Forum Agenda 2025
Day 01
1st. Sep
2025
- 17:00 - 17:35
SESSION
HOW TO UNLOCK THE POTENTIAL OF THE LOW ALTITUDE ECONOMY FOR THE KINGDOM
Dr. James Morgan
Moderator
Mrs. Yvonne T. Winter
CEO
FlyNow Arabia Ltd
Mr. Abdulaziz AlGhazwani
Aerