Helitech Expo

Please note, 2023 speakers may be shown below. Full line-up coming soon.

Keynote Speakers

Alphabetical

All Speakers

Phil Hanson

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Coastguard Aviation

Starr Ginn

NASA

Advanced Air Mobility Lead Strategist

Irene Ruiz-Gabernet

Airbus Military UK Ltd.

AI Takes Flight: Exploring Aerospace''s Exciting Future

Philipp Schartau

McKinsey & Company

Unlocking AAM Market Success

Jeremy (Jam) Hartley

UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

Vertiports - Regulating Novel Aerodromes

Gary Cutts

UKRI

Challenge Director – Future Flight, UKRI

Dan Sloat

Volatus Infrastructure

ALP Process in Oshkosh, WI for a Vertiport

Giuseppe Galimberti

Nano-Tech for Air Mobility

New advanced composite materials for air Mobility

Dave Stepanek

Bristow Group

Overcoming the Hype - Ushering AAM into an Operational Reality

Starr Ginn

NASA

NASA: A Strategic View of the Larger AAM Ecosystem

Keith Bennett

West Midlands Police

West Midlands Police: Leading the way in Emergency Drone Services

Craig Palmer

British Army

Generating Coherence of Army Open and Specified Class RPAS

Hazel Dempsey

NHS Grampian

CAELUS: A Drone Network to Support Healthcare Delivery in Scotland

Darryl Abelscroft

Department for Transport

Future of Flight: A Shared Vision Between UK Government and Industry

Vicki Murdie

UKRI

Future Flight Challenge - Making Drone Operations a Reality

Phil Hanson

Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)

Maritime and Coastguard Agency Aviation Evoultion

Andreas Perotti

EHang

Advanced Air Mobility - The Future of Transport

Matthew Satterley, Louisa Smith & Michael Merritt

Wing Panel

UK Frameworks Paving the Way for Rapid Community Drone Delivery Networks

Graham Brown and Anne-Lise Scaillierez

ARPAS-UK

2023 Update and latest Market Outlook

Dave Drewitt

Thales

Sharing Skies - Enabling Safe & Secure Drone Operations

Karen Bell

NHS Grampian

CAELUS: A Drone Network to Support Healthcare Delivery in Scotland

Alex Baty

CAV Systems

Whatever the Weather: Ice Protection for sUAS and Drones

Alex Fraess-Ehrfeld

AIRBORNE ROBOTICS

DrSUIT - Drone Swarm for Uncrewed Inspection of Offshore Wind Turbines

Julie Garland

Avtrain

Is SORA the future? Regulatory environment in Europe vs UK

Barry Koperberg

Wings For Aid

Civil UAS operations and Cyber Security

Anton Franzen

Alva Industries

FiberPrinted™ Motors - Reduce Your OPEX with Reliable Propulsion Systems

David Majoe

Inteliports

Urban planning, automation, and future of aerial drone logistics.

Jonathan Robinson

RIEGL

Considerations around the selection of a UAV LiDAR solution

Andrew Sproson

AutoSpray Systems

Agricultural Drones in the UK

Anthony Venetz

Across Safety Development

Drone logistics: transporting Dangerous Goods by drone

Liam Braeger

Satellite Applications Catapult

Satellite Applications: Autonomous BVLOS drone flight powered by Space Technologies

Tom Gooderham

Helix Geospace

The importance of GNSS integrity for BVLOS navigation

Antonios Tsourdos

Cranfield University

Drone operations - challenges and opportunities

Kristofer Skantze

Xer Technologies AG

Taking Multicopters to the Next Level Using Hybrid-Electric Propulsion

Matt Hopkins

Frazer-Nash Consultancy

Thunderbird: Saving More Lives Sooner with BVLOS Emergency Service Drones

Dr Deborah Saban-Eppel

Luffy AI

Using Adaptive AI for Improved Drone Flight Characteristics

Rupert Bayley

Continental Engineering Services

Automotive Sensors Enabling Perception for Drones

Hannu Lesonen

Anarky Labs Oy

Augmented Reality as Enabler for Drone Pilots

Andrew Carey

Esri Inc

Advance Fieldwork Productivity with Esri Site Scan for ArcGIS.

Joe Gibson

Gibson Robotics

The Counter-UAS Landscape: Its Evolution and the Future.

