May 11 – 14, 2026 | Education May 12 – 14, 2026 | Exhibits Detroit, MI | Huntington Place

Speaker List

Matthew Abeles
Vice President of Construction Technology and Innovation
Associated Builders and Contractors

Pat Acox
Head of Government Growth
Forterra

Tim Adams
Director of the Office of Safety Standards, Flight Standards
Federal Aviation Administration

Kaitlyn Albertoli
CEO and Co-Founder of Buzz Solutions
Buzz Solutions

Rex Alexander
Founder & President
5-Alpha

Casey Alford
Managing Partner
TreeTown Tech

David Ambrozic
Manager of Research, Analytics, and Applied AI
Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)

Jeremy Amundson
Sr. Project Manager
Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS)

Jeff Anderson
Head of Autonomy, Global Defense
Amazon Web Services

Michael Anderson
Professor
US Air Force Academy

Amanda Armistead
Senior Manager, Public Policy
Amazon

Chris Arnold
DoW/DoD Sales Manager
Fotokite

Evan Arnold
Research Associate
North Carolina State University

Andre Arruda
Co-founder
AL Drones

Mehdi Asghari
CEO
SiLC Technologies, Inc.

Andrew Ashur
CEO/Founder
Lucid Bots

Ryan Atkinson
Co-Founder
AG3 Labs

Christopher Bailey
Chief of Advanced Aviation Programs
MassDOT Aeronautics

Leo Baldiga
Graduate Student Assistant

Gino Balistreri
Head of Unmanned Systems
HP Additive Manufacturing Solutions

Matthew Barger
Director, Border Security Solutions Division
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Jeff Barta
University of North Dakota

Brandon Beal
Co-Founder & CEO
Elevation Aerial Applications

Jonathan Beck
Executive Director
National Center for Autonomous Technologies

Jeremy Bennington
VP of PNT Strategy & Innovation
Keysight

Eric Bergesen
Director of Operations and Regulatory Strategy
UPS Flight Forward

Benjamin Berlin
Aviation Regulatory Counsel
Zipline

COL Ken Bernier
Program Manager Autonomous Robotic Capabilities, Capability Portfolio Executive Mission Autonomy
United States Army

Jeffrey Bess
Product Manager, Marketplace
US ARMY PEO AVN

Jeff Beyer
Senior Systems Architect | ATM Modernization & UAS Integration | Aviation & Defense
Thales USA

Katie Bigelow
CEO
Mettle Ops

Paul Blackham
Strategic account director UAS
Silvus Technologies, Inc.

Rob Blackshaw
Executive Director, Michigan State Capitol Commission
Michigan State Capitol Commission

Mark Blanks
Head of Global Flight Operations, Standards, & Regulatory Affairs
Wing Aviation LLC

Nick Bobbitt
Sr Emerging Tech Manager
Barton Malow

Steve Boraz
Vice President
Leidos

James Borden
Business Development Manager
South 8 Technologies

Deputy Jake Bouchard
Drone Unit Manager
Oakland County Sheriff

Jordan Brewer
US State Department
Special Advisor, Cyberspace and Digital Policy

Jessica Brightman
FAA Airline Transport Pilot Certificate & FAA Flight Engineer Certificate
Manager, Implementation Branch
Federal Aviation Administration

Bruce Briglia
Program Manager
Airspace Link

Carsten Brinkschulte
CEO
Dryad

Ken Bro
Research Analyst
CNA

Ronald Broberg
Cyber Security Principal
Dark Wolf Solutions

Howard Brockhouse
Director of Manufacturing Training
Northland Community & Technical College

Colin Brooks
Ph.D.
Chief Research Scientist
Michigan Tech Research Institute

Dallas Brooks
M.S., Commercial Pilot ASMEL-I
Aviation Outreach & Standards
Wing Aviation LLC

N. Andrew Browning
Chief Technology Officer
Trillium Engineering

Lt Col Leo Burkhardt
DOW Test Resource Management Center

Thomas Butler
Part 107 Remote Pilot
Manager Unmanned Systems Group
Dominion Energy

Greg Campanella
Division Chief
Escambia County Fire & Rescue

Kevin Campbell
Professor/ Director Central Michigan University Drone Lab
Central Michigan University

