Greg McNeal is Chairman of the Board of Exyn Technologies (Nasdaq: EXYN), an autonomy, robotics and AI company, and was Executive Chairman of the maritime AI company SailPlanAI through its acquisition in 2026. Since 2010 he has given industry, government and university audiences more than 190 talks, listed by year below, newest first. His current keynotes, on AI, robotics and drones, technology strategy and the future, are on the keynote speaker page.
On industry stages he has keynoted InterDrone and spoken on panels at SXSW, the Consumer Electronics Show and Economist Impact.
He has testified before Congress five times, and before California and Oklahoma state senate committees.
He is also a tenured Professor of Law and Public Policy at Pepperdine University and has spoken at about 70 law schools, most recently on “AI and the Enemies of Innovation.”
Highlights
- InterDrone
Drones, Innovation and the Future of Flight. Keynote, 2016, to an audience of more than 3,500. Watch the keynote. - Consumer Electronics Show
Innovating to Address Drone Related Challenges. Panel, 2017. - SXSW
Policies Impacting Drones and the Future of Flight. Panel, 2016. - Economist Impact, World Ocean Tech and Innovation Summit, Halifax
Powering the Next Phase in Blue Growth. Panel, 2022. - U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Up in the Air: Examining the Commercial Applications of Unmanned Aircraft for Small Businesses. Testimony, 2016. Read the testimony. - U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Aviation
Building a 21st-Century Infrastructure for America: Enabling Innovation in the National Airspace. Testimony, 2017. - White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Drones and the Future of Aviation. Workshop co-moderator, 2016. - Law school lecture tour
AI and the Enemies of Innovation. Lectures, 2025 and 2026, at George Washington University, the University of Colorado, Washington and Lee University, UNLV, Santa Clara University and UNT Dallas.
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All Talks by Year
2026
- UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
AI and the Enemies of Innovation. - Washington and Lee University School of Law
AI and the Enemies of Innovation. - University of Colorado Law School
AI and the Enemies of Innovation. - George Washington University Law School
AI and the Enemies of Innovation. - UCLA School of Law
Moderator, conversation with Department of Homeland Security General Counsel James Percival, Federalist Society. - University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Entrepreneurship in the Shadow of Government Regulation. - Chapman Law Review Symposium
Data Flow Frontiers: Privacy, Policy and Practice. Panelist.
2025
- UNT Dallas College of Law
AI and the Enemies of Innovation. - Santa Clara University School of Law
AI and the Enemies of Innovation. - Federalist Society, Los Angeles Lawyers Chapter
AI and the Enemies of Innovation: They Aren’t Who You Think. Luncheon for UCLA law students.
2023
- Los Angeles Comic Con
Panel.
2022
- Economist Impact, World Ocean Tech and Innovation Summit, Halifax
Powering the Next Phase in Blue Growth. Panel. - Trusted X LA Summit, Los Angeles
Web3 and Blockchain. - Pepperdine Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship and the Law Symposium
Into the Metaverse: The Legal Realities of Web3.
2021
- Federalist Society, Regulatory Transparency Project
Eyes to the Sky: Privacy, Property, Innovation and Commerce in the Age of the Drone. Moderator.
2020
- Willamette University College of Law
Entrepreneurship in the Shadow of Government Regulation. - Oklahoma State Senate, Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Economic Advancement and Potential Increase for Economic Development in Oklahoma. Testimony, interim study. - Pepperdine Caruso School of Law
The Voting Mess: IDs, Interference & Insanity. Moderator. - Federalist Society Student Leadership Conference, Amelia Island
Speaker. - University at Buffalo School of Law
They Say It Can’t Be Done: Film Q&A.
2019
- Pepperdine Caruso School of Law
They Say It Can’t Be Done. Discussant, film screening. - Pepperdine Law Review Symposium
Regulating Emerging Technology. Organizer, with the Federalist Society’s Regulatory Transparency Project.
2018
- International Municipal Lawyers Association Annual Conference, Houston
- Syracuse University College of Law
Drones and Property Rights: The Coming Fight Over the Airspace Above Your Backyard. - InterDrone 2018, Las Vegas
Keynote. - National Conference of State Legislatures Legislative Summit, Los Angeles
Panel. - Federalist Society Student Leadership Conference, Washington, D.C.
