MLT Aikins is the silver registration sponsor for AEAC 2025: Advancing Aerial Innovation – Canada’s Leadership in the Evolving Global Drone Ecosystem, hosted by the Aerial Evolution Association of Canada (AEAC) on November 4 to 6 at the Edmonton International Airport.
Erika Carrasco, MLT Aikins lawyer and AEAC board member, will be chairing the conference, which will feature live drone demonstrations, emerging technology exhibits, insider workshops and policy-shaping forums. With over 250 Canadian and international delegates, this annual event is a premier forum for RPAS/Drone technology and offers a unique opportunity for professionals from a variety of industries to meet, collaborate and exchange ideas.
Aerial Evolution Association of Canada is the national industry association representing entrepreneurs, businesses, students, academia, industry and government organizations working in the aerial, remotely-piloted systems sector.
They are committed to promoting public awareness, education and appreciation for the social, economic and environmental benefits that RPAS systems can provide.
Erika Carrasco is a pioneering lawyer at the intersection of commercial aviation law, emerging technology and commercial litigation. With deep knowledge of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), advanced air mobility (AAM), eVTOLs (electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles) and emerging aviation technologies, Erika has played a foundational role in shaping the legal and regulatory frameworks governing the next generation of flight.
A sought-after speaker at international and national conferences and industry contributor, Erika is a long-standing board member of Aerial Evolution Association of Canada and has served as the AEAC Conference Chair for the past two years. At MLT Aikins Erika continues to lead at the forefront of drones and advanced air mobility innovation, helping clients bring safe, legal and future-focused aviation technologies to market.
MLT Aikins is at the forefront of the rapidly evolving aviation sector – from remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), aka drones, to electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOLs), autonomous aircrafts and beyond. Our experienced lawyers offer legal counsel specifically tailored to the drones and advanced air mobility (AAM) sectors.
With deep experience in aviation and drone regulations, litigation and technology law, the MLT Aikins aviation group includes the first lawyer in Canada to successfully appeal a drone-related case, which helped shape the future drone regulations. Today, our team advises clients ranging from established aviation enterprises, aerospace startups, industry manufacturers and service providers and corporations across all industries seeking to integrate aviation, drones and AAM into businesses.
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