The Future of Flight: Drones, Data, and Advanced Air Mobility
Thursday, May 21
12:30 - 6:00 PM
Beverly Airport
Join North Shore Techology Council, in association with Mass Autonomy and MassDOT Aeronautics Division, for an interactive half-day conference highlighting technologies driving the next era of aviation. Explore real-world applications of small uncrewed aircraft systems (sUSAS), electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOLS), and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) innovations.
Hear from innovative companies including BETA Technologies, Joby, MIT Lincoln Laboratory and Transcend Air Corporation, and see drone technology from Censys, DJI, and Skydio.
Discussion topics include:
- Turning Collaboration Into Deployable Mobility Solutions
- Massachusetts as a Regional Sustainable Aviation Fuel Hub
- Advanced Air Mobility: Technologies, Infrastructure, and the Path to Scale
- Data from the Sky: LiDAR, AI, and the Power of Aerial Intelligence
Light refreshments will be served.
Agenda:
12:30 PM - Arrival, Networking & Demo Walkthroughs
1:00 PM - Welcome (North Shore Technology Council – Dr. Gene Wong)
1:05 PM - Keynote: Turning Collaboration into Deployable Mobility Solutions (MassAutonomy – Dr. Jeff DeCarlo; MassDOT Aeronautics – Denise Garcia)
1:35 PM - Break & Demo Exploration
1:50 PM - Regional Sustainable Aviation Fuel Hub (Massachusetts Port Authority – Flavio Leo)
2:20 PM - Panel: Advanced Air Mobility – Technologies, Infrastructure & the Path to Scale (BETA Technologies – Nate Ward; Joby – Lydon Sleeper; MIT Lincoln Laboratory – Matt Edwards; Transcend Air – Peter H. Schmidt)
2:50 PM - Break & Demo Exploration
3:05 PM - Data from the Sky – LiDAR & Aerial Intelligence (MassDOT Aeronautics – Dr. Sinan Abood; MassDOT Aeronautics – Chris Grazioso)
3:35 PM - Drones in Healthcare & Medical Delivery (MassDOT Aeronautics – Dr. Scott Uebelhart)
4:05 PM - Drones, Robotics & Advanced Air Mobility (Pivotal – Greg Lary)
4:20 PM - Ecosystem-Driven Mobility – Collaboration, Trust & Scale (MassMobility Hub – Jamey Tesler)
4:50 PM - Closing Remarks (MassAutonomy – Dr. Jeff DeCarlo)
5:00 PM - Networking
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