Speakers & Sponsors Reception and Dinner
By invitation only
University Club Atop Symphony Towers
6pm Reception
7pm Dinner
Hosted valet parking at 750 B Street

• Robert Span, Chairman, ABA Forum on Air & Space Law
• Casey Stewart, UnitedLex
• Dave Deppe, UnitedLex
• Michael Russell, Northrop Grumman Corporation

California Western School of Law in Downtown San Diego

• No parking is provided downtown (where the law school is located).

San Diego Air & Space Museum (SDASM) in Balboa Park

• Parking is free immediately below and southeast of SDASM.
• Volunteers with signs will direct attendees to one of three vehicles that will shuttle to and from California Western School of Law (CWSL).Vehicles will be available all day between CWSL and SDASM.

Opening Remarks  (Auditorium)

• Master of Ceremonies: Reo Carr, Executive Editor, San Diego Business Journal
• Chris Niemann, President, Board of Directors, Air Law Institute
• Niels Schaumann, President and Dean, California Western School of Law
• Greg Cox, Supervisor, County of San Diego

Panel 1 (Auditorium)
Small Drones: Operations v. Regulations

• Moderator: David Heffernan, Cozen O’Connor
• Allen Bishop, Reference Technologies
• Jeffrey Jakubowski, Denver Dynamics
• Dan McShan, Syzygyx
• John Huguley, Selex Galileo

Panel 2 (Auditorium)
Q&A: Unmanned Aerial Production: The First Leap in Commercial Drones

• Treggon Owens, Aerial MOB
• Ryan McMaster, Volant Productions
• Blake Barton, Air Concepts Group
• Paul Fraidenburgh, BuchalterNemer

Panel 3 (Auditorium)
Large Unmanned Aircraft Systems: The Future of Air Transport

• David A. Cain, Ballard Spahr LLP
• Brandon Suarez, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
• Dr. Fabrice Kunzi, Panoptes Systems. Corp.
• Charles Leocha, Travelers United
• Cdr. David Place (USN Ret), Naval Postgraduate School Research Associate & Third Fleet Staff UAS
  Advisor

Panel 4 (Auditorium)
Beginning with the End in Mind: M&A and Other Considerations at Startup

• Christopher Celentino, Ballard Spahr LLP
• Dawn Messick, Ballard Spahr LLP
• Austin Blue, Spectrum Aeronautical

Featured Speaker: Thella Bowens, CEO, San Diego Regional Airport Authority
(Auditorium)

Featured Speaker: Dr. Mary Walshok, Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Programs and Dean of Extension, University of California San Diego (Auditorium)

Panel 5 (Auditorium)
The Current and Future State of Space Law

• Moderator:Prof. Joanne Gabrynowicz, University of Mississippi
• Sagi Kfir, General Counsel, Deep Space Industries
• Karen Dacres, General Counsel, Planet IQ
• William Janicki, Morrison Foerster LLP

Panel 6 (Auditorium)
From the Wrights to Right Now: Intellectual Property in Air & Space

• Moderator: William Janicki, Morrison & Foerster
• John Kinton, Jones Day
• James Sze, Ballard Spahr LLP
• Glenn Kubota, Morrison & Foerster

Panel 7 (Auditorium)
Eliminating Bias: Equal Opportunity in Air & Space

• Moderator: Andre Carter, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
• Jill Meyers, President, San Diego Chapter, Women in Aviation International
• Evelyn Ramseier, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
• Dan Benjamin, Ballard Spahr LLP
• Maria Donovan, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

Panel 8 (Auditorium)
Discussion with In-House Counsel
Moderator: David Cain, Ballard Spahr LLP

• Todd Emerson, SkyWest Airlines
• Austin Blue, Spectrum Aeronautical
• Sagi Kfir, Deep Space Industries
• Wendy Walter, Airbus Group, Inc.
• Arthur Molins, Lufthansa Airlines (invited)

Awards Reception and Dinner
(San Diego Air & Space Museum - Pavilion of Flight)

• Attendees may take the shuttle or park free at SDASM.
• Cocktail Reception & Station Dinner – Open Flight Simulators
• Seated Dessert & Awards Ceremony
• Master of Ceremonies: Dennis Morgigno
• Chris Niemann, President, Air Law Institute
• Niels Schaumann, President and Dean, California Western School of Law
• Fred George, Senior Editor, Aviation Week
• Honoring Rear Admiral (Ret.) Tom Cassidy
• Awards Ceremony: Mike Russell, Air Law Institute

Second Annual Air Law Institute Golf Tournament
(Salt Creek Golf Club)

A shuttle will be provided between the law school and the golf club.

• 6:30 am: Breakfast and open range available
• 7:45 am: Opening ceremony
• 7:55 am: Ride of the Valkyries
• 8:00 am: Shotgun start, scramble tournament play
• 1:00 pm: Lunch with featured speaker
• 1:30 pm: Awards and prize drawing

Symposium attendees may request the California Western School of Law corporate rate when booking at these nearby hotels (subject to availability):

Four Points by Sheraton San Diego Downtown:
$99/night (plus tax, etc.)

The Westgate Hotel:
$149/night (plus tax, etc.)