Dronavation 2025: Commanding the Skies: Legal Frontiers of Drone Use for Public Safety and Emergency Response

Wednesday, 19 November, 2025 -
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Kent Student Center
Governance Chambers
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This annual event explores Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) technology, law, and policy from a global perspective. Join industry, government, and academic experts as we examine how current and future regulations will shape the future of UAS and Advanced Air Mobility. It will be a hybrid and in person conference. Eight hours of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) will be offered to attendees.

Keynote Presentation

"The State of Public Safety Drones - Past, Present and Future"

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Chief Charles L. Werner (Ret.) brings 50 years of public safety leadership and serves as Director/Founder of DRONERESPONDERS, the world's largest public safety UAS nonprofit with more than 12,000 members from 92 countries.

As the first chair of the NFPA 2400 Technical Committee on Public Safety UAS and a key contributor to FAA rulemaking committees, he has been instrumental in developing industry standards for drone integration in emergency services. His expertise spans Drone as a First Responder operations, Counter UAS, and Advanced Air Mobility, making him the leading authority on aviation's future in public safety. 

 

 

 

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