December 2017CIOAPPLICATIONS.COM8LISA ELLMAN, PARTNER AND UAS PRACTICE CO-CHAIR, HOGAN LOVELLSisa Ellman is Partner at Hogan Lovells law firm and Chair of the firm's global Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Group based in Washington, DC. She also serves as Co-Executive Director of the newly launched Commercial Drone Alliance, which bridges the knowledge gap between government policymaking and business innovation. In February 2015, she was featured in Fortune magazine's "Most Powerful Women" series for her efforts to develop policy to govern drone use in the domestic United States. As a partner at Hogan Lovells, Lisa works with her clients, including commercial drone manufacturers, operators, end users and more, to engage with policymakers around regulations and compliance standards for the drone and unmanned-aircraft industry. Hogan Lovells helps innovators to tackle the challenges of the enterprise while complying with relevant policies and regulations. In an interview with Lisa, she provides insight on the challenges faced in the drone industry while complying with regulations set by the government ­ and how industry is working with policymakers to shape some of those regulations now. "In the drone industry, policy and regulatory frameworks are of very high importance. It is a timeless issue that policies lag behind as technology moves quickly forward. And that is where my expertise lies: in the intersection of policy and technology, helping innovators and policymakers in moving new technology forward in a way that is safe and secure. I like to think about policy as software as it creates rules for our world in away that enables the good while preventing the bad. Right now, we are lagging behind in the policymaking with respect to the use of drones in the national airspace system, as the technology is moving forward at an incredibly quick pace while the speed of bureaucracy is relatively slow."There are significant safety and economic benefits to drone use. The industry is growing quickly, creating new jobs and introducing significant economic efficiencies to vertical industry sectors like infrastructure, energy, agriculture, filmmaking and more. There are also important safety benefits for the use of drones for commercial purposes, which is why we are seeing a massive demand for drones in the recent years. "With regard to policy, there are three main points policymakers are POLICIES FOR FLIGHT REGULATIONLIN MYVIEWLisa Ellman
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