Speakers Bio & Abstract

Biography
Oliver Heinrich is co-founder and partner of BHO Legal, a boutique law firm specialised on high-technology projects. Oliver studied German and Anglo-American law at the Universities of Trier and Cologne. He wrote his doctoral thesis at the Institute of Air and Space Law of the University of Cologne on European research funding. Until 2007 Oliver was project manager for the European Satellite Navigation System Galileo at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR). Oliver is a member of the Board of Directors of UVS International, and a member of the extended board of UAV DACH, as well of the association?s air law expert group and head of its legal working group. He regularly speaks on legal matters of drone use at national and international conferences and is involved in the DroneRules.eu consortium, a project sponsored by the European Union to raise public awareness for regulatory matters related to drone operations.