UnmannedCanada 2017
 

                   PROGRAM



Two noteworthy events happening in advance of UC17: 

MONDAY OCTOBER 30, 0830-1700 & TUESDAY OCTOBER 31, 0830-1730:  
NATO Lecture SeriesUnmanned Air Systems: Technological Challenges, Concepts of Operations & Regulatory Issues. Open to NATO nationals, Sweden, Australia & Finland.   All attendees must enrol via the STO Events website.
 
TUESDAY OCTOBER 31, 1500-1700:
Industry Day: Unmanned Aerial Surveillance and Inspection Services
This PWGSC industry day is a no-cost event run independently from UnmannedCanada to engage industry in consultation on the development of a proposed procurement for unmanned aerial surveillance and inspection services.  More information. Registration is required for every person wishing to participate.




UnmannedCanada program listings will be updated as content becomes available. Please note that schedule is subject to change.  Click on topics in red for session abstract. 


TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2017
1730-2000Registration Open - Name Badge Pick Up Available
18:30 - 20:00Annual General Meeting

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2017
0730 - 1930Registration Open
07:30-08:30Breakfast
08:30 - 9:00Welcome to UnmannedCanada 2017
9:00 - 10:30Transport Canada [More Info]
Felix Meunier, Director UAS Task Force, Transport Canada
Ryan Johnson, Program Manager, Regulatory Planning & Program Implementation - UAS Task Force, Transport Canada
Ryan Coates, Chief, Policy, Regulations & Stakeholder Engagement - UAS Task Force, Transport Canada
10::30 - 11:00Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:00UTM Panel [More Info]
Moderator: Paige Cutland, Director Business Development, Kongsberg Geospatial Ltd.
Brian Guimond, Manager, Military Operations & Unmanned Aircraft Systems, NAV Canada
James Davis, Director of Business Development, Sagetech Corporation
Michael Hoodspith, Director, Strategy & Advanced Systems, IDS North America
Brenden Hedblom, Associate Business Development Manager, Thales ATM
Zlatko Zahirovic, Sr Manager, Bell Mobility WNCE
Dr. Marco Tantardini, CEO, DronSystems Ltd.
12:00 - 13:30LunchWomen & Drones Luncheon - Thornhill Room [More Info]
13:30 - 14:00SMALL BUSINESS FOCUS - Chair: Mike CampbellTRAINING - Chair: Eric EdwardsCERTIFICATION - Chair: Phil ColeCOUNTER UAS WORKSHOP - Chair: Henry Jaffe
Small Operators Update on Regulations [More Info]
Michael Campbell, Chief Photographer, ckmmphotographic
Training [More Info]
Eric Edwards, President, Xiphos Systems Corp.
Kate Kienapple, Director of Operations, Coastal Drone Co.
Frank Brzobohaty, General Flight Standards Inspector UAS Task Force, Transport Canada
Certification [More Info]
Philip Cole, VP Business Development, Marinvent
John Maris, President, Cert Center Canada
Theodore Wierzbanowski, Chairman, ASTM F38 UAS Standards Committee, ASTM
Ron Campbell, Aviation Advisor, SGS Aviation Compliance
Drone Countermeasures: Know Your Needs Before Buying a Solution [More Info]
Ehsan Monfared, Associate, YYZlaw
Dr. David Weinberg, Principal, Practical Risk
David Domoney, Blueforce UAV Consulting
Moderator: Henry Jaffe, CEO, Periculum Labs
14:00 - 14:30Smart UAV Operators - Fast Focus [More Info]
George Gooderham, Pilot, SceneAereo Unmanned
14:30 - 15:00Marketing Magic: 18 Tools & Tips for UAS Industry [More Info]
Kristin Kozuback, Director of Communications, AirMarket
15:00 - 15:30Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00UAV Success Cases: The Human Element in the Unmanned Industry [More Info]
Yifei Zhao, Operations Director, AlteX UAV Technologies
How Implementing the Wyvern Exact Standard Based on ICAO 10019 Can Benefit Small Operators [More Info]
Mike Venables, Operations Manager / Chief Pilot, Aero-Photos.ca
Advances in Airworthiness, Safety, and Reliability Testing of Drones [More Info]
Don Toporowski, General Manager, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Drone Countermeasures: Know Your Needs Before Buying a Solution [More Info]
Charles Vidal, Aerial Robotics Projects Lead, National Research Council
Dr. David Weinberg, Principal, Practical Risk
Moderator: Henry Jaffe, CEO, Periculum Labs
Garret Warren, Platform Design, Version 2.0 Inc.
Dr. Stephen Eisenhawer, Chief Scientist, Periculum Labs
16:00 - 16:30Close Encounters of the FIRST Kind. [More Info]
David Cooke, Chief Pilot, CANDA
Prequalification and Training Site & the Establishment of BVLOS and SOPs [More Info]
Marc Moffatt, Director General, UAS Centre of Excellence
Investigation of Virtual Flight Testing and Certification System on UAV design/development at MIMS Laboratory, Ryerson University [More Info]
Dr. Joon Chung, Professor, Ryerson
Author: YoungJoon Cha, Ryerson
16:30 - 17:00Enabling Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) into your Commercial Environment [More Info]
Ron Campbell, Aviation Advisor, SGS Aviation Compliance
The Establishment of a Quebec UAS Cluster [More Info]
Michel Cordeau, Business Development Coordinator & Quebec UAS Cluster Director, Unmanned Aerial Systems Centre of Excellence
BVLOS Around the Globe: How Canadian Regulation Stacks Up [More Info]
Aaron Bailey, Head of Business Development, Iris Automation
1700-1730Panel - SMAO Q&AStudent Three-Minute Thesis Presentations [More Info]Edmonton International Airport: A Test Case in the Integration of Manned and Unmanned Aviation [More Info]
Jordan Cicoria, Managing Director, AERIUM Analytics

