2021 AGENDA - Monterey Bay DART

Symposium Schedule of Sessions

October 19, 2021 – Security

Day 1 (Tuesday Oct 19): Security – Detailed Agenda

Morning Sessions (held online via Zoom Webinar): Comprehensive welcome and overview; Security (Defense, Homeland, Public Safety); Industry Partnerships; Innovation; Investment Perspectives and Landscape

Day 1: Security – Detailed Agenda

Time

Topics & Invited Speaker(s)

9:00 – 9:10 AM

Welcome: Josh Metz – Co-Founder, Monterey Bay DART

9:10 – 9:40 AM

Key Speaker 1: View From the Top

Admiral Ann Rondeau, President of Naval Post-Graduate School

9:45 – 10:25 AM

Panel 1: Research and Development

Moderator: Raymond Buettner, Professor at Naval Post-Graduate School

Ricardo Sanfelice, Professor at USCS/CPSRC; AFSOR-UC Collab

Kevin Jones, Aerodynamic Design and System Integration at Naval Post-Graduate School

Britta Hale, Professor of Computer Science at Naval Post-Graduate School

Alvaro Cardenas, Associate Professor at UCSC/CPSRC

10:30 – 11:10 AM

Panel 2: Industry Partnerships

Moderator: Megen Schlesinger, Navalx Central Coast Tech Bridge

Whitney Tallarico, Tech Bridge Director at Navalx

Chris Medina, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Tesserakt Ventures

Heather Richman, Founder of Defense Investor Network

John Pyrovolakis, Founder of Academic Venture Exchange

11:15 – 11:55 AM

Panel 3: Supporting Innovators

Moderator: Christopher Manuel, Associate Dean of Research for Technology Development at Naval Post-Graduate School

David Merril, CEO & Co-Founder of Elroy Air

Mothusi Pahl, Chief Commercial Officer, B3 Bar Holdings; President, UAV Recon; Entrepreneur in Residence UCSC

Jesse Gipe, Pacific-South Regional Director for National Security Innovation Network

Lee Silvestre, Defense Sector Expert, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)

12:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Key Speaker 2: National Security Innovation Network

Matthew Merighi, Director of Operations (Acting) and Northeast Regional Director for National Security Innovation Network

Afternoon In-Person Session – 2 PM – 5 PM PT

The Sea Land Air Military Research initiative (SLAMR)

Established by the Naval Postgraduate School to facilitate a nationwide response to our generation’s Sputnik-moment, The Sea Land Air Military Research Initiative (SLAMR) assists participants with:

Delivering all-domain solutions faster and with fewer resources using our all-domain R&D environment.
Exploring and establishing new partnerships; and
Putting their vision and technologies in front of more people – faster.

SLAMR-Facility

Learn more: https://nps.edu/web/slamr

Event Description:

Join us for a tour of the Sea Land Air Military Research (theSLAMR) facilities at the Naval postgraduate School in Monterey. The afternoon will include a site tour, educational presentations from NPS Program Directors of theSLAMR, CRUSER and JIFX. There will be static displays of various research platforms and information tables from regional partners. If we are lucky there will even be active technology demonstrations using theSLAMR testbed. Post-event social hour at the Dust Bowl Brewing Company.

Day 1: Security – Afternoon Agenda

Time

Agenda

2:00 PM

Check in, Welcome: Meetup at Dust Bowl Brewing Company Depot Taproom to catch shuttles at 2pm and 3pm. Tours will be 45 min and shuttles will provide transportation to and from SLAMR.

2:15 PM

SLAMR Site Tour #1

3:15 PM

SLAMR Site Tour #2

4:30 PM

Social Hour at Dust Bowl Brewing Company Depot Tap Room , 290 Figueroa St, Monterey, CA 93940

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October 20, 2021 – Mobility

Day 2 (Wednesday Oct 20): Mobility – Detailed Agenda

Morning Sessions (streamed/broadcast from Monterey Bay): Introducing the exciting world of new mobility – electrification and autonomy driving innovation in mobility options with particular emphasis on air mobility. Leading innovators, Investment Perspectives and Landscape.

Day 2: Mobility – Detailed Agenda

Time

Topics & Speaker(s)

9:00 – 9:10 AM

Welcome & Special Guest: Cynthia Larive, Chancellor UCSC

9:10 – 9:40 AM

Key Speaker 1: The World of New Mobility

Bonny Simi, Head of Air Operations and People at Joby Aviation

9:45 – 10:25 AM

Panel 1: Autonomy & Electrification

Moderator: Alexander Wolf, Dean of Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz

Dejan Milutinovic, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UC Santa Cruz

Michael Norcia, Co-Founder & CEO of Pyka Autonomous Electric Aircraft

Kenyon Kluge, Director Of Electrical Engineering, Zero Motorcycles

Michael Read, Co-Founder, CEO, SkyBase

10:30 – 11:10 AM

Panel 2: Navigating Regulation, Community Integration

Moderator: Adam Cohen, Transportation Mobility Futures Researcher at Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Berkeley

Anna Dietrich, Co-Founder of Community Air Mobility Initiative (CAMI)

Adrienne C. Lindgren, State & Local Partnerships Lead of the Air Mobility Division, Hyundai Motor Company

