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NestGen Summit ’26

The fifth edition of NestGen brought together stories of autonomous drones creating impact across industries. From offshore facilities and ports to mines and security operations, 60 pioneers shared how their programs are scaling. The keynote connected these experiences with a broader vision for how enterprise drone programs are evolving.

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NestGen ’26
Speakers60+
  • Sessions48
  • Tracks7
  • Global summitOne

    Chasing daylight across Asia-Pacific, EMEA and the Americas

Autonomy is becoming part of everyday operations.

Across industries, autonomous drones are taking on recurring work: inspecting assets, patrolling sites, and responding to incidents.

Shell, Skyports with MPA Singapore, and SQM shared deployments across offshore facilities, ports and mines. Airbus, G4S and GardaWorld explored drones working alongside human security teams. Other sessions covered BVLOS approvals, AI analysis, docking systems and drones working with ground robots.

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48 sessions, 44 recordings in the library

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  1. How Skyports Built One of the World's Most Advanced Autonomous Port Deployments with MPA SingaporeJef Geudens, Skyports
    • Ports
  2. Enhancing Night-time Security with Autonomous Alarm Response at the Port of AmsterdamBoris Guntenaar, Zero Gravity Drone · Coen Weyers, TMA Logistics
    • Ports
  3. Securing the Belgian North Sea Shoreline from Small Boats with Docked Drones at PZ WestkustChristiaan de Ridder, Politie Westkust
    • Public Safety & Security
  4. How Airbus is Building the Site Security Blueprint with a Blended Human and Drone Response ProgramMatthew Ierston, Airbus
    • Public Safety & Security
  5. Blending Human Patrols & Autonomous Drones for 24/7 Perimeter SecurityRyan Smith, Titan Protection
    • Public Safety & Security
  6. Patrolling Dutch Rail Corridors Against Graffiti and Trespass with Autonomous Docked DronesAlex Hermans, LUGN Security
    • Public Safety & Security
  7. How G4S Is Modernizing Security Operations Using Docked Drones with DroneDivisionStefaan Degryse, DroneDivision · Mark Van Leemput, G4S
    • Public Safety & Security
  8. How SQM Used Autonomous Drones to Increase Iodine Yield in Atacama, ChileRodrigo Toler Manni, SQM
    • Mining
  9. Minimizing Fixed Camera Infrastructure in Large Industrial Sites with Autonomous DronesRodrigo Mendoza, Walross Tech & Innovation
    • Public Safety & Security
  10. Building a Proactive Mine Security Program at FQM Kansanshi with Autonomous DronesRobert Peacock, FS Systems · Martin Smith, First Quantum Minerals
    • Mining
  11. How Siyanda Bakgatla Built First-of-Its-Kind Docked Drone Operations at a Platinum MineDean Polley, SSASS Holdings
    • Mining
  12. Running the World's First Autonomous Drone Program on a Floating Offshore Facility with ShellRoss Doak, Shell
    • Oil & Gas
  13. Building Argentina's Largest Oilfield Drone Program Across Vaca MuertaSergio Anselmi, 3K SAS · Santiago Hugo, 3K SAS
    • Oil & Gas
  14. How a Gulf Coast Refinery is Rethinking Inspection and Incident Response with Docked DronesWade Laiche, Bronto
    • Oil & Gas
  15. How Latrobe City Council Built Australia's First OEM-Agnostic Drone Command CentreBruce Connolly, Latrobe City Council · Ravi Murty, Yarra Drones
    • BVLOS
  16. Guarding Italy's Railway Construction Zones with Docked Drones at National ScaleNicola Marietti, AI View Group
    • Public Safety & Security
  17. Scaling Cross-Border Drone Operations via EASA LUC with AI View's ReADINicola Marietti, AI View Group
    • BVLOS
  18. How Bahia State Civil Police Monitored a Million-Person Crowd at the World's Biggest Street Party with DronesCarlos Galassi, OCA Drones · Pompílio José Barbosa Jr, Civil Police of Bahia (SAER / CORE unit)
    • Public Safety & Security
