS Program Update and Way Ahead
Ballroom 5
John Rauch, Brigadier General, Director of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Capabilities, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington D.C. |
| 8:35 am – 8:50 am |
Championing UAS In North Dakota And Beyond
Ballroom 5
John Hoeven, U.S. Senator, North Dakota |
| 8:50 am – 9:20 am |
NASA’s Ultimate UAS Goals
Ballroom 5
John Cavolowsky, Director, Airspace Operations and Safety Program, NASA |
| 9:20 am – 10:00 am |
Partnering With A Purpose: How UAS Industry Partners, NASA Can Work Together
Safely Enabling BVLOS and LOS UAS Operations at Low-Altitude
Ballroom 5
Moderator: Shawn Bullard, President, Duetto Group LLC
Chris Theisen, Director of Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site
Craig Marcinkowski, Director of Strategy and Business Development, Gryphon Sensors (an SRC Company)
Joseph Burns, CEO, Sensurion Aerospace
Jaclyn Louis, Director of Government Relations and Senior Counsel, Intel Corp.
Terri Zimmerman, CEO, Packet Digital and Botlink
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| 10:00 am – 6:30 pm |
Expo Open
Ballroom 1-4 |
| 10:00 am – 10:30 am |
Refreshment Break In The Expo
Ballroom 1-4 |
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| 10:30 am – 10:40 am |
Commercializing UAS From Washington D.C.
Ballroom 5
Kevin Cramer, U.S. Representative, North Dakota |
| 10:40 am – 10:45 am |
Introduction To Large UAVs In U.S. Commercial Market: The Precedent-Setting UAV
Ballroom 5
Drew Wrigley, Lieutenant Governor, North Dakota |
| 10:45 am – 11:05 am |
Elbit Systems Of America’s Large UAV Big Picture Plans: Precision Ag, Storm Damage Assessments, BVLOS
Ballroom 5
Leanne Collazzo, Vice President, Commercial Aviation Solutions, Elbit Systems of America |
| 11:05 am – 11:15 am |
The Future Of UAS At The University of North Dakota
Ballroom 5
Mark Kennedy, President, University of North Dakota |
| 11:15 am – 11:20 am |
Linking UAS Startups With End-Users
Ballroom 5
Bruce Gjovig, CEO, UND Center For Innovation |
| 11:20 am – 11:40 am |
The Ultimate End-User Experience: Xcel Energy’s UAS Integration Vision
Ballroom 5
Eileen Lockhart, UAS Team Lead, Xcel Energy |
| 11:40 am – Noon |
UAS Summit 10th Anniversary Special Presentation
Ballroom 5
Recognizing Milestone Moments In UAS: Past, Present and Future
Introduction By Delore Zimmerman, CEO Praxis Strategy Group
Byron Dorgan, Former U.S. Senator, North Dakota |
| Noon – 1:30 pm |
Lunch In The Expo
Ballroom 1-4 |
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
1:30 pm – 1:50 pm |
UAS Breakout Session Panels
Expanding The Runway: Operational Achievements And Next-Step Plans For Grand Sky UAS Business & Aviation Park
Ballroom 5
Thomas Swoyer, President, Grand Sky Development Company
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| 1:50 pm – 2:10 pm |
The Proven Home For Large UAVs: Updates From The Grand Forks Air Force Base
Ballroom 5
Introduction by Colonel Rodney Lewis, Commander of the 319th Air Base Wing, Grand Forks Air Force BaseChristopher Larson, Colonel, 69th Reconnaissance Commander, Grand Forks Air Force Base
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| 2:10 pm – 3:00 pm |
Building A Regional UAS Ecosystem
Ballroom 5
Presenters To Include:
- University of North Dakota
- Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corporation
- Northrop Grumman Corp.
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| 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm |
Special Legal Panel
The Oriole Room
Moderator: Patrick C. Miller, Staff Writer, UAS Magazine
Sarah Nilsson, UAS State and Country Law Expert
Doug Marshall, Founder, TrueNorth Consulting, UAS Professor and Author
Melissa Coombes, U.S. Patent Attorney, Lee & Hayes
Greg Walden, former U.S. Federal Aviation Administration Chief Counsel, Small UAV Coalition, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
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| 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm |
Refreshment Break
Alerus Center Arena
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| 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm |
Fly Zone Interactive Presentations And Flight Demos (View Full Schedule)
Alerus Center Arena
Flight Demonstration: Vertical Take Off and Landing Long Endurance Multi-Rotor UAS
Participants: SkySkopes, Advanced Aircraft Company
Flight Demonstration and Demo Reel Unveiling: Drones Work Here: Building Momentum for North Dakota With ESPN, NY Times, Waterfowl Projects
Participant: Launchboxx
Project Updates: Department of Homeland Security Using UAS For Infrastructure Inspection
Participants: U.S. DHS National Protection and Programs Directorate
Product Unveiling and Demonstration: BVLOS Inspection Drone
Participants: Sharper Shape, SkySkopes
Sensor Package Demonstration: Thermal Imaging
Participants: Skyskopes
Special Northrop Grumman Announcement with Northland Community College
Participants: Northrop Grumman Corp., Northland Community and Technical College
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| 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm |
Networking Reception In The Expo
Ballroom 1-4 |