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Welcome to #DroneEnable, ICAO’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Industry Symposium being held from 22 to 23 September 2017 in Montréal, Canada.

The symposium will provide a unique opportunity for States, international organizations, industry, academia and other stakeholders to share their research, best practices and lessons learned related to unmanned aircraft system traffic management systems (UTM). Attention will be given to defining a framework for a UAS traffic management (UTM) environment. Key supporting functions, such as a registration system, ability to remotely identify and track unmanned aircraft (UA), communications systems and geofencing-like systems, will be included.

DRONE ENABLE​ will be an opportunity for networking, collaboration and coordination between States, industry, and both new and existing stakeholders as we move forward in this dynamic new field.

Day 1 – 22 September 2017

Opening Session – 22 September 2017 9:00-10:30 AM EDT

Welcome Remarks

Dr. Fang Liu, Secretary General, ICAO

Keynote Speeches

Mr. Stephen Creamer, Director, ICAO Air Navigation Bureau
Mr. Gilberto Lopez Meyer, Senior Vice President, Safety & Flight Operations, IATA
Mr. Brian Wynne, President and CEO, AUVSI
Mr. Timothy Reuter, Head of Civil Drones Project, World Economic Forum

ICAO’s strategy for addressing unmanned aviation – RPAS and UAS Two approaches / two streams of work

This session will provide an overview of the work underway at ICAO on a full regulatory framework for RPAS and the new approach to support global harmonization of UAS provisions in a domestic environment.
Ms. Leslie Cary, RPAS Programme Manager, ICAO Air Navigation Bureau

UTM – A common framework with core boundaries for global harmonization 22 September 2017 11:00-12:45 EDT

This session will provide an opportunity to showcase several submissions from experts that describe a common framework for UTM that could be implemented by all States. The objective is to create a structure that will focus research and development activities going forward.

Moderators

Mr. Aaron McCrorie, Director General, Aviation Safety Regulatory Framework, Transport Canada
Mr. Parimal Kopardekar, NASA Senior Technologist for Air Transportation, Autonomy Expert, NASA Ames Research Center

Presentations

Mr. Ben Tally, Co-founder and CIO, GeoNetwork
Dr. Kin Huat Low, Principal Investigator of TM-UAS Programme, Air Traffic Management Research Institute (ATMRI); Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Mr. Alessandro Cardi, Deputy Director, Ente Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile (ENAC)
Mr. Cristiano Baldoni, Head of the CNS section, Italian Air Navigation Service Provider (ENAV)
Mr. Gur Kimchi, Vice President, Amazon Prime Air

UTM – A common framework with core boundaries for global harmonization – Continued 22 September 2017 14:30-16:30

This session will provide an opportunity to showcase several submissions from experts that describe a common framework for UTM that could be implemented by all States. The objective is to create a structure that will focus research and development activities going forward.

Moderators

Mr. Aaron McCrorie, Director General, Aviation Safety Regulatory Framework, Transport Canada
Mr. Parimal Kopardekar, NASA Senior Technologist for Air Transportation, Autonomy Expert, NASA Ames Research Center

resentations

Mr. Lawrence Ley, Portfolio Manager, The Boeing Company
Mr. Christian Ramsey, Vice President of Business Development, uAvionix
Mr. Marcello Davide Mannino, Corporate Sales and Marketing Deputy
Director, Ingegneria Dei Sistemi (IDS) andMr. Valerio Paciucci, ATM & Airport team leader, Ingegneria Dei Sistemi (IDS)

Background 22 September 2017 17:00-17:45 EDT

Presentations

Mr. Parimal Kopardekar, NASA Senior Technologist for Air Transportation, Autonomy Expert, NASA Ames Research Center
Mr. Nikolai Vassiliev, Chief, Terrestrial Services Department, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Day 2 – 23 September 2017

UTM – Registration, identification and tracking 23 September 2017 9:00-10:30 AM EDT

UTM relies on data about the aircraft operating within its system. The data is obtained through a registration system and permits real-time identification and tracking of aircraft.

Moderator

Dr. Hiroko Nakamura, Deputy Director General at JAPAN Unmanned System Traffic & Radio Management Consortium (JUTM)

Presentations

Mr. Walter Stockwell, Director of Technical Standards, DJI
Mr. Jared Ablon, Chief Information Security Officer, AirMap
Mr. Ken Stewart, Principal Product Manager, AIROS
Mr. George Elmasry, Principal Engineer, Rockwell Collins

UTM – Registration, identification and tracking – continued 23 September 2017 11:00-12:30

UTM relies on data about the aircraft operating within its system. The data is obtained through a registration system and permits real-time identification and tracking of aircraft.

Moderator

Dr. Hiroko Nakamura, Deputy Director General at JAPAN Unmanned System Traffic & Radio Management Consortium (JUTM)

Presentations

Mr. Amit Ganjoo, CEO, ANRA Technologies
Mr. Jonathon Evans, President Global UTM Association (GUTMA)
Mr. Christopher T. Kucera, Director, Air Operations, Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI)
Mr. Olivier Rea, Head of UTM Solutions (Thales) representing French Civil Drones Council

ICAO Registration System 23 September 2017 14:00-14:30 EDT

The ICAO registration system which is under development will be explained including its purpose, intended functionality and interaction with national registration systems.
Mr. Stephen Creamer, Director, ICAO Air Navigation Bureau

Closing Session 23 September 2017 14:30-15:30 EDT

Looking back at the many presentations and related discussions, what are the key points that garnered support? Can we begin to define the general framework for UTM? How do we take the information we have received and translate it into the first steps of a global implementation plan?

Moderator

Stephen P. Creamer, Director, ICAO Air Navigation

Bureau Panel discussion

Dr. Hiroko Nakamura, Deputy Director General at JAPAN Unmanned System Traffic & Radio Management Consortium (JUTM)
Captain Denis Guindon, Director General, Aviation Oversight and Transformation, Transport Canada
Ms. Tracy Lamb, Vice President Regulatory and Safety Affairs –Chief Pilot, AUVSI
Mr. Yves Morier, Chairman, Joint Authorities on Rule-making for Unmanned Systems (JARUS)
Mr. Doug Davis, Chairman of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Advisory Group (UAS-AG)