Speakers

Keynote Speakers

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Please Note: These are our 2021 speakers, updated lineup coming soon

Dave Stepanek

Bristow Group

AAM - Early adoption to gain public acceptance

Paul Watts & Pete Botchett

National Police Air Service

Helicopters Planes and Drones – Future Police Air Support Delivery

Julia Jiggins

Thales

Accelerating the adoption of drone services at scale in the UK

Adrien Bécue

AIRBUS

Keynote Panel: What’s Next in the Future of Drone Operations

Dr Henry Odbert & Chris Tyson

Met Office

Weather information as an enabler for safe and efficient drone operations

Dr. Marcus Bauer

iwiation GmbH

Improving Aviation Safety: From data recovery to lessons learned training

Andrew Fuller

Riegl

Laser Scanning and Applications from Manned Helicopters

Peter Myers

Smith Myers

The mobile phone as a Location Beacon using manned and unmanned aircraft.

Lloyd Watson

GMR Aviation Consulting

Expert Witness work and Safety Performance

Simon Witts

ENGAP UK

Aviation – Facing up to the global challenges

Katharina Kreitz & Paul Crowhurst

Vectoflow Gmbh & Evolution Measurement Ltd

Intelligent new Flight Test Instrumentation for Helicopter aerodynamic development.

Ian Holder

Baines Simmons

Why undertake a LOSA (Line Operations Safety Audit)?

Steve Robertson

Air & Sea Analytics

Offshore Rotorcraft Market Update

Neil Perrett

Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing UK Limted

Legacy Equipment Sustainment

Tony Payne

DLA Piper

Sustainability and investment in vertical take-off. The new frontier of aviation.

Rick Newson & Luke Farajallah

Specialist Aviation Services and Civil Aviation Authority

Onshore Safety Leadership Group update

David Tait

Civil Aviation Authority

The CAA’s Approach to Innovation

Paul Westaway

Babcock Onshore

Delivering Aerial Emergency Services when Everything Changes but Nothing Changes.

Barbara Pareglio

GSMA

The Connected Skies – How mobile networks can help low altitude drones

Mark Abbey & Rick Newson

CHC and CAA

Joint CAA / Operator Overview – Co Chair Brief Offshore Helicopter Safety Leadership Group (OHSLG)

Chris Bigwood

Honeywell

Keynote Panel: What’s Next in the Future of Drone Operations

Ali Baghchehsara

LISA Group

Keynote Panel: What’s Next in the Future of Drone Operations

Peter Littau

Volocopter GmbH

The VoloDrone – How Electric Heavy-Lift Drones Enhance Services in Logistics and Agriculture

Anthony Spouncer

Inmarsat

Bringing the Commercial UAV Ecosystem Together

Hans -Georg Kinsky

CycloTech GmbH

Cyclogyro rotor technology for high precision manoeuvrability

Robert Garbett

Drone Major Group

The Phoenix Programme – The logical next step to drone commercialisation

Dave Stepanek

Bristow Group

AAM - Early adoption to gain public acceptance

Adrien Bécue

AIRBUS

Keynote Panel: What’s Next in the Future of Drone Operations

Andrew Fuller

Riegl

Laser Scanning and Applications from Manned Helicopters

Barbara Pareglio

GSMA

The Connected Skies – How mobile networks can help low altitude drones

Chris Bigwood

Honeywell

Keynote Panel: What’s Next in the Future of Drone Operations

David Tait

Civil Aviation Authority

The CAA’s Approach to Innovation

Dr Henry Odbert & Chris Tyson

Met Office

Weather information as an enabler for safe and efficient drone operations

Dr. Marcus Bauer

iwiation GmbH

Improving Aviation Safety: From data recovery to lessons learned training

Ian Holder

Baines Simmons

Why undertake a LOSA (Line Operations Safety Audit)?

Julia Jiggins

Thales

Accelerating the adoption of drone services at scale in the UK

Katharina Kreitz & Paul Crowhurst

Vectoflow Gmbh & Evolution Measurement Ltd

Intelligent new Flight Test Instrumentation for Helicopter aerodynamic development.

Lloyd Watson

GMR Aviation Consulting

Expert Witness work and Safety Performance

Mark Abbey & Rick Newson

CHC and CAA

Joint CAA / Operator Overview – Co Chair Brief Offshore Helicopter Safety Leadership Group (OHSLG)

Neil Perrett

Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing UK Limted

Legacy Equipment Sustainment

Paul Watts & Pete Botchett

National Police Air Service

Helicopters Planes and Drones – Future Police Air Support Delivery

Paul Westaway

Babcock Onshore

Delivering Aerial Emergency Services when Everything Changes but Nothing Changes.

