RPAS in Australian Skies 2022

Canberra, March 29-30, 2022

The Australian Association for Uncrewed Systems’ “RPAS in Australian Skies 2022” conference is an important strategic event aimed at the continuing discussion on the safe integration of RPAS into Australian Airspace. It is supported by key government and industry participants and has established itself as a landmark event in the Australian RPAS calendar.

Registration

Registration for this event is now closed.

Event Themes

The themes covered in the conference included:

Policy and Regulatory updates from the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications, CASA, AirServices Australia and the Australian Defence Force relating to the use of emerging aviation technology in Australia.
UAS Traffic Management (UTM), low level airspace, integrated airspace systems challenges and opportunities.
Industry challenges and perspectives
Continuing development of a professional and safe industry.
ATSB RPAS data and trends
Emerging technology and innovative solutions enabling integration or RPAS into Australian airspace.
Future infrastructure requirements to enable drone delivery and advanced air mobility (AAM).
Emerging RPAS and AAM applications – benefits, viability and social acceptance.
Summary and Panel session focussing on current and future work of AAUS membership working groups.

Conference Program

Monday 28 March, 2022

Time	Presentation / Activity	Presenter
17.00 - 18.00	Networking Drinks (open to all conference delegates)	Melbourne Foyer, Hotel Realm

Tuesday 29 March, 2022

Time	Presentation / Activity	Presenter
0900	Conference Opening	Reece Clothier
0910	Keynote Address - DITRDC	Diane Brown
0935	Keynote Address - CASA	Pip Spence
1000	RPAS and AAM Regulatory Roadmap	Sharon Marshall-Keeffe (CASA)
1025	Morning Tea
1045	Keynote Address - Airservices Australia	Luke Gumley
1110	Keynote Address - ATSB	Angus Mitchell
1135	RPAS in fire and emergency operations – Where are “WE” heading?	Wayne Rigg (Fire Rescue Victoria)
1200	Army UAS Update	LTCOL Rod Lang (Australian Army)
1230	Lunch
1320	Shifting perspectives: Risk, reform and collaboration	Rowan Kimber (Aviassist)
1335	Regulation of RPAS in Australia: Privacy, negligence and related Issues	Brendon Lord (Norton White)
1400	RPAS Training into the Future	Wayne Condon (ATO Group)
1425	Growing a drone capability for the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.	Renee Bartolo (Dept of Agriculture, Water and the Environment)
1450	Afternoon Tea
1520	Legal Questions as Design Considerations for Military Uncrewed Systems	Dr Eve Massington (University of Queensland)
1545	UTM-ATM Integration - the Next Step	Duncan Kennedy (Thales)
1610	Model of Separation Standards for safe RPAS operations – The BARS Program	David Anderson (Flight Safety Foundation)
1635	Triton in Australian Skies	WGCDR Keirin Joyce and Cam Clark
1700	End Day 1
1900	Gala Dinner

Wednesday 30 March, 2022

Time	Presentation / Activity	Presenter
0900	ASSURE Research, Activities and Opportunities	Lux Luxion (ASSURE)
0925	Recent Progress in International Operating Approvals, Airspace Integration and Certification of Large RPAS	Geoff Butler (General Atomics Aeronautical Systems)
0950	Some New Permutations in UAV Utilisation	Terry Martin (Revolution Aerospace)
1015	Driving Regulatory Readiness	Brendan Williams (Boeing Defence Australia)
1040	Morning Tea
1110	Drone Delivery in Our Cities	Jesse Suskin (Wing)
1135	At Swoop Aero, our goal is to provide 100 Million people with access to sustainable drone networks by 2025	Zachary Kennedy (Swoop)
1200	The Impossibility of the Drone Swarm	Tony Martin (Celestial)
1225	Swarming and Drone Light Shows	Andrew Crowe and Sue Osborn (Mirragin)
1250	Lunch
1350	Closing the Innovation Gap through Regulator-Industry Sandboxes	Brendan Williams (Boeing Defence Australia)
1415	UTM in Australia and Overseas	Melissa Alexiou and Zi Huang (Revolution Aerospace)
1440	Unique Trends in the Malicious use of RPAS	Mike Monnik (DroneSec)
1505	Afternoon Tea
1535	AAM industry development, and the path ahead for Australia	Natasha Santha (L.E.K Consulting)
1600	Urban Air Mobility: A comparative review of policies from around the world– Lessons for Australia	Mirjam Wiedemann (University of South Australia) and Annie Liang (RMIT University)
1625	AAM infrastructure - what do we really need?	Clem Newton-Brown (Skyportz)
1650	Closing remarks
1700	End Day 2

Event Format

RPAS in Australian Skies 2022 will be a hybrid event incorporating face to face (live) and online (virtual) choices for participants.

Conference participants will be able to register as a Live or Virtual delegate where:

Live registration includes attendance to the conference in person in Canberra, and
Virtual registration includes attendance to the conference via an online virtual platform and does not give the ability to attend in person.

The conference will include both formal presentations and audience interactive panel sessions.

There will be an opportunity for international virtual presentations streamed to the conference as well as virtual attendance.

In addition, there will be exhibition space for exhibitors and sponsors at the venue.

There will be plenty of time to network throughout the event during fully catered morning, afternoon and lunch breaks.