Daniel Castillo
Chief Commercial Officer
BCN Drone Center

Francisco Castillo
Senior Corporate Counsel
Amazon Prime Air

Jeff Causey
ATP
Founder and CEO
Causey Aviation Unmanned

Ellen Chang
Managing Director
CapZone Impact Investments LLC

James Chang
Ph.D., Fellow of ASME, RAeS, IET
Vice President
ITRI & General Director, ITRI-MMSL

Tony Chang
Chief Strategy Officer
Thunder Tiger Industries

Benjamin Cheatham
CEO of Centinus
Centinus Inc

Sunny Cheung
Jamestown Foundation

Charlie Zhen-Wei Chiang
Executive Director
Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Drone Diplomacy Task Force

Chu-Hsiang Chiou
Aeronautical Systems Research Division (ASRD) Director
National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST)

Ying-Chi (George) Chiu
Deputy Director, Military Programs & New Business
AIDC

Mary Carol Chruscicki
Chief Technology Officer
AX Enterprize

Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow
Hudson Institute

Madison Clark-Turner
PhD Computer Science
Scientist
Charles River Analytics, Inc.

Tracy Cleveland
BA, MA
Vice President Supply Chain
Munson Healthcare

Greg Colacitti
Chief Operating Officer
Volatus Aerospace

Jeremy Cole
Assistant Professor
US Military Academy

Jerimiah Contreras
Manager of Pilot Experience
FlyGuys

James Cooley
Ph.D., ATP, CFI-I
Assistant Professor - Aviation Department
University of North Dakota

Jason Cooley
Executive Director of Allen CDC
Allen Community Development Corporation

Edward Cormier
Program Manager, UAS-Collegiate Training Initiative
Federal Aviation Administration

Jim Costabile
CEO
Syncopated Engineering Inc

Jacques Coulon
Transportation Planning Division Manager
City of Orlando

John Crissman
Research Scientist
CNA

Ramone Crowe
Chief Executive Officer
Aerospace Career Pathways

Benigno Cruz
BSE, MBA and 6 Years PI, Macomb-CAAT, 40 years in Product Development at GM
Director, Center for Advanced Automotive Technology
Macomb Community College

Rodolfo Cuevas
Chief of Counter-UAS Programs
MassDOT Aeronautics

John D'arville
UAS Program Administrator
Alabama Department of Transportation

Jerry Daley
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Robotics and Autonomous Systems (DASN RAS)
ASN RDA (Invited)

Jon Damush
President and CEO
uAvionix Corporation

Rob Danenberg
Phoenix Lidar

Will Dawson
President
Agricultural Drone Initiative

Christine Delahanty
Electrical Engineering, STEM Education
President
Crossing Technology Group, LLC

Carolina Demario
Technical Director - Sea, Air, Land and Space Systems
Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy

Lori DeMatteis
CRO
MatrixSpace

Nicholas Devereux
Federal Affairs Lead

Tyler Dicks
VP of Product
Airspace Link, Inc.

Justin Diefel
VP of Government Programs
Xona

Ed Dodd
VP Government and Defense
Cofactr

Matt Dooley
President and CEO
Fidelium

Kyle Dorosz
CEO
Swarm Defense

Laura Douglass
Ph.D.
Senior Program Manager of Education, Training and Workforce Development
MassAutonomy

Toni Drummond
Managing Director
Future Flight Global

Nick Dryer
ForeFlight, LLC.

Karl Duncan
Senior Business Development
Brazos Safety Systems

Everett Dunnick
Special Programs Director
Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS)

Michelle Duquette
CEO
3 MAD Air

Jeffrey Dutton
Commercial Officer
American Institute in Taiwan

James Eanes
Vice President
Daniel H. Wagner Associates, Inc.

Ross Eaton
Principal Scientist, Director of Marine Systems
Charles River Analytics

Oren Elkayam
CEO and Co-Founder
Mobilicom

Dan Elwell
President
Elwell & Associates, LLC

Kraettli Epperson
CEO
Vigilant Aerospace

Arthur Erikson
CEO
Hylio

Nate Ernst
President
The Tactien Group, LLC

Allan Evans
CEO
Unusual Machines, Inc.

