page_title: Jani Hirvinen
section_title: 2018 Liyang International UAV Development Forum
hierarchical_section_title: Jani Hirvinen / Key events / 2018 Liyang International UAV Development Forum
caption_attribution_description: English: Hirvinen giving speech on Planet 5.0 at Langfang.
context_page_description: Jani Hirvinen is one of the early Finnish IT-technology pioneers. Hirvinen is also one of the first ones developing small private sector professional level UAVs. He is among the top developers of the ArduCopter platform that - together with the included autopilot - changed the way drones are being flown all over the world. He is also the co-founder of famous international unmanned institutions ArduPilot, DIYDrones and DroneCode.
  On top of being a developer, Hirvinen is also a visionary. According to him, we are facing Planet 5.0, an era transforming us to work and live differently in terms of logistics, transportation and human interaction. This will also open doors for us to explore planets far beyond ours.
context_section_description: On December 27–28, the "2018 Liyangyang International UAV Development Forum and the 4th SZUIA Annual Meeting" was held at the International Conference Center, Fuyang City.
  The meeting was hosted by Changzhou Municipal People's Government, National UAV Association Cooperation and Mutual Aid Alliance, World UAV Federation, China Civil Aviation Emergency Rescue Alliance, Liyang Municipal People's Government, Shenzhen UAV Industry Association. More than 400 industry experts from more than 20 countries and regions, as well as relevant leaders, experts, entrepreneurs, and media, were invited to discuss the development of the industry.
  The forum saw also Hirvinen give a keynote speech on UVs and the development of open source globalization.
caption: Hirvinen at Langfang in May 2019.
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