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017
0730 - 1800Registration Open
07:30- 08:30 Breakfast
08:30-09:00Honourable Brad Duguid, Minister of Economic Development and Growth Ontario [More Info]
Honourable Brad Duguid, Minister of Economic Development & Growth, Province of Ontario
09:00 - 09:30Safe Skies, Open for Innovation: How Technology Will Help Solve Policy Challenges [More Info]
Brendan Schulman, Vice President, Policy & Legal Affairs, DJI
09:30 - 10:00Mr. David Kroetsch - Founder and CTO Aeryon Labs [More Info]
David Kroetsch, Founder & CTO, Aeryon Labs
10:00 - 17:00Exhibitor Hall Open
10:00 - 10:30Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00TC ADM Safety & Security [More Info]
Aaron McCrorie, Director General, Civil Aviation, Transport Canada
11:00 - 12:00AI Ontario Panel [More Info]
Bill Mantel, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Programs Development & Delivery Office, Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Growth
Wally Trenholm, Founder & CEO, Sightline Innovation
Jeremy Wang, Chief Technology Officer, The Sky Guys
12:00 - 13:30Lunch
13:30 - 14:00Chair: Diana CooperChair: Frederique PivotChair: Curtis ParksChair: Mark Aruja
The Canadian Legal Landscape for addressing Drone Security Threats [More Info]
Moderator: Ehsan Monfared, Associate, YYZlaw
Edward Marrocco, Lawyer, Stockwoods LLP
Nader Hasan, Lawyer, Stockwoods LLP
Kevvie Fowler, Partner, Cyber Risk, Deloitte
3-D UAV Path Planning in a Cluttered Environment using PSO [More Info]
Joshua Furtado, Graduate Student, University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies
A Method for Quantifying the Spatial Accuracy of LiDAR Data Gathered on a UAV Platform [More Info]
Chris Polowick, General Manager, Technology Development, RME Geomatics
Initial BVLOS Flight Operations at the Foremost UAS Test Range [More Info]
Doug Hanna, Range Manager, Foremost UAV Range
14:00 - 14:30Unmanned Aircraft System Collision Risk Assessment [More Info]
Bruno Artacho, Graduate Student, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Operational Guideline Development to Support the Integration of Unmanned Aerial Systems and Geomatics into Search and Rescue (SAR) Operations [More Info]
Wade Hawkins, Faculty, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
The Development of a BVLOS Operation Methodology to Permit Long-Distance Unmanned Surveys of Linear Features [More Info]
Chris Polowick, General Manager, Technology Development, RME Geomatics
14:30 - 15:00Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada [More Info]
Charles Sullivan, Vice-Chair, Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada
A Combined Method for Vegetation Classification Based on Visible Bands from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Images: A Case Study for Invasive Wild Parsnip Plants [More Info]
Jingyi Liu, Student, Queen's University
