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REQUEST TO SPEAK
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The program committee is chaired by Anders Martinsen, UAS Norway in partnership with Christopher Church, INTERPOL.
EXHIBITOR APPLICATION FORM
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HOTEL RECOMMENDATION
For participants of the INTERPOL Drone Expert Summit 2024, we recommend staying at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Austin-Georgetown. This modern hotel offers an ideal combination of comfort and convenience, perfect for both relaxation and preparation for the conference.
Address: Fairfield Inn & Suites Austin-Georgetown
940 W University Ave, Georgetown, TX 78626, USA
To secure your accommodation at a favorable rate, we recommend booking early.
Dear emergency services working with drones
We are excited to announce the evolution of the Drone as First Responder (DFR) paradigm. Following the incredible success of the INTERPOL Drone Expert Summit held in Chula Vista last year, we have taken the DFR concept one step further.
Introducing DFR^2 – Drone as First Responder and Drone for First Responder. These two functions are set to revolutionize the way emergency services operate with drones.
DFR^2 opens up new possibilities for using drones in emergency situations. With the Drone as First Responder function, drones can quickly and efficiently assess a situation, gather crucial data, and provide valuable information to emergency responders. Drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras, high-resolution cameras, and other advanced sensors can now act as first-line responders, providing critical information to emergency teams on the ground. This real-time data can significantly enhance decision-making and response times, ultimately saving lives.
On the other hand, the Drone for First Responder function focuses on the use of drones as support tools for emergency personnel. Drones can carry essential supplies, such as medical equipment, water, or communication devices, to hard-to-reach areas or in situations where human access is limited. This function expands the capabilities of emergency services by providing them with an additional resource that can rapidly deliver crucial supplies to those in need.
By combining the capabilities of both functions, emergency services can achieve a comprehensive and highly effective response strategy. DFR^2 not only enhances the safety and efficiency of emergency operations but also improves the overall effectiveness of emergency response efforts.
We believe that the integration of DFR^2 into emergency service protocols will significantly impact the way emergencies are managed. The rapid deployment and versatility of drones make them indispensable tools for modern emergency services. We encourage all emergency services working with drones to explore the possibilities offered by DFR^2 and consider implementing this innovative approach into their operations.
Together, let us embrace the future of emergency response and harness the power of drones to save lives.
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VENUE:
Texas DPS Tactical Training Center
Address: 810 Co Rd 240, Florence, TX 76527, USA
REQUEST TO SPEAK
If you would like speak at this event, please submit this form and we will be in touch.
The program committee is chaired by Anders Martinsen, UAS Norway in partnership with Christopher Church, INTERPOL.
EXHIBITOR APPLICATION FORM
Please submit this form if you would like to request to participate as an exhibitor. Please complete the form and we will provide you with relevant information about the event and exhibitor opportunities. After submitting this form, you may contact project manager at ides@uasnorway.no.
EXCLUSIVE TRAINING COURSES: LIMITED SEATS, UNLIMITED OPPORTUNITIES
Secure your spot and gain access to an exclusive training course and a ticket to the INTERPOL Drone Expert Summit 2024 – don’t miss out!
DroneSense DFR training course
Monday, October 28th and Tuesday, October 29th
0830 – 1700hrs
Coffee and Lunch Provided Both Days
Texas DPS Tactical Training Center, 810 Co Rd 240, Florence, TX 76527
About the course - click to view more details
Drone as First Responder (DFR) – Training Overview
DroneSense is proud to provide a comprehensive Drone as First Responder (DFR) training course for the Interpol Drone Expert Summit 2024 in Florence, Texas. The DroneSense accredited training course is developed and delivered by our international public safety drone experts, Brandon Karr & Stuart Lawless, who will bring your agency’s drone program to the next level.
Whether your agency is considering implementing a DFR programme or you are already conducting DFR operations, this course will be incredibly valuable to your drone program. The course combines classroom instruction with hands-on flying to maximise learning and implementation of best practice. The training course will include extensive DFR tactics training, building on the experience of our customers and public safety experts spanning both crewed and uncrewed public safety air operations.
