XPONENTIAL 2023: Conference Schedule

XPONENTIAL 24 | April 22 – 25 | Education April 23 – 25 | Exhibits San Diego Convention Center | San Diego

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April 22 – 25 | Education April 23 – 25 | Exhibits San Diego Convention Center | San Diego

The best show floor for uncrewed and robotic technology just got even better. From an expanded list of exhibitors to brand new educational theaters, the XPO Hall will help you keep a pulse on where our industry’s headed.

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Sit in on major keynotes and share your perspective during workshops. Together, we will explore the design, operationalization, integration, and safeguarding of uncrewed and robotic technology.

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Sit in on major keynotes and share your perspective during workshops. Together, we will explore the design, operationalization, integration, and safeguarding of uncrewed and robotic technology.

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Important Dates and Information
Update Online Company Profile - Company Description - Cross-Reference Categories	Deadline: March 21, 2023
Submit Certificate of Insurance	Deadline: March 31, 2023
Submit Exhibitor Appointed Contractor Authorization	Deadline: March 31, 2023

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Mon, May 08

Monday, May 08, 8:30 AM - 8:40 AM

Welcoming Remarks: The Dawn of Connections

Room: 401/402
Session Number:XPO23-P300

Session requires an additional fee/registration. Welcome and overview of workshop mission, vision and goals, brief administrative announcements, and acknowledgement of sponsors....

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Session Speaker

Abigail Smith

Founder and CEO

Andersmith Solutions

Session Speaker

Brian Wynne

President and CEO

AUVSI

Session Speaker

Dawn Zoldi

CEO

P3 Tech Consulting

Tracks:

Law-Tech Connect™ CLE Workshop - Additional Fee

Co-located Event

Monday, May 08, 8:40 AM - 9:30 AM

Regulators Delivering the Goods? UAS/AAM Legal, Policy & Operational Updates

Room: 401/402
Session Number:XPO23-P301

Session requires an additional fee/registration. In the past two years, the Federal Aviation Administration has promulgated rules and policies on remote identification, operations over people and moving vehicles and mulled over beyond visual line of sight operations. This panel of experts will discuss the latest updates in the context of real... read more...

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Panelist

Belinda Nixon

Partner

Perkins Coie LLP

Panelist

Colby Free

VP of Product

Airspace Link, Inc.

Panelist

Grant Guillot

Vice President, Regulatory Affairs

DroneUp

Panelist

Kevin Morris

UAS & AAM Coordinator

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Moderator

Lisa Ellman

Partner at Hogan Lovells LLP and Executive Director of Commercial Drone Alliance

Hogan Lovells LLP; Commercial Drone Alliance

Tracks:

Law-Tech Connect™ CLE Workshop - Additional Fee

Co-located Event

Monday, May 08, 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM

If You Build It, They Will Come - Infrastructure for Advanced Air Mobility

Room: 401/402
Session Number:XPO23-P302

Session requires an additional fee/registration. Investors have poured billions of dollars into various advanced air mobility (AAM) concepts - including electric vertical take off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft - to support a wide range of use from cargo delivery, air taxis and more. Laws and standards have been promulgated to support... read more...

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Panelist

Darshan Divakaran

Head of Airspace Innovation and Prime Partnerships

AFWERX, U.S. Air Force

Panelist

Don Berchoff

CEO

TruWeather Solutions LLC

Panelist

Scott Shtofman

Director Government Affairs

AUVSI

Panelist

Toni Drummond

Founder/CEO

Global Aerial Management Group

Moderator

Joel Roberson

Public Policy & Regulation Practice Group Partner

Holland & Knight

Tracks:

Law-Tech Connect™ CLE Workshop - Additional Fee

Co-located Event

Monday, May 08, 10:35 AM - 11:25 AM

Legal Sea Lanes for Sea-Faring Autonomous Vehicles

Room: 401/402
Session Number:XPO23-P303

Session requires an additional fee/registration. Domestic and international waters are swimming with maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS), uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). What “rules” apply to these vehicles? This unparalleled panel of experts will help you navigate the sea lanes for surface and sub subsurface autonomous vehicles....

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Kirk Foster

Director of Compliance and Assistant General Counsel

HII Mission Technologies

Panelist

Sean Pribyl

Partner

Holland & Knight LLP

Panelist

Thomas Reynolds

VP for Business Development - Unmanned Systems Group

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc

Panelist

Tracy Reynolds

Judge Advocate

U.S. Navy

Moderator

Bronwyn Morgan

CEO

Xeo Air Inc.

