This document provides information about an upcoming conference on Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to be held on November 17-18, 2014 in London. The conference will feature presentations from military, government, and academic experts on topics such as operational UAS use, research and development, regulation, and commercial applications. A post-conference workshop on November 19th will discuss the transition of UAS from military to civilian use. The document outlines the conference agenda, speaker details, sponsorship opportunities, and registration information.

1. ©Crowncopyright
2014Marriott Regents Park Hotel, London, UK
Unmanned
Aerial Systems
17th & 18th
NOV
André Clot, Director, EuroUSC
Sean White, Assistant Chief Constable,
Association of Chief Police Officers
Nicolas Pollet, Chief of THEIA, SNCF
Dr. Bill Powers, Research Fellow, Center
for Emerging Threats and Opportunities,
Futures Assessment Division, Potomac
Institute for Policy Studies, United States
Marine Corps
Dr. Peter Lee, Principal Lecturer in Military
and Leadership Ethics & Assistant
Director, Portsmouth University
Senior Representative, Intelligence,
Strategy and Policy, Civil Aviation
Authority
Dr. Qinggang Meng, Senior Lecturer,
Loughborough University
Michael Blades, Senior Analyst, Frost &
Sullivan
John Karlsrud, Manager, Training for
Peace Programme, Norwegian Institute
of International Affairs
Peter Lee, Senior Associate, Solicitor,
Taylor Vinters
Major Charles Tardy-Joubert, UAV
Mission Planning, French Army
Daryl Ferguson, UMEX Maintenance
lead, Unmanned Aerial Systems
Technician, (NASC) Navmar Applied
Sciences Corporation, Department of the
Navy (NaVaIr 4.5x) Naval Air Systems
Command
Plemon Aker (retired UsaF), Officer in
Charge & Mission Commander, (NASC)
Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation,
Department of the Navy (NaVaIr 4.5x)
Naval Air Systems Command
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:
• GAIN insight into crucial
operational feedback
from U.S, U.K, French, and
Italian Forces
• LEARN about new
developments in the
transitional use of UAS
from military to civilian
applications
• EXPLORE the
interconnected regulation
and discuss the future
implications with the
regulators
• HEAR from leading
academics presenting
up-to-date research and
developments on
technological
advancements of UAVs
and UAS
SMi present their 14th annual conference on…
www.uasconference.com
BOOK BY 18TH JULY AND SAVE £300 • BOOK BY 30TH SEPTEMBER AND SAVE £100
Register online or fax your registration to +44 (0) 870 9090 712 or call +44 (0) 870 9090 711
PLUS ONE INTERACTIVE POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP • 19TH NOVEMBER
UAS in Transition: from War to Peace, from Military to Commercial
08.30-12.30
Hosted by: Dr. Bill Powers, Research Fellow, Center for Emerging Threats and Opportunities, Futures Assessment Division,
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, United States Marine Corps
“A very diverse and knowledgeable conference covering all aspects
related to UAS, a very successful event!” (System Manager) NASA
EXPERT SPEAKERS:
Lieutenant Colonel Craig
Palmer, Commanding
Officer, UAS Branch Leader,
32nd Regiment Royal Artillery
Major Geraldine Montgomery,
Lead UAS Staff Officer for
WATCHKEEPER, HQ Army
Major Derren Smith, UAS
Training and Doctrine,
HQ Army
Major Andy Taylor, SO2 UAS
Plans, Capability Directorate
Combat Support, HQ Army
WO2 Haigh,
UAS Trials and Development,
HQ Army

2. Unmanned Aerial Systems
Day One I Monday 17th November 2014 www.uasconference.com
Register online at www.uasconference.com • Alternatively fax y
08.30 Registration & Coffee
09.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks
Dr. Bill Powers, Research Fellow, Center for Emerging Threats and
Opportunities, Futures Assessment Division, Potomac Institute for
Policy Studies, United States Marine Corps
HOST NATION OPENING ADDRESS
09.10 Learning lessons from operations – a British Army UAS perspective
• UAS airfield and airspace integration
• ISTAR integration in support of ground forces
Lieutenant Colonel Craig Palmer, Commanding Officer, UAS Branch
Leader, 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery
HOST NATION KEYNOTE ADDRESS
09.40 Exploiting operational lessons for contingent operations
• WATCHKEEPER initial operating capability
• MUAS developments
• UAS Training and assurance
Major Andy Taylor, SO2 UAS Plans, Capability Directorate Combat
Support, HQ Army
Major Geraldine Montgomery, Lead UAS Staff Officer for
WATCHKEEPER, HQ Army
Major Derren Smith, UAS Training and Doctrine, HQ Army
WO2 Haigh, UAS Trials and Development, HQ Army
EUROPEAN OPERATIONAL USE
10.20 Morning coffee
10.40 UAS: Italian Air Force experience
• Operational requirement evolution
• New projects and future improvements
• Regulations & Airworthiness
Lieutenant Colonel Lorenzo Rispoli, MQ1 – MQ9 Program Office
Deputy Lead, Italian Air Force Staff
11.20 Air & land UAV missions
• Experiences within Afghanistan
• Sperwer UAV – protection, intelligence and ground support
• Co-operation with other forces
Major Charles Tardy-Joubert, UAV mission planning,
French Army
12.00 Current training of joint forces for UAS
• The training gap
• Proportionality
• Finding a solution in the context of current regulations
Mick Davidson, Managing Director,
AV8 UAS Solutions
12.40 Networking lunch
U.S. OPERATIONAL USE
13.40 Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the Marine Corps
• Employment of amphibious UAS
• Assessing technical and operational challenges
• Planning for future challenges
Session reserved for U.S Marine Corps
14.10 CONOPS: UAV operational feedback from Afghanistan
• Asset use in theatre (AV additional equipment)
• The importance of civilian/military rapport in theatre
• Outlining lessons learnt
Mr. Daryl Ferguson, UMEX Maintenance lead, Unmanned aerial
systems technician, (NASC) Navmar applied sciences corporation,
Department of the Navy (NAVAIR 4.5x) Naval air systems command
Mr. Plemon Aker (Retired USAF), Officer in charge & Mission
commander, (NASC) Navmar applied sciences corporation,
Department of the Navy (NAVAIR 4.5x) Naval air systems command
14.50 Transitional times: the future of UAS
• End of an era: analysing the implications of the military shift
peacetime operations
• Reviewing the developing Counter-UAS paradigm
• Examining training processes
Dr. Bill Powers, Research Fellow, Center for Emerging Threats and
Opportunities, Futures Assessment Division, Potomac Institute for
Policy Studies, United States Marine Corps
15.30 Networking tea
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
16.00 Opening new opportunities for earth science research
• NASA Global Hawk – the story so far
• Research into missions cosvering Arctic, Pacific, Gulf of Mexico
and Atlantic
• Where we’re going next!
Chris Naftel, Global Hawk Project Manager, NASA Dryden Flight
Research Center*
16.40 Towards cooperative autonomy for UAVs under dynamic and
uncertainty environment
• Cooperative autonomy for a team of heterogeneous vehicles in
search and rescue
• Distributed system self-reconfiguration for multi-vehicle multi-task
problems
• Collaborative decision making between human operators and
autonomous systems
Dr. Qinggang Meng, Senior Lecturer, Loughborough University
17.20 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
SMi offer sponsorship, exhibition, advertising and branding packages, uniquely tailored to complement your company's marketing strategy.
Should you wish to join the increasing number of companies benefiting from promoting their business at our conferences please call:
Sadia Malick, Director, on +44 (0)20 7827 6748 or email smalick@smi-online.co.uk
Supported by

3. your registration to +44 (0)870 9090 712 or call +44 (0)870 9090 711
Unmanned Aerial Systems
www.uasconference.com Day Two I Tuesday 18th November 2014
08.30 Registration & Coffee
09.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks
Dr. Peter Lee, Principal Lecturer in Military Ethics and Political
Theory, Portsmouth University
COMMERCIAL APPLICATION
09.10 Prospects for the burgeoning global commercial UAS market
• Commercial applications and market segments
• Global demand and potential market size
• Companies well-positioned to benefit
Michael Blades, Senior Analyst, Frost & Sullivan
09.50 Analysing the acceleration of commercial small unmanned
aircraft operations
• Industry and Organisational Maturity
• Applications and Operational Readiness
• Pilot Qualification
• Aircraft Airworthiness
André Clot, Centre Director, European UAV Systems Centre
10.30 Morning coffee
10.50 Search and rescue: civil applications of UAV technology
• Overview of project AEROSEE
• Social media in the UAS domain
• Civil Drone Centre development
Darren Ansell, Space and Aerospace Engineering Lead,
University of Lancaster
REGULATION
11.30 Roadmap to integration
• Where are we now with regulation?
