On December 12, 2014, the LAEDC and CalPoly Pomona jointly hosted an event on Cybersecurity and Unmanned Aerial Systems. With approximately 150 attendees from well-respected research organizations and companies, we embarked on a series of discussions related to the connectivity between these two industries as well as the growth trajectory expected for both. Please see below for a list of speakers from the event as well as photos and presentations.
Connecting the Dots Agenda
8:00 – 9:00 am Registration/Coffee and Networking
9:00 – 9:30 am Welcoming Remarks: Provost Dr. Marten den Boer, Patricia Alarcon, Office of Mayor Garcetti, and Deans
9:30 – 10:00 Keynote: Frank Flores, VP University Relations, Northrop Grumman on Unmanned Systems
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 -11:15 Panel Session 1
11:15 – 11:30 Break
11:30 – 12:30 Panel Session 2
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch & Keynote Speakers:
– Neil Siegel, Info Systems, NGC on Cybersecurity
– Dr. Robert Bunker, US Army War College
1:40 – 2:40 Panel Session 3
2:40 – 3:00 Break, Reconvene in Main Conference Room
3:00 – 4:00 Wrap-Up Panel Discussion
– Dion Jackson, Dir. AMP SoCal update
– Louis Stewart, Governor’s Office of GoBiz
– JoAnne Stewart, Sr. Dir., LAEDC Red Carpet Service
– Dr. Marie Talnack, CSU5
4:00 – 5:00 Reception: Beer & Wine Tasting in the Atrium
Hosted by McKenna, Long & Aldridge
– Remarks by Lisa Ellman, UAS policy leader
Speakers & Presentation Slides
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UAS Track: Organizer: Prof. Subodh Bhandari Moderator: Dr. Ivan Rosenberg, Pres. & CEO, Frontier Assoc. |
| Panel 1: Current State of the Art & Challenges |
| – Dr. Charles Volk, VP Navigation, Northrop – Jack Ryan, Deputy Branch Chief, NASA Armstrong (download slides) – Dr. Gary Viviani, VP, Boeing Insitu (download slides) – Edmund Burke & Marty Waldman, Space Information Labs (download slides) |
| Panel 2: Potential Civilian & Military Applications |
| – Dr. Lance Christensen, JPL – Brock Christoval, CEO, Flyspan (download slides) – Jacob Wright, Metro Water District – Dr. Sean Anderson, CSU Channel Islands (download slides) – Steve Gitlin, VP – Marketing Strategy, AeroVironment |
| Panel 3: Future Direction: Increased Autonomy |
| – Brandon Stark, UC Merced (download slides) – J. Phillip Barnes, Northrop Grumman (download slides) – Tony Acosta, Aerospace Systems, NG (download slides) – Kyle Fox, Raytheon (download slides) – Allan Schougaard, Dreamhammer (download slides) – John Vian, Technical Fellow, Boeing Research & Technology (download slides) |
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Cybersecurity Track: Organizer: Prof. Dan Manson |
| Panel 1: Critical Infrastructure and UAV/Cyber Issues |
| – Vincent Nestler, CSU San Bernardino – Justin Cain, CA Office of Emergency Services – Dr. Sampigethaya, University of Maryland – Greer Carper, Chief of Staff, Boeing Unmanned Programs |
| Panel 2: Law Enforcement/CSU CyberSecurity Issues |
| – Natasha Howard, Dep. Atty. General., CA DOJ eCrime – William Perry, CSU Chief Information Security Officer – Jimmy Garcia, MITRE – Mike Dust, Asst. Chief CHP, Information Management – Sgt. Erik Beal, CHP, Information Management |
| Panel 3: Workforce Development Issues |
| – Stephen Burd, Assoc. Dir. UNM, CIARE Program – James Jones, Exec. Director, MPICT Center – Diane Miller, Director, InfoSec Operations, NG – Oliver Rosenbloom, CA Governor’s Office |
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