Peter Myers

Smith Myers

The mobile phone as a Location Beacon using manned and unmanned aircraft.

Rick Newson & Luke Farajallah

Specialist Aviation Services and Civil Aviation Authority

Onshore Safety Leadership Group update

Simon Witts

ENGAP UK

Aviation – Facing up to the global challenges

Steve Robertson

Air & Sea Analytics

Offshore Rotorcraft Market Update

Tony Payne

DLA Piper

Sustainability and investment in vertical take-off. The new frontier of aviation.

Alastair Fallon

IBA Group Ltd

Global Market Overview

Alessandro Manzo

Techno Sky / ENAV

UAVs, Air Space and Air Traffic Management

Ali Baghchehsara

LISA Group

Keynote Panel: What’s Next in the Future of Drone Operations

Alix Leboulanger

Avescent

Global Market Overview

Andy Sage

NATS

UAVs, Air Space and Air Traffic Management

Anthony Spouncer

Inmarsat

Bringing the Commercial UAV Ecosystem Together

Clark McGinn

Uplifting Advice

Global Market Overview

Clive Lewis

Achieving the Difference LLP

Future Urban Air Mobility & Infrastructure

Dave Howson

UK Civil Aviation Authority

Offshore, Oil & Gas

Fabio Mangiaracina

Techno Sky

UAVs, Air Space and Air Traffic Management

Hans -Georg Kinsky

CycloTech GmbH

Cyclogyro rotor technology for high precision manoeuvrability

Ilya Khanykov

McFly Infrastructure

Infrastructure Requirements for UAVS

Jean Marc Youkhana

Uplifting Aviation Ltd

Financially Navigating A Changing Market

Jim Payton

Rolls-Royce Corporation

Future Urban Air Mobility & Infrastructure

Joe Leask

Oil & Gas UK

Offshore, Oil & Gas

Martin Dvorsky

MGM COMPRO

Future Urban Air Mobility & Infrastructure

Matheu Parr

Rolls-Royce Plc

Electric Flight Session

Mike Bromfield

Coventry University, Institute for Future Transport & Cities

Infrastructure Requirements for UAVS

Peter Littau

Volocopter GmbH

The VoloDrone – How Electric Heavy-Lift Drones Enhance Services in Logistics and Agriculture

Praveen Vetrivel

LCI

Financially Navigating A Changing Market

Robert Garbett

Drone Major Group

The Phoenix Programme – The logical next step to drone commercialisation

Dave Stepanek

Bristow Group

AAM - Early adoption to gain public acceptance

Paul Watts & Pete Botchett

National Police Air Service

Helicopters Planes and Drones – Future Police Air Support Delivery

Julia Jiggins

Thales

Accelerating the adoption of drone services at scale in the UK

Adrien Bécue

AIRBUS

Keynote Panel: What’s Next in the Future of Drone Operations

Dr Henry Odbert & Chris Tyson

Met Office

Weather information as an enabler for safe and efficient drone operations

Rick Newson & Luke Farajallah

Specialist Aviation Services and Civil Aviation Authority

Onshore Safety Leadership Group update

Paul Westaway

Babcock Onshore

Delivering Aerial Emergency Services when Everything Changes but Nothing Changes.

Barbara Pareglio

GSMA

The Connected Skies – How mobile networks can help low altitude drones

Mark Abbey & Rick Newson

CHC and CAA

Joint CAA / Operator Overview – Co Chair Brief Offshore Helicopter Safety Leadership Group (OHSLG)

Chris Bigwood

Honeywell

Keynote Panel: What’s Next in the Future of Drone Operations

Ali Baghchehsara

LISA Group

Keynote Panel: What’s Next in the Future of Drone Operations

Peter Littau

Volocopter GmbH

The VoloDrone – How Electric Heavy-Lift Drones Enhance Services in Logistics and Agriculture

Anthony Spouncer

Inmarsat

Bringing the Commercial UAV Ecosystem Together

Hans -Georg Kinsky

CycloTech GmbH

Cyclogyro rotor technology for high precision manoeuvrability

Robert Garbett

Drone Major Group

The Phoenix Programme – The logical next step to drone commercialisation