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8:00 am - 9:00 am |
Breakfast and Customer Client Networking
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Country Morning Buffet: seasonal fresh fruit, biscuits & gravy, scrambled eggs, hashbrowns, sausage patties, coffee & water
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8:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Expo Open |
9:00 am |
Welcome & Awards
- John Nelson, Vice President of Operations, Marketing & Sales, BBI International
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9:00 am - 10:00 am |
Discussion with U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer
- Palmer Luckey, Founder, Anduril Industries
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10:00 am - 10:20 am |
Concurrent Panels
The University of North Dakota’s Continued Expansion of its Work in UAS and Autonomy
Ballroom
- Andrew Armacost, President, University of North Dakota
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The Ramp-to-Volume Challenge: Manufacturing Technology and Supply Chain Security
Breakout Room
- John Ibele, COO, Meadowlark Aircraft Company
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10:20 am - 11:20 am |
Research, Workforce, and National Security Update from UND Leadership
Ballroom
- Mark Askelson, Associate Vice President for Research—National Security, University of North Dakota
- Paul Snyder, Assistant Chair / Director of UAS Program, John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, University of North Dakota
- Ryan Adams, Associate Dean National Security/ Professor, College of Engineering & Mines, University of North Dakota
- Renee Shelton, Associate Vice President of Corporate & Foundation Relations, UND Alumni Association & Foundation
- Terri Zimmerman, CEO, Packet Digital
- Eric Waters, Director of Aviation and UxS, NAL Research Corporation
- Dean Gorder, Director, General Atomics
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10:20 am - 11:50 am |
Creating an Effective B.A.I.L. Team
Breakout Room
- Stacey Mesteth, Risk Manager, BridgeMark Insurance Solutions Inc
- Chris Wolf, CPA, Commercial Banking Executive and Regional President, Alerus Financial
- Faye Pederson, President, F Pederson Consulting LLC,
- Lacee Anderson, CEO & Founder, The Birch Group, LLC
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11:20 am - 11:40 am |
Navigating UAS Innovation: Where Technology, Collaboration, and Success Converge
Ballroom
- Aaron Pierce, CEO, Pierce Aerospace Inc.
- Brandon Lewis, Project Manager, Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS)
- Cortnee Jensen, Executive Director of Strategic Partnerships, University of North Dakota
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11:40 am - 12:10 pm |
B4UFLY, LAANC Updates, and Advancing Automation
Ballroom
- Suzanne Koppanen, Enterprise UAS Services Manager, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
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11:50 am - 12:10 am |
The Future is Drones
Breakout Room
- Kaleb Dschaak, CEO, Fenworks
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12:10 pm - 12:30 pm |
Concurrent Panels
2024 FAA Reauthorization: Impacts on Commercial Drone Usage, Government Drone Usage, Counter UAS, and Drone R&D
Ballroom
- Max Rosen, Director, Government Affairs, Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)
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The Importance of Manufacturing High Performance UAS Battery Cells in the United States
Breakout Room
- Terri Zimmerman, CEO, Packet Digital
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Networking Lunch - Dedicated Expo Time
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Baker’s Best Deli Buffet: sliced turkey breast, cured ham and salami, onion buns, cheese, assorted topping and condiments, chips, salad, soda, coffee & water
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12:40 pm – 1:00 pm |
Autonomous Systems Simulation for Guidance, Navigation and Control
INNOVATION STAGE - EXPO
- Jeff Blackburn, Senior Sales Engineer, Ansys, Inc.
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1:10 pm - 1:30 pm |
Evaluating Defense Levels
INNOVATION STAGE - EXPO
- Lt. Gen. David Deptula, Dean, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm |
Concurrent Panels
Harnessing and Fusing Data from UAS and Other Sources for Transportation Infrastructure Management
Ballroom
Moderator: Denver Tolliver, Director, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
- Raj Bridgelall, Associate Professor of Transportation and Supply Chain, North Dakota State University (NDSU)
- Russ Buchholz, Innovation Manager, NDDOT
- Sattar Dorafshan, Director of Transportation Technology Research Institute, and UND Center of Transformative Infrastructure Preservation and Sustainability and Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, University of North Dakota
- Victor Meyers, President, Red River Valley and Western Railroad
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Big Data Transforming UAS: Enhancing Efficiency, Accuracy, and Navigation
Breakout Room
Moderator: Lenny Richoux, Strategic Business Capture-Principal, Modern Technology Solutions, Inc (MTSI)
- Karthik Balaji, Head of Technology and Product Development, Aethero
From Manual to Aerial – UAS Ushers in a New Era of Building Efficiency
- Jason Pendlum, Business Development Manager, Honeywell Aerospace
HALAS data for UAS Operations Planning
- Dr. Steve Snarski, Technical Fellow, Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI)
Test and Evaluation of AI-enabled Autonomous Systems
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3:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Networking Break - Dedicated Expo Time
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Ice Cream treats, soda, coffee & water
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3:10 pm - 3:30pm |
Defending Intellectual Property for UAS
INNOVATION STAGE - EXPO
- Tom Kading, Founder, Fargo Patent and Business Law
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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Concurrent Panels
Enhancing Food Security through UAS and AI: Combating Invasive Weeds in ND
Ballroom
Moderator: Greta Silewski, Project Consultant, Thales
- Doug McDonald, Flight Operations Manager, ISight RPV Services
- Nathan Marcotte, Senior Program Manager, Grand Farm
- Dr. Xin (Rex) Sun, Associate Professor / UAS Faculty Fellow, North Dakota State University (NDSU)
- Erin Roesler, Deputy Executive Director, Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS)
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Driving UAS Efficiency with Droneports, Vertiports, and Autonomous Docking Systems
Breakout Room
Moderator: Erik Amend, Regional Administrator, Great Lakes Region, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Craig Mahaney, CEO, DronePort Network
Regional Droneport Infrastructure Development to Support UAS Commercial Scalability
- Collin Kemmesat, Unmanned Technical Sales, Frontier Precision, Inc.
Docking into the world of Autonomy
- Mike DiCosola, CEO, Drone Industry Systems Corp.
Vertiports, Droneports, and Intelligent Infrastructure Requires Public Private Integration
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5:00 pm |
Sessions Conclude
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5:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Gorman Field Reception - Learn More
Location: Gorman Field, 1209 24th Street NE, Emerado, ND See Map – Free Event
RSVP to Anna Perez at aaperez@undaerospace.com |