Former White House policymaker and co-chair of McKenna Long’s UAS practice shares insight on government policy, business innovation and the need for “polivation.”
Click here to register to attend in person or go online to TEDxBeaconStreet.com on Sunday, November 16th at 1:15 p.m. EST to watch the online livestream of Lisa Ellman’s talk entitled, “Drone Fever? Try a Little Polivation.”
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In this ultra-timely presentation, McKenna Long counsel Lisa Ellman, former Obama administration insider and pioneering Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) policy advisor, will describe how government policy and entrepreneurial innovation can work best together. She will explain the current lively debate surrounding “drone fever”—about the domestic use of drones for everything from package delivery to crop dusting to filmmaking and business security. Lisa believes the key to balancing the opportunities and challenges around unmanned aviation systems is a true integration of policy and innovation, which she calls “polivation.” Policymakers must promote innovation, and innovators must work hand in hand with policymakers. Her talk will focus on how U.S. companies can best take advantage of emerging technologies, including drones, in a way that wins the public’s trust and serves its interests.
Lisa Ellman Lisa Ellman has held a variety of positions at top levels of the Executive branch at both the White House and the Department of Justice, where she regularly “made things happen” as a policymaker. Nearly eight years ago, she began working for her former law professor—Barack Obama. In a series of senior appointments, she worked on high-priority matters tied to some of the Obama Administration’s most cutting-edge initiatives. Most recently, she led the Justice Department’s effort to develop policy for governing the use of drones in the United States. As chair of McKenna Long’s UAS practice group, she continues to work on these same issues, using her senior-level federal experience to help bridge the sizable knowledge gap between government policymaking and business innovation.
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MLA UAS Practice Group McKenna Long’s UAS practice group is comprised of attorneys and professionals from across the firm and is focused on addressing the multitude of potential legal and other challenges that may arise, such as design and operator certification, operations in U.S. civil airspace, limiting tort liability; insurance and risk management, commercial/contracts, emergency response, privacy, intellectual property, export control, regulatory and enforcement issues, hazardous materials, cybersecurity, and others. McKenna Long has a long history of representing clients who manufacture UAS component parts and design and integrate UAS systems.
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