During the training course, participants will utilise DroneSense’s comprehensive drone management and collaboration platform for remote operations. Culminating the training course will be a number of live simulated scenarios for participants to complete with feedback provided by instructors to enhance operational learning.
The DroneSense DFR training course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to deliver a world-leading successful DFR program.
Course attendees will be eligible for exclusive offers on DroneSense products. Please email sales@dronesense.com with confirmation of your course booking for more information
Training Syllabus
- Overview of DFR
- Establishing a DFR program, selecting launch sites & operational area
- Tactical remote operations
- Obtaining regulatory approval and FAA waivers
- DFR data
- DFR Tactical Options
- Live DFR scenarios
- Extensive hands-on flying training and experience
Monday 28th October 2024
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Introduction & DFR Overview |
08:30 – 09:00 |
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Identifying & Establishing Launch Sites and Operational Areas |
09:00 – 09:30 |
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Tactical DFR v BVLOS DFR |
09:30 – 10:00 |
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Coffee Break |
10:00 – 10:15 |
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Obtaining Operational Authorisation & Waivers |
10:15 – 10:45 |
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DroneSense Remote Overview |
10:45 – 11:45 |
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DFR Reporting Data |
11:45 – 12:15 |
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Lunch |
12:15 – 13:00 |
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Tactics: Aircraft & Payload Operations |
13:00 – 14:00 |
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Tactics: Communication |
14:00 – 14:45 |
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Tactics: Aircraft & Payload Operations |
14:45 – 15:15 |
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Tactics: Enclosed Area Searching |
15:15 – 16:00 |
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Tactics: Open Area Searching |
16:00 – 16:45 |
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Day 1 Recap |
16:45 – 17:00 |
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Tuesday 29th October 2024
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Day 1 Recap & DFR Daily Inspections |
08:30 – 09:00 |
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Tactics: Vehicle Incidents |
09:00 – 09:30 |
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Tactics: SWAT / Firearms Incidents |
09:30 – 10:00 |
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Coffee Break |
10:00 – 10:15 |
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Tactics: Public Order Incidents |
10:15 – 10:45 |
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Tactics: Fire Incidents |
10:45 – 11:15 |
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Tactics: Water Incidents |
11:15 – 11:45 |
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Tactics: Multi-Agency Incidents |
11:45 – 12:15 |
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Lunch |
12:15 – 13:00 |
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Live Scenarios |
13:00 – 16:30 |
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Training Recap and DroneSense Q&A |
16:30 – 17:00 |
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DroneSense Training Team
Brandon Karr
Brandon Karr is an internationally recognized SME for UAS operations for public safety with a specialisation in law enforcement and disaster response.
Brandon is currently a Drone as First Responder Solutions Engineer for DroneSense. He is from Pearland, Texas and is the former Chief Pilot, UAS Integrations Coordinator, and night shift patrolmen for the Pearland Police Department.
Brandon started his interest in aviation in 2006 where he earned his Commercial and Certified Flight Instructor licences for manned fixed wing single-engine, multi-engine, and instrument ratings. He used his aviation knowledge and experience to start the Pearland Police Department’s UAS program and since has assisted over 600 other agencies start or develop their programs across the nation.
Brandon also started Pearland’s Drone as First Responder program and was granted the first completely BVLOS waiver in the US.
Stuart Lawless
Stuart Lawless is an internationally recognised public safety aviation SME for crewed and uncrewed aircraft operations.
Stuart started his career as a patrol officer for the Metropolitan Police Service in London, UK. He joined the Air Support Unit as a Tactical Flight Officer (TFO) before being promoted to the unit Sergeant.
Stuart was also the Operational Lead for the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) Drone portfolio, supporting the delivery of the BVLOS pathway programme for UK police forces.
Stuart is now a Solutions Engineer at DroneSense, supporting public safety agencies across the world to develop their drone operations. His experience of crewed and uncrewed air support operations will provide course delegates with a unique insight into policing spontaneous and pre-planned incidents from a range of air assets.
