As the year wraps up, the Dawn of Autonomy podcast presents the “Best of 2025,” sponsored by TruWeather Solutions. For this special year-end episode, we feature three industry leaders who continue to influence the UAS and AAM landscape: Charles Werner, Director/Founder of DRONERESPONDERS, Kenji Sugahara, CEO for the Drone Service Providers Alliance (DSPA), and Lisa Ellman, CEO at Commercial Drone Alliance (CDA). Charles heads DRONERESPONDERS, the largest and leading nonprofit program to advance public safety, UAS, CUAS, AAM and UTM. Next, we have Kenji, who leads DSPA, a non-profit entity that represents over 35,000 small and medium sized drone businesses throughout the United States. Rounding out the panel is one of the most influential voices in commercial drone and AAM policy, Lisa Ellman. She co-founded CDA, the leading advocacy organization focused on safely moving the commercial drone and AAM industries forward. Don’t miss this year-end conversation as they look back on the key industry developments that defined 2025 and predict what they expect in 2026.