High-performance Computing Architecture for Real-time Image Data Exploitation aboard Unmanned Aerial Systems [More Info]
Stephan Blokzyl, Researcher, Chemnitz University of Technology
CE Establishment of BVLOS Operations and SOPs [More Info]
Marc Moffatt, Director General, UAS Centre of Excellence
15:00 - 15:30Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00Chair: Diana CooperChair: Charles VidalChair: Frank DeckerChair: Duncan Elliott
Regulatory Overview: Canadian & US Perspectives [More Info]
Moderator: Diana Cooper, SVP of Policy & Strategy, PrecisionHawk
Brendan Schulman, Vice President, Policy & Legal Affairs, DJI
Doug Johnson, VP Technology Policy, CTA
Kerry Moher, VP of Business Development, Fresh Air Educators
Ryan Coates, Chief, Policy, Regulations & Stakeholder Engagement - UAS Task Force, Transport Canada
The Design and Flight Testing of a BVLOS - UAV System for Long Duration Power Line Mapping [More Info]
Alastair Jenkins, CEO & President, Aethon Aerial Solutions Inc.
Unmanned Systems for Sub-surface Mapping and the Applications of this Technology [More Info]
Dr. Greg Baiden, CEO, Penguin Automated Systems Inc.
BVLOS - An Operational Perspective [More Info]
John Saunders, President, Tier 1ISR Inc.
16:00 - 16:30The Evolution of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Inspection Program [More Info]
Tim Trebilcock, Assoc. Engineer / Scientist / Tech Officer, Ontario Power Generation
Artificial Hype for Artificial Intelligence? Reality and Opportunity for AI and Drone Data Analytics [More Info]
Jeremy Wang, Chief Technology Officer, The Sky Guys
Real-time Results from NRC's Investigations into SAA Technologies [More Info]
Author: Cyrus Minwalla, Research Officer, NRC Canada
Kris Ellis, Senior Research Officer, NRC
16:30 - 17:00Anatomy of a Crash [More Info]
Anne-Sophie Riopel-Bouvier, Vice President, Air Operations, EXO Tactik Air Support
Three Different Ground Control Station Layouts for Military UAS Operations [More Info]
Dr. Ming Hou, Defence Scientist, Defence R&D Canada
Evaluation of Icephobic Coatings for Small Unmanned Air Systems [More Info]
Dr. Ali Benmeddour, Senior Research Officer, National Research Council Canada
A Review of Testing Results from BVLOS Trials and Industry Requirements Going Forward [More Info]
Sean Greenwood, President, Canadian UAVs
17:00 - 17:30A General Energy Based Approach to Preliminary Aircraft Sizing [More Info]
Nathan Davidson-Pilon, Systems Engineer EIT, Microdrones LTD
Unmanned Air Systems: A Tool in the Evaluation of Novel Aircraft Configurations [More Info]
Afzal Suleman, Professor and Canada Research Chair, University of Victoria - Center for Aerospace Research
Implementing Drone Technology into Existing Business [More Info]
Brett Danks, Head UAV Instructor, Class 3 Flight Instructor, Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre
Status Update on ASTM UAS/RPAS Standards [More Info]
Theodore Wierzbanowski, Chairman, ASTM F38 UAS Standards Committee, ASTM
17:30-19:30Networking Reception