Jason Evans
Registered and Licensed Land Surveyor
Portfolio Manager - Real-Time Corrections | Trimble Advanced Positioning
Trimble, Inc

Josh Every
Acting Deputy Director and Senior Scientist, HASS COE
US Department of Transportation

Rich Fahle
VP of Marketing
Airspace Link, Inc.

Rich Fahle
-
Airspace Link

Tamara Fant
Enterprise Applications Manager
City of Detroit

John Faraca
Student
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Reilly Fastring
Cybersecurity Engineer
TrustThink

Brett Feddersen
Vice President, Strategy & Government Affairs, US (D-Fend Solutions) - Chairman, Security Industry Association (SIA) Counter-UAS Working Group - Active Member, AUVSI AAC Committee & UAS Subcommittee
D-Fend Solutions, Security Industry Association (SIA) Counter-UAS Working Group, AUVSI Air Advocacy Committee (AAC) and AUVSI UAS Subcommittee

Paul Fermo
President
Robinson Unmanned

Stephen Figuerado
Regional Sales Manager
I-PEX USA LLC

Richard Fischer
Inside Unmanned

Darren Fisher
Senior Sales Director

Zach Fisher
Senior AI Engineer
Honeywell Aerospace Technologies

Larry Fitzgerald
CEO
RAMPF Composite Solutions

Paul Fleck
CEO
Dataspeed, Inc.

Nicholas Flom
UAS Account and Portfolio Director
Thales USA

Alexander Fomenko
Airspace Innovation Senior Systems Engineer

Jonathan Foremny
Assoc. Professor, Airworthiness Engineer, Test Pilot
Carroll College, TCOM, L.P.

Alex Fraess-Ehrfeld
CEO
AIR6 SYSTEMS

David Franks
Standards Specialist Engineer, Aerospace
SAE International

Brett Freedman
Senior Director for Emerging Technology
Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT)

Courtney Freeman
Counsel
Adams & Reese LLP

Paul Frontera
Associate Professor
U.S. Naval Academy

Tom Frooninckx
Chief Operating Officer
TruWeather Solutions

Josh Funderburk
Unmanned Account Manager
DTC | A Codan Company

Rick Fung
Founder & CEO, NanoFlowX
CEO
NanoFlowX Inc.

Danielle Gagne
Head of Marketing and Communications
Volatus Aerospace

Amit Ganjoo
CEO
ANRA Technologies, Inc.

Denis Garagic
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State University
Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder
Palladyne AI Corp

Gary Gilliland
VP Marketing
DDC-I

Neil Glazebrook
VP of 3D Solutions
ABCorp 3D

Laurie Goodell
M.A., CPPS
Program Specialist
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Mark Gordon
President & CEO
Stratom, Inc.

Nate Gorzen
Additive Manufacturing Engineer
Cobra Moto

Robin Grace
Chief AAM Integration and Strategy
Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Division

Austin Gray
Co-Founder / Chief Strategy Officer
Blue Water Autonomy

Henry Greenidge
Head of Autonomy Policy, DoorDash Labs
DoorDash Labs

Alice Griffith
Sr. Director, State and Commercial Aviation
Crown Consulting

James Grimsley
Executive Director of Advanced Technology Initiatives
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Chris Groves
Executive Director, Pacific Northwest Mission Acceleration Center (PNW MAC)
Pacific Northwest Mission Acceleration Center (PNWMAC)

John Gugliotti
Principal Knowledge and AI Architect
Sensepoint AI

Michael Guterres
Senior Principal, Aviation
MITRE

John Gutierrez
Executive Director, Michigan Office of Defense & Aerospace Innovation

Shawn Haag
Executive Director
Minnesota State Transportation Center of Excellence

Morgan Hague
Senior Information Security Officer
North Dakota Information & Technology

Megan Hall
NCAT Project Manager
Northland Community & Technical College

Richard Ham
Remote Pilot, Air Traffic Control Operator, Private Pilot, Top 1/II Trainer
Director of Advanced Air Mobility & Homeland Security
University of Arkansas

Clint Harper
CEO
Harper4D

John Hatlelid
Director of Trillium Labs
Trillium Engineering

Tyler Hazen
Drone Law Attorney and Author
Angulo McGhee, APLC

Ana Healander
VP, Customer Success
Airspace Link

Michael Healander
Co-Founder & CEO
Airspace Link, Inc.

