THE FOUNDER

Peter van Blijenburgh, a Dutch national residing in Paris, France (since 1976), was born in The Netherlands, educated in Canada, the Netherlands Antilles & The Netherlands, and studied in Switzerland (business administration). Up to 1995, he held various management positions with industrial & service supplying companies in Europe, the USA and the Middle East. He has been involved with unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) since since 1987 and is an inveterate internationally recognized independent UAS strategic & regulatory advisor and market expert.

History

Company Inception

2023
Founder & CEO – PRO-UAS, Paris, France

UAS-related Consultancy, Event Organizer & Publisher

1998-2023
Founder & CEO – Blyenburgh & Co, France
Administration of UVS International, organisation of UAS-related events on 5 continents, publication of UAS-related publications

Standing Up for UAS Operators & Remote Pilots

2021-2023
Founder & Secretary General – United Systems Europe, The Netherlands
A non-profit association dedicated to the interests of UAS operators & remote pilots in light of the implementation of the European drone regulation

Promoting the Creation of Rules, Regulations & Standards

1997-2021
Founder & President – UVS International, The Netherlands
A non-profit association dedicated to the promotion of UAS operations and the creation of the relevant rules, regulations and standards

Memberships & Contributions

2020-2021
Member of most UAS-related panels, committees, commissions & working groups at ICAO, EC, EASA, JAA, JARUS &EUROCAE

Advisory Boards

Advisory Board Member of:

2013-2020
Belgian Royal Military Academy’s EU UAS-related projects

2013-2017
Darius, EU funded project

2013-2019
ICARUS, EU funded

2015-2019
MILIPOL, world’s largest annual state security exhibition

2016-2019
Safeshore, EU funded project

2016-2019
Multidrone, EU funded project

2017-2018
DroneRules.Pro, EU funded project

2017-2019
Focus, EU funded project

2017-2019
DREAMS, EU funded project

2023-Present
Drone Rescue Systems, Austria

2023-Present
SkyGrids, Luxembourg

Participant in EU-funded study consortia

2012-2013
Ultra

2015-2017
DroneRules

2016-2018
SkyOpener

2018-2021
AW-Drones

Instigator / Co-ordinator / Creator / Architect

2000-2002
Joint JAA/EUROCONTROL UAV Task Force

2003-2020
Multiple national UAS associations; International RPAS Coordination Council

2006
UAS-related standards activities at EUROCAE

2017
Comisión Asesora de RPAS de AESA, Spain

2017-2019
Drone REGIM initiative

Dec. 2019
Madrid Declaration on Drones, which lead to the creation of United Systems Europe

2022
Drone Council Nederland, The Netherlands

Advisory Services

1995-2023
Supplied UAS-related advisory services to corporate & governmental entities in Europe, Australia, the Middle East, the Far East, and North America.

Speaking Engagements

1998-2021
171 Keynote addresses at conferences in 32 countries

Appointment

2022
Appointed Officer in the Order of Oranje-Nassau by H.M. Willem Alexander, king of The Netherlands, in recognition of his contributions to the creation & promotion of rules, regulations & standards for UAS

Registration as UAS Expert

2023
Registered as UAS Expert with the European Commission under number EX2023D853101

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