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Indoor Tactical Drone Clearing Fundamentals
Tuesday, October 29th
1100 – 1600hrs
Coffee and Lunch Provided
Texas DPS Tactical Training Center, 810 Co Rd 240, Florence, TX 76527
Limited to 15 Students
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Meet the speakers
Mauro Lopez
Sector Coordinator- SUAS and CUAS Operations at US Border Patrol/San Diego Sector
Thomas Brinkman
CEO & Co-founder at AirHub
Rickard Henningsson
Accountable manager UAS, Swedish Police Authority at Swedish Police Authority
Don Redmond
Vice President of Advanced Public Safety Projects at BRINC
Jose Antonio Cebrian de Barrio
Head of Critical communications SIRDEE, R&D Department and CUAS Department at Spanish Ministry of Interior
Corey Blize
Inspector, Officer in Charge, "K" Division Air Services at Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Alberta
Rasha Azaldin Shafii
Head of Drone Unit at Royal Malaysia Police
PANEL DISCUSSION
TBA
Roxana Kennedy
Chief of Police at Chula Vista Police Department
Yoav Amitai
CEO at Elsight
Matt Service
Group Chief Executive Officer at Blue Lights Digital
Jan Otto Johansen
Head of CUAS at Norwegian National Police
Toshinobu Yasuhira
Director at Interpol Innovation Centre
Thomas Eder
R&D and Business Leader at Nokia
Kerry Fleming
FAA Group Manager of the SOSC at FAA
Arnar Thor Egilsson
Chief Inspector at the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police
Scott Kleinfeldt
Lieutenant of Police at City of Madison PD
Eyvind Grytting
Technical and Safety Manager at Norwegian Police - Air Support Unit UAS
Randall Warnas
CEO at Anzu Robotics
Paul-Antoine Tomi
Divisional commissioner and Deputy to the assistant director of public order for the greater paris area at Police prefecture
Jason Day
Director, Unmanned Aircraft at Texas Department of Public Safety
Christopher Church
Senior Forensics Specialist at Interpol
Morten Pedersen
Police Sergeant / UAS Consultant at Denmark National Police - Special Crime Unit
Blake Resnick
Founder & CEO at BRINC
Christian Struwe
Vice President Regulatory, Government & Industry Affairs at Altitude Angel
Joseph Walker
Supervising Public Safety Analyst at Chula Vista Police Department
David Cameron
Field Services Engineer and Lead UAS Pilot at MatrixSpace
PANEL DISCUSSION
TBA
Andreas Aalstad Nilsen
UAS Training Captain at Norwegian National Police
Grant Hosticka
Head of Solutions Engineering NA at DJI
John Kuch
Unmanned Systems Analyst at Pasco Sheriff's Office
Kara Zink
Special Agent- WMD Coordinator at DOJ FBI
Event Schedule
Day 1 - Best practice (Auditorium)
08:15 - 08:30
Opening of day 1 of IDES2024
By Toshinobu Yasuhira - Director at Interpol Innovation Centre
08:30 - 09:00
Enabling Public Safety: Regulatory Advances and the Role of Drones in Emergency Response
By Kerry Fleming - FAA Group Manager of the SOSC at FAA
09:00 - 09:30
Use of drones in volcanic eruption and crisis situation
By Arnar Thor Egilsson - Chief Inspector at the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police
09:30 - 10:00
CUAS / UAS operation in border environment
By Mauro Lopez - Sector Coordinator- SUAS and CUAS Operations at US Border Patrol/San Diego Sector
10:00 - 10:30
BREAK
10:30 - 11:00
Public Safety Drones as a Service
By Jason Day - Director, Unmanned Aircraft at Texas Department of Public Safety
11:00 - 11:30
How to perform DFR tests before you buy
By Corey Blize - Inspector, Officer in Charge, "K" Division Air Services at Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Alberta
11:30 - 12:30
LUNCH
12:30 - 13:30
PANEL DISCUSSION: Presentation of Interpol White Paper on DFR
By PANEL DISCUSSION - TBA at
13:30 - 14:00
From Detection to Action: Leveraging Drone Data to Counter Illegal Activities
By Jose Antonio Cebrian de Barrio - Head of Critical communications SIRDEE, R&D Department and CUAS Department at Spanish Ministry of Interior
14:00 - 14:30
BREAK
14:30 - 15:00
TBA
15:00 - 15:30
San Diego FBI: What brings agency partners together to combat domestic threats?