Hunter Hegel
UAS Operations Manager
Northern Plains UAS Test Site

Matthew Hernandez
FAA Commercial Heli w/ Instr, DOT Accident Investigator, OSHA 501
Vice President of Enterprise Partnerships
Unmanned Safety Institute (USI)

Christohper Hewlett
Director, Project ULTRA
Grand Sky Research Company, LLC.

Liz Higbie
Workforce Coordinator
IACMI

Sean Hilbert
President - Cobra AERO
Cobra AERO

Scott Hillman
Senior Director, Business Development Operations
IMSAR, LLC.

Camille Hoisington
VP of Ecosystem Development
Traverse Connect

Justine Hollingshead
Assistant Vice Chancellor
North Carolina State University

Mike Horton
CEO
GEODNET

Matt Hudson
Deputy Product Manager, Marketplace
UAS Project Office

Ernest Huffman
Program Manager
North Central Texas Council Governments

Church Hutton
Chief Growth Officer
AV

Jay Huynh
CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER
GREMSY

Peter Hyun
Founder
Rainfall Strategies LLC

David Ibarra
President
Eagle Flight Vertical Solutions

Ben Ivers
Director of Emerging Technologies & Regulatory Strategy
Boeing Company

Matthew Jahn
Associate Technical Fellow - Novel Technology Certification
Boeing Company

Gareth James
Regional Sales Manager - APAC
Domo Tactical Communications (DTC)

Kyle Jaracz
Director of Education
Academy of Model Aeronautics

Edwin Jarvis
Executive Director
Houma-Terrebonne Airport

Shelly Jeltema
FAA Part 107, c|CISO
Assistant Professor UAS/Geospatial Sciences
Lansing Community College

Thomas Jimenez
VP of UAS
uAvionix Corporation

Jeremiah Johnson
Lead Imagery Solutions Engineer
ESRI

Justine Johnson
Senior Vice President & Chief Mobility Officer- Office of Future Mobility and Electrification
Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) - State of Michigan

Jessica Jones
Executive Director, Office of Advanced Aviation Technologies
Federal Aviation Administration

Jason JonMichael
US Department of Transportation HASS COE

Corinne Jorgenson
Vice President of Intelligent Systems and C5ISR
Parallax Advanced Research

Keirin Joyce
Deputy Director Disruptive Experimentation
Royal Australian Air Force

Dan Juhlin
Regulatory Chair
Aerial Evolution Association of Canada

Tyrell Junius
MBA
COO & Co-Founder
Tiami Networks Inc

Peter Kalaitzidis
Senior Robotics Program Manager
New York Power Authority

Brian Kassin
Chief of Strategic Plans and Programs
Kansas Department of Transportation, Aviation Division

Dave Keely
Executive Director
Oklahoma Cyber Innovation Institute

David Keely
Executive Director
Oklahoma Cyber Innovation Institute

Collin Kemmesat
Unmanned Technical Sales
Frontier Precision

David Kemp
Faculty Specialist II
Western Michigan University

Phil Kenul
Vice-Chair, ASTM International F38 Committee on UAS
ASTM International

Greg Kepner
MEd, BA, AA, AAS
Consultant
Hillsborough Community Collee

Lisa King
Director of Advanced Battery Strategy
Leap Manufacturing LLC

Brent Klavon
Chief Strategy Officer
ANRA Technologies, Inc.

David Klein
Research Analyst
Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)

Rob Knochenhauer
Principal UAS Operations Advisor
Protocol UAS LLC

Lukas Koch
CEO
Kelly Hills

Dave Krause
President, Influential Drones / Range Manager, Norton Test Range

Kevin Krause
City of Romulus Michigan

Jacob Lagercrantz
Director, Technical Solutions

Barb Land
Executive Director, Square One Education Network
National Center for Autonomous Technologies

Cara LaPointe
Director of Analysis at the Center for Security and Emerging Technology

Walter Lappert
Director of Business Development
xyHt and Inside Unmanned Systems

Earl Lawrence
Aviation Policy Lead - Advanced Projects
Joby Aviation

Rebecca Lehman
Chief of Staff
DroneDeploy

Larry Leovan
Head of Government BD
Censys Technologies

Brandon Lewis
UND RIAS: Research Manager
University of North Dakota

Nicholas Liberko
Sr Prin Engr, AAM/UTM
Collins Aerospace

Mark Littlefield
Director, System Products.
Elma Electronic, Inc.