Speaker. - Texas Attorney General’s Constitutional Law Conference
- Robotic Skies Workshop, University of Oxford
- Bridge SF
Keynote. - Federalist Society Capitol Hill Chapter and Regulatory Transparency Project
Emerging Technology in Transportation. Panel. - AUVSI XPONENTIAL, Denver
- Consumer Electronics Show
Panel.
2017
- Techonomy, Half Moon Bay
- Commercial UAV Expo Americas
A Vision for the Future of Drones. Plenary moderator. - United States Senate
Drones: Opportunities for Federal, State, and Local Cooperation. Briefing. - The White House
American Leadership in Emerging Technology. - Code Conference, Recode
Drones and Innovation. - Airports Council International, Business of Airports Conference, Palm Desert
- U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Aviation
Building a 21st-Century Infrastructure for America: Enabling Innovation in the National Airspace. Testimony. - Georgetown University Law Center
Edge Technologies Lecture on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Guest lecture. - Stanford Law School
Regulating Disruption: Responding to Emerging Technologies. Stanford Technology Law Review Symposium. - Campbell Law Review Symposium
Drones and the Future of Aviation: Key Issues in Law and Policy. Keynote. - U.S. Conference of Mayors
Using Drones to Keep Our Cities Smart and Safe. Panel with FAA Administrator Michael Huerta. - Consumer Electronics Show
Innovating to Address Drone Related Challenges. Panel.
2016
- National League of Cities City Summit
Cities and Drones: What City Leaders Need to Know About Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. - CompTIA State and Local Government Meeting, Nashville
Drones and the Intricacies of Federal, State and Local Jurisdictions. - USC Gould School of Law
Drone regulation, Federalist Society. - Commercial UAV Expo
Entrepreneurship, Technology and Regulatory Perspectives on Drones. - Federal Trade Commission
Fall Technology Series: Drones. Panel. - Drone World Expo, San Jose
- Rural County Representatives of California Annual Conference
Counties and Drones: Balancing Benefits and Challenges. - International Municipal Lawyers Association Annual Conference
Governmental Use of Drones: A Practical Look at Their Use by Municipalities and Related Fourth Amendment Implications. - InterDrone 2016
Drones, Innovation and the Future of Flight. Keynote to an audience of more than 3,500. Watch the keynote - White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Drones and the Future of Aviation. Co-moderator, workshop. - Federalist Society Student Leadership Conference
Speaker. - National Telecommunications and Information Administration
- American Association of Airport Executives Annual Conference, Houston
Drones, Airports and UTM. - AUVSI XPONENTIAL
Airspace Awareness and Flight Safety Through UTM. - Judicial Conference, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
A Primer on Emerging Issues in the Law Related to Drones. - SXSW
Policies Impacting Drones and the Future of Flight. Panel. - U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Up in the Air: Examining the Commercial Applications of Unmanned Aircraft for Small Businesses. Testimony. Read the testimony - AAAE Airport Planning, Design and Construction Symposium
Drones and the Future of Airports. Luncheon keynote.
2015
- Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Drones as Disruption. Symposium panel. - National League of Cities Risk Information Sharing Consortium, Annapolis
- Federalist Society James Kent Summer Academy, Annapolis
Seminar. - Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
- Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center
- NASA UTM Convention
- Federalist Society, Cleveland Lawyers Chapter
Drones: You, Amazon, and the Government. - AUVSI Unmanned Systems 2015, Atlanta
- Federalist Society, San Francisco Lawyers Chapter
Opening remarks and drone panel, with AUVSI and Morrison & Foerster. - California Senate Judiciary Committee
Testimony on SB 142. - Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Drone debate with Prof. David Glazier, Federalist Society. - USC Gould School of Law
The Future of Domestic Drone Policy. - Integrated Pest Management Symposium, Salt Lake City
Drones and Agriculture: The Legal Framework. - BYU J. Reuben Clark Law School
Federalist Society. - U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security
Unmanned Aerial System Threats: Exploring Security Implications and Mitigation Technologies. Testimony. - Local Government Works-in-Progress Conference, Denver
- Society of Professional Journalists, Pasadena
- University of Michigan Law School
Drones and the Future: Innovation, Regulation and Privacy. - Stanford Law School
Drones and the Future: Innovation, Regulation and Privacy. - UCLA School of Law
The Fight for the Skies: Domestic Drones, Property, Privacy and the Future. - University of Virginia School of Law
Cybersecurity after the Sony hack, Federalist Society. - Washington and Lee University School of Law
Uber and regulation, Federalist Society. - Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law, Pepperdine University School of Law
Drone Entrepreneurship Conference. Emcee.
