Gretchen West's guest appearances

Gretchen West

Commercial Drones FM

Drone Law Today

M&A Masters

Ernest Earon

John Warrillow

Austin Smith

Colin Campbell

Michael Cohen

Dave Henderson

Laura Simms

Chris Fleming

Brian Streem

Colin Snow

Romeo Durscher

Karen Jackson

Jesse Kallman

Adam Bry

Mike Winn

OwlTail

When you hear the word drone, you might think of the military uses, the proposed Amazon.com delivery drones, or those jokers who shut down airports by flying drones around runways.But drones are serious business, says Gretchen West of Hogan Lovells in Silicon Valley.There are little-known commercial uses of drones that save time, money, and lives that will only expand in the near future… as long as government regulations can keep pace with development of new technology.The industry is maturing quickly, as is M&amp;A activity in this space. We talk about that, as well as… The many layers of technology integrated into drones… and how that creates opportunity for other companies The growing list of unexpected industries that can benefit from drones More than pictures and video – the ways drones collect data you’ve never heard about Where the FAA and other government agencies stand on drones – and how it’s changing And more

When you hear the word drone, you might think of the military uses, the proposed <a href="http://Amazon.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a> delivery drones, or those jokers who shut down airports by flying drones around runways.But drones are serious business, says Gretchen West of Hogan Lovells in Silicon Valley.There are little-known commercial uses of drones that save time, money, and lives that will only expand in the near future… as long as government regulations can keep pace with development of new technology.The industry is maturing quickly, as is M&amp;A activity in this space. We talk about that, as well as…<ul> <li>The many layers of technology integrated into drones… and how that creates opportunity for other companies</li> <li>The growing list of unexpected industries that can benefit from drones</li> <li>More than pictures and video – the ways drones collect data you’ve never heard about</li> <li>Where the FAA and other government agencies stand on drones – and how it’s changing</li> <li>And more</li></ul>

Gretchen West | The 3 Biggest Benefits of Drone Technology

Ian reunites with past drone industry colleague, Gretchen West, who is Senior Advisor for Innovation &amp; Technology at Hogan Lovells and Co-Executive Director of the Commercial Drone Alliance. Gretchen has been in the drone industry for 13 years. She brings her refreshingly pragmatic views to the podcast to give a lesson on how power is balanced between President Trump's administration and the FAA. Gretchen also reveals that Section 333 "closed set" exemptions were quietly revoked by the FAA and reviews the challenges of their waiver process, which is available to commercial drone operators. Gretchen and Ian close with some realistic advice to those who are interested in starting a company in the drone industry and suggestions on where the greatest opportunities exist.

Ian reunites with past drone industry colleague, Gretchen West, who is Senior Advisor for Innovation &amp; Technology at Hogan Lovells and Co-Executive Director of the Commercial Drone Alliance. Gretchen has been in the drone industry for 13 years. She brings her refreshingly pragmatic views to the podcast to give a lesson on how power is balanced between President Trump's administration and the FAA. Gretchen also reveals that Section 333 "closed set" exemptions were quietly revoked by the FAA and reviews the challenges of their waiver process, which is available to commercial drone operators. Gretchen and Ian close with some realistic advice to those who are interested in starting a company in the drone industry and suggestions on where the greatest opportunities exist.

#039 - Thirteen Years in Drones and Beyond with Gretchen West