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 Invite Only Forum

Sean Guerre, Energy Drone & Robotics Coalition

Waterway 1&2

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
Courtland Penk, Osprey Integrity

Waterway 1&2

11:05 AM - 12:00 PM

Peer-to-Peer Discussion Tables

Waterway 1&2

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Drone & Robotics Operators Forum Luncheon

Waterway 1&2

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Summit Welcome - Energy Drone & Robotics Summit

Sean Guerre, Energy Drone & Robotics Coalition

Waterway 4

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM

How AI, Drones & Robots are Taking Over Energy Operations

Nitin Gupta, FlytBase

Waterway 4

1:45 PM - 2:15 PM

LiDAR Journey and Lessons Learned with Evergy

Blake Manahan, Evergy

Waterway 4

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Oil & Gas Asset Owner & Operators Roundtable

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

Suzanne Lemieux

Waterway 4

3:15 PM - 3:40 PM

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

Quinn Holub, HUVRdata
Avik De, Ghost Robotics

Waterway 4

3:40 PM - 4:10 PM

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

David Cole, FlyFreely

Waterway 4

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Michael N. Paulsen, ScoutDI
Eivind Sivertsen, ScoutDI

Michael N. Paulsen

Eivind Sivertsen

Demo Zone- Expo Hall

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Expo Open: Demo Zone | Innovation Zone- Use Cases & Tech Updates | Robot Ribbon Cutting & Parade

Innovation Stage- Expo Hall

4:10 PM - 5:00 PM

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

Luis Garcia, Twinsity

Waterway 4

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM

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

Don Garland, Drones Plus Robotics
Jared Markes, Devon Energy

Waterway 4

4:40 PM - 5:10 PM

Elevating NDT Inspections with the Voliro

Timo Müller, Voliro

Demo Zone- Expo Hall

Wingtra's End to End Drone Surveying Workflow

Houston Brautigan, Wingtra

Houston Brautigan

Innovation Stage- Expo Hall

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Howdy Reception in Expo Hall

5:20 PM - 5:50 PM

Driving Revenue Through An “As A Service” Model

Kelsey Hayley, CSC Leasing

Innovation Stage- Expo Hall

UAV Pressure Cleaning

Wade Wicklund, HPC Industrial

Demo Zone- Expo Hall

6:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Flybotix ASIO Solution

Jim Findlay, Flybotix SA

Demo Zone- Expo Hall

8:25 AM - 8:30 AM

Sean Guerre, Energy Drone & Robotics Coalition

Waterway 4

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Beyond Basics: Industry-Specific Humanoid Robotics for Real-World Applications

Dr. Matthew Alberts, Southern Company
Minsoo Pak, EY

Dr. Matthew Alberts

Waterway 4

Welcome and The State of Public Safety UAS Disaster Response

Christopher Todd, AIRT (DRONERESPONDERS)

Christopher Todd

Waterway 1&2

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

Waterway 4

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Building a UAS Program for Emergency and Disaster Response

Aaron Fritch, Texas DPS
S. Andy Jaques, AIRT
Jason Burnside, Austin Fire Department: Robotics Emergency Deployment Team
Brandon Karr, DroneSense
Robert Dooley, Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

Waterway 1&2

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

Waterway 4

10:00 AM - 7:00 PM

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

Innovation Stage- Expo Hall

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM

Flybotix ASIO Solution

Jim Findlay, Flybotix SA

Demo Zone- Expo Hall

Erik Schultz, Aero Velocity

Innovation Stage- Expo Hall

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Networking Refreshment Break in Expo Hall

Innovation Stage- Expo Hall

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

High-Tech, High-Pressure: Cutting-Edge UAVs and Robotics for Industrial Pressure Cleaning

