The document discusses the potential of drones to save lives through various applications, including disaster relief, medical deliveries, and search and rescue operations. It highlights successful initiatives like UNICEF's HIV testing in Malawi and emergency medical equipment deliveries. The text also emphasizes the importance of innovation, collaboration, and sustainable practices in leveraging drone technology.

1. CAN DRONES
SAVE LIVES?
Biren Gandhi
Distinguished Engineer & Strategist, Cisco

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Strategy + Innovation
Leadership
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Advisor/Mentor
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• Accelerate
futuristic ideas with
B/B/P/I/CC
strategies
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framework and
programs
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Initiative @ Cisco
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Persistence +
Patience
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• Exponential
Innovation
• 25+ years
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operations
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Can drones save
lives?
How can drones help
save more lives?
A Small Suggestion …

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‘D’ for Drones

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Amazing Efforts

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Disaster Relief in Nepal 2015

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UNICEF and Govt. of Malawi
explored time-reduction for
children’s HIV testing

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Air Shepherd (Lindbergh
Foundation) Saving
Elephants & Rhinos in South
Africa

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Matternet Drone Delivery
Pilot in Bhutan

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Delivering SterileTsetse
Flies in Ethiopia

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Search & Rescue Missions
Detecting Human Presence

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Emergency Network
Coverage by CiscoTacOps

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Warn Before Avalanches
and HelpVictims

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Deliver Emergency Medical
Equipment On-demand by
TU Deft Ambulance Drone

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TetheredWater Drone
“Emily” Ready to Save
Refugee Lives

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Monitor California Coastal
Erosion and Landslide Dangers

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NGO
Local
Environment
Operations
Sustainability
Technolog
y
Credibility
Txn and Non-Txn
Strategy
Agenda
Perception
Trust
Corruption
Partnership Funding
Accountability
Efficiency
Transparency
Safety
Utility
Data Pipeline
Training
What Next?
Repeatibility
Frameworks
Fear of Abuse

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Crowd-sourced Innovation!
Edge Fog Cloud
LocalTraining
50-50 Funding
Drone-as-a-Service
Business PlanChallenges
Dr. Patrick Meier
Sharing Best Practices
Research/Frameworks
Awareness Campaigns
Faine Greenwood

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