Agenda: Energy Drone & Robotics Summit 2025

Energy Drone & Robotics Summit 2025

Agenda

EXPO HOURS:

Monday, June 16 - 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Tuesday, June 17 - 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

Wednesday, June 18 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

CONFERENCE HOURS:

Monday, June 16 - 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

* Drone & Robotics Operators Forum 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Tuesday, June 17 - 8:25 am - 5:30 pm

Wednesday, June 18 - 8:30 am - 1:30 pm

ED+R Summit Co-Located Events

DRONERESPONDERS Texas Emergency Response Forum

PUG - Petroleum Users Group Q2 Meeting

Sunday June 15, 2024 | 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | VIP - Welcome Reception

Monday, June 16, 2025
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

10:00 AM - 10:05 AM

Drone & Robotics Operators Forum- Invitation Only

Sean Guerre, Energy Drone & Robotics Coalition

10:05 AM - 11:05 AM

Robotics/UAVs Operator Roundtable: Projects & Programs

Dustin Waller, Oxy

11:05 AM - 12:00 PM

Peer-to-Peer Discussion Tables

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Drone & Robotics Operators Forum Luncheon

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Summit Welcome- Energy Drone & Robotics Summit

Sean Guerre, Energy Drone & Robotics Coalition

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM

The Rise of Humanoids: Transforming the Landscape of Industrial Robotics

1:45 PM - 2:15 PM

LiDAR Journey and Lessons Learned with Evergy

Blake Manahan, Evergy

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Oil & Gas Asset Owner & Operators Roundtable

John McClain, PEMEX Deer Park
Marty Robinson, Dow
Suzanne Lemieux, API
Jared Markes, Devon Energy
Trey Caylor, Chevron
Ross Doak, Shell

3:15 PM - 3:40 PM

Maximizing ROI: Security, OGI, Thermal, Air Monitoring, and More with Integrated Ground Robotics

Quinn Holub, HUVRdata

How a Utility Implemented a Successful Drone Programs that Looks Ahead to Part 108

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Digital Twins for Energy Asset Visualization: Changing the Way We Work

3:40 PM - 4:10 PM

Supporting UAS and ROV Operations Side by Side

3:45 PM - 4:05 PM

How Energy/Utility Companies are Implementing Successful Drone Programs that Looks Ahead to Part 108

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Expo Open: Demo Zone | Innovation Zone- Use Cases & Tech Updates

4:05 PM - 4:25 PM

Global Remote Asset Visualization Rollout & What The Future Holds

4:10 PM - 4:40 PM

Innovation Zone-

4:10 PM - 5:00 PM

Remote Robotic Inspections: a Practical How-to in Automating Industrial Inspections

4:25 PM - 4:50 PM

Enhancing Your Utility Geospatial Data Program

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM

Drone Docks for Autonomous Missions: Gas Detection, Inspections and Security

4:40 PM - 5:10 PM

Innovation Zone-

Elevating NDT Inspections with the Voliro

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Howdy Reception in Expo Hall

5:20 PM - 5:50 PM

Kelsey Hayley, CSC Leasing

6:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Innovation Zone-

8:25 AM - 8:30 AM

8:30 AM - 8:55 AM

Welcome and The State of the Public Safety UAS Sector

Chris Todd, AIRT

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Humanoids & AI on the Edge: Utilities Get Ready for What’s Next

Matt Alberts, Southern Company

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

PG&E’s Path to Safer Skies: Automating BVLOS Compliance

Joshua Hill, Pacific Gas and Electric
Kathryn Nichols, AirData UAV
Matt Sloane, SkyfireAI

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Building a UAS Program for Emergency and Disaster Response

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Leveraging AI Power to Pilot Remote Inspections at Chevron

Kerri Harvey, Chevron
Sam Jones, Percepto
Katherine Snyder, Chevron

10:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Expo Open: Demo Zone | Innovation Zone- Use Cases & Tech Updates

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM

Innovation Zone-

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Networking Refreshment Break in Expo Hall

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

Energy Industry Reality Capture Case Study

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Supporting Waiver Operations at Scale and Across Multiple Jurisdictions

Innovation Zone-

Autonomous Data Collection for Better Decision Making

Courtland Penk, Osprey Integrity

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Transforming Workflows: Dynamic Digital Twins Turning Data Into Intelligence

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Town Hall Meeting

11:20 AM - 11:40 AM

Democratizing 3D Capture Globally in Modernized Inspection Workflows

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Recent Methane Detection Projects for Energy Majors- Lessons Learned

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Navigating the UAS Regulatory Framework to Ensure Continued Operations

Kelly Brodbeck, Teledyne FLIR

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM

Scalable AI in Robotics/Drones

11:40 AM - 12:10 PM

Innovation Zone-

11:50 AM - 12:15 PM

OGI Based Emission Quantification & Reporting Technology

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Tank Inspections With Robots & Drones: Owner's Perspective

Earl J. Crochet, Crochet Midstream Consulting

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Power/Utility Asset Owner & Operators Roundtable

12:15 PM - 12:40 PM

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Scaling Subsea UT: How to Unlock Key Value with Subsea ROVs

