69th DroneMasters Meetup Online

60 minutes full "droning" - followed by networking & talks

The Meetup starts at 4pm CEST. The Meetup language is English. Registered participants will receive an access link to a Microsoft Teams event and a quick start guide on how to join. Networking afterward is made possible by DroneMasters' instant messenger**.

Please use the following link to register. With the code MeetupBerlin you get 30% discount on the ticket. https://www.dronemasters.com/en/meetups/detail/69th-dronemasters-meetup

On September 6th we will return from the summer break with the 69th DroneMasters Meetup in the form of an exciting special session on advanced air mobility. We are expecting four inspiring talks from the world of vertical mobility.

PROGRAM

Intro. DroneMasters Meetup #069

Frank Wernecke, Founder & CEO, DroneMasters Boost

Frank Wernecke is the founder and CEO of DroneMasters Boost GmbH, a consultancy focusing on vertical mobility and drones. He is also the founding partner of the DroneMasters Academy, which inspires kids and young adults to become tomorrow's inventors, developers, and entrepreneurs.

1) Preparing for Takeoff - German Aerospace Industries' Roadmap for Advanced Air Mobility

Dr. Saskia Horsch, Head of Global Regulatory and Public Affairs, Lilium

Dr. Saskia Horsch is Head of Global Regulatory & Public Affairs at the German air mobility start-up Lilium. In this function she is responsible for all political and regulatory matters pertaining to urban/regional air mobility. She works with governments, regulators, and other partners on the establishment of an adequate regulatory framework for the future operations of eVTOL aircraft. Previously Saskia worked at Amazon for over 10 years in European and country leadership roles across the External Affairs, Public Policy, Internal Communications, Employee Relations & HR functions. She also worked at different Brussels-based consultancy firms and the European Commission. Saskia is a fully qualified lawyer and holds a PhD from the University of Cologne.

2) A Pioneer's Guide to Certification - The VoloCity Air Taxi Product Certification Process

Ronald Liebsch, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Volocopter GmbH

Ronald Liebsch is an Aerospace Engineer with more than 13 years of experience in the manned and unmanned aviation sector. Working as Head of Regulatory Affairs within Volocopter, Ronald is actively involved in important Regulation and Standardization activities of VTOL and UAS, for example, the EASA Rulemaking Working Group RMT.0230, UKRI Future Aviation Industry Working Group on Airspace Integration (FAIWG:AI), JARUS SRM Working Group or EUROCAE WG105 and WG112. Ronald Liebsch was the former Director of Technical Standards Europe for the world-leading Drone Manufacturer DJI, where he handled all standardization and technical regulation tasks on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in Europe. Ronald is passionate about developing new solutions under existing or completely new environments like the Advanced Air Mobility sector.

3) Realizing Hydrogen Regional Air Mobility

Dr. Mohamed Attia, CEO & Founder, NEX

Dr. Mohamed Attia, CEO and Founder of NEX, has been delivering pioneering aerospace innovations and operational efficiencies for nearly 3 years. Alongside his role at NEX, Dr Attia has spent over 7 years at Rolls-Royce, where he plays a key role in developing innovative composite manufacturing processes and managing the company's supply chain in Europe. Prior to this, he spent 5 years at Airbus leading the manufacturing development for future projects.

4) Vertical Mobility - A Regional Infrastructure Perspective

Florian Lennert, Co-Founder, Disrupting Mobility & former Head of Mobility and Urban Development at NEOM

Florian has been engaged with sustainable urban development for 30 + years and has advises research institutions, governments, municipalities, businesses, and technology ventures internationally on sustainable mobility, urban development and innovation. Disrupting Mobility brings together leading global research centers mobility including LSE, Berkeley and MIT to explore sustainable mobility futures. At NEOM, Florian was a member of the founding team and led on overall mobility strategy and systems and since 2018 centrally involved with designing and implementing the overall regional master plan for NEOM.

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Note*: Prior registration is mandatory. We reserve the right to make changes to the program without prior notice - this does not result in any claim for a refund.*