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Agenda

Technology Days & the Hampton Roads Unmanned Systems Opportunity Exchange

April 21-22, 2016

April 21, 2016

8am – 9am

Plenary Speaker

Larry Strader | Jacobs Engineering Group

9:15am – 11:15am

Select RDT&E Capabilities Applicable to Unmanned Systems

Panel Lead | Andy Davenport, Jacobs

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11:30am – 1pm

Luncheon and Keynote

Dr. Tommy Gardner | Jacobs Mission Solutions

1pm – 3pm

Testing Unmanned Systems: Challenges and Opportunities

Panel Lead | Jon Greene, MAAP

Panelist | Andy Alden, VTTI

Panelist | Mark Blanks, MAAP

Panelist | Dr. Timothy Coats, Carderock Combatant Craft Division

Panelist | Shane Dover, NASA Langley Research Center

Panelist | Gerrit Everson, NASA Wallops Flight Facility

3pm – 5pm

Reception, Exhibit Hall

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April 22, 2016

8am – 9am

Opening Keynote

The Honorable Maurice Jones | Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Commonwealth of Virginia

9am – 9:50am

Business Outlook: UMS Company Perspectives

Panel Lead | Jay Willmott, AUVSI

Panelist | Rick Simon, Spatial Integrated Systems, Inc.

Panelist | William Fredericks, Advanced Aircraft Corporation

Panelist | Keith Hoffler, Adaptive Aerospace Group

10am - 10:50am

Unmanned Systems Workforce Pathways

Panel Lead | Mary Sandy, VSGC

Panelist | Christopher Carter, VSGC

Panelist | Craig Woolsey, Virginia Tech

Panelist | Jonathan Washburn, Liberty University

11am - 11:50am

Technology & Innovation

Panel Lead | Jeff Johnson, Tech Center Research Park

Panelist | Jean-Francois Barthelemy, NASA Langley Research Center

Panelist | Eric Weisel, Old Dominion University

Panelist | Dan Stilwell, Virginia Tech

Panelist | Jack McKission, Jefferson Lab

12pm – 12:50pm

Luncheon and Keynote

The Honorable Rob Wittman | United States House of Representatives

1pm – 1:50pm

Venture Support Programs in Hampton Roads: Your Success is Our Business!

Panel Lead | Marty Kaszubowski, Center for Enterprise Innovation, ODU

Panelist | Elizabeth Dietzmann, Gov2COM

Panelist | Paul DiNardo, Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer, P.C.

Panelist | Daniel Morris, Peninsula Technology Incubator

2pm – 3pm

Regulatory, Policy, and Political Opportunities

Panel Lead | David Hinton, Executive Director to the UMS Commission

Panelist | Victoria Cox, Unmanned Systems Commission

Panelist | Timothy Butters, Federal Aviation Administration

Panelist | Jenna Lazenby, Aeroprobe Corporation

Panelist | John Langford, Aurora Flight Sciences; UMS Commission

3pm – 4:30pm

Reception, Exhibit Hall