Full-Day Programme

Shaping Malaysia's Low Altitude Economy: Building a National LAE Strategy

Malaysia's Low Altitude Economy presents significant opportunities across logistics, mobility, infrastructure inspection, public services, agriculture, and advanced aviation technologies. This high-level discussion brings together regulators, industry leaders, ecosystem builders, and technology players to explore how Malaysia can develop a coordinated national LAE strategy that balances safety, innovation, commercialisation, investment readiness, talent development, and global competitiveness.

• Presenter / Moderator: YBhg. Dato' Captain Norazman Mahmud, Chief Executive Officer, CAAM
• Panelists: Ir. Ts. Dr. Shamsul Kamar Abu Samah, Mr. Ashran Dato' Ghazi, Mr. Naguib Mohd Nor, YBhg. Datuk Hisham Hamdan and Mr. Lai Han Sheong

Cultivating Future LAE Ecosystem Through Academic Innovation and Experimental Drone Systems

As LAE technologies continue to evolve globally, academic institutions play a critical role in nurturing future talent, accelerating experimentation, and building foundational research capabilities. This presentation explores how universities, student-led innovation, and experimental drone ecosystems can strengthen Malaysia's readiness in autonomous aviation, robotics, engineering, and emerging low-altitude operations.

The discussion, Building Malaysia's Drone Innovation From The Ground Up, explores how academia, training organisations, drone communities, and industry stakeholders can develop Malaysia's future LAE talent ecosystem through experimentation, technical upskilling, research commercialisation, and grassroots pathways.

• Lead presenter: Dr. Zulhilmy Sahwee, UniKL-MIAT
• Ts. Dr. Julian Tan Kok Ping, CAAM Authority Member
• Panelists: Ir. Ts. Dr. Joanne Lim Mun Yee, Mr. Alvin Tan Xing Kai, Ir. Ts. Dr. Hanafi Bin Azami and Mr. Fong Choong Fook

Use Cases Driving Value: Refinery, Public Safety, Agriculture, and Surveying

As LAE technologies mature, real-world applications are increasingly demonstrating measurable value across industrial operations, public safety, agriculture, mapping, and infrastructure management. This session explores how drone-enabled operations are transforming operational efficiency, data-driven decision-making, safety response, and commercial scalability while identifying practical pathways for wider adoption across Malaysia's economy.

• Moderator: Dr. Andi Rossi, Head of Innovation Ecosystems, Futurise Sdn. Bhd.
• Presenters: Ir. Ts. M. Zaparel Awang, ASP Nitas bin Camillus Tan Sing Bee, Lt. Col. Mohd Faizalfitri Hj. Mansor, Mr. Cheong Jin Xi and Dr. Shian Lee

AAM & UAS: Global Trends Shaping the Future of Aviation

Advanced Air Mobility and Unmanned Aircraft Systems are rapidly transforming the global aviation landscape through autonomous technologies, urban air mobility, digital airspace integration, and new commercial operating models. This presentation examines emerging global trends, investment movements, regulatory developments, and technological breakthroughs shaping the future LAE ecosystem worldwide.

The global perspectives discussion explores urban air mobility, autonomous operations, digital airspace systems, smart city integration, infrastructure readiness, and how emerging technologies are redefining transportation, logistics, and low-altitude operations globally.

• Moderator: Captain Radzi Alias @ Abd Majid, Deputy Chief Executive Officer - Regulatory, CAAM
• Presenters: Mr. Zhang Hongfei, Mr. Derek Cheng, Mr. Haotong Gao, Mr. Yusuke Yamaguchi and Mr. Apurva Kumar