08:30 REGISTRATION AND WELCOME COFFEE

09:00 Opening Remarks from IQPC and the Conference Chair Joe Urli, President, Australian Certified UAV Operators

09:10 Intelligent Airborne Sensing for Automated Environmental Assessments Dr Felipe Gonzalez, Associate Professor, Australian Research Centre for Aerospace Automation QUT Eduard Puig Garcia, Research Engineer, Australian Research Centre for Aerospace Automation QUT

09:50 Securing Management Buy-In for the Integration of UAVs for Improved Data Collection Matt Holland, Customer Risk Solutions, Technical Lead & Chief Remote Pilot, Ansvar Insurance Australia

10:30 Speed Networking Session

11:00 MORNING TEA AND NETWORKING BREAK

11:30 Understanding the CASA Sub-2kg regulation: What it Means for Your RPAS Operations Scott Duffy, Head of RPAS, Civil Aviation Safety Authority

12:10 Disaster Response: Utilising UAVs to Improve Situational Awareness in Emergency Management Martin Gibson, Air Operations Officer, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services

12:50 NETWORKING LUNCH

13:50 Combatting Operations Challenged by Visual Line Of Sight on the Transpower Network Simon Murrow, Engineer, Transpower New Zealand

14:30 The Employment of UAVs in Assessing Damage and Australian Insurance Claims Kent Hannam, Manager, Rural Business, CGU

15:10 AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING BREAK

15:40 Expert Speaker Panel: Evaluating the Development of UAV Training Operations and Advocating its Importance Speakers: Nicholas Baranov, Senior GIS Specialist, SMEC Matt Holland, Customer Risk Solutions, Technical Lead & Chief Remote Pilot, Ansvar Insurance Australia Dr Renee Bartolo, Spatial Scientist & Program Leader, Department of the Environment and Energy Moderated by: Joe Urli, President, Australian Certified UAV Operators

16:20 Implementing RPAS for Environmental Monitoring and Rehabilitation in Northern Australia Dr Renee Bartolo, Spatial Scientist & Program Leader, Department of the Environment and Energy

17:00 Champagne Roundtable Table 1: UAVs for Inspection and Assessment Table 2: Moving towards a Future of Autonomous Unmanned Systems Table 3: The Advantages of Piloting UAV Projects

Facilitated by Joe Urli, President, Australian Certified UAV Operators

17:40 END OF DAY ONE AND NETWORKING DRINKS

08:30 REGISTRATION AND WELCOME COFFEE 09:00 Opening Remarks from IQPC and the Conference Chair

Joe Urli, President, Australian Certified UAV Operators

09:10 Air Traffic Management Framework: UAVs in Controlled Airspace and Managing the Risks Stephen Angus, Executive General Manager, Air Navigation Services, Airservices Australia

09:50 Expert Speaker Panel: Managing UAVs’ Risk and Privacy Impact Assessments Speakers: Dr Renee Bartolo, Spatial Scientist, & Program Leader, Department of the Environment and Energy Jason Wadsworth, Project Lead, UAV Integration, BHP Billiton Michael Nas, Senior Associate, Bennett & Co Simon Hooper, Aviation Underwriter, QBE Insurance Moderated by: Joe Urli, President, Australian Certified UAV Operators

10:30 MORNING TEA AND NETWORKING BREAK 11:00 Employing UAVs in Utility Asset Inspection and Maintenance

Jarrod Burton, Chief UAV Operator, Hydro Tasmania

11:40 Solutions Clinic -

Shifting the Operations for UAVs to a Customer- Centred Focus

The Direction of UAVs in Achieving 3D Modeling

Discovering User-Friendly Capabilities for New Operators Facilitated by Joe Urli, President, Australian Certified UAV Operators

12:20 NETWORKING LUNCH 13:20 The Future of Surveying: UAV Innovations Changing Traditional Models

Jason Wadsworth, Project Lead, UAV Integration, BHP Billiton

14:00 UAVs in intensive horticulture – a solution looking for problem or a fundamental tool for managing cropping systems? Ian Layden, Leader, Horticultural Systems, Innovation, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries

14:40 From Data to Information: Maximising the Potential for UAV Software Intelligence to Improve Data Accuracy Dr Craig Lindley, Research Group Leader, Cognitive Systems, Autonomous Systems Research Program, CSIRO

15.20 AFTERNOON TEA AND CONFERENCE CLOSE