Innovation Zone-

12:40 PM - 1:05 PM

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Conference Delegate Lunch in Expo Hall

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

UAS Pre and Post Hurricane Landfall Deployment Tactics

2:00 PM - 2:05 PM

The Age of Geoscience Autonomy

Ron Bell, Drone Geoscience

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Innovation Zone-

Common Operating Frameworks for Robotics: Reduce Risks, Avoid Data Silos, & Gain Exponential Benefits

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Scalable AI in Robotics/Drones: Case Study Roundup

2:05 PM - 2:25 PM

The Future of Autonomous Airborne Geophysics

Jordan Lominac, Overhead Intelligence

2:25 PM - 2:45 PM

Bathymetry Survey with Drone Based Sonar

Seth Simonson, Moore Engineering

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Automated Inspection from the Ground and the Air at Shell

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Innovation Zone- EDR Challenge

Christopher Donaleski, AI Advisory Group
Paul Burrows, Whiteout Solutions LLC

2:45 PM - 3:05 PM

Drone, GPS, and Geophysical Approaches to Rapidly Assess Sinkhole Status and Development Potential

Zachary Pace, Impulse GPR

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM

Inspections in the Energy Sector : A Drone & Robotics Revolution

Marty Robinson, Dow

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Scaling Your Drone Program: Training, Maintenance, and Ensuring Safety for Regulatory Compliance

3:05 PM - 3:25 PM

Above and Below Ground: Digital Twin Integration of UAV LiDAR/Photogrammetry and GPR Array Data

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Drone-In-A-Box Program Concepts for Security and Emergency

3:45 PM - 4:05 PM

AI Applied to Robotic Magnetic Data to Assess Damage to Submarine Pipelines

Souvik Mukherjee, EmPact AI

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

Envision Energy: Data Visualization & Analytics Panel

3:50 PM - 4:20 PM

Innovation Zone-

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

PUG Q2 Meeting: GIS and UAVs Roundup

4:05 PM - 4:25 PM

Environmental Risk Assessment Using Drone Magnetometer for Sinkholes in East Texas

Bereket Derie, Round Rock Geophysics

4:20 PM - 4:50 PM

Innovation Zone-

4:25 PM - 4:45 PM

Orphan O&G Wells and Legacy Pipelines

William Barkhouse, Drone Geoscience

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Hyperspectral Imaging for O&G Remediation & Monitoring

Dean Riley, PhD, Echo Labs

4:50 PM - 5:20 PM

Innovation Zone-

5:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Summary – What’s Next?

Ron Bell, Drone Geoscience

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Bots & Brews Reception in Expo Hall

5:20 PM - 5:50 PM

Innovation Zone-

8:25 AM - 8:30 AM

8:30 AM - 8:55 AM

Unlock BVLOS for Drone Operations

8:30 AM - 9:20 AM

Clearing the Skies: Manned and Unmanned Airspace Coordination

8:55 AM - 9:20 AM

Key Market Drivers: Challenges & Opportunities to Scale for UAV/Robotics Operations

J Timothy Shea, JTS Market Intelligence

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Expo Open: Demo Zone | Innovation Zone- Use Cases & Tech Updates

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM

Exploring the Power of Turnkey Autonomous Ground Robotics for Industrial Inspections and Security

9:20 AM - 10:00 AM

GIS Product Workflows with Aerial Drone Data

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM

How Docked Drones are Transforming Oil and Gas Operations

Haydn Bradfield, DroneDeploy, Inc.

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Networking Refreshment Break in Expo Hall

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM

Innovation Zone-

10:50 AM - 11:20 AM

Innovation Zone-

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Beyond the Numbers: Why Visual Context Matters in Asset Management

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tactical: Heavy Lift / Cargo Drones: Technology Development & Milestones

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Public Safety Integration for UAS Operations Benefiting the Whole Community

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

The Future of Reality Capture, Digital Twins & Transforming Data Into Intelligence

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Achieving Scale in Remote, Aerial OGI Operations

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Events to Action with Real-Time Digital Twin

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Industrial Autonomy in the Era of Physical AI

DRONERESPONDERS Texas Emergency Response Forum Agenda

Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

8:30 AM - 8:55 AM

Welcome and The State of the Public Safety UAS Sector

Chris Todd, AIRT

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Building a UAS Program for Emergency and Disaster Response

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Town Hall Meeting

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

UAS Pre and Post Hurricane Landfall Deployment Tactics

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Drone-In-A-Box Program Concepts for Security and Emergency

8:30 AM - 9:20 AM

Clearing the Skies: Manned and Unmanned Airspace Coordination

9:20 AM - 10:00 AM

GIS Product Workflows with Aerial Drone Data

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Public Safety Integration for UAS Operations Benefiting the Whole Community

PUG - Petroleum Users Group Q2 Meeting

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

PUG Q2 Meeting: GIS and UAVs Roundup

This Energy Drone & Robotics Summit is brought to you by the Energy Drone & Robotics Coalition, powered by InnovateEnergy.

JUNE 16-18, 2025 | The Woodlands Waterway Marriott, Houston, TX