Speaker Bio

Sebastian Babiarz is Director of UTM products at DroneUp and drives its airspace innovation activities in Europe. At DroneUp, Sebastian leads UTM development to enable DroneUp operations at scale. DroneUp makes drone services suitable for everyone; its mission is to be the most open and flexible flight services partner in the industry — an integrated platform that makes drones the most simple, efficient way for businesses to reach their communities. Previously, Sebastian was COO of DroneHub, a drone-in-the-box company; earlier, he was Head of Strategic Business Development at AirMap, successfully creating AirMap business across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. Prior to DroneHub and AirMap, Sebastian held various positions in mobile networks for Nokia, Ericsson, and Alcatel-Lucent. He focused on driving drone innovation within the mobile telecom industry during this time. Sebastian is the co-founder, a board member, and the co-president of the Global UTM Association (GUTMA). He also held a board member position of the GUTMA & GSMA joint working group ACJA.