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01 Oct 2025
  1. Drones are transforming the construction industry by providing faster, safer and more efficient solutions for a wide range of tasks. Drones are used for site surveys, progress monitoring, and safety i ...
30 Sep 2025
  1. The role of border management in the European security architecture in an increasingly volatile, violent and hybrid threat infested international security environment - Frontex at the forefront of acc ...
01 Oct 2025
  1. This panel discussion will introduce 'Project Atticus', a groundbreaking NGET/sees.ai collaboration supporting the CAA Airspace Modernisation Strategy for integration of BVLOS ops in unsegregated airs ...
30 Sep 2025
  1. As the UK accelerates efforts to enable and integrate drones into its lower airspace, frontline operators like Bristow, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), and the National Police Air Service (N ...
01 Oct 2025
  1. Insurers confirm drones have low intrinsic risk. If they replace dangerous tasks like working at height, they reduce overall harm. Other countries have more permissive and prescriptive rules without c ...
30 Sep 2025
  1. Coventry City Council and Midlands Aerospace Alliance were contracted by the UK Department of Science, Innovation and Technology to create a regulatory framework for the adoption of drone use in urban ...
01 Oct 2025
  1. The seminar will analyse a range of needs and use case scenarios relating to multidimensional security and rapidly changing conditions and also explore how these needs are drivers of innovation. It wi ...
30 Sep 2025
  1. In April the UK introduced a new online SORA (Specific Operations Risk Assessment) for carrying out risk assessments for drone operations in the Specific Category. This is an opportunity to hear direc ...
01 Oct 2025
  1. The Future Flight programme is accelerating the UK’s progress in advanced drone operations, driving sustainable growth and delivering real-world benefits for UK communities. This session explores prog ...
30 Sep 2025
  1. Many in the Advanced Air mobility sector have identified London’s potential as a major population and commercial centre. However, operating in a densely populated urban environment and securing public ...

MEET THE KEYNOTES

 

Dinesh Rempling

Director Capability Transformation Division 

Frontex Keynote Speaker

Rebecca Dibden 

Highways Assurance Officer & UAV Pilot 

Balfour Beatty Speaker

Jonny Bevan 

Drone Safety Officer & Technical Expert

Balfour Beatty Speaker

Sofia Stayte 

Head of Aviation Skills & Future of Flight Branch

Sofia - DFT speaker

Becky Smith

Aviation Capabilities Manager 

Balfour Beatty Speaker

Craig Roberts

Head of Drones 

Frontex Keynote Speaker

Sunil Budhdeo 

Transport Innovation Manager

COVENTRY COUNCIL SPEAKER

Matt Bjerregaard Walsh

Board Member 

EUROPEAN COMMISSION SPEAKER

Mark Balsdon 

Head NAU Accounts & Partnerships  

NATS Speaker

Simon Meakins 

Director of Advanced Air Mobility  

Frontex Keynote Speaker

David Walters 

Head of Futures & Innovation                            

DLA PIPER SPEAKER

Duncan Turner 

Drone Lead & Operations Manager 

SEVERN TRENT WATER KEYNOTE

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