2014
- Georgetown University Law Center
Drones and the Future of Aerial Surveillance. - Catholic University Columbus School of Law
Federalist Society. - Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Amazon Drones. - Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Drones: Privacy, Efficiency and the Future of Aerial Surveillance. Debate. - University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Federalist Society. - UC Davis School of Law
Domestic drones, Federalist Society. - Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Uber, start-ups and driverless cars, Federalist Society. - Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Uber and regulation, Federalist Society. - Fordham University School of Law
Federalist Society. - NYU School of Law
Uber and regulation, Federalist Society. - Columbia Law School
Drone Warfare and Constitutional Accountability. - Brooklyn Law School
Uber and Driverless Cars: Innovation vs. Regulation. - Federalist Society, Minnesota Lawyers Chapter
Domestic Drones: FAA Regulations, Privacy, Property, Tort and Other Emergent Issues. - University of Minnesota Law School
Surveillance Drones on the Homefront: Privacy at Risk? - Brookings Institution
Panel on drones and civilian robotics. - Boston College Law School
Domestic Drones and the First Amendment. - Boston University School of Law
Due Process and the Targeted Killing of American Citizens. - Federalist Society Student Leadership Conference
Speaker. - AUVSI Unmanned Systems 2014, Orlando
Panel. - University of Washington School of Law
Writing Laws for Aerial Robots (Drones): Lessons Learned From Other Fields. - SMU Dedman School of Law
Drones and Kill Lists. - St. John’s University
Alexander Hamilton Society. - Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Domestic drones, Federalist Society. - Oberlin College
Understanding the Controversy Surrounding the NSA. - Pepperdine Law Review Symposium
The Future of National Security Law. - University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law
Drone Strikes and Accountability. - Federalist Society National Student Symposium, University of Florida
Debate with Alex Abdo of the ACLU on NSA surveillance and the FISA Court. - Claremont McKenna College
Alexander Hamilton Society. - Loyola University Chicago School of Law
National Security and Civil Liberties Symposium. - Northwestern University
Alexander Hamilton Society.
2013
- Johns Hopkins University
Debate, Alexander Hamilton Society. - UCLA School of Law
NSA surveillance panel, Federalist Society and American Constitution Society. - Stanford University
Alexander Hamilton Society. - University of San Francisco School of Law
Targeted Killings and Accountability. - Commonwealth Club of California, San Francisco
Panel with Marc Levin and Jennifer Lynch. - University of Texas at Austin
Alexander Hamilton Society. - Columbia University
Alexander Hamilton Society. - Columbia Law School
NSA surveillance debate, Federalist Society. - Fordham University School of Law
Syria, Federalist Society. - Federalist Society, Tarrant County Lawyers Chapter, Fort Worth
- University of Texas School of Law
NSA Surveillance and Snowden: Hero or Traitor. Debate. - Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law
Targeted Killings and Accountability. - Brooklyn Law School
Drones on the Homefront: Privacy at Risk? - Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
Federalist Society. - Federalist Society Student Leadership Conference
Speaker. - Federalist Society Junior Scholars Colloquium
Kill Lists and Accountability. Paper presentation. - Federalist Society, Los Angeles Lawyers Chapter
Drones and Due Process. Panel with John Yoo and Ahilan Arulanantham of the ACLU. - U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary
Eyes in the Sky: The Domestic Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems. Testimony. - Federalist Society, Las Vegas Lawyers Chapter
Drones, Warfare, Targeted Killing and Accountability. Continuing legal education luncheon. - Pepperdine University School of Law
Debate with Radley Balko on police militarization, Federalist Society. - Texas Speaking Tour
Kill Lists and Accountability. SMU Dedman School of Law; University of Dallas; Baylor University School of Law; Federalist Society Austin Lawyers Chapter; University of Texas School of Law; Federalist Society Houston Lawyers Chapter; Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University.