Taylor Lochrane
Director, Highly Automated Systems Safety (HASS) Center of Excellence and Deputy Director (A) of ARPA-I
US Department of Transportation

Chad Long
RAS PEO Deputy
U.S. Coast Guard

Christine Longroy
Vice President, Business Development
LIFT

Roi Lupo
elsight

Richard Lusk
Founder/Principal
Oculus Deus, LLC

Shawn Maines
Unmanned Systems Program Analyst
Office of the Undersecretary of Defense (A&S)

Dan Mantz
CEO for Robotics Education & Competition Foundation (RECF)
Robotics Education & Competition Foundation (RECF)

Melinda Marion
CEO/Founder
Precision Approach LLC

Geoff Martindale
Airworthiness and Certification Specialist
Amazon Prime Air

Chris Matthews
Director Offering Management

Matt McCardle
Director of Infrastructure, Expansion, and Regulatory Affairs
Amazon

James McClearen
CTO
blueflite inc

Stewart McCone
Founder, CEO and CTO
Videosoft Global Ltd.

Alicia McConnell
PE
AAM Integration Advisor
Rawlins Infra Consult

Zaida McGhee
Attorney, Legal Author
Angulo McGhee, APLC

Franklin McIntosh
Chief Operating Officer, Air Traffic Organization
Federal Aviation Administration

Charlie McLean
UAV BDM
Viasat

Erin McPike
Head of Americas Technology, Media and Telecommunications
FTI Consulting

Danielle Medaglia
Project Manager
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center of Excellence

Stefanie Merchant
International Trade Specialist
U.S. Department of Commerce

Scott Meyers
Brigadier General
Michigan National Guard

Victor Meza III
Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS)

David Michelson
Drone Thesis Leader
Re:Build Manufacturing

Chris Mlazgar
Director of Radio Frequency Compliance & Compliance
Red Cat

Benjamin Mohr
Director Offering Management
Honeywell

Adam Monsalve
Cybersecurity Lead
CNA Corporation

Linda Montgomery
Vice President of Corporate Development
ZenaTech, Inc.

Derek Morgan
Senior Scientist, HASS COE
US Department of Transportation

Owen Morgan
US Department of Transportation
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy

Adam Morrison
CEO
Streamline Designs, LLC.

Mohamed Mostafa
Senior Director, Technology
Trimble Applanix

Suzanne Murtha
Vice President, Advanced Mobility, Payments Systems and Automation
AECOM

Alex Nasser
cUAS PM
Grand Sky

Christopher Nassif
Program Director, Mobile Network Aviation Assessment Program (MNAAP)
USDOT Advanced Research Projects Agency–Infrastructure (ARPA-I)

Reinaldo Negron
Head of UTM
Wing Aviation LLC

Collin Newberry
Director of Operations and Safety
Northern Plains UAS Test Site

Jeff Newcamp
PhD, CSEP, Associate Professor
Science & Technology Advisor
USINDOPACOM/J85 Deputy S&T

Harris Ng
Senior Partner
Kearney

Douglas Nicklin
Unmanned Systems Lead - Americas
HP Software

Zackary Nicklin
Director of Aircraft Maintenance
St. Cloud Technical & Community College

Jon Noda
CHIEF STAFF OFFICER, Surface Development Group 1
US Navy Surface Development Group One

Tim Nohara
Founder & CEO
Accipiter Radar

Frank Noppel
CEO
blueflite inc

Alison Norton
Director of Digital Transformation Initiatives
Sinclair Community College

Casie Ocana
Vice President, Public Affairs
Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)

Stephen Ocana
Project Executive
Barton Malow

Josh Olds
President & CEO
Unmanned Safety Institute

Chris Olson
President
Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation

Mark Ozdarski
Strategic Advisor
Anno.Ai

Larson Parker
Founder & Principal Consultant
Aerisq Solutions, LLC

Jack Partlow
UAV BDM
Viasat

Manan Patel
Chief Technology Officer
Aevex Aerospace

Scott Paul
CISSP, PMP
Information Security Architect
MITRE

Diane Peters
PhD. Professor
Kettering University

Matthew Pickett
Operations Director
Oceans Unmanned

Brent Pierce
Product Engineer Lead - ArcGIS Flight
Esri

Janée Pierre-Louis

Jennifer Player
Head of Global Aviation Regulatory Affairs
Skydio, Inc.