Deven Jit Vadra

Allen & Alvan Pvt Ltd

Manufacturing and Importance of Defence Supply Chain Partners for Drones and Anti Drone

Zereh Pam

Thales - Panel

Viewing the Stratosphere – A Graduate’s Perspective

Zereh Pam

Thales - Panel

Viewing the Stratosphere – A Graduate’s Perspective

Bryn Jones

Thales - Panel

Viewing the Stratosphere – A Graduate’s Perspective

Lewis Ackroyd

Thales - Panel

Viewing the Stratosphere – A Graduate’s Perspective

Don Berchoff

TruWeather Solutions

Reducing the Weather Tax™ - The Cost Imposed by Mother Nature

Mr. Mickey Zelansky

Manta-Air

Implementation of Safety Systems in Modern UAV Platforms.

Matthew Day

Dolphitech

Quality Assurance in Drone Manufacturing and In-Service

Ryan Kempley

ISS Aerospace

Autonomy, AI and Machine Learning - Paving the way to BVLOS

Jirí Pavlík & Jan Snížek

STRATOSYST

Stratosphere Connectivity Solutions from HAPS to HALE and Drones

Cyriel Kronenburg

uAvionix Corporation

Scalable, secure, assured: Combining C2 and DAA for BVLOS operations

Gordon Moon, Calum Knox

RLK Technologies

The AI Aerospace of the Future

YANG Jincai

World UAV Federation

Innovative Application and Intelligent Manufacturing of Drones Based on Big Data

Irene Ruiz-Gabernet

Airbus Military UK Ltd.

AI Takes Flight: Exploring Aerospace''s Exciting Future

Phil Hanson

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Coastguard Aviation

Starr Ginn

NASA

Advanced Air Mobility Lead Strategist

Karen Bell

NHS Grampian

CAELUS: A Drone Network to Support Healthcare Delivery in Scotland

Alex Baty

CAV Systems

Whatever the Weather: Ice Protection for sUAS and Drones

Alex Fraess-Ehrfeld

AIRBORNE ROBOTICS

DrSUIT - Drone Swarm for Uncrewed Inspection of Offshore Wind Turbines

Andreas Perotti

EHang

Advanced Air Mobility - The Future of Transport

Andrew Carey

Esri Inc

Advance Fieldwork Productivity with Esri Site Scan for ArcGIS.

Andrew Sproson

AutoSpray Systems

Agricultural Drones in the UK

Anthony Venetz

Across Safety Development

Drone logistics: transporting Dangerous Goods by drone

Anton Franzen

Alva Industries

FiberPrinted™ Motors - Reduce Your OPEX with Reliable Propulsion Systems

Antonios Tsourdos

Cranfield University

Drone operations - challenges and opportunities

Barry Koperberg

Wings For Aid

Civil UAS operations and Cyber Security

Bryn Jones

Thales - Panel

Viewing the Stratosphere – A Graduate’s Perspective

Craig Palmer

British Army

Generating Coherence of Army Open and Specified Class RPAS

Cyriel Kronenburg

uAvionix Corporation

Scalable, secure, assured: Combining C2 and DAA for BVLOS operations

Dan Sloat

Volatus Infrastructure

ALP Process in Oshkosh, WI for a Vertiport

Darryl Abelscroft

Department for Transport

Future of Flight: A Shared Vision Between UK Government and Industry

Dave Drewitt

Thales

Sharing Skies - Enabling Safe & Secure Drone Operations

Dave Stepanek

Bristow Group

Overcoming the Hype - Ushering AAM into an Operational Reality

David Majoe

Inteliports

Urban planning, automation, and future of aerial drone logistics.

Deven Jit Vadra

Allen & Alvan Pvt Ltd

Manufacturing and Importance of Defence Supply Chain Partners for Drones and Anti Drone

Don Berchoff

TruWeather Solutions

Reducing the Weather Tax™ - The Cost Imposed by Mother Nature

Dr Deborah Saban-Eppel

Luffy AI

Using Adaptive AI for Improved Drone Flight Characteristics

Gary Cutts

UKRI

Challenge Director – Future Flight, UKRI

Giuseppe Galimberti

Nano-Tech for Air Mobility

New advanced composite materials for air Mobility

Gordon Moon, Calum Knox

RLK Technologies

The AI Aerospace of the Future

Graham Brown and Anne-Lise Scaillierez

ARPAS-UK

2023 Update and latest Market Outlook

Hannu Lesonen

Anarky Labs Oy

Augmented Reality as Enabler for Drone Pilots

Hazel Dempsey

NHS Grampian

CAELUS: A Drone Network to Support Healthcare Delivery in Scotland

Jeremy (Jam) Hartley

UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

Vertiports - Regulating Novel Aerodromes

Jirí Pavlík & Jan Snížek

STRATOSYST

Stratosphere Connectivity Solutions from HAPS to HALE and Drones

Joe Gibson

Gibson Robotics

The Counter-UAS Landscape: Its Evolution and the Future.