2012
- Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention, Washington, D.C.
National Security vs. International Law? Panel. - George Mason University School of Law
Kill Lists and Accountability. - Penn State Dickinson School of Law
Kill Lists and Accountability. Public lecture. - Villanova University School of Law
Debate with Prof. Michelle Dempsey, Federalist Society. - American University Washington College of Law
Cyber Warfare Symposium. Panel. - Temple University Beasley School of Law
Kill Lists and Accountability. - Seattle University School of Law
Kill Lists and Accountability. - University of Washington School of Law
Drones on the Homefront: Privacy at Risk? - Cardozo School of Law
Drone debate, Federalist Society. - Seton Hall University School of Law
Kill Lists and Accountability. - Rutgers School of Law, Newark
Drones on the Homefront: Privacy at Risk? - University of Houston Law Center
Overcriminalization: Can Ethics Provide a Solution? Debate. - South Texas College of Law
Federalist Society. - University of Colorado Law School
Drones on the Homefront: Is Privacy at Risk? - Vanderbilt University Law School
Kill Lists and Accountability. - John Marshall Law School, Chicago
Drone debate, Federalist Society. - Oklahoma City University School of Law
The Kill List and Accountability in Targeted Killings. - University of Oklahoma College of Law
Drones and Privacy Governance. - Texas Wesleyan School of Law
Arrests at Home, Killings Abroad: Counterterrorism Today. Panel. - University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Emerging Trends in Modern Warfare. Panel. - Pepperdine University School of Law
Targeted killing debate, Federalist Society. - University of San Diego School of Law
Drones on the Homefront: Privacy at Risk? - BYU J. Reuben Clark Law School
Targeted killing and accountability, Federalist Society. - Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
Overcriminalization panel, Federalist Society. - Tulane University Law School
Can Prosecutorial Ethics Solve the Overcriminalization Problem? - University of Wyoming College of Law
Drones on the Homefront: Privacy at Risk? - University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Drones on the Homefront: Privacy at Risk? - AUVSI Unmanned Systems North America
Getting in Front of the Issue: Unmanned Systems and Privacy. Panel. - Federalist Society Student Leadership Conference
Speaker. - UC Davis School of Law
America’s Reach: The Constitutionality of Targeted Killing. Debate. - University of Houston Law Center
Federalist Society, with Prof. Geoffrey Corn. - Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Debate with Ahilan Arulanantham of the ACLU, Federalist Society and American Constitution Society. - Santa Clara University School of Law
International Humanitarian Law Symposium. Moderator. - Federalist Society International and National Security Law Practice Group
Collateral Damage in Combat Operations. Teleforum.
2011
- Washington and Lee University School of Law
Collateral Damage and Targeted Killing. - Florida International University College of Law
National Security Symposium. - Santa Clara University School of Law
Collateral Damage and Accountability. - Mercer University School of Law
Panel on U.S. terror detention policy with Cully Stimson of the Heritage Foundation, Federalist Society. - Loyola University New Orleans College of Law and LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Drones, Targeting, and Civilian Casualties. - Pepperdine University Technology and Learning Faculty Conference
- Chapman University School of Law
Counterterrorism ten years after 9/11, Federalist Society. - University of Idaho College of Law
Collateral Damage and Drone Warfare. - Gonzaga University School of Law
Collateral Damage and Drone Warfare. - Tulane University Law School
Collateral Damage and Targeted Killing. - University of Pennsylvania Law School
Targeted Killing Conference. - Nootbaar Institute, Pepperdine University School of Law
Panel with Zuhdi Jasser.
2010
- King’s College London, International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation
Seminar. - UC Irvine School of Law
Targeted killing debate with Ahilan Arulanantham of the ACLU, Federalist Society and American Constitution Society. - Penn State Dickinson School of Law
Targeted killing and drones, Federalist Society. - University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law
Federalist Society. - U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade
U.S. Strategy for Countering Jihadist Web Sites. Testimony. - University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Altheimer Symposium
- Fordham University School of Law
- Indiana University
Conference on the Milosevic trial.