Invitation to the conference “Droniada Tech by Silesian University of Technology”

On 3rd - 4th June, the next edition of Droniada GZM will take place at the Silesian Stadium. Every year, the event attracts crowds of people of different ages, interested in modern technologies. This year, as part of Droniada, the conference “Droniada Tech by Silesian University of Technology” will take place.

During the conference, debates and speeches are planned on social, economic, and technical challenges of robotic road, rail, maritime and air mobility.

“We will conduct a physical inventory of what is needed to make this technological megatrend a reality,” the organizers said.

During the conference, in the Silesian Park, there will be a truly autonomous bus from Gliwice company Blees, created in cooperation with the Silesian University of Technology.

Participation in the conference is free of charge after registration:

https://droniada.eu/rejestracja-uczestnika/

The program includes:

Act of Artificial Intelligence. The foundation of robotic mobility.

· Dr Aleksandra Auleytner, Partner of DZP Law Firm

The social challenges of autonomous transport

· Dr Ewa Odachowska-Rogalska, transport psychologist, Motor Transport Institute

· Marcin Dziekański, GZM’s plenipotentiary for unmanned technologies, project manager “Drones over the metropolis,” Upper Silesia-Zagłębie Metropolis

. Dr Eng. Marcin Górski, University Professor, Director of the Project Management Centre, Silesian University of Technology

· Prof. Dr Hab. Eng Marcin Ślęzak, Director of the Motor Transport Institute, Head of the Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Competence Centre.

Economic challenges

. Dr Eng. Marek Bauer, Vice-Rector for Student Affairs of the Cracow University of Technology

· Andrzej Gemra, public affairs & electromobility expert at Renault Poland

. Dr Bartosz Mazur, Advisor to the Mayor of Rybnik for integrated transport, member of the Scientific Council of the ProKolej Foundation

The future of drone technology for public safety

GovTech Centre

Development scenarios of the drone market

· Dr Sylwester Wyka, Deputy Director for Research at Lukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation

. Grzegorz Trzeciak, Director of the Centre for Unmanned Systems Lukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation

. Maciej Dziubich, Maritime Search and Rescue Service

· Maksymilian Minta, Neptun Studio

Technical challenges

· Piotr Rutkowski, Vice-President of the Management Board of the Mikromakro Institute Foundation

. Dr Eng. Wawrzyniec Panfil, The Department of Fundamentals of Machinery Design, Silesian University of Technology

· Dr Hab. Eng. Mikołaj Leszczuk, University Professor, AGH University of Science and Technology, Chairman of the Program Council of the Mikromakro Institute Foundation

· Eugeniusz Piechoczek, Department of Air Transport, Silesian University of Technology

. Mikołaj Kwiatkowski, Business Development Manager - expert in autonomous vehicles, new technologies and mobility, Blees Sp. Z o.o.