2025 Agenda

This session will explore how scaling BVLOS drone operations requires bridging technological innovation with people, procedures, and training.

It will present last-mile medical drone delivery in Malawi as a high-reliability BVLOS model and demonstrate how safe operations are achieved through structured procedures, defined crew roles, and training non-technical personnel, while community engagement builds trust and awareness. The session will also highlight approaches that ensure practical, economically sustainable operations in low-resource environments.

Participants will gain insights into maintaining regulatory confidence and safe operations in shared airspace with manned aviation, and see how this integrated model supports climate monitoring, agriculture, and next-generation workforce development.