DAY 1 – TUESDAY 2 JULY 2019 – AFTERNOON
13.00 – 14.00
Registration & Issuing of Badges
Session 1 – Belgian views
14.00 – 14.10
Opening Words
Christian Berlanger – Director General International & Public Affairs, skeyes, Belgium
01 14.10 – 14.25
Belgian Civil Drone Council
Kris Clarysse – Federal Public Service Mobility & Transport, Belgium
02 14.25 – 14.40
Implementation of U-Space in Belgium: Challenges & Opportunities
Hendrik-Jan Van Der Gucht – skeyes, Belgium
03 14.40 – 14.55
UTM Implementing New European Delegated Regulation – E-Identification
Marc Kegelaers – Unifly, Belgium
04 14.55 – 15.10
The Necessity of Training Pilots and of Having Learning Objectives for Europe
Patrick Mascart – ID2MOVE, Belgium
05 15.10 – 15.25
Remote Pilot Training & Qualification – EU Harmonization is a Must
Rob Deroo – VIVES University of Applied Sciences – DroneLab , Belgium
15.25 – 15.40 Panel Discussion
15.40 – 16.30 Refreshment & Networking Break
Session 2 – Flight Operational Considerations
06 16.30 – 16.45
Drone Regulatory Needs for Media Production
Grégoire Guerout (TBC) – Alerion, France
On behalf of the Multidrone Consortium
07 16.45 – 17.00
Drones & Farmers – Reflections on Current & Future Applications
Peter Paree – ZLTO Farmers Organisation, The Netherlands
08 17.00 – 17.15
Assisting Drones Operators in the Use of the SORA
Stéphane Morelli – Azur Drones, France
09 17.15 – 17.30
SAMWISE: SORA Made Easier with an Online Tool
Matteo Carta – EuroUSC-Italia, Italy
10 17.30 – 17.45
DroneRules Pro – Privacy Code of Conduct
Panagiotis Loukinas – Trilateral Research, UK
17.45 – 18.00 Panel Discussion
18.00 – 19.30 Cocktails & Networking
DAY 2 – WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2019 – MORNING
Session 3 – Flight Operations
11 09.00 – 09.15
Overview of Rijkswaterstaat’s Current & Future Drone Applications
Ms Ariea Vermeulen – Rijkswaterstaat, The Netherlands
12 09.15 – 09.30
Drone Applicational Research
Steven Krekels – VITO – Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Belgium
13 09.30 – 09.45
Flight Operations in High Risk Areas
Michael Maes – EuroUSC-BeNeLux, The Netherlands
14 09.45 – 10.00
Drones – Reflections on Current & Future Drone Applications & Bottlenecks
Jarno de Jong – Geo Infra, The Netherlands
10.00 – 10.15 Panel Discussion
10.15 – 11.15 Refreshment & Networking Break
Session 4 – Regulation & U-Space
15 11.15 – 11.30
RPAS Regulation Implementation & U-Space
Koen de Vos – European Commission – Directorate General Mobility & Transport, European Union
16 11.30 – 11.45
The EU drone Regulation – The State of Play
Antonio Marchetto – European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), European Union
17 11.45 – 12.00
European Network of U-space Demonstrators – Challenges & Opportunities
Munish Khurana – EUROCONTROL, ECAC Countries
18 12.00 – 12.15
Transition to European Regulation on UAS in Spain
Gregorio Peraleda – Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea (AESA), Spain
12.15 – 12.30 Panel Discussion
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch & Networking
DAY 2 – WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2019 – AFTERNOON
Session 5 – U-Space, Safety & Enforcement
19 14.00 – 14.15
PODIUM – Pushing the U-space Envelope!
Peter Alty – EUROCONTROL, ECAC Countries
20 14.15 – 14.30
Regulatory Oversight & Enforcement – What is Required & Why
Jasper Weijman – Bavak Security Group, The Netherlands
21 14.30 – 14.45
How to Conduct Safe and Legal Drone Operations
Stephan van Vuren – AirHub, The Netherlands
22 14.45 – 15.00
When Safety Matters – Parachutes as a Risk Mitigation Measure for Drones
Andreas Ploier – Drone Rescue Systems, Austria
23 15.00 – 15.15
Integration of Drones into Airspace
Piotr Sirko – Helios, UK
15.15 – 15.30 Panel Discussion
15.30 – 16.30 Refreshment & Networking Break
Session 6 – Pilot Training & Test/Training Centres
24 16.30 – 16.45
Drone Pilot Training & Qualification – EU & International Harmonization is a Must
Damian Ehrke – UDH Group, South Africa
25 16.45 – 17.00
Drone Pilot Training & Qualification – EU Harmonization is a Must
Erwin George – ENGIE, France
26 17.00 – 17.15
The Necessity of Training Pilots and Having Learning Objectives for Europe
Matthieu Gérard – DeltaCopter – Belgian Drone School, Belgium
27 17.15 – 17.30
What’s Needed to Guarantee Professionalism
Kees Boonman – Explain, The Netherlands
28 17.30 – 17.45
Testing & Experimentation – The Blueprint of a Dedicated Zone
Nico Nijenhuis – Space53, The Netherlands
17.45 – 18.00 Panel Discussion
18.00 – 19.30 Cocktails & Networking
DAY 3 – THURSDAY 4 JULY 2019 – MORNING
Session 7 – Test/Training Centres & Standards
29 09.00 – 09.15
Drone Test Centre Requirements Enabling Pragmatic & Safe Operations
Jan-Floris Boer – Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR), The Netherlands
30 09.15 – 09.30
AW-Drones: Developing a Meta-Standard to Support Drone Operations
Matteo Carta – EuroUSC-Italia
On behalf of AW-Drones Consortium
31 09.30 – 09.45
Status of European Harmonized Standards for the “Open” Category UAS
Karim Benmeziane – Bureau de Normalisation de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace, France
On behalf of ASD STAN, European Union
32 09.45 – 10.00
Is it droneable? A framework to determine the applicability of drones for bridge inspections
Steven Verver & Kai Giese – ZXY Cloud, The Netherlands
On behalf of the Ministry of Infrastructure & Water Management, The Netherlands
10.00 – 10.15 Panel Discussion
10.15 – 11.00 Refreshment & Networking Break
Session 8 – Collaboration & Integration
33 11.00 – 11.15
The Positive Way of Working Together in a National Drone Expert Group & Results
Robert van Nieuwland – DARPAS, The Netherlands
34 11.15 – 11.30
Mind the Gap: Concepts & Pathways for a Socially Acceptable Future of RPAS in Europe
Robin Kellermann & Tobias Biehle – Technical University Berlin, Germany
35 11.30 – 11.45
INTERREG-ICAReS: Objectives & Results
Sven Willemsen – Municipality of Woensdrecht, The Netherlands
On behalf of INTERREG-ICAReS Consortium
11.45 – 12.00 Panel Discussion
12.00 – 12.15
Conclusions & Closing Remarks
Peter van Blyenburgh – UVS International