Description

Autonomous Mobility: Moving Securely Toward the Future

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

University of Findlay, Winebrenner TLB Auditorium

PRE-CONFERENCE:

9:30 - 10:00 am          Registration opens

                                 Autonomy in Action: Drones & Spot

                                    Tiffin University Drone Academy

10:00 – 10:10 am       Welcome & Updates from CSCI, TIC, 

                                 Center for Electronic Data Education & Information Assurance (CEDEIA)

Recognition of IA Certificates in Information Assurance

                                             Zachary Mitchell, Hassan Sesay, Tyler Thomas

10:10 - 10:45 am        Student Capstone Presentations: 

                                 Setting the Stage for Autonomous Mobility and the Future

                                    Adonai Bumba, Matteo Filippi, Israel Ogunmoyero

CONFERENCE:

10:55 – 11:00 am       Welcome from UF 

11:00 – 11:50 am       Government / Military / Drones

                                    Ohio Defense Initiative

                                    Ty Mathews, State Representative, Ohio District 83

                                    Findlay Defense Incubator

•                         Jason Evatt, Airborne Outfitters, President/CEO

11:50 am -12:10 pm   Lunch Buffet

12:10 – 1:00 pm         Manufacturing

                                    David Noble, Daifuku, Senior AGV Sales Engineer

1:10 – 2:00 pm           Drone First Responders 

                                    Bruce Chambers, Tiffin University Drone Academy and An Aerial View, Owner

2:00-2:45 pm            Panel Discussion: Additional Regional Insights and Q&A

                                    Mark Cosiano, Whirlpool Corporation, CME Facilities Manager

                                    Owen Fritz, Tiffin University, Assistant Dean of Technology

                                    Anas Blasi, PhD, Tiffin University, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Center

                                   And Earlier Speakers if available

MC Doug Jenkins, Findlay·Hancock County Alliance

Attend in-person or virtually!