Check-in and Welcome Coffee

Gallery East, Hotel Alpha-Palmiers, duration 30 mins

Flyability Opening

Room Bambou, Hotel Alpha-Palmiers, duration 45 mins

Flyability welcomes you to the User Conference, and will kick-off with an opening keynote by our CEO and CTO, co-founders Patrick Thévoz and Adrien Briod. They will share their vision for the future of flying the Elios drones in confined spaces, as well as what is next for Flyability.

Adrien Briod

Co-founder & CTO

Flyability

Patrick Thévoz

Co-founder & CEO

Flyability

Flyability Major Announcement & Expert Panel Discussion

Room Bambou, Hotel Alpha-Palmiers, duration 1 hour 15 mins

Flyability will be sharing an exciting special announcement. Conference attendees will be in the room as we unveil our latest product and share what it means for the Elios 3. The session will also include input from industry experts about how this announcement will unlock new applications for the Elios 3.

Short break

Room Bambou, duration 15 mins

Enhancing Inspections: Integrating Elios and AI with Bureau Veritas Marine and Offshore Operations

Room Bambou, Hotel Alpha-Palmiers, duration 45 mins

How can we bring AI to the Elios? David Huet and Sumit Paul from Bureau Veritas’s Marine & Offshore will share how they use the Elios to enhance safety and data quality. They complete inspections with their Elios 2 and Elios 3 drones in challenging enclosed spaces and have developed their own AI tool to detect and localize corrosion in the Elios datasets.

David Huet

Head of FM-Offshore & New Inspection Techniques, Fleet Management

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore

Sumit Paul

Project Manager, Remote Inspection Techniques, Fleet management

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore

Lunch Break

Room Bambou, duration 1 hour 15 mins

Supporting Adoption and Quantifying the Value of Internal Asset Drone Inspections

Room Bambou, Hotel Alpha-Palmiers, duration 45 mins

Calvin Rieb, representing global food, agricultural, and bioindustrial specialists Cargill, will delve into their adoption of the Elios drone and share insights on how they track its value. Calvin will also provide guidance on developing a strategy for integrating drones into your business and discuss examples of return on investment (ROI) with the Elios drone.

Calvin Rieb

Remotely Operated Systems Director

Cargill

Focus on Infrastructure: Digitising and Engineering

Room Bambou, Hotel Alpha-Palmiers, duration 45 mins

Delta Scan's Managing Partner Darryl Epstein will dive into how he and his team use the Elios 3 for projects to do with infrastructure management, from challenging ventilation system inspections to emergency response. They'll also touch on how they've adapted to the complex variety of projects they take on - including a call out for an urban gas explosion.

Darryl Epstein

Managing Director

DeltaScan

Coffee Break

Room Bambou, duration 30 mins

Taking Chemical Inspections Further with Remote Processes

Room Bambou, Hotel Alpha-Palmiers, duration 45 mins

Marcus Jocham, Head of Sales and Business Development at Dekra Visatec will explore the challenges of inspecting assets associated with chemical storage and management, as well as the solutions offered by drones. He will explore how past methods have evolved and how modern technology is making work safer and faster.

Marcus Jocham

Head of Sales and Business Development

Dekra Visatec

The Elios in energy: from the E1 to E3 with Vattenfall

Room Bambou, Hotel Alpha-Palmiers, duration 45 mins

Anders Lindstrom, the Product Owner for Digital Inspections at Vattenfall Strategical development, will dive into how this multinational energy company is using the Elios drones for inspections across hydropower and nuclear sites. He’ll discuss Vattenfall’s journey with the Elios, from the Elios 1 to 3, and how they’ve unlocked new ways to use drones for confined space inspections.

Anders Lindstrom

Product Owner for Digital Inspections

Vattenfall Strategical Development

Coffee Break

Room Bambou, duration 15 mins

Panel: Elios Drone in Radiation Waste Management

Room Bambou, Hotel Alpha-Palmiers, duration 1 hour

Discover innovation with Amanda Smith, UAV Programme Lead at Sellafield, and Kevin Young, Indoor UAV Program Lead at the Idaho Cleanup Project with the US Department of Energy, as they discuss the challenges of inspecting radioactive material with drones. They will begin by presenting how their organizations utilize drones to safely conduct confined space inspections in radioactive environments. The panel will continue with a moderated discussion between our presenters, and open for questions from the audience about how drones can be used in nuclear and radioactive environments.

Kevin Young, PE

Indoor UAV Program Lead

Idaho Environmental Coalition

Amanda Smith

UAV Programme Equipment Lead

Remote Technologies Group, Sellafield

Bus to Restaurant

Alpha-Palmiers Reception, duration Evening

Transport to the restaurant for networking dinner.

Networking Dinner

Domaine de La Crausaz, 1091 Grandvaux, duration until: 10:30 PM - Transportation will be organized

Check-In and Welcome Coffee

Gallery East, Hotel Alpha-Palmiers, duration 30 mins

The LiDAR in Detail: Mining & Getting Quality Results with the Elios 3

Room Bambou, Hotel Alpha-Palmiers, duration 45 minutes

Professor Jonathan Li, part of the Geography and Environmental Management department at the University of Waterloo, will be presenting on the applications of the Elios 3 in the surveying and mapping industry. His presentation will be featuring real-world case studies by Flyability partner Scanner. Together, they'll highlight how detail-oriented surveys with the Elios 3 are providing critical data for major projects.

Professor Jonathan Li

Geography and Environmental Management Department

University of Waterloo, presenting on behalf of Scanner

How Drone Inspections Streamline Sewer Management

Room Bambou, Hotel Alpha-Palmiers, duration 45 mins

Hear from Anthony Da Silva from Sevesc, part of Suez Group. The Suez group provides water, wastewater, and resource management solutions to millions of people and businesses worldwide. Anthony will explain the unique challenges of the industry, and elaborate on how integrating the Elios drone has enhanced efficiency and safety, reducing exposure and time inside sewers for inspectors. Learn how the Elios is now a crucial component in daily operations and Sevesc has reached a level of industrialization through these drone inspections. Lucas Senault from Flyability will also share insights on this innovative approach on stage.

Anthony da Silva

Head of network Operations

Sevesc Suez

Pushing the Limits: Drone Inspection Services Redefining Possibilities

Room Bambou, Hotel Alpha-Palmiers, duration 45 mins

Hear from James Arnott, Divisional Director at TEXO, about how they are using drones to enhance surveying services. Working across industries, from oil and gas to inspecting high rises in London, James will dive into the value offered by drones and how his team ensure quality results.

James Arnott

Divisional Director

TEXO

Ask Us Anything Panel + Closing Remarks

Room Bambou, Hotel Alpha-Palmiers, duration 30 mins

What is it that you would like to ask us? During the ‘Ask Us Anything Panel’ the Flyability crew gets on stage to answer participants' most pressing questions. Our CEO, CTO, and internal experts will be ready to answer all your questions. Afterward, Flyability will round-off the conference with closing remarks from our CTO, Adrien Briod.

The Flyability Team

Multiple

Flyability

Lunch Break

Room Bambou, duration 1 hour 15 mins

OPTIONAL: Training Courses Start! Exclusively for Participants with a Conference + Training Package Ticket

Flyability Offices, 1094 Paudex, duration 4 hours 30 mins

Participants enrolled in the Conference + Training Package will commence their training courses, with transportation organized by Flyability. Upon arrival at the training facilities, participants will be divided into small groups and rotate to attend each training session. The training sessions will span over two days. Please find all details on the training page of this website.

The Fishbowl: Showcasing Attendees

Room Bambou, Hotel Alpha-Palmiers, duration 2 hours

A time to share ideas. Attendees share short presentations about how they are using the Elios drones around the world. This includes showcasing unique projects or particularly challenging flights they've done, with a chance to answer questions from the audience.

• Investigating a burst storm pipe with the Elios, George Burne, Coptrz
• Fighting fire with the Elios - a drone emergency response unit, Robbert Heinecke, NIPV/Dutch Fire Brigade
• A dam big project; the Taltson Hydro Plant, Courtland Penk, Osprey Integrity
• A refreshing task: cleanwater inspections with the Elios 3, Jim Panton, Panton McLeod
• Drones and trains: the new inspection methods, Ruben de Lange, Vortex
• Dead stockpile measurements with the Elios 3 in cement, Simon Kumm, InspecDrone

Optional: Talk to Our Team

Room Bambou, Hotel Alpha-Palmiers, duration 2 hours

Take the opportunity to talk to our team of experts. Sit down together and ask questions you may have about how to get the most out of your Elios drone.

The User Conference Ends for Conference Only Tickets

Hotel Alpha-Palmiers, duration 0 min

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