I came into the drone delivery world from an unlikely background I come from
from an unlikely background I come from
from an unlikely background I come from a family of bridge builders and teachers
a family of bridge builders and teachers
a family of bridge builders and teachers and this background gave me a unique
and this background gave me a unique
and this background gave me a unique perspective on this industry as you can
perspective on this industry as you can
perspective on this industry as you can probably tell I come from a land down
probably tell I come from a land down
probably tell I come from a land down under
under
under in fact my great-grandfather helped
in fact my great-grandfather helped
in fact my great-grandfather helped build the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge
build the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge
build the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge which you can see here nearing
which you can see here nearing
which you can see here nearing completion my father is a landscaper who
completion my father is a landscaper who
completion my father is a landscaper who taught me the value of hands-on hard
taught me the value of hands-on hard
taught me the value of hands-on hard work and to have a go no matter the
work and to have a go no matter the
work and to have a go no matter the challenge my mother is a teacher and I
challenge my mother is a teacher and I
challenge my mother is a teacher and I remember growing up in our family home
remember growing up in our family home
remember growing up in our family home she had a hand-painted quote hanging on
she had a hand-painted quote hanging on
she had a hand-painted quote hanging on the wall which read a hundred years from
the wall which read a hundred years from
the wall which read a hundred years from now it will not matter if I was rich or
now it will not matter if I was rich or
now it will not matter if I was rich or poor the kind of house I lived in or the
poor the kind of house I lived in or the
poor the kind of house I lived in or the clothes I wore but the world may be much
clothes I wore but the world may be much
clothes I wore but the world may be much different because I was important in the
different because I was important in the
different because I was important in the life of a child looking back now I can
life of a child looking back now I can
life of a child looking back now I can see how this background inspired me to
see how this background inspired me to
see how this background inspired me to pioneer in industry when I was studying
pioneer in industry when I was studying
pioneer in industry when I was studying in China studying
I came across the first drones that went
I came across the first drones that went on sale I was so captivated by this new
on sale I was so captivated by this new
on sale I was so captivated by this new technology that I had to make a decision
technology that I had to make a decision
technology that I had to make a decision between all of the clothes and
between all of the clothes and
between all of the clothes and belongings that I had accumulated on
belongings that I had accumulated on
belongings that I had accumulated on exchange or these drones so I threw out
exchange or these drones so I threw out
exchange or these drones so I threw out everything that I owned I packed my
everything that I owned I packed my
everything that I owned I packed my drones into my suitcase and I headed to
drones into my suitcase and I headed to
drones into my suitcase and I headed to the airport at the time when most people
the airport at the time when most people
the airport at the time when most people looked at the early drone technology
looked at the early drone technology
looked at the early drone technology they thought of the military but as a
they thought of the military but as a
they thought of the military but as a student of philosophy I look at the
student of philosophy I look at the
student of philosophy I look at the world and see how it is and how it ought
world and see how it is and how it ought
world and see how it is and how it ought to be and as an entrepreneur I seek to
to be and as an entrepreneur I seek to
to be and as an entrepreneur I seek to build bridges between the two so when I
build bridges between the two so when I
build bridges between the two so when I looked at the early drone technology it
looked at the early drone technology it
looked at the early drone technology it reminded me of a long line of
reminded me of a long line of
reminded me of a long line of technologies that have come from the
technologies that have come from the
technologies that have come from the military into our everyday lives from
military into our everyday lives from
military into our everyday lives from the ARPANET into the internet that
the ARPANET into the internet that
the ARPANET into the internet that connects us all from missiles into
connects us all from missiles into
connects us all from missiles into rockets that enable us to explore the
rockets that enable us to explore the
rockets that enable us to explore the universe I saw the potential for drone
universe I saw the potential for drone
universe I saw the potential for drone delivery technology to benefit our
delivery technology to benefit our
delivery technology to benefit our society so I founded flirty the first
society so I founded flirty the first
society so I founded flirty the first drone delivery service in the world with
drone delivery service in the world with
drone delivery service in the world with the mission to save lives and change
the mission to save lives and change
the mission to save lives and change lifestyles
lifestyles
lifestyles however there were many challenges that
however there were many challenges that
however there were many challenges that would lie ahead the technology was at