• Outlining the future of small and medium unmanned systems:
what are the technical challenges?
• Future legislation: plans for civilian airspace
Gerry Corbett, Director of Airspace Policy, Civil Aviation Authority
12.10 EASA rulemaking
• Outlining the current rules and boundaries regarding UAV use
• Common issues regarding application of rulemaking
• Moving forward: EASA initiatives for commercial UAV use
Eric Sivel, Deputy Rulemaking Director, EASA*
12.50 Networking lunch
ETHICAL, LEGAL & POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS
13.50 Reaper operations: the view from the ground
• Personal ethics in Reaper operations
• The tension between perception and reality
• Where next for military UAS operations?
Dr. Peter Lee, Principal Lecturer in Military Ethics and Political
Theory, Portsmouth University
14.30 UN and surveillances drones
• The UN’s evolving position on drones in operations
• Paradigm shift in deployability
• Data ownership and transfer
John Karlsrud, Manager, Training for Peace programme,
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
Frederik Rosén, Head of International security, Norwegian Institute
of International Affairs
15.10 Insurance, legal and policy issues surrounding UAS
• Commercial market from a legal perspective: what are the
hurdles?
• Public policy challenges
• Is it a bird? Is it a plane? – Insurance on UAVs
• Shifting markets: the future of UAS regulation
Peter Lee, Senior Associate, Solicitor, Taylor Vinters
15.50 Afternoon tea
FUTURE OF UAS
16.10 The future of UK policing – use of UAVs?
• Potential security and policing applications of UAV technology
• Operating within the current regulatory framework
• Interacting with the public
Sean White, Assistant Chief Constable, Association of Chief Police
Officers
16.50 Data analysis in civil UAV projects
• Project outline: integrating UAVs into French railway scheme
• Data extraction and analysis: developing actionable information
• Tangible outcomes: the future of civil UAV projects
Nicolas Pollet, Project Leader in THEIA, SNCF
17.30 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two
MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES
Are you interested in promoting your defence services to a targeted industry sector? SMi offer tailored marketing packages so that your
association/publication can gain access to a global market and key decision makers in the defence market.
Contact Sonal Patel on +44 (0)20 7827 6106 or email spatel@smi-online.co.uk
*Subject to final confirmation

4. In association with:
HALF-DAY POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Wednesday 19th November 2014
Marriott Regents Park Hotel, London
08.30 - 12.30
UAS in Transition: from War to
Peace, from Military to Commercial
Workshop overview:
The UAS industry is already transitioning from the needs
of a wartime military to peacetime employment. Even
more dramatic is the transition from military
employment to the use of UAS by civil authorities and
the business world. This workshop will explore these
inevitable changes and how they will affect both civil
and military users.
Who should attend?
Both military and industry representatives will gain
insight into where UAS focus will be for the next few
years and they will benefit from having this knowledge
to adjust future UAS development to meet their own
needs and requirements.
Why should you attend?
This workshop will be conducted as an interactive
seminar. Discussion is encouraged and welcomed.
Everyone who attends will have a voice in the
discussions and an opportunity to ascertain the future
direction of UAS as one of a group of UAS subject
matter experts.
Agenda
08.30 Registration and coffee
09.00 Session 1
Implications on UAS procurement and
operations as militaries transition from
wartime to peacetime operations.
09.30 Session 2
Implications for UAS development as non-
military and business use of UAS grows at an
exponential pace.
10.00 Coffee break
10.30 Session 3
Emerging technologies that will influence UAS
development for military, non-military, and
business procurement and employment.
11.00 Session 4
Automation and autonomy: what do they
really mean and what are the implications
for future employment?
12.30 End of workshop
About the workshop leader:
Dr. Bill Powers is a Research Fellow at the
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies’ Center for
Emerging Threats and Opportunities
supporting the Deputy Commandant for
Combat Development and Integration’s
Futures Assessment Division in Quantico,
Virginia. He served 33 years in the Marine Corps, retiring
as a Colonel. He flew the A-4 Skyhawk and F/A-18
Hornet, served in Viet Nam and Desert Storm, and
commanded a battalion, a squadron and a group. He
has a dual Bachelor’s degree in Economics and
Political Science, a Master of Science in Business
Administration, and a doctorate in Organizational
Leadership.
About CETO:
Center for Emerging Threats and Opportunities: an
internal Marine Corps think tank dedicated to
developing new ideas and concepts in direct support
of the Deputy Commandant for Combat Development
and Integration and the Commanding General of the
Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory. This support
covers the full spectrum of combat development-
related missions and tasks, to include the assessment of
future threats and adversaries and associated
geographic, environmental, economic, and
demographic conditions that may influence the
development of future war fighting concepts,
experimentation, and required capabilities.

5. SMI DEFENCE FORWARD PLANNER
AUGUST
MilSatCom Latin America
27th – 28th August,
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
SEPTEMBER
Military Flight Training
22nd – 23rd September 2014,
London, UK
OCTOBER
Defence Exports
1st – 2nd October 2014,
Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
NOVEMBER
Global MilSatCom
4th – 6th November 2014,
London, UK
Social Media within the Military
and Defence Sector
17th – 18th November 2014,
London, UK
UAS
17th – 18th November 2014,
London, UK
DECEMBER
Military Airlift
2nd – 3rd December 2014,
Rome, Italy
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
SMi offer sponsorship, exhibition,
advertising and branding packages,
uniquely tailored to complement your
company's marketing strategy. Should
you wish to join the increasing number
of companies benefiting from
promoting their business at our
conferences please call:
Sadia Malick, Director, on
+44 (0)20 7827 6748 or email
smalick@smi-online.co.uk

6. UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS
Conference: 17th & 18th November 2014 | Marriott Hotel, Regents Park| London, UK Workshop: 19th November 2014, London
4 WAYS TO REGISTER
FAX your booking form to +44 (0) 870 9090 712
PHONE on +44 (0) 870 9090 711
www.uasconference.com
POST your booking form to: Events Team, SMi Group Ltd, 2nd Floor
South, Harling House, 47-51 Great Suffolk Street, London, SE1 0BS
If you have any further queries please call the Events Team on tel +44 (0) 870 9090 711 or you can email them at events@smi-online.co.uk
Payment: If payment is not made at the time of booking, then an invoice will be issued and must
be paid immediately and prior to the start of the event. If payment has not been received then
credit card details will be requested and payment taken before entry to the event. Bookings within
7 days of event require payment on booking. Access to the Document Portal will not be given until
payment has been received.
Substitutions/Name Changes: If you are unable to attend you may nominate, in writing, another
delegate to take your place at any time prior to the start of the event. Two or more delegates may
not ‘share’ a place at an event. Please make separate bookings for each delegate.
Cancellation: If you wish to cancel your attendance at an event and you are unable to send a
substitute, then we will refund/credit 50% of the due fee less a £50 administration charge, providing
that cancellation is made in writing and received at least 28 days prior to the start of the event.
Regretfully cancellation after this time cannot be accepted. We will however provide the
conferences documentation via the Document Portal to any delegate who has paid but is unable
to attend for any reason. Due to the interactive nature of the Briefings we are not normally able to
providedocumentationinthesecircumstances.Wecannotacceptcancellationsofordersplaced
forDocumentationortheDocumentPortalasthesearereproducedspecificallytoorder.Ifwehave
to cancel the event for any reason, then we will make a full refund immediately, but disclaim any
further liability.
Alterations: It may become necessary for us to make alterations to the content, speakers, timing,
venue or date of the event compared to the advertised programme.
