29:30Running the World's First Autonomous Drone Program on a Floating Offshore Facility with ShellRoss Doak, ShellNestGen brings together pioneers tackling the toughest challenges in autonomous drone operations around the world. Through summits, retreats and honest conversations, we learn from each other’s real-world experience, so no one has to figure it all out alone.
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We’re all discovering how drone autonomy, robotics, and physical AI are redefining operations. At NestGen, we learn from the pioneers putting them to work, through conversations in the community, at summits, at forums and retreats and in the newsletter. We share the breakthroughs, the setbacks and the ideas we’re still exploring. So wherever you are in your journey, you have people to figure it out with.
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“I'm amazed by the fact that so many people from every corner of the world came together to learn about drone autonomy. Presentations were rich in content, interactions and meetings with world leaders in drones.”
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A global gathering to explore real deployments, emerging ideas and what comes next.
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Explore the entire library29:30Running the World's First Autonomous Drone Program on a Floating Offshore Facility with ShellRoss Doak, Shell
31:51Securing the Belgian North Sea Shoreline from Small Boats with Docked Drones at PZ WestkustChristiaan de Ridder, Politie Westkust
28:47Scaling Cross-Border Drone Operations via EASA LUC with AI View's ReADINicola Marietti, AI View Group
34:08Pairing Docked Drones with Boston Dynamics' Spot for Security & Inspections at Texas InstrumentsScot Carl and Andrew Murray
32:22How G4S Is Modernizing Security Operations Using Docked Drones with DroneDivisionStefaan Degryse and Mark Van Leemput
24:39Building Argentina's Largest Oilfield Drone Program Across Vaca MuertaSergio Anselmi and Santiago Hugo31:51Securing the Belgian North Sea Shoreline from Small Boats with Docked Drones at PZ WestkustChristiaan de Ridder, Politie Westkust32:22How G4S Is Modernizing Security Operations Using Docked Drones with DroneDivisionStefaan Degryse and Mark Van Leemput
30:24Running Automated Livestock and Water-Trough Monitoring Across Midfield's Farms with Docked DronesJason Young, Ripper Corp
24:24Running a ranch from a dock: what drone autonomy and AI replacedKishore Palanisamy, Aerial Fence Inc
32:58Rewriting Nationwide DFR Operations with Automated Drones, Robotics, and AIRecorded October 2026
30:33Putting Drones on Patrol Alongside Human Guards at Trigion's Benelux SitesRoel van der Wal, Drone Flight Company29:30Running the World's First Autonomous Drone Program on a Floating Offshore Facility with ShellRoss Doak, Shell24:39Building Argentina's Largest Oilfield Drone Program Across Vaca MuertaSergio Anselmi and Santiago Hugo
33:30Redefining Automated Drone Operations in Oil and Gas with an Asset-First ApproachDhiraj Dhule, FlytBase
29:14How a Gulf Coast Refinery is Rethinking Inspection and Incident Response with Docked DronesWade Laiche, Bronto
30:39Detecting Illegal Dumping and Encroachment Across OQGN's Gas Pipelines with AI Change DetectionMohammed Kapadia, Ibn Firnas Drone Center
49:04Panel Discussion: Blueprint for Running an Enterprise Drone ProgramRecorded October 202628:47Scaling Cross-Border Drone Operations via EASA LUC with AI View's ReADINicola Marietti, AI View Group
39:42The ROC Blueprint: Turning Drone Docks into Recurring RevenueRecorded October 2026
21:15Lessons from Building a Drone Remote Operations Centre in France with HOKTACédric Botella, HOKTA
31:05How Latrobe City Council Built Australia's First OEM-Agnostic Drone Command CentreBruce Connolly and Ravi Murty
38:52Five Realities of Scaling BVLOS Operations in Europe, from SORA 2.5 to U-spaceJon Verbeke, Drone Architect
1:14:47State of the Drone Autonomy Industry 2025Recorded February 202534:08Pairing Docked Drones with Boston Dynamics' Spot for Security & Inspections at Texas InstrumentsScot Carl and Andrew Murray
22:52Turnkey Autonomy in the Wild: Mobile Docking, BVLOS, and Managed Field OpsShanear Chiquette, DSLRPros
30:36Securing and Managing the Lower Airspace as Autonomous Drone Operations ScaleSteven Krekels, Senhive
28:50Remote ID in Public Safety and Autonomous OperationsLadislav Cupa, Dronetag
25:51Meet the Eclipse: Full Stack Drone AutonomyCurt Lary, Hextronics
30:04How DJI Dock 3 Is Powering Autonomous Operations at Scale WorldwideMolly Huang, DJI EnterpriseAround the world
Perspectives from across the world
Hear from the people who joined NestGen to explore, learn and exchange ideas.
“Early impressions of NestGen are very positive, the quality of the presenters is exceptional. I found the DJI discussion on automation cost savings around solar farms particularly interesting. I will be tuning in to many more presentations.”
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Through the years
NestGen ’22
Online · 22 February 2022
The first NestGen: more than 25 sessions and 40 speakers on the docks, rules and businesses that let drones fly themselves.
See the eventNestGen ’23
Online · 23 February 2023
Making BVLOS operations a reality. 100% virtual: 49 speakers, and 2,700 people registered from 87 countries.
See the eventXpress ’23
Online · June 2023
Short interviews with the people building drone autonomy, from BVLOS-ready docks to the FAA’s rules. Every one is in the library.
See the eventNestGen Social ’23
Las Vegas, USA · September 2023
An evening off the show floor on the Las Vegas Strip, with operators, integrators and builders of drone autonomy.
NestGen ’24
Online · 24 February 2024
Scale up with drone autonomy. More than 5,200 people registered from 142 countries to hear how enterprises take docked drones from one site to many.
See the eventXpress ’24
On the show floor · 2024
Short, sharp conversations with the people building drone autonomy, recorded on the Xpress set. Every one is in the library.
NestGen ’25
Online · 25 February 2025
Where drone autonomy meets AI. More than 40 sessions and 68 speakers, in three live blocks for Asia-Pacific, EMEA and the Americas.
See the eventForum Houston ’25
Houston, USA · May 2025
A day of NestGen in Houston, with the people scaling drone autonomy in the field.
Retreat ’26
Jaipur, India · 1 to 5 March 2026
Thirty drone pioneers from nineteen countries spent five days together: a royal welcome, an off-the-record Forum, Amer Fort in the evening light and a morning soaked in Holi colour.
NGx Benelux ’26
Sint-Truiden, Belgium · 4 May 2026
NestGen in the Benelux: a day with the region’s operators and builders of drone autonomy.
Forum ’26
Detroit, USA · 11 May 2026
About thirty-five pioneers from twenty-one organisations, on the opening day of AUVSI XPONENTIAL: real deployments, the economics of scale and AI as the lever.
NestGen ’26
Online · 29 September 2026
Physical AI meets drone autonomy. More than 60 speakers and 48 sessions across Asia-Pacific, EMEA and the Americas.
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WhereOnlineThe first Summit
When22 February 2022One day
WhatNestGen ’22
The first NestGen: more than 25 sessions and 40 speakers on the docks, rules and businesses that let drones fly themselves.
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