Opening
What are the mobility needs for future cities?
Moderator: Arjun Garg former Chief Counsel of the FAA, partner Hogan Lovellst
What are the mobility needs for future cities? - 9 september, 2o21
01:30 - 01:35 hrs
01:35 - 01:40 hrs
Video message
The future of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)
Speaker:Jay Merkle, Executive Director UAS Integration Office Federal Aviation Administration
01:40 - 01:55 hrs
Keynote speach:
Elroy Air: world’s first end-to-end automated VTOL aerial cargo system
● Safe integration of emerging automated aviation technology
● Key challenges: certification and standard development
● The importance of collaboration with diverse stakeholders
Speaker:Kofi Asante, VP Strategy and Business Development, Elroy Air
01:55 - 02:10 hrs
Introduction to the panel
Designing the future of urban air mobility in Los Angeles today
● The first Urban Air Mobility Partnership in the US
● The Principles of the Sky: a joint commitment to safe, low-noise, and sustainable UAM
Speaker:Clint Harper, Los Angeles Urban Air Mobility Fellow
02:10 - 02:55 hrs
Panel discussion
The mobility needs for future cities: integrated, sustainable and autonomous?
● How to integrate AAM into airspace but also into our cities (urban mobility plans) as well?
● How can trust and security be guaranteed while growing number of public and
private organizations rely on drone services for their activities?
● What is the role of cities? And how to engage residents around this new technology?
Interview moderator: Arjun Garg former Chief Counsel of the FAA
Speakers: Amit Ganjoo, CEO ANRA Technologies
Parimal Kopardekar, Director of NASA Aeronautics Research Institute (NARI)
Andrew Giacini, Regulatory Affairs Lead Skyports
Clint Harper, Los Angeles Urban Air Mobility Fellow