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STANDARDS FORUM 2025

CCD South, Room 16

19 February 1:30 - 5:00 PM – followed by a networking opportunity

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Program Overview

The conference language is English.

Program

Time

Title

Description

Participants

1:30 1:40 PM

Welcome

Malte Seifert (Messe Dusseldorf)
Jay Carreiro (US Commercial Consul)
Dr. Ing. Daniel Phiesel (Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport)

1:40 - 1:45 PM

Moderator Welcome & Overview

Importance of the discussion
Defining standards & systems

Andrew Hately

1:45 - 14:05 PM

Operational Success Story: Manna Aero

Highlight a success story of operations in both Europe and the U.S., showcasing key drivers such as strong partnerships, innovative technical solutions, and regulatory alignment

Kevin Houston

02:05 - 3:00 PM

Key Challenges for Broad Commercialization: An Industry Perspective (Panel)

This industry panel will explore the major challenges in broad commercialization, focusing on gaps in regulatory frameworks, technical interoperability, and coordination across standards bodies. The discussion will highlight why these issues are critical and examine the efforts that have been made to address them. The goal is to identify the three major hurdles impacting the scalability of operations. A short break follows.

Marion Hiriart – Zipline
Ronald Liebsch – Amazon
Henri Hohtari – Wingtra

03:15 - 04:45 PM

International Collaboration Efforts on Drone Operating Standards and their Impact

This session will provide an overview of the drone operations standards landscape, featuring perspectives from both Europe and the United States. The session will also highlight the next steps in addressing gaps in drone standards and how the industry can benefit from adopting these frameworks. Discussion on current industry initiatives, standards under development, and gaps that need further action as well as impacts to global competitiveness and market growth for industry players.

Bertrand Riveill, EUROCAE
Julie Garland, JARUS
Phil Kenul, ASTM
Amanda Boekholt, Swiss FOCA
Christine Bernat, ANSI
Christophe Mazel, CEN

04:45 - 5:00 PM

Concluding Remarks

Andrew Hately

Organization of the Standards Forum