Wade Wicklund, HPC Industrial

Innovation Stage- Expo Hall

Managing Complex Operations at Scale and Across Multiple Jurisdictions

David Cole, FlyFreely

Waterway 3

Michael N. Paulsen, ScoutDI
Eivind Sivertsen, ScoutDI

Michael N. Paulsen

Eivind Sivertsen

Demo Zone- Expo Hall

CUI2 - Concise UAV Implementation for Corrosion Under Insulation

Courtland Penk, Osprey Integrity
Sid Gupta, Suncor Energy

Waterway 4

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Securing the Skies: Advancing Drone Detection for Disaster Operations

Aaron Fritch, Texas DPS
DJ Smith, Virginia State Police
Kenny Maldonado, FAA
John Kitto, Federal Air Marshal Service

Kenny Maldonado

Waterway 1&2

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Achieving Scale with Remote Ops & Drone Docks

Dustin Waller, Oxy
Dylan Allen, Oxy

Waterway 3

Navigating the UAS Regulatory Framework to Ensure Continued Operations

Kelly Brodbeck, Teledyne FLIR

Waterway 4

11:40 AM - 12:10 PM

Top 5 Reasons for Choosing a UxV Datalink

Tom Bleier, Silvus Technologies

Innovation Stage- Expo Hall

Looking Glass XR presents the Tron 1 from LiMX Dynamics

John McBride, Looking Glass XR

Demo Zone- Expo Hall

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Tank Inspections With Robots & Drones: Owner's Perspective

Earl J. Crochet, Crochet Midstream Consulting

Earl J. Crochet

Waterway 3

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
Tim Hadaway, Southern Company Services

Waterway 4

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Scaling UT: How to Unlock Key Value with Subsea ROVs

Quinn Holub, HUVRdata

Waterway 3

Elevating NDT Inspections with the Voliro

Timo Müller, Voliro

Demo Zone- Expo Hall

Meeting Energy Industry Needs with Next Generation American Drone Technology

Rick Stollmeyer, Inspiried Flight

Rick Stollmeyer

Innovation Stage- Expo Hall

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

UAV Pressure Cleaning

Wade Wicklund, HPC Industrial

Demo Zone- Expo Hall

A New, Low-Cost Alternative to Ultraviolet Corona Cameras

Austin Richards, PhD, Prufentronik

Austin Richards, PhD

Innovation Stage- Expo Hall

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Conference Delegate Lunch in Expo Hall

Innovation Stage- Expo Hall

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Nicolai Husteli, ScoutDI

Nicolai Husteli

Innovation Stage- Expo Hall

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

UAS Program Management Strategies for Emergency Managers

Greg "YT" Whitting, Texas Military Department
Michael O'Shea, DRONERESPONDERS
Jason Day, Texas DPS
Robert Dooley, Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

Greg "YT" Whitting

Waterway 1&2

2:00 PM - 2:05 PM

The Age of Geoscience Autonomy

Ron Bell, Drone Geoscience

Waterway 6

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Empower Innovators through Community Collaboration

Aaron Cox, The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce

Innovation Stage- Expo Hall

The Evolution of Industrial Inspection & CUI Detection

Zach Wright, ARIX Technologies

Waterway 3

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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

Dr. Matthew Alberts, Southern Company
Quinn Holub, HUVRdata
Haydn Bradfield, DroneDeploy, Inc.
Dhiraj Dhule, FlytBase
Dani Feller, Scopito
Teddy Huerta, Gecko Robotics

Dr. Matthew Alberts

Haydn Bradfield

Waterway 4

2:05 PM - 2:25 PM

The Future of Autonomous Airborne Geophysics

Jordan Lominac, Overhead Intelligence

Waterway 6

2:25 PM - 2:45 PM

Bathymetry Survey with Drone Based Sonar

Seth Simonson, Moore Engineering

Waterway 6

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Industrial Cargo Drones: What’s Working Now in Energy Ops

Andrew Aubrey, CelaTech

Waterway 3

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

EDR Challenge- Top Tech Solutions Lightning Round

Christopher Donaleski, AI Advisory Group
Paul Burrows, Whiteout Solutions LLC
Jeffrey Laut, Manifold Robotics
Rick Hunter, Emission Technology Solutions
Clark Yuan, Stitch3D
Alberto Lopez, Sunfish
Christopher McQuin, Under Control Robotics
Alejandro Guardia, Axon
Spencer Krause, SKA Robotics
Seth Austin, Renu Robotics
Robert Heaver, Airpelago

Christopher Donaleski

Christopher McQuin

Alejandro Guardia

Innovation Stage- Expo Hall

2:45 PM - 3:05 PM

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

Jeffrey G. Paine, PhD., Texas Bureau of Economic Geology

Jeffrey G. Paine, PhD.

