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Drones pose a fast-moving threat to stadiums, fan zones and high-security perimeters — especially during high-profile events like the World Cup, Super Bowl and America 250. In this session, public safety leaders and technology experts will share how agencies are detecting, assessing and responding to unauthorized drone activity. The discussion will cover counter-UAS planning, real-time video and sensor integration, and the role of unified communications and RTCC coordination in preventing disruption in restricted airspace.
Attend this event to:
- Understand the evolving drone threat landscape and its impact on public safety at major events
- Identify best practices for counter-UAS planning and deployment in restricted airspace
- Learn how to integrate real-time video and sensor data for faster detection and assessment
- Explore how unified communications and RTCC coordination strengthen response capabilities
- Gain insights from public safety leaders and technology experts on preventing disruption from unauthorized drones
About the speakers
Michael O’Shea is a senior partner with UAS LLC which provides aviation consulting services for public safety, government and industry. Michael is also a board member of DroneResponders which serves as an advocate for the public safety use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
He is in the process of retiring as a program manager and public safety liaison for the FAA’s UAS Integration Office’s Safety & Integration Division, where he served as liaison, facilitator and resource for both public and civil unmanned aircraft integration efforts.
Before joining the UAS Integration Office, he was a program manager for 17 years in the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Science and Technology, where he managed the law enforcement aviation technologies program among other duties. As part of his duties at DOJ, he sat on the Small UAS (Part 107) and Remote Tracking/ID Aviation Rule Making Committees and was the co-author of the MOU between the FAA and DOJ that initiated public safety COAs for UAS. Prior to working at DOJ, he spent almost 15 years as a uniformed law enforcement officer.
He is a graduate of Baker University (Kansas) with a degree in Business and Marketing. He holds a FAA Pilot Certificate (Fixed Wing, Gyroplanes and Powered Parachutes) and a Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate.
DJ Smith has worked in covert technical/tactical surveillance for over 30 years and is currently a senior technical surveillance agent for the Virginia State Police.
He is deputy director for DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety UAS Alliance for CUAS and has served on the Federal Aviation Administration CUAS Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC).
His extensive sUAS and counter UAS operations experience includes serving as Virginia State Police stakeholder on the Mid-Atlantic UAS Partnership group (Google Wing) at Virginia Tech for Commercial/Enterprise UAS deliveries, as IACP/ASCIA drone and CUAS policy advisor, and on the DHS Science and Technology Directorate First Responder Robotic Operational System Test (FFROST) assessment of sUAS for Public Safety. He is also licensed part 107 pilot and has been flying sUAS for over 13 years.
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