Australian Association for Uncrewed Systems (AAUS)

AAM Summit 2024

AAM Summit 2024 at RotorTech - Vertical Flight Exposition

Date: 6 - 8th May, 2024

Location: Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast

Advanced air mobility (AAM) is contining to gain momentum in Australia. This concept of air transportation to move people and goods in new, community-friendly, and cost-effective aircraft in both rural and urban environment is being promoted as the next big thing in aviation.

For the first time, AAUS took its AAM Summit to RotorTech and to form part of the 2024 RotorTech Helicopter and Uncrewed Flight Exposition.

As this evolving sector of the autonomous industry continues to develop, we are learning more about how AAM will have a transformative impact on regional and urban air mobility as well it as its applications in the fields of medicine, defence and emergency management. The AAM Summit will look at the challenges faced by the industry, and what is needed to make AAM a viable mode of transport in Australia.

RotorTech 2024 website

Summit Themes

Identifying and mapping a network of local, national, and regional industry capabilities in the emerging AAM / UAM sector
Developing an AAM / UAM ecosystem in Australia
Showcasing AAM / UAM technologies and innovation
Emerging AAM applications – benefits, viability and social acceptance
Development of a local AAM sector (skills, jobs R&D, advanced manufacturing)
Improving supply chain efficiency, capability and resilience
Stimulation of new regional market opportunities and regional development
AAM supporting emerging technology to reinvigorate regional aviation and GA
Future infrastructure requirements to enable AAM / UAM
Policy and regulatory development from federal and state government, CASA and AirServices Australia
Identify AAM / UAM industry needs and challenges.
Australia's industry capability, Australia as a world leader in aviation and a hub for investment

Program

Tuesday 4th June

Time	Activity / Presentation	Presenter
0900	Registration
0930	Welcome	Greg Tyrrell (AAUS)
	Session One	Moderator - Greg Tyrrell (AAUS)
0935	AAM Industry Vision and Roadmap	Natasha Santha (LEK) and Reece Clothier (AAUS)
1000	The Social and Economical Benefits of Advanced Air Mobility	Catherine MacGowan (Wisk)
1025	Morning Tea (available on conference floor)
	Session Two	Moderator - Andrew Crowe (AAUS Board)
1100	Planning for AAM in South East Queensland (SEQ)	Scott Smith (Council of Mayors SEQ)
1115	How Wisk is Engaging with Stakeholders on AAM Infrastructure Development	Dan Parsons (Wisk)
1130	Lessons Learnt from Vertiport Development Globally	Yun Yuan Tay (Skyports)
1145	Waterfront Vertiports - the Low Hanging Fruit for a Brisbane 2032 Olympic Air Taxi Network	Clem Newton-Brown (Skyportz)
1200	Q&A Panel Discussion	Session Speakers
1230	Lunch (provided by AAUS)
	Session Three	Moderator - Paul Hardy (AAUS Board)
1330	Fusing Technologoes to Enable AAM Cargo Delivery	Terry Martin (Revolution Aerospace)
1345	Health Related Drone Delivery Services for the NT	Hamish Campbell (Charles Darwin University)
1400	Regional AAM Trial - Interim Results and Lessons	Cameron Devries (Textron Systems Australia)
1415	SORA-Mate Risk Analysis Tool for RPAS Operations	Jackie Dujmovic (Hover UAV)
1430	Fire Rescue Victoria BVLOS Trial Announcement	Wayne Rigg (FRV)
1440	Q&A Panel Discussion	Session Speakers
1500	Afternoon Tea (available on conference floor)
	Session Four	Moderator - Natasha Santha (AAUS Board)
1530	Eve Air Mobility Update 2024	Rob Weaver (Eve Air Mobility)
1545	Update on CityAirbus NextGen and Airbus' AAM Ecosystem Projects with Learnings for Australia	Scott White (Airbus)
1600	The Role of Airports in AAM	Dallas Heseltine (Brisbane Airport Corporation)
1615	Q&A Panel Discussion	Session Speakers
1635	End of Day One

Wednesday 5th June

Time	Activity / Presentation	Presenter
0900	Exhibition Open
	Session Five	Moderator - Warren Ludwig (AAUS Board)
0930	Autonomous Transportation Public Trust Initiative	Dan Sloat (AAM Institute)
0955	AAM in integrated airspace	Luke Gumley (Airservices Australia)
1020	Morning Tea (available on conference floor)
	Session Six	Moderator - Andrew Crowe (AAUS Board)
1100	AAM Ecosystems Update - Latrobe Aerospace Technology Precinct/AAM Ecosystem Update - Victoria	Bruce Connolly (Latrobe Council) and Zoltan Csernatony (Invest Victoria )
1115	Integrating an Australian AAM Industry Sector	Peter Smith (AAM CRC Swinburne University)
1130	The Advanced Air Mobility CRC Bid for 2025	Adriano Di Pietro (Advanced Air Mobilility CRC)
1145	Noise Assesment of eVTOLS and uSTOLS in the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Context	Rohan Kapoor (RMIT University)
1200	The future of the social acceptability of the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)	Elita Huynh (Thales)
1215	Q&A Panel Discussion	Session Speakers
1235	Lunch (provided by AAUS)
	Session Seven	Moderator - Greg Tyrrell (AAUS)
1330	Why Hydrogen will bring Advanced Air Mobility to the bush	Andrew Moore (AMSL Aero)
1345	CASA's Approach to AAM Certification and Validation	David Peterson (CASA)
1400	Making AAM a Reality for Smaller Countries like New Zealand	Steve Smyth (CAA NZ)
1415	Robust Regulatory Systems and Accessible Infrastructure Critical to Unlocking Benefits of AAM	Stan Topping (Tawhaki Joint Venture)
1430	Q&A Panel Discussion	Session Speakers
1455	Closing remarks	AAUS
1500	End of Conference

Registration - Closed

All registrations will go through the official RotorTech website as either a trade visitor or a defence visitor. Attendance is reserved for accredited trade, government and industry professionals. Attendance to the AAM Summit will be included in the RotorTech registration charge.

All delegates must agree to AAUS Code of Conduct

Delegate Type	Normal Price
AAUS Member	$395
Non-Member	$495
Government	$395

Sponsorship

AAUS had two levels of sponsorship available for this year's AAM Summit. The packages included opportunities to be seen at both the AAUS conference and the wider RotorTech event.

AAUS gratefully acknowledges the support of our event sponsors