Waterway 6

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Recent Methane Detection Projects for Energy- Lessons Learned

Jeff Leake, Sierra-Olympia Technologies Inc.

Waterway 3

3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

From Hesitation to Integration: Building a Culture of Innovation in Energy Inspections

Marty Robinson, Dow
John McClain, PEMEX Deer Park
Courtland Penk, Osprey Integrity
Zacc Dukowitz, MFE Inspections Solutions
Matthew Thrasher, Occidental Petroleum
Casey Collinsworth, Ineos

Matthew Thrasher

Casey Collinsworth

Waterway 4

3:05 PM - 3:25 PM

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

Zachary Pace, Impulse GPR

Waterway 6

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

UAS Pre and Post Hurricane Landfall Deployment Tactics

Rob Knochenhauer, Censys Technologies
Michele Wilkins, TxDOT
Kristina Klawin, Texas DPS
Elizabeth Hall, Eversource

Rob Knochenhauer

Michele Wilkins

Kristina Klawin

Waterway 1&2

3:45 PM - 4:05 PM

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

Souvik Mukherjee, EmPact AI

Souvik Mukherjee

Waterway 6

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

Waterway 3

4:05 PM - 4:25 PM

Environmental Risk Assessment Using Drone Magnetometer for Sinkholes in East Texas

Bereket Derie, RoundRock Geophysics

Waterway 6

4:20 PM - 4:50 PM

Unlocking Industrial Insights with the Elios 3 and UT Payload

Pieter Stockmayer, Flyability

Pieter Stockmayer

Demo Zone- Expo Hall

Robots in the Danger Zone: Navigating North American HazLoc Certification

Michael Harkin, MicroWatt Controls Ltd.

Innovation Stage- Expo Hall

4:25 PM - 4:45 PM

Orphan O&G Wells and Legacy Pipelines

Ron Bell, Drone Geoscience

Waterway 6

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Hyperspectral Imaging for O&G Remediation & Monitoring

Ryan Jones, Echo Labs

Waterway 6

4:50 PM - 5:20 PM

Advanced Robotics in Action: B2 Fire, B2-W, Go2-W, G1 Humanoid & Go2 Pro

Don Garland, Drones Plus Robotics

Demo Zone- Expo Hall

Seeing the Unseen: Smarter Methane Detection leads to Faster Resolution

Susan Roberts, Vision Aerial

Innovation Stage- Expo Hall

5:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Robotics & Geology – What’s Next?

William Barkhouse, Global Geoscience Institute

William Barkhouse

Waterway 6

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Bots & Brews Reception in Expo Hall

Innovation Stage- Expo Hall

5:20 PM - 5:50 PM

Freefly Astro Max with either their OGI or Flying Sun Payload

Austin Rains, Frontier Precision

Demo Zone- Expo Hall

Ultra 2XL Heavy Lift Dual Purpose Multi-Mission Autonomous UAS

Mark Zimmerman, Phenix Solutions

Innovation Stage- Expo Hall

8:25 AM - 8:30 AM

Sean Guerre, Energy Drone & Robotics Coalition

Waterway 4

8:30 AM - 8:55 AM

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

J Timothy Shea, JTS Market Intelligence

Waterway 4

8:30 AM - 9:20 AM

Clearing the Skies: Manned and Unmanned Airspace Coordination

David Lewin, Echodyne
Aaron Fritch, Texas DPS
Jared VandenHeuvel, TX DPS
Kerry Fleming, UAS LLC