  19. From a Gunshot Alert to a Drone Overhead in Minutes Across Montevideo, UruguayFederico De Hoyos, Martín Fablet y Cía.
    • Public Safety & Security
  20. Enabling Drone as a First Responder for High-Value Residential CommunitiesChristopher Baker, Unmanned Vehicle Technologies (UVT)
    • Public Safety & Security
  21. Running a ranch from a dock: what drone autonomy and AI replacedKishore Palanisamy, Aerial Fence Inc
    • Public Safety & Security
  22. Autonomous, NDAA-Compliant Drone-in-a-Box for 24/7 Critical Infrastructure MonitoringLinas Gelazanskas, DBOX
    • Physical AI
  23. Detecting Landfill Fires Early with Autonomous Docked Drones for Polish Waste ManagementMateusz Krenz, Megadron
    • Utilities
  24. How DJI Dock 3 Is Powering Autonomous Operations at Scale WorldwideMolly Huang, DJI Enterprise
    • Physical AI
  25. Meet the Eclipse: Full Stack Drone AutonomyCurt Lary, Hextronics
    • Physical AI
  26. From Detection to Decision: Autonomous Drone-Based Gas InspectionBlair Liu, BLV Tech
    • Physical AI
  27. Advancing Methane Intelligence: AIRINS Ecosystem for Detection, Localization & QuantificationShawn Liu, AIRINS
    • Physical AI
  28. Turnkey Autonomy in the Wild: Mobile Docking, BVLOS, and Managed Field OpsShanear Chiquette, DSLRPros
    • Physical AI
  29. The Future of Automated Inspection: AtlasNEST EditionArtūrs Savickis, Atlas Aerospace
    • Physical AI
  30. Building a Utility Drone Program for Critical Water Infrastructure with Denver WaterBryan Frazier, Denver Water
    • Utilities
  31. From Autonomous Flight to AI Detection in Sustainable Renewable Energy Generation in SarawakHardy Barnabas, Sarawak Energy
    • Utilities
  32. Five Realities of Scaling BVLOS Operations in Europe, from SORA 2.5 to U-spaceJon Verbeke, Drone Architect
    • BVLOS
  33. Lessons from Building a Drone Remote Operations Centre in France with HOKTACédric Botella, HOKTA
    • BVLOS
  34. How Chanel Automated On-Site Security Response with Fully Air-Gapped Docked DronesPhilippe Gabet, Groupe Protec
    • Public Safety & Security
  35. How Ambos Security Turns Milestone VMS Alarms into Autonomous Drone MissionsRoy Band, Milestone Systems · Marko Lehmann, Ambos Security
    • Public Safety & Security
  36. Detecting Illegal Dumping and Encroachment Across OQGN's Gas Pipelines with AI Change DetectionMohammed Kapadia, Ibn Firnas Drone Center
    • Oil & Gas
  37. Bringing Fixed-Wing Endurance to the Drone-in-a-Box CategoryIdo Gur, Starling
    • Physical AI
  38. Pairing Docked Drones with Boston Dynamics' Spot for Enterprise Security and Inspections at Texas InstrumentsScot Carl, Texas Instruments · Andrew Murray, Boston Dynamics
    • Physical AI
  39. How GardaWorld Runs Drone-Powered Security from Exo Drone's Centralized Command CenterJean-Francois Pominville, Exo Drone
    • Public Safety & Security
  40. Autonomous Drone-as-First-Responder (ADFR) for Public Safety: How NEOM Is Benefiting from ADFRArshad Bari, AISC
    • Public Safety & Security
  41. Running Automated Livestock and Water-Trough Monitoring Across Midfield's Farms with Docked DronesJason Young, Ripper Corp
    • Public Safety & Security
  42. Remote ID in Public Safety and Autonomous OperationsLadislav Cupa, Dronetag
    • Physical AI
  43. Securing and Managing the Lower Airspace as Autonomous Drone Operations ScaleSteven Krekels, Senhive
    • Physical AI
  44. How Antea Group Monitored Crowd, Traffic, and Security at a Music FestivalRené Sloof, Antea Group · Timothy Wattimena, Geodirect
    • Public Safety & Security
  45. Putting Drones on Patrol Alongside Human Guards at Trigion's Benelux SitesRoel van der Wal, Drone Flight Company
    • Public Safety & Security
  46. Detecting Drone and Aircraft Near-Misses in Real Time with AI-Powered Airspace AwarenessTanguy Detroz, SafeSky
    • Physical AI
  47. Redefining Automated Drone Operations in Oil and Gas with an Asset-First ApproachDhiraj Dhule, FlytBase
    • Oil & Gas
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