Autonomy Oklahoma

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Featured Speakers & Presenters

Autonomy Oklahoma 2026 will bring together leaders from government, defense, academia, research, medicine, and industry to explore the rapidly evolving role of autonomous systems, UAS, artificial intelligence, and dual-use technologies.

Dr. Min Xue — NASA
Advanced Air Mobility Pathfinders Project Manager
NASA Advanced Air Mobility Pathfinders Program
An overview of NASA’s AAMP and Portable Airspace Management System (PAMS), including advanced airspace management and BVLOS applications for emergency response.

Dr. Katrina Avers — Federal Aviation Administration
Flight Deck Human Factors Research Branch Manager
FAA Electric Vertical Take-off & Landing Procedures
A look at future autonomous flight, eVTOL operations, and integrated airspace research supporting the safe introduction of next-generation aviation technologies.

MG Thomas H. Mancino — Oklahoma National Guard
The Adjutant General of Oklahoma
Defense & Artificial Intelligence
A senior leader perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing the United States in an increasingly autonomy-enabled era of conflict and security cooperation.

Dr. Noor Z. Razzaq — Institute for American Policy and Standards Innovation
Founder, President & CEO
Policy, Protection & Partnership
Exploring policy and standards innovation supporting homeland defense, critical infrastructure protection, security cooperation, counter-UAS and emerging-threat readiness.

Sam Bendett — CNA
Advisor, Russia Studies Program, Countering Threats and Challenges Program
Industrial Base Impacts on Drone Warfare
Examining how industrial capacity, innovation and drone start-ups have influenced the Ukraine-Russia conflict and the evolution of autonomous military systems.

Dr. Joshua G. Gebauer — University of Oklahoma / CIWRO / NSSL
Research Scientist
Drones, Data & Network Prediction
Exploring environmental sensing, data fusion and next-generation observation networks supporting autonomous flight, future air mobility and public safety.

Dr. Mark Mims — OU Health / University of Oklahoma
Combat Trauma in Drone Warfare
Examining the impact of drones on the “Golden Hour,” tactical trauma response, surgical training and remote medical support.

COL (R) Shane Riley — RXR Worldwide
Co-Owner
Dual-Use Innovation — Exercise, Research & Partnership
Building homeland defense, critical infrastructure protection and interagency response capacity through dual-use innovation, UAS, AI, sensors, exercises and partnerships.

Additional speakers and program details will be announced as they are confirmed. A complete event agenda will be released closer to the symposium.