Upcoming DIREKTION Webinar – Drones in Emergency Response: The Air Traffic Management Issue

Drones are increasingly used across Europe to support situational awareness, search and rescue, and post-disaster assessment. Yet their deployment in real operations still faces major challenges related to air traffic management, airspace coordination, and regulatory constraints.

Join us for this DIREKTION webinar, organised with the support of the COLLARIS network and the CMINE DRS Stakeholder Hub, to explore how drones can be safely and effectively integrated into crisis management workflows.

The session will bring together emergency responders, researchers, air navigation service providers, and industry experts to discuss operational lessons, research insights, and pathways to enable more coordinated use of drones in emergencies.

Make sure to register today!

Agenda:

1/ Welcome and opening remarks 

Olivier SALVI – DIREKTION project (Horizon Europe) Coordinator, INERIS DEVELOPPEMENT

2/ Emergency responders’ perspective 

Martin Nekula – CAFO / FEU Fire Officers / CTIF International Association of Fire Services

3/ Research insights

Anna Kobierzycka – COLLARIS Network, Polish Academy of Sciences

4/ Air navigation service provider perspectives 

Maciej Włodarczyk – Polish Air Navigation Services Agency / Drone Information System

5/ Industry perspectives and technology demonstration 

Nicholas Caprino Newhouse – Tiepoint Drone Services

6/ Panel discussion and audience Q&A 

7/ Summary and closing remarks

🔍 Why attend?

• Understand the key air traffic management challenges affecting drone operations in crises

• Learn from concrete case studies and European experience

• Explore regulatory and technical constraints for safe drone deployment

• Contribute to shaping future operational and interoperability practices