Jonathan Robinson

RIEGL

Considerations around the selection of a UAV LiDAR solution

Julie Garland

Avtrain

Is SORA the future? Regulatory environment in Europe vs UK

Keith Bennett

West Midlands Police

West Midlands Police: Leading the way in Emergency Drone Services

Kristofer Skantze

Xer Technologies AG

Taking Multicopters to the Next Level Using Hybrid-Electric Propulsion

Lewis Ackroyd

Thales - Panel

Viewing the Stratosphere – A Graduate’s Perspective

Liam Braeger

Satellite Applications Catapult

Satellite Applications: Autonomous BVLOS drone flight powered by Space Technologies

Matt Hopkins

Frazer-Nash Consultancy

Thunderbird: Saving More Lives Sooner with BVLOS Emergency Service Drones

Matthew Day

Dolphitech

Quality Assurance in Drone Manufacturing and In-Service

Matthew Satterley, Louisa Smith & Michael Merritt

Wing Panel

UK Frameworks Paving the Way for Rapid Community Drone Delivery Networks

Mr. Mickey Zelansky

Manta-Air

Implementation of Safety Systems in Modern UAV Platforms.

Phil Hanson

Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)

Maritime and Coastguard Agency Aviation Evoultion

Philipp Schartau

McKinsey & Company

Unlocking AAM Market Success

Rupert Bayley

Continental Engineering Services

Automotive Sensors Enabling Perception for Drones

Ryan Kempley

ISS Aerospace

Autonomy, AI and Machine Learning - Paving the way to BVLOS

Starr Ginn

NASA

NASA: A Strategic View of the Larger AAM Ecosystem

Tom Gooderham

Helix Geospace

The importance of GNSS integrity for BVLOS navigation

Vicki Murdie

UKRI

Future Flight Challenge - Making Drone Operations a Reality

YANG Jincai

World UAV Federation

Innovative Application and Intelligent Manufacturing of Drones Based on Big Data

Zereh Pam

Thales - Panel

Viewing the Stratosphere – A Graduate’s Perspective

Zereh Pam

Thales - Panel

Viewing the Stratosphere – A Graduate’s Perspective

Phil Hanson

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Coastguard Aviation

Starr Ginn

NASA

Advanced Air Mobility Lead Strategist

Irene Ruiz-Gabernet

Airbus Military UK Ltd.

AI Takes Flight: Exploring Aerospace''s Exciting Future

Jeremy (Jam) Hartley

UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

Vertiports - Regulating Novel Aerodromes

Dan Sloat

Volatus Infrastructure

ALP Process in Oshkosh, WI for a Vertiport

Dave Stepanek

Bristow Group

Overcoming the Hype - Ushering AAM into an Operational Reality

Philipp Schartau

McKinsey & Company

Unlocking AAM Market Success

Starr Ginn

NASA

NASA: A Strategic View of the Larger AAM Ecosystem

Keith Bennett

West Midlands Police

West Midlands Police: Leading the way in Emergency Drone Services

Gary Cutts

UKRI

Challenge Director – Future Flight, UKRI

Craig Palmer

British Army

Generating Coherence of Army Open and Specified Class RPAS

Hazel Dempsey

NHS Grampian

CAELUS: A Drone Network to Support Healthcare Delivery in Scotland

Darryl Abelscroft

Department for Transport

Future of Flight: A Shared Vision Between UK Government and Industry

Vicki Murdie

UKRI

Future Flight Challenge - Making Drone Operations a Reality

Phil Hanson

Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)

Maritime and Coastguard Agency Aviation Evoultion

Andreas Perotti

EHang

Advanced Air Mobility - The Future of Transport

Matthew Satterley, Louisa Smith & Michael Merritt

Wing Panel

UK Frameworks Paving the Way for Rapid Community Drone Delivery Networks

Graham Brown and Anne-Lise Scaillierez

ARPAS-UK

2023 Update and latest Market Outlook

Dave Drewitt

Thales

Sharing Skies - Enabling Safe & Secure Drone Operations

Karen Bell

NHS Grampian

CAELUS: A Drone Network to Support Healthcare Delivery in Scotland