Scott Porter
Public Safety Practice Lead
Seneca Innovations

Alberto Post
UAS Solutions Architect
Airspace Link

Kendal Prosack
Policy and Community Affairs Lead
Wing Aviation LLC

Patrick Quach
Research Computer Engineer
NASA

Patrick Rackley
Continuous Improvement Manager

Dan Radomski
CEO
Defense Hardtech Accelerator, Lawrence Technological University

Jaydeep Rane
Co-founder and CEO
Scanit Technologies

Martijn Rasser
Vice President, Tech Leadership

Michelle Reaves
Executive Director
DAPCEP (Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program)

Michael Reinke
Viticulture Extension Specialist
Michigan State University

R. George Rey
LCDR USN (Ret)
President

Jim Reynolds
FAA

Emily Rice
Education Development Coordinator
Academy of Model Aeronautics

Michael Robbins
President and CEO
AUVSI

Brandon Roberts
Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking
Federal Aviation Administration UAS Integration Office

Steve Roberts
Director of Autonomous Machines
SUNY Upstate Medical University

Diana Robinson
MBA
Consultant
National Center for Autonomous Technologies

Sergio Roman
Director of Emerging Aviation Technology
Texas Department of Transportation

Sharon Rossmark
CEO
Women and Drones

Sean Roy
UAS Operations Manager
Thales Aerospace

Wes Ryan
NG Fellow 1: Airworthiness of Autonomy and AI
Northrop Grumman Corporation

Matt Rybar
MCOLES Sworn Officer, Professional Emergency Manager (PEM)
Founder & President
Michigan Drone Association (MDA)

Christopher Sadler
Senior Director – Unmanned Systems & Public Safety
Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation

Jorge Sanchez Hidalgo
B.S. Mechanical Eng., M.S. Aeronautics, ICAO SMS Instructor, Remote Pilot
Manager, Safety and Compliance
Aerialoop

Arvind Sathe
Certification Manager
Zipline

Tony Sauerbrey
UAS Program Manager
Northwestern Michigan College

John Sawyer
Sr. UAS Analyst
Modern Technology Solutions Inc.

MAJ Eric Scholl
Major, DCMA Unmanned Systems Experimental (US-X)
US Army

Zachary Schram
Principal
Divergence Strategy

Brendan Schulman
VP of Policy & Government Relations
Boston Dynamics, Inc.

Max Schultes
Chief Technology Officer
RAMPF Composite Solutions

Paige Scott-Reed
J.D.
Partner at Prince Lobel

Shivanjli Sharma
Aerospace Research Engineer
NASA Ames Research Center

Claudia Shekufendeh
Team Relations Manager
XPRIZE Foundation, Inc.

Scott Shtofman
AVP & Counsel, Regulatory Affairs
AUVSI

Matt Sloane
Chief Strategy Officer
SkyfireAI

Abigail Smith
COO
Andersmith Solutions

Conrad Smith
Global Director, Aerospace & Defense
Stratasys

Kyle Snyder
Business Development Director
Kongsberg Geospatial

Geoffrey Starks
Former FCC Commissioner (Partner, Latham & Watkins)
Former FCC Commissioner, present Lathan & Watkins LLP

Ryan Steenerson
Sr Business Development Manager
Ideal Aerosmith

Brendan Stewart
Se. VP of Regulatory & Governmental Affairs
Red Cat Holdings

Oliver Stolley
Advanced Systems Program Manager
Parallax Advanced Research

Paul Strande
Director, UAS Research Division
Federal Aviation Administration UAS Integration Office

Brandon Suarez
Vice President, UAS Integration
Reliable Robotics Corporation

Michael Subhan
Chief Growth Officer
Ghost Robotics

Benjamin Sugg
CNA Corporation

La'Quata Sumter
Founder - Professor
Focusing On Me & Devry University

Boe Svatek
Strategic Programs - UAS
Collins Aerospace

Rich Swayze
Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Amazon Prime Air