Data Protection: The SMi Group gathers personal data in accordance with the UK Data Protection
Act1998andwemayusethistocontactyoubytelephone,fax,postoremailtotellyouaboutother
products and services. Unless you tick here □we may also share your data with third parties offering
complementary products or services. If you have any queries or want to update any of the data
that we hold then please contact our Database Manager databasemanager@smi-online.co.uk or
visitourwebsitewww.smi-online.co.uk/updatesquotingtheURNasdetailedaboveyouraddresson
the attached letter.
Unique Reference Number
Our Reference D-065
Terms and Conditions of Booking
DELEGATE DETAILS
Please complete fully and clearly in capital letters. Please photocopy for additional delegates.
Title: Forename:
Surname:
Job Title:
Department/Division:
Company/Organisation:
Email:
Company VAT Number:
Address:
Town/City:
Post/Zip Code: Country:
Direct Tel: Direct Fax:
Mobile:
Switchboard:
Signature: Date:
I agree to be bound by SMi's Terms and Conditions of Booking.
ACCOUNTS DEPT
Title: Forename:
Surname:
Email:
Address (if different from above):
Town/City:
Post/Zip Code: Country:
Direct Tel: Direct Fax:
Payment must be made to SMi Group Ltd, and received before the event, by
one of the following methods quoting reference D-065 and the delegate’s
name. Bookings made within 7 days of the event require payment on booking,
methods of payment are below. Please indicate method of payment:
□ UK BACS Sort Code 300009, Account 00936418
□ Wire Transfer Lloyds TSB Bank plc, 39 Threadneedle Street, London, EC2R 8AU
Swift (BIC): LOYDGB21013, Account 00936418
IBAN GB48 LOYD 3000 0900 9364 18
□ Cheque We can only accept Sterling cheques drawn on a UK bank.
□ Credit Card □ Visa □ MasterCard □ American Express
All credit card payments will be subject to standard credit card charges.
Card No: □□□□ □□□□ □□□□ □□□□
Valid From □□/□□ Expiry Date □□/□□
CVV Number □□□□ 3 digit security on reverse of card, 4 digits for AMEX card
Cardholder’s Name:
Signature: Date:
I agree to be bound by SMi's Terms and Conditions of Booking.
Card Billing Address (If different from above):
LIVE STREAMING/ON DEMAND/DOCUMENTATION
Unable to travel, but would like to watch the conference live, ask questions,
participate as if you were in the room?
Price Total
□ Live Streaming £999.00 + VAT £1198.80
□ On demand £599.00 + VAT £718.80
(available 24 hours after the event)
□ Access to the conference documentation
on the Document Portal £499.00 + VAT £598.80
□ The Conference Presentations – paper copy £499.00 - £499.00
(or only £300 if ordered with the Document Portal)
PAYMENT
□ Book by 18th July to receive £300 off the conference price
□ Book by 30th September to receive £100 off the conference price
EARLY BIRD
DISCOUNT
VAT
VAT at 20% is charged on the attendance fees for all delegates. VAT is also charged on live
Streaming, on Demand, Document portal and literature distribution for all UK customers and for those
EU Customers not supplying a registration number for their own country here
CONFERENCE PRICES GROUP DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE
I would like to attend: (Please tick as appropriate) Fee TOTAL
COMMERCIAL ORGANISATIONS
□ Conference & Workshop £2098.00 +VAT £2517.60
□ Conference only £1499.00 +VAT £1798.80
□ Workshop Only £599.00 +VAT £718.80
MILITARY, GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR RATE
□ Conference & Workshop £1498.00 +VAT £1797.60
□ Conference only £899.00 +VAT £1078.80
□ Workshop Only £599.00 +VAT £718.80
PROMOTIONAL LITERATURE DISTRIBUTION
□ Distribution of your company’s promotional
literature to all conference attendees £999.00 +VAT £1198.80
The conference fee includes refreshments, lunch, conference papers, and access to
the Document Portal. Presentations that are available for download will be subject to
distribution rights by speakers. Please note that some presentations may not be
available for download. Access information for the document portal will be sent to
the e-mail address provided during registration. Details are sent within 24 hours post
conference.
VENUE Marriott Regents Park Hotel, 128 King Henry's Road, London, NW3 3ST
□ Please contact me to book my hotel
Alternatively call us on +44 (0) 870 9090 711,
email: hotels@smi-online.co.uk or fax +44 (0) 870 9090 712