Schedule

Come grab your name badge and a cup of hot coffee before doors open for DroneFocusCon!

• Be in your seat by 8:25am to experience our opening spectacle that you will not want to miss!

• Senator John Hoeven
• Kevin Switick - AVIAN
• David Shorts - US Department of Transportation
• Nick Flom - Northern Plains UAS Test Site and James Leiman - North Dakota Department of Commerce

Time to connect, visit the industry booths, and grab some coffee.

• North Dakota Integration Pilot Program Updates
  • Panelists:
    • Nick Flom - Northern Plains UAS Test Site
    • James Leiman - ND Department of Commerce
    • Tommy Kenville - ISight RPV Services
    • Terri Zimmerman - Botlink
    • Mark Nisbet - Xcel Energy
• Founding a UAS Technology Startup in the Red River Valley
  • Panelists:
    • Josh Riedy - Airtonomy
    • Taya Spelhaug - TechSpark
    • Representatives from ND Department of Commerce
    • Representatives from Xcel Energy 
    • Dale Sayers, Rachael Prozinski, Dan Halcrow - Microsoft 
    • Bret Weber - Grand Forks City Council, Jobs Development Authority 
    • Brandon Baumbach - Grand Forks Region EDC 
    • Mark Askelson - UND Research Institute for Autonomous Systems 
    • Representatives from UND Aerospace Foundation

• Machine Vision
  • Panelists:
    • Ronald Marsh - UND School of Engineering and Computer Science
    • Prakash Ranganathan - UND Cyber Physical Systems and Data Sciences Lab
    • Jeremiah Neubert - UND Research Institute for Autonomous Systems

• Brian Wynne - AUVSI
• Counter-UAS panel
  • Tyler Sautter - AVIAN
  • Guy Nelson - redUAS
  • Robert Tabbara - 911 Security

Option to attend one of the following sessions for lunch:

• Autonomous Systems in Ag
  • Panelists:
    • Brian Carroll - Emerging Prairie, Grand Farm Initiative 
    • Matt Rohlik - Taranis 
    • Dr. Noel Anderson - John Deere Electronic Solutions
    • John Nowatzki - NDSU
• Urban Air Mobility
  • Panelists:
    • Jon Standley - Harris Corporation
    • Karen Dimeo - AiRXOS
    • Shawn Bullard - Duetto Group 
• Autonomous Systems - An Ecosystem Approach
  • Panelists:
    • Paige Pearson Meyer - Midco 
    • Shelly Carroll - SC Recon Geospatial
    • Todd Schlekeway - National Assoc. of Tower Erectors 
• Non-programmed/networking

• Brian Carroll - Emerging Prairie, Grand Farm Initiative
• Tony Fernando - Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Shawn Bullard - Duetto Group
• Jim Piavis - Microsoft

• Jonathan Nutzati - Mothership Aeronautics
• Tom Nickell - Mobile Recon Systems, LLC
• Kris Poulson - Sentera
• Karen DiMeo - AiRXOS

Networking and socializing with other attendees and speakers