Nathan Sweaney
Cyber Innovation Advisor
OCII/University of Tulsa

Aaron Sykes
Assistant Director
NCAT

Matt Synborski
Chief Technology Officer
ResilienX

Ralph Tamburro
Program Manager
Port Authority of NY and NJ

Ronnie Tao
VP of Sales
Amprius Technologies

Drayton Taylor
Customer Success Manager
Airspace Link

Brent Terwilliger
Assoc Professor of Aeronautics
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Chris Theisen
Executive Director of the UND Research Institute for Autonomous Systems
University of North Dakota

Col Dustin Thomas
Commander
DCMA

Richard Thomas
Executive Editor of xyHt and Inside Unmanned Systems
Inside Unmanned Systems

Michael Tierney
S&T Program Manager & C-UAS SME
MITRE

Bob Touchton
Autonomous Systems Solution Architect/SME/Strategist, Independent Consultant
Advanced Autonomy Specialists Inc.

Nancy Touchton
Marketing and Publicity Specialist; Training and Education Assistant

Edward Trzcienski
BlueHalo LLC

Champion Tsao
Chairman, Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC)
AIDC

Max Tubman
Director of Integrations
Drone Amplified

Charlie Tyson
Technology Activation Director, Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification
State of Michigan, Michigan Economic Development Corporation

Scott Uebelhart
Chief Scientist
Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Division

Ragan Updegraff
Counsel
Akin

Michael Van Steenburg
Founder/CEO - Modal Motors Inc.
Modal Motors

Joe Vandecar
Head of Product Management
Advanced Navigation

Mario Verrett
M.A.Ed, BS Ed/Psy, 30 yrs USAF -Air Traffic Controller/Airfield Ops Officer
Senior Project Manager, NAS Data Release Project Coordination, FAA's System Ops Security
Federal Aviation Administration

Venkat Vishwanathan
Associate Professor
University of Michigan

Luke Wackerle
President

Jenn Wall
General Counsel
Intrinsic

Zach Waller
Associate Professor
University of North Dakota

Dormie Weber
Construction Services Manager
Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)

Andre Weimerskirch
COO
Block Harbor Cybersecurity

Renee Welch
PHD
Chief Pragmatist
WeRobotics (Switzerland)

Marty Wetherall
Co-Founder & CEO, LeagueOS
League OS

Paul Wheeler
Aerial Innovation Advisor
WSP

Matthew Whitaker
Director, Mobility Innovation Platform
Michigan Central

John Whitcomb
Senior Managing Director
FTI Consulting

Michael Whitefoot
Col., MIANG Joint Forces Headquarters Michigan (JFHQ-MI)
MIANG Joint Forces Headquarters Michigan (JFHQ-MI)

Allante Whitmore
Director of Research & Social Impact
The PLUM Catalyst

Heidi Williams
Commercial pilot, CFII
Vice President, Air Traffic Services & Infrastructure
National Business Aviation Association

Steven Willoughby
Executive Director

Scott Wohler
Principal Software Engineer
Syncopated Engineering Inc

Andrew Wolfe
Drone Brothers, CEO & Co-Founder

Gene Wong
B.Sc. and a M.Sc. in Zoology, and Ph.D. in Anatomy and Cell Biology
Dean of Science & Technology
Endicott College

Mike Woods
Director Technology
Seneca Innovations

Trevor Woods
Executive Director
Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS)

Josh Wright
CVS Air Response
CVS Health

Ann Wu
Chairwoman
Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corporation (CIRC)

Atsushi Yanagita
Director, Future Warfare and Logistics Studies Office, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Command and Staff College

Rebekah Yang
Systems Engineer
CNA Corporation

Vivien Yang
CEO
VoltaSphere Technology Inc.

Dennis Yen-Feng Lei
Director-General
TECO Chicago

Tom Zajkowski
Flight Operations Manager
North Carolina State University

Jill Zande
Chartered Marine Technologist, NCAT Co-PI
Executive Director, MATE @ The Marine Technology Society
National Center for Autonomous Technologies

Terri Zimmerman
CEO
Packet Digital, LLC

Dawn Zoldi
P3 Tech

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