By Kara Zink - Special Agent- WMD Coordinator at DOJ FBI
Day 1 - "How to" (Classroom)
08:30 - 09:15
Covert Drone Operations
By Morten Pedersen - Police Sergeant / UAS Consultant at Denmark National Police - Special Crime Unit
09:15 - 10:00
Safe UAS operations
By Jan Otto Johansen - Head of CUAS at Norwegian National Police
10:00 - 10:30
BREAK
10:30 - 11:15
Efficient SAR drone-operations
By Andreas Aalstad Nilsen - UAS Training Captain at Norwegian National Police
11:15 - 12:00
Use of Thermal UAS in Locating Clandestine Gravesites
By John Kuch - Unmanned Systems Analyst at Pasco Sheriff's Office
11:30 - 12:30
LUNCH
12:30 - 13:15
When situational awareness is critical in first responder missions - communication is critical
By Yoav Amitai - CEO at Elsight
13:15 - 14:00
From Eyes to AI: Assessing the Shift from Human to Digital Visual Observers in Drone First Responder Operations in Campbell"
By David Cameron - Field Services Engineer and Lead UAS Pilot at MatrixSpace
14:00 - 14:30
BREAK
14:30 - 15:15
Top 5 challenges for Public safety drones - this is how we can solve them
By Randall Warnas - CEO at Anzu Robotics
15:15 - 16:00
Possibilities and challenges with 4/5G drones for BLOS operations
By Thomas Eder - R&D and Business Leader at Nokia
Day 2 - Best practice (Auditorium)
08:30 - 09:00
Opening of day 2 of IDES2024
09:00 - 09:30
The value of data from the droneprogram
By Joseph Walker - Supervising Public Safety Analyst at Chula Vista Police Department
09:30 - 10:00
Swedish Police operating DFR during Eurovision song contest 2024
By Rickard Henningsson - Accountable manager UAS, Swedish Police Authority at Swedish Police Authority
10:00 - 10:30
BREAK
10:30 - 11:00
Drone operations during Olympic Games 2024 in Paris
By Paul-Antoine Tomi - Divisional commissioner and Deputy to the assistant director of public order for the greater paris area at Police prefecture
11:00 - 11:30
VTOL operations from moving vessels
By Rasha Azaldin Shafii - Head of Drone Unit at Royal Malaysia Police
11:30 - 12:30
LUNCH
12:30 - 13:30
PANEL DISCUSSION
By Roxana Kennedy - Chief of Police at Chula Vista Police Department and Blake Resnick - Founder & CEO at BRINC and Thomas Eder - R&D and Business Leader at Nokia
13:30 - 14:00
COTS-drones vulnerabilities to GNSS and C2 jamming.
By Eyvind Grytting - Technical and Safety Manager at Norwegian Police - Air Support Unit UAS
14:00 - 14:30
BREAK
14:30 - 15:00
Doing much with little
By Scott Kleinfeldt - Lieutenant of Police at City of Madison PD
15:00 - 15:30
TBA
15:30 - 16:00
TBA
Day 2 - "How to" (Classroom)
08:30 - 09:15
Enhancing DFR operations with indoor capacity
By Don Redmond - Vice President of Advanced Public Safety Projects at BRINC
09:15 - 10:00
Integration remote operation with air traffic tower
By Thomas Brinkman - CEO & Co-founder at AirHub
10:00 - 10:30
BREAK
10:30 - 11:15
DFR SOPs: From Rooftop Pilot to Dock Solutions
By Grant Hosticka - Head of Solutions Engineering NA at DJI
11:15 - 12:00
Lower Airspace safety solutions for BVLOS flights
By Christian Struwe - Vice President Regulatory, Government & Industry Affairs at Altitude Angel
11:30 - 12:30
LUNCH
12:30 - 13:15
When situational awareness is critical in first responder missions - communication is critical
By Matt Service - Group Chief Executive Officer at Blue Lights Digital
13:15 - 14:00
TBA
14:00 - 14:30
BREAK
14:30 - 15:15
TBA
15:15 - 16:00
TBA
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