General Sessions
AUVSI has historically engaged audiences with dynamic speakers from every facet of the unmanned systems and robotics community. As we gear up for the 2012 show, our keynote speaker line-up is looking better than ever!
Monday, 6 August will kick off an enthralling week of educational sessions including technical talks, panel discussions and workshops covering the latest issues and trends impacting this dynamic industry. But, before you head off to enjoy the educational program and the world’s largest display of unmanned systems technologies, be sure to attend the morning general sessions featuring the industry’s most renowned expert speakers.
2012 Keynote Speakers
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Mr. Michael Huerta, Acting Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration
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Ms. Leslie Cary, Secretary, Unmanned
Aircraft Systems Study Group (UASSG), Air Traffic Management Section,
Air Navigation Bureau, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
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Brig. Gen. William R. Burks, Adjutant General for the State of Nevada
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Lt. Cdr. Rorke Denver, U.S. Navy Seal and Lead Actor in the hit film “Act of Valor” | | | | | | |
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Mr. Harold F. Smith, Lt. Col USAF (Retired), Founding Member -AUVSI 40th Anniversary Address
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Vice Admiral William R. Burke, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations Warfare Systems (N9) | | Thursday, 9 August
Lt. Gen. Mary A. Legere, Deputy Chief of Staff, G2, U.S. Army
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Past Keynote Speakers
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LTG Rick Lynch
Commanding General
U.S. Army Installation
Management Command
Assistant Chief
of Staff for
Installation Management
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Dr. Peter H. Diamandis
Chairman & CEO
X Prize Foundation
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Mr. Wes Bush
Chief Executive Officer and President
Northrop Grumman Corporation
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Mr. Thomas Kalil
Deputy Director for Policy
Office of Science and Technology Policy |
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ADM Gary Roughead,
Chief of Naval Operations,
United States Navy |
Dr. Henrik I. Christensen
Director, Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines, KUKA, Chair of Robotics, Interactive Computing College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
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Mr. James Coyne
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Study Group Chair
Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
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Mr. Paul Gasek
EP & Senior Science Editor
Discovery Communications, Inc. | |
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