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017
07:30 - 16:00Registration Open
07:00 - 08:00Breakfast
08:00 - 08:15Remarks from USC Chairman [More Info]
Mark Aruja, Chairman of the Board, Unmanned Systems Canada
08:15 - 8:30Defence Policy Review Implications for Unmanned Systems [More Info]
Col. Shayne Elder
Personal Airborne Transportation [More Info]
Moderator: Barrie Kirk, Executive Director, Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence
Sasha Rao, Partner, Maynard Cooper and Airbus outside legal counsel on Project Vahana
Travis Mason, Airbus
08:30 - 9:30Army/Navy/RCAF Update [More Info]
Simon Nadeau, Naval Officer, DND
Capt. Matthew Becker, Project Director Unmanned Aerial Systems Recapitalization Project; Deputy Project Director Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Modernization Project, Canadian Army – DLR 2-5-2
Maj. Mark Shelden, Canadian Forces Aerospace Warfare Centre, 8 Wing Trenton
09:00 - 11:30Exhibitor Hall Open
0930-1000USC Student Competition Briefing [More Info]
10:00 - 10:30Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:00Federal Panel: Federal Initiatives Supporting the Unmanned Systems Sector [More Info]
Chris Baird, Senior Director, Build in Canada Innovation Program, Public Services and Procurement Canada
Vincent Landreville, Procurement Manager, Public Services and Procurement Canada
Charles Boisvert, Trade Commissioner , Global Affairs Canada
Sivaraj P., Regional Director, Office of Small and Medium Enterprises (OSME)
Henrique Santos, ITB Deputy Director - Air and Space, Innovation, Science & Economic Development
Moderator: Derek Scott, Vice President, Program Development, PAL Aerospace
Innovative Applications [More Info]
Speaker: Barrie Kirk, Executive Director, Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence
Moderator: Barrie Kirk, Executive Director, Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence
Fahad Khan, City of Toronto
Chris Matthews, ITS Technical Advisor, Innovation & Planning Unit, Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
12:00 - 12:30Unmanned Systems Canada Awards Presentation
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:00Chair: Paul BennettChair: Kris EllisChair: Eric EdwardsChair: Siu O'Young
Assessment of UAS Borne Optical Sensors in Agricultural Applications [More Info]
Kim Hodge, Researcher, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Author: Anne Smith, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Science & Technology Branch, Regina, SK
Author: Dustin Ostrander, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Science & Technology Branch, Lethbridge, AB
Author: Luke Bainard, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Science & Technology Branch, Swift Current, SK
Energy Harvesting for Unmanned Air Systems [More Info]
Dr. Jenner Richards, President, Nebula UAV Systems
Use of a Drone to Deploy Sensors on Transmission Power Lines [More Info]
Matthieu Montfrond, Engineer - Drone Applications Project Leader, Hydro-Québec Research Institute (IREQ)
Topography Above and Below the Water: USV Bathymetry Combined with UAV LiDAR [More Info]
Curtis Parks, General Manager, RME Geomatics
Developing a National BVLOS UAS Cluster, Strategy & Infrastructure [More Info]
Moderator: Mark Aruja, Chairman of the Board, Unmanned Systems Canada
Moderator: William Jefferies, LOOKNorth
Dennis Nazarenko, Senior Consultant, LOOKNorth
14:00 - 14:303D Iceberg Profiling Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Imagery [More Info]
Author: Somayeh Yavari, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Electrical Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Joseph Chamberland, Director of Operations (Ottawa) , C-Core
Applications for Passive Variable Pitch Propellers on Tactical SUAS [More Info]
Andrew Kondor, President, Aerovate Inc.
Flying Sensors: The Silver Bullet Solution for Turbine Blade Maintenance [More Info]
Jacob Hrycak, Owner/Operator, Sky High Images
UAS to GIS for Timely, Shared and Enhanced Situational Awareness [More Info]
Pierre Bilodeau, Defence and Security Industry Manager, Esri Canada
14:30 - 15:00A Study of the Potential of Satellite and UAS Based Pipeline Monitoring [More Info]
Joseph Chamberland, Director of Operations (Ottawa) , C-Core
UAV Systems Comparison (Planes, Frames and Autopilots) [More Info]
Robert Lefebvre, Managing Director, NOVAerial Robotics
EASA Draft Regulation Laying Down Rules as Regards Unmanned Aircraft Operations - One Regulation to Rule Them All ? [More Info]
Alexandre Cassart, Lawyer, Lexing Belgium
Terrain Following and Avoidance for Geophysical Survey Missions with Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles [More Info]
Salman Shafi, , Carleton University
15:00 - 15:30Right to Fly Beacon with Digital Credentials and Collision Avoidance [More Info]
Brian Romansky, Product Manager, ESCRYPT
Research Validating Digital Flight Planning Tools: Shaping regulations and perceptions [More Info]
Lindsay Mohr, Founder & CEO, Airmarket
Magnetic Grooming and Compensation of UAVs for Aeromagnetic Data Collection [More Info]
Tomas Naprstek, Research Council Officer, National Research Council of Canada
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 - 16:30Developing a National BVLOS UAS Cluster, Strategy & Infrastructure [More Info]
Moderator: Mark Aruja, Chairman of the Board, Unmanned Systems Canada
Moderator: William Jefferies, LOOKNorth
Dennis Nazarenko, Senior Consultant, LOOKNorth
16:30 - 17:00
1730-1930Networking Event - 3 Brewers Richmond Hill (Additional Cost)