AAED’s Southern Arizona Symposium to Address ‘Growing The Economy With Autonomous Technologies’

(TUCSON, Ariz. – March 8, 2017)  – The Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED) will hold a Southern Arizona Symposium to discuss “Growing the Economy with Autonomous Technologies.”   The symposium will be held March 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Tucson Electric Power, 88 E. Broadway Blvd. in Tucson.

Sessions will be held on non-military applications of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), how Arizona can attract and retain businesses in the UAS industry and how autonomous technologies are impacting the mining industry.

A luncheon panel discussion will address “Autonomous Transformation, Innovation and Disruption; The Way Ahead.”  Panelists will be:  Pete Mangelsdorf, director, innovation, unmanned air systems, advanced missile systems, Raytheon; Anthony Mulligan, founder and CEO, Hydronalix, Inc.; Rafael Gaytan, president, AUV Flight Services; and Callie Groth, vice president, operations and business development, BrockTek.

The cost of the symposium is $65 for AAED members and guests and $80 for non-members if registered by noon on March 16.  Late registration is $90.  To register, visit www.aaed.com/event/march22.

For more information, call AAED at (602) 240-AAED (2233), or visit www.aaed.com.   Vegetarian meals must be requested in advance.

AAED, founded in 1974, has a mission to serve as Arizona’s unified voice advocating for responsible economic development through an effective program of professional education, public policy, and collaboration.

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at Mar 8, 2017

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