Jared VandenHeuvel

Waterway 1&2

8:55 AM - 9:40 AM

Successfully Unlocking BVLOS for Drone Ops: What’s Now & What’s Next

Dawn Zoldi, Autonomy Global / P3 Technologies
Thomas Jimenez, uAvionix
Rob Knochenhauer, Censys Technologies
Todd Basile, Greenberg Traurig

Rob Knochenhauer

Waterway 4

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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

Innovation Stage- Expo Hall

9:20 AM - 10:00 AM

GIS Product Workflows with Aerial Drone Data

Chris Sheil, Esri

Waterway 1&2

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM

How Docked Drones are Transforming Oil and Gas Operations

Haydn Bradfield, DroneDeploy, Inc.

Haydn Bradfield

Waterway 4

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Networking Refreshment Break in Expo Hall & Robot Rodeo

Innovation Stage- Expo Hall

10:30 AM - 10:40 AM

Spencer Krause, SKA Robotics

Innovation Stage- Expo Hall

10:50 AM - 11:20 AM

Michael N. Paulsen, ScoutDI
Eivind Sivertsen, ScoutDI

Michael N. Paulsen

Eivind Sivertsen

Demo Zone- Expo Hall

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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

Quinn Holub, HUVRdata
Scott Benesh, VEERUM

Waterway 4

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

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

Jason Day, Texas DPS
Susan Roberts, Ondas
Jeff DeCoux, Autonomy Institute

Waterway 1&2

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Autonomous Ops Case Studies: Expanding UAV ROI for Energy

Christina Park, Skydio
Dhiraj Dhule, FlytBase

Waterway 4

Looking Glass XR presents the Tron 1 from LiMX Dynamics

John McBride, Looking Glass XR

Demo Zone- Expo Hall

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lifting the Future: Heavy-Lift, Long Endurance & Cargo Drones Reshaping Energy Operations

Andrew Aubrey, CelaTech
Gokmen Cetin, XER Technologies
Michael Hill, USI - Unmanned Safety Institute
Kyle Miller, Censys Technology
Mark Zimmerman, Phenix Solutions

Waterway 4

DRONERESPONDERS Texas Emergency Response Forum Agenda

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

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Welcome and The State of Public Safety UAS Disaster Response

Christopher Todd, AIRT (DRONERESPONDERS)

Christopher Todd

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Building a UAS Program for Emergency and Disaster Response

Aaron Fritch, Texas DPS
S. Andy Jaques, AIRT
Jason Burnside, Austin Fire Department: Robotics Emergency Deployment Team
Brandon Karr, DroneSense
Robert Dooley, Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Securing the Skies: Advancing Drone Detection for Disaster Operations

Aaron Fritch, Texas DPS
DJ Smith, Virginia State Police
Kenny Maldonado, FAA
John Kitto, Federal Air Marshal Service

Kenny Maldonado

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

UAS Program Management Strategies for Emergency Managers

Greg "YT" Whitting, Texas Military Department
Michael O'Shea, DRONERESPONDERS
Jason Day, Texas DPS
Robert Dooley, Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

Greg "YT" Whitting

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

UAS Pre and Post Hurricane Landfall Deployment Tactics

Rob Knochenhauer, Censys Technologies
Michele Wilkins, TxDOT
Kristina Klawin, Texas DPS
Elizabeth Hall, Eversource

Rob Knochenhauer

Michele Wilkins

Kristina Klawin

8:30 AM - 9:20 AM

Clearing the Skies: Manned and Unmanned Airspace Coordination

David Lewin, Echodyne
Aaron Fritch, Texas DPS
Jared VandenHeuvel, TX DPS
Kerry Fleming, UAS LLC

Jared VandenHeuvel

9:20 AM - 10:00 AM

GIS Product Workflows with Aerial Drone Data

Chris Sheil, Esri

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

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

Jason Day, Texas DPS
Susan Roberts, Ondas
Jeff DeCoux, Autonomy Institute

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

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