DRONES: FAA administrator to open InterDrone conference

LAS VEGAS –  BZ Media LLC today announced that Michael P. Huerta, administrator of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, will give the grand opening keynote address at InterDrone, Sept. 6 at 10:00 am. He will be joined at InterDrone by a high level lineup of commercial drone thought leaders who will frame the state of the industry at the conference, being held Sept. 6-8 at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. In addition to Mr. Huerta’s grand opening, keynote addresses will also be presented by:

• Greg Agvent, senior director of news technology, CNN;
• Michael Chasen, CEO, PrecisionHawk;
• Biren Ghandi, distinguished strategist, corporate strategy, Cisco;
• Brian Krzanich, CEO, Intel;
• Wahid Nawabi, CEO, AeroVironment;
• Deepu Talla, VP, general manager, Tegra Unit, NVIDIA; and
• Mike Winn, CEO, DroneDeploy.

As administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Huerta is responsible for the safety and efficiency of the largest aerospace system in the world overseeing a $15.9 billion dollar budget, and over 47,000 employees. The FAA is responsible for setting the legal requirements for the use of commercial drones in the United States. More information on InterDrone – strictly for commercial drone builders, buyers and flyers – is open at www.InterDrone.com. For information on exhibiting or event sponsorships, please contact Ted Bahr at ted@bzmedia.com or +1 631-421-4158 x101.