Chris Sequeira, Senior Program Manager, DOT Account Team (Civilian Markets), SAIC

John S. Eberhardt III, Chief Technology Officer, ATA, LLC

11:15 – 11:55 AM

Panel 3: Air Mobility Opportunities & Challenges

Moderator: Jeremy Abbate, Vice President & Publisher of Scientific American

Raja Sengupta, Professor of Systems Engineering & Transportation, UC Berkeley

Vanessa Ventura, Human Factors Engineer at Joby Aviation

Keith Nilsson, Managing Partner of Xplorer Capital

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

Key Speaker 2: California Mobility Futures

Toks Omishakin, Director, California Department of Transportation (CalTrans)

Afternoon In-Person Session – 2 PM – 5 PM PT

UC Monterey Bay Education Science & Technology (UC MBEST) Center

UC MBEST is a regional economic development opportunity on former Fort Ord lands now owned by UC Santa Cruz, within the jurisdictional boundaries of the City of Marina and the County of Monterey.

Process_MBEST

The UC MBEST vision is focused on developing collaborative research-business opportunities for the Monterey Bay Region. The central component of this vision is the development of a new research and technology center, as well as other job-generating uses, on approximately 400 acres of land acquired by the University of California on the former Fort Ord.

Event Description:

Convening at the UC Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay Education Science & Technology Center (UCMBEST). Learn about efforts underway to energize build-out of a long-planned research & development-focused innovation district on the former Fort Ord property. Receive presentations from leading UCSC researchers in robotics, automation and navigation systems. Learn about the CITRIS Insititute for Drone Education and Research (CIDER). Have a facilities tour with Joby Aviation team members to learn about their exciting planned future at the Marina Airport. Post-event social hour at the General.

Learn more: https://financial.ucsc.edu/Pages/MBEST_Process.aspx

Day 2: Mobility – Afternoon Agenda

Time

Agenda

2:00 PM

Checkin, Welcome, Introduction

2:30 PM

Monterey Bay DART Futures

3:00 PM

CITRIS/CIDER

3:30 PM

Joby Facilities

4:00 PM

Joby Tour

4:30 PM

Mingle

5:00 PM

Adjourn

5:30 PM

Social Hour at The General, in the back of Dametra Fresh, 120 General Stilwell Dr #110, Marina, CA 93933

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October 21, 2021 – Environment

Day 3 (Thursday Oct 21): Mobility – Detailed Agenda

Morning Sessions (streamed/broadcast from Monterey Bay Academy in La Selva Beach, CA): Overview and future strategies for new technologies and software development in land, sea and air and how these can foster education & workforce development opportunities.

Day 3: Environment – Detailed Agenda

Time

Topics & Invited Speaker(s)

9:00 – 9:10 AM

Welcome: Andrea Pesce, Director Industry Alliances & Licensing, UC Santa Cruz

9:10 – 9:40 AM

Keynote 1: Research & Innovation @ UCSC

John MacMillan, Vice Chancellor for Research at UCSC

9:45 – 10:25 AM

Panel 1: Forestry/Wildfire

Moderator: Josh Metz, Co-Founder of Monterey Bay DART

Joshua Resnick, CEO of Parallel Flight Technologies

Cassie Meigs, Business Development Lead, Drone Seed

Rodrigo Nieto Gomez, Professor & Defense Futurist at Naval Postgraduate School

Lee Kohlman, Founder of Emberflash

10:30 – 11:10 AM

Panel 2: Education/Workforce

Moderator: Michael Matkin, Assistant Director of CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, UC Santa Cruz

Justin Cummings, Associate Director, CITRIS Initiative for Drone Education and Research (CIDER) at UC Santa Cruz

Lawrence Samuels, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives & Executive Director of the University Corporation at CSUMB

Kate Roberts, President & CEO at Monterey Bay Economic Partnership

Clint Cowden, Dean CTE, Hartnell College

11:15 – 11:55 AM

Panel 3: Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Moderator: Chris Bley, Co-Founder, Monterey Bay DART

David Will, Innovation Manager, Island Conservation

Manel Camps, Director, Center of Entrepreneurship and Innovation & Professor of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology

Pauline Canteneur, Head Of Business Development and Partnerships at FarmWise

Russell Cole, Founder and Owner of AgXactly

12:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Keynote 2: Resiliency & Climate Change @ UCANR

Glenda Humiston, Vice President, University of California, Agriculture & Natural Resources

Afternoon In-Person Session – 2 PM – 5 PM PT

Airspace Integration @ The Monterey Bay Academy

Located on the bluffs above the Monterey Bay, Airspace Integration, operating out of the Monterey Bay Academy, supports entrepreneurship and innovation in the Dart space. The AirSpace Integration innovation hub is positioned within a 400-acre campus that includes active agriculture fields, commercial business operations, a private beach and an active grass airstrip.

Event Description:

Convening at the Airspace Integration airfield on the Monterey Bay Academy campus, La Selva Beach. Learn about the cutting edge development work led by Parallel Flight Technologies, and Calfee Designs. Walking tour of coastal site. Visit Naval Research Lab weather sensing station. Learn about related on-going marine research. Observe drone demonstration flights. Post-event social at the Beer Mule.