Video: Women in Drones Talking About the Industry

At Commercial UAV Expo Americas, we host a Women in Drones panel discussion as well as a series of networking opportunities throughout the event. These activities provide an opportunity to bring everyone in the industry together to network, build professional knowledge, and talk about ways we can work together on building an equal and gender-diverse playing field, all within a gender-neutral space. As we move to a virtual event this year, we are looking forward to exploring new ways of engaging the industry about women in drones and leveraging digital technology, enhanced by AI matchmaking, to facilitate new ways to connect.

We are already discovering how the industry is adapting to our new virtual normal and is finding ways to keep conversations about gender equality front and center. For example, Commercial UAV News recently attended a live panel discussion hosted by Unmanned Underground titled “Women in Drones”, which included Commercial UAV Expo Director, Lisa Murray as one of the panelists. During the discussion, the panelists brought up a number of powerful ideas and insights about the industry and raised some equally important questions.

To discuss through some of these ideas, insights, and questions, I connected with fellow journalist and professional in the drone space, Miriam McNabb, Editor-in-Chief of Dronelife. During the interview, we talked about the public perception of drones and ways to improve it, the consolidation happening in the drone industry, the importance of integrating drones into daily life especially within education, ways media can help educate the public, and much more.

Watch the full interview below:

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Danielle Gagne

Danielle Gagne was the Editorial Analyst for Commercial UAV News. She continues to be dedicated to providing commercial drone professionals with exclusive insights and content from experts in the field, keeping the industry informed and up to date on everything related to drones.

Danielle originally came to Commercial UAV News from an editorial background in higher education publishing where she edited books on every topic from financial risk management to nanotechnology and morphing wing technology. During that time, she reported and conveyed the business needs and expectations between all points of her organization and the technology team, working closely with IT development. She found these aspects of her previous career invaluable to understanding and conveying the convergence of technology, business, public perception, and regulation in the drone industry as editorial analyst.