would lie ahead the technology was at
would lie ahead the technology was at its infancy society didn’t yet know
its infancy society didn’t yet know
its infancy society didn’t yet know about the benefits of this technology
about the benefits of this technology
about the benefits of this technology and the regulations had yet to be
and the regulations had yet to be
and the regulations had yet to be written
written
written we knew that to make our mission a
we knew that to make our mission a
we knew that to make our mission a reality we had to make safety a priority
reality we had to make safety a priority
reality we had to make safety a priority so we brought together a team of
so we brought together a team of
so we brought together a team of engineers working hand-in-hand with a
engineers working hand-in-hand with a
engineers working hand-in-hand with a team of pilots to build the level of
team of pilots to build the level of
team of pilots to build the level of reliability that we needed we had to
reliability that we needed we had to
reliability that we needed we had to build our technology from the ground up
build our technology from the ground up
build our technology from the ground up so we literally manufacture our delivery
so we literally manufacture our delivery
so we literally manufacture our delivery drones in our offices in America we
drones in our offices in America we
drones in our offices in America we discovered that the safest way to
discovered that the safest way to
discovered that the safest way to deliver a package by drone
deliver a package by drone
deliver a package by drone was not to land in your backyard but to
was not to land in your backyard but to
was not to land in your backyard but to hover and lower the package out of the
hover and lower the package out of the
hover and lower the package out of the air and into your hands it’s been said
air and into your hands it’s been said
air and into your hands it’s been said that any sufficiently advanced
that any sufficiently advanced
that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from
technology is indistinguishable from
technology is indistinguishable from magic
magic
magic and we set out to make every delivery
and we set out to make every delivery
and we set out to make every delivery experience awesome we brought this
experience awesome we brought this
experience awesome we brought this technology and we partnered with NASA we
technology and we partnered with NASA we
technology and we partnered with NASA we beat some of the largest companies in
beat some of the largest companies in
beat some of the largest companies in America to get the first government
America to get the first government
America to get the first government approval to conduct a drone delivery on
approval to conduct a drone delivery on
approval to conduct a drone delivery on US soil
US soil
US soil this was our Kitty Hawk moment we
this was our Kitty Hawk moment we
this was our Kitty Hawk moment we delivered prescription medication to a
delivered prescription medication to a
delivered prescription medication to a health care clinic in wise Virginia we
health care clinic in wise Virginia we
health care clinic in wise Virginia we proved that this technology could be
proved that this technology could be
proved that this technology could be used to deliver medicine to people who
used to deliver medicine to people who
used to deliver medicine to people who needed it urgently this drone that you
needed it urgently this drone that you
needed it urgently this drone that you see behind me then landed in the
see behind me then landed in the
see behind me then landed in the Smithsonian National Air and Space
Smithsonian National Air and Space
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is going on display alongside the
Museum is going on display alongside the
Museum is going on display alongside the Wright brothers bright flyer which flew
Wright brothers bright flyer which flew
Wright brothers bright flyer which flew at Kitty Hawk we worked with Johns
at Kitty Hawk we worked with Johns
at Kitty Hawk we worked with Johns Hopkins to prove that this technology
Hopkins to prove that this technology
Hopkins to prove that this technology could help in response to hurricanes to
could help in response to hurricanes to
could help in response to hurricanes to deliver medicine when roads and bridges
deliver medicine when roads and bridges
deliver medicine when roads and bridges are down around the world we worked with
are down around the world we worked with
are down around the world we worked with New Zealand land search-and-rescue to
New Zealand land search-and-rescue to
New Zealand land search-and-rescue to prove that this technology could help
prove that this technology could help
prove that this technology could help stranded hikers and in America we
stranded hikers and in America we
stranded hikers and in America we conducted the first delivery of
conducted the first delivery of
conducted the first delivery of over-the-counter medicine food and
over-the-counter medicine food and
over-the-counter medicine food and drinks from a store to customer homes we
drinks from a store to customer homes we
drinks from a store to customer homes we proved that this technology is safe that
proved that this technology is safe that
proved that this technology is safe that it helps people in need and that it can
it helps people in need and that it can
it helps people in need and that it can secure approval from regulators we then
secure approval from regulators we then
secure approval from regulators we then set out to identify the application of
set out to identify the application of
set out to identify the application of this technology that would have the
this technology that would have the
this technology that would have the greatest impact on society we met with
greatest impact on society we met with
greatest impact on society we met with paramedics
paramedics
paramedics we met with ambulance services and we
we met with ambulance services and we
we met with ambulance services and we learned that sudden cardiac arrest is
learned that sudden cardiac arrest is
learned that sudden cardiac arrest is the number one cause of natural death in
the number one cause of natural death in
the number one cause of natural death in America unfortunately this is personal
America unfortunately this is personal
America unfortunately this is personal for many of us
for many of us
for many of us because there’s a one in three chance
because there’s a one in three chance
because there’s a one in three chance that any one of us or one of our close
that any one of us or one of our close
that any one of us or one of our close loved ones will suffer from a cardiac
loved ones will suffer from a cardiac
loved ones will suffer from a cardiac arrest at some point in their lives
arrest at some point in their lives
arrest at some point in their lives cardiac arrest is an electrical problem
cardiac arrest is an electrical problem
cardiac arrest is an electrical problem that causes the heart to stop beating
that causes the heart to stop beating
that causes the heart to stop beating it’s different to a heart attack which
it’s different to a heart attack which
it’s different to a heart attack which is a plumbing problem like a clogged
is a plumbing problem like a clogged
is a plumbing problem like a clogged artery when someone suffers a cardiac
artery when someone suffers a cardiac
artery when someone suffers a cardiac arrest CPR can be performed to keep the
arrest CPR can be performed to keep the
arrest CPR can be performed to keep the blood flowing
blood flowing
blood flowing but CPR alone doesn’t restart the heart
but CPR alone doesn’t restart the heart
but CPR alone doesn’t restart the heart what the heart needs is an electric
what the heart needs is an electric
what the heart needs is an electric shock and this life-saving jolt of
shock and this life-saving jolt of
shock and this life-saving jolt of electricity can be delivered by an
electricity can be delivered by an
electricity can be delivered by an invention called a defibrillator now the
invention called a defibrillator now the
invention called a defibrillator now the good news is that anyone can use a
good news is that anyone can use a
good news is that anyone can use a defibrillator because when you unbox it
defibrillator because when you unbox it
defibrillator because when you unbox it and apply the pads it decides for you
and apply the pads it decides for you
and apply the pads it decides for you whether to administer an electric shock
whether to administer an electric shock
whether to administer an electric shock all that you need to do is click a
all that you need to do is click a
all that you need to do is click a button the challenge with defibrillators
button the challenge with defibrillators
button the challenge with defibrillators is that for every one minute that passes
is that for every one minute that passes
is that for every one minute that passes after someone suffers a cardiac arrest
after someone suffers a cardiac arrest
after someone suffers a cardiac arrest their likelihood of death increases by
their likelihood of death increases by
their likelihood of death increases by 10 percent they’re more likely to die at
10 percent they’re more likely to die at
10 percent they’re more likely to die at a rate of 10 percent per minute until a
a rate of 10 percent per minute until a
a rate of 10 percent per minute until a defibrillator is applied so I’d like you
defibrillator is applied so I’d like you
defibrillator is applied so I’d like you to visualize that you’re at home eating
to visualize that you’re at home eating
to visualize that you’re at home eating dinner with your family and a loved one
dinner with your family and a loved one
dinner with your family and a loved one suffers a cardiac arrest and they fall
suffers a cardiac arrest and they fall
suffers a cardiac arrest and they fall to the floor you call for an ambulance
to the floor you call for an ambulance
to the floor you call for an ambulance that ambulance sets out but it needs to
that ambulance sets out but it needs to
that ambulance sets out but it needs to navigate through traffic it needs to
navigate through traffic it needs to
navigate through traffic it needs to slow down to get through red lights and
slow down to get through red lights and
slow down to get through red lights and it needs to weave around pedestrians let
it needs to weave around pedestrians let
it needs to weave around pedestrians let us dare to imagine that the moment that
us dare to imagine that the moment that
us dare to imagine that the moment that ambulance set out a delivery drone
ambulance set out a delivery drone
ambulance set out a delivery drone carrying a defibrillator also took
carrying a defibrillator also took
carrying a defibrillator also took flight that delivery drone flew straight
flight that delivery drone flew straight
flight that delivery drone flew straight as an arrow over traffic
as an arrow over traffic
as an arrow over traffic / red lights over pedestrians and to
/ red lights over pedestrians and to
/ red lights over pedestrians and to your home where it hovered and it
your home where it hovered and it
your home where it hovered and it lowered that defibrillator out of the
lowered that defibrillator out of the
lowered that defibrillator out of the air and into your hands
air and into your hands
air and into your hands and enabled you to apply that
and enabled you to apply that
and enabled you to apply that defibrillator and save your loved ones
defibrillator and save your loved ones
defibrillator and save your loved ones life well before the ambulance could
life well before the ambulance could
life well before the ambulance could even arrive we’re making this dream a
