Agenda: Energy Drone & Robotics Summit 2025

Energy Drone & Robotics Summit 2025

Agenda
Speakers

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
Danny Allen, ConocoPhillips
Tedman Jess, Suncor Energy
Drew Talley, CyberHawk
Rob Walker, Volatus

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

How AI, Drones & Robots are Taking Over Energy Operations

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

Suzanne Lemieux

3:15 PM - 3:40 PM

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

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

Quinn Holub, HUVRdata
Avik De, Ghost Robotics

3:40 PM - 4:10 PM

Scaling and sustaining UAS operations: Lessons from 10 years of operations in Australia

David Cole, FlyFreely

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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

4:10 PM - 4:40 PM

Innovation Zone-

4:10 PM - 5:00 PM

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

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM

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

4:40 PM - 5:10 PM

Wingtra's End to End Drone Surveying Workflow

Houston Brautigan, Wingtra

Houston Brautigan

Elevating NDT Inspections with the Voliro

Timo Müller, Voliro

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Howdy Reception in Expo Hall

5:20 PM - 5:50 PM

UAV Pressure Cleaning

Wade Wicklund, HPC Industrial

Driving Revenue Through An “As A Service” Model

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

Dr. Matthew Alberts, Southern Company
Minsoo Pak, EY

Dr. Matthew Alberts

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

Kathryn Nichols

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

Katherine Snyder

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 - 11:30 AM

Innovation Zone-

Managing Complex Operations at Scale and Across Multiple Jurisdictions

David Cole, FlyFreely

CUI2 - Concise UAV Implementation for Corrosion Under Insulation

Courtland Penk, Osprey Integrity

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Town Hall Meeting

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Navigating the UAS Regulatory Framework to Ensure Continued Operations

Kelly Brodbeck, Teledyne FLIR

Achieving Scale with Remote Ops & Drone Docks

11:40 AM - 12:10 PM

Top 5 Reasons for Choosing a UxV Datalink

Tom Bleier, Silvus Technologies

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Tank Inspections With Robots & Drones: Owner's Perspective

Earl J. Crochet, Crochet Midstream Consulting

Earl J. Crochet

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Power/Utility Asset Owner & Operators Roundtable

Kellen Kirk, Pacific Gas and Electric
Hector Ubiñas, SDG&E
Monty McGee, EEI
Jason Goodick, Entergy

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Meeting Energy Industry Needs with Next Generation American Drone Technology

Rick Stollmeyer, Inspired Flight

Rick Stollmeyer

Scaling UT: How to Unlock Key Value with Subsea ROVs

Quinn Holub, HUVRdata

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-

Industrial Cargo Drones: What’s Working Now

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Scalable AI & Data in Robotics/Drones: Case Study Roundup

Dr. Matthew Alberts, Southern Company
Quinn Holub, HUVRdata

Dr. Matthew Alberts

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 - 2:50 PM

Automated Inspection from the Ground and the Air at Shell

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Christopher Donaleski, AI Advisory Group
Paul Burrows, Whiteout Solutions LLC
Jeffrey Laut, Manifold Robotics
Rick Hunter, Emission Technology Solutions
Clark Yuan, Stitch3D
Rich Dean, Renu Robotics
Alberto Lopez, Sunfish
Christopher McQuin, Under Control Robotics
Alejandro Guardia, Axon
Mark Zimmerman, Phenix Solutions
Spencer Krause, SKA Robotics

Christopher Donaleski

Christopher McQuin

Alejandro Guardia

2:45 PM - 3:05 PM

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

Zachary Pace, Impulse GPR

2:50 PM - 3:10 PM

Recent Methane Detection Projects for Energy Majors- Lessons Learned

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Inspections in the Energy Sector : A Drone & Robotics Revolution

Marty Robinson, Dow

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

Souvik Mukherjee

3:50 PM - 4:20 PM

Innovation Zone-

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Envision Energy: Data Visualization & Analytics

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

PUG Q2 Meeting: GIS and UAVs Roundup

Andrew Aubrey, CelaTech
Mike Allison, Raptor Aerial Services LLC
Kreg Barrett, DreamHammer

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

William Barkhouse

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Hyperspectral Imaging for O&G Remediation & Monitoring

Dean Riley, PhD, Echo Labs

Dean Riley, PhD

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

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

J Timothy Shea, JTS Market Intelligence

8:30 AM - 9:20 AM

Clearing the Skies: Manned and Unmanned Airspace Coordination

8:55 AM - 9:40 AM

Successfully Unlocking BVLOS for Drone Operations

Dawn Zoldi, Autonomy Global / P3 Technologies
Thomas Jimenez, uAvionix

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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

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.

Haydn Bradfield

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

From Paper to Performance: Operationalizing Digital Reality for the Connected Worker

Quinn Holub, HUVRdata
Scott Benesh, VEERUM

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Public Safety Integration for UAS Operations Benefiting the Whole Community

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Events to Action with Real-Time Digital Twin

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

Andrew Aubrey, CelaTech
Mike Allison, Raptor Aerial Services LLC
Kreg Barrett, DreamHammer

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