Tracks:

Law-Tech Connect™ CLE Workshop - Additional Fee

Co-located Event

Monday, May 08, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Show Me the Money! Tapping Into Opportunities to Work with the Government

Room: 401/402
Session Number:XPO23-P304

Session requires an additional fee/registration. Getting a concept from paper to prototype takes not only hard work, but funds to back it. Often the government has requirements that only commercial companies can fulfill - especially in the case of emerging technologies. This panel of experts will discuss a variety of statutes,... read more...

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Jennifer Richter

Chair, TMT Practice

Akin Gump

Panelist

Lauren Young

Product Marketing Manager

ModalAI

Panelist

Renee Welch

CEO, Chief Grantologist

Drone Grantology LLC

Panelist

Zachary Dougherty

Counsel

3i Law

Moderator

Danielle Gagne

Head of Marketing and Communications and Chief Storyteller

Volatus Aerospace

Tracks:

Law-Tech Connect™ CLE Workshop - Additional Fee

Co-located Event

Monday, May 08, 12:50 PM - 1:40 PM

Securing Critical Assets Against The Careless, Clueless and Criminal

Room: 401/402
Session Number:XPO23-P305

Session requires an additional fee/registration. The security of multi-domain autonomous systems remains a key factor in public acceptance. This panel of security experts will discuss how to protect your people and facilities, in both the physical and cyber realms, from those who would do them harm. Topics covered will include practical... read more...

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Jonathan Rupprecht

Drone Attorney and Flight Instructor

Rupprecht Law, P.A

Panelist

Lori DeMatteis

Chief Revenue Officer

MatrixSpace

Panelist

Mary Rupert

Analyst

DHS Counter-UAS Program Management Office (PMO)

Panelist

Tom Adams

CEO

C-UAS Hub/AeroVigilance

Moderator

Dave Krause

Software Architect, Technology Consultant, FAA Safety Team Industry Member

Influential Drones

Tracks:

Law-Tech Connect™ CLE Workshop - Additional Fee

Co-located Event

Monday, May 08, 1:40 PM - 2:30 PM

Safeguarding Privacy in the Age of Advanced Tech

Room: 401/402
Session Number:XPO23-P306

Session requires an additional fee/registration. On a daily basis, drones, robots and even our own computers and phones collect our private information. Many companies leverage the power of artificial intelligence to analyze that information. In response, several states have passed legislation on a wide range of topics from drone-centric Peeping Tom... read more...

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Panelist

Cameron Chell

CEO

Draganfly Inc.

Panelist

Kenji Sugahara

CEO

Drone Service Providers Alliance

Panelist

Mark McKinnon

Partner

Fox Rothschild

Panelist

Mary-Caitlin Ray

Counsel

Crowell & Moring LLP

Moderator

Vic Moss

COO/VP

Drone Service Providers Alliance

Tracks:

Law-Tech Connect™ CLE Workshop - Additional Fee

Co-located Event

Monday, May 08, 2:50 PM - 3:40 PM

Who Owns That Thought? Emerging Tech IP 101

Room: 401/402
Session Number:XPO23-P307

Session requires an additional fee/registration. As so many great ideas continue to spring forth in emerging tech, so do lawsuits claiming that someone has copied another’s design, published one’s imagery or otherwise copied someone else’s ideas. This panel of intellectual property (IP) experts will walk you through what actually constitutes IP,... read more...

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Panelist

Dan O'Toole

CEO

DroneDek

Panelist

Dave St. John-Larkin

Partner

Perkins Coie LLP

Panelist

R David Donoghue

IP Practice Group Leader

Holland & Knight LLP

Panelist

Todd Basile

IP & Tech Attorney

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Moderator

Ramón Hernán Roche Quintana

General Manager

Dronecode Foundation

Tracks:

Law-Tech Connect™ CLE Workshop - Additional Fee

Co-located Event

Monday, May 08, 3:40 PM - 4:30 PM

Commercial Drones on the Battlefield - Implications to the Law of War

Room: 401/402
Session Number:XPO23-P308

Session requires an additional fee/registration. While small uncrewed aircraft systems (sUAS) have appeared on battlefields before, something palpably different has taken place in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. In an unprecedented grassroots effort, outside of military channels, global commercial drone manufacturers have either worked directly with NATO, Ukrainian defense officials or nonprofits to... read more...