even arrive we’re making this dream a
even arrive we’re making this dream a reality we brought this technology to
reality we brought this technology to
reality we brought this technology to REMSA a pioneering ambulance service and
REMSA a pioneering ambulance service and
REMSA a pioneering ambulance service and we formed a partnership for the first
we formed a partnership for the first
we formed a partnership for the first defibrillator drone delivery service in
defibrillator drone delivery service in
defibrillator drone delivery service in America when someone calls 911
America when someone calls 911
America when someone calls 911 in addition to sending an ambulance we
in addition to sending an ambulance we
in addition to sending an ambulance we will be able to send a delivery drone
will be able to send a delivery drone
will be able to send a delivery drone carrying a defibrillator to give them
carrying a defibrillator to give them
carrying a defibrillator to give them every chance of survival now you’re
every chance of survival now you’re
every chance of survival now you’re probably wondering why this service
probably wondering why this service
probably wondering why this service isn’t already available to everyone
isn’t already available to everyone
isn’t already available to everyone including you and that’s a good question
including you and that’s a good question
including you and that’s a good question because the technology is here
because the technology is here
because the technology is here paramedics and ambulance services are
paramedics and ambulance services are
paramedics and ambulance services are keen to use it the next major step is
keen to use it the next major step is
keen to use it the next major step is for us to work with regulators to open
for us to work with regulators to open
for us to work with regulators to open the skies I’d like to see every company
the skies I’d like to see every company
the skies I’d like to see every company in the drones space follow our model by
in the drones space follow our model by
in the drones space follow our model by putting a defibrillator in every drone
putting a defibrillator in every drone
putting a defibrillator in every drone delivery location around the world
delivery location around the world
delivery location around the world Sir Arthur Clarke said that every
Sir Arthur Clarke said that every
Sir Arthur Clarke said that every revolutionary idea goes through three
revolutionary idea goes through three
revolutionary idea goes through three phases of reaction first people say it’s
phases of reaction first people say it’s
phases of reaction first people say it’s impossible second people say it’s too
impossible second people say it’s too
impossible second people say it’s too hard to do third people say they said it
hard to do third people say they said it
hard to do third people say they said it was a great idea all along it is
was a great idea all along it is
was a great idea all along it is self-evident that drone delivery is a
self-evident that drone delivery is a
self-evident that drone delivery is a good idea just one defibrillator drone
good idea just one defibrillator drone
good idea just one defibrillator drone operating regularly in Silicon Valley
operating regularly in Silicon Valley
operating regularly in Silicon Valley will save a life a day around the world
will save a life a day around the world
will save a life a day around the world over the decades to come our technology
over the decades to come our technology
over the decades to come our technology will save over a million lives
we’re building a future we’re seeing a
we’re building a future we’re seeing a an ambulance drone in the air is as
an ambulance drone in the air is as
an ambulance drone in the air is as common as seeing an ambulance on the
common as seeing an ambulance on the
common as seeing an ambulance on the road today beyond defibrillators drones
road today beyond defibrillators drones
road today beyond defibrillators drones can also save lives in natural disasters
can also save lives in natural disasters
can also save lives in natural disasters a recent story resonated with me after a
a recent story resonated with me after a
a recent story resonated with me after a powerful hurricane a family was trapped
powerful hurricane a family was trapped
powerful hurricane a family was trapped on the roof of their home and in
on the roof of their home and in
on the roof of their home and in desperate need of fresh water imagine a
desperate need of fresh water imagine a
desperate need of fresh water imagine a future where a delivery drone flies in
future where a delivery drone flies in
future where a delivery drone flies in and saves their life imagine when
and saves their life imagine when
and saves their life imagine when someone has an allergic reaction to food
someone has an allergic reaction to food
someone has an allergic reaction to food and a delivery drone brings in an EpiPen
and a delivery drone brings in an EpiPen
and a delivery drone brings in an EpiPen with precision imagine a single parent
with precision imagine a single parent
with precision imagine a single parent with a sick child in the middle of the
with a sick child in the middle of the
with a sick child in the middle of the night when a delivery drone brings
night when a delivery drone brings
night when a delivery drone brings medicine to the comfort of their home
imagine a world where there are no
imagine a world where there are no barriers to having anything anytime
barriers to having anything anytime
barriers to having anything anytime anywhere delivered to you by drone
anywhere delivered to you by drone
anywhere delivered to you by drone that’s the future I’m building thank you
that’s the future I’m building thank you
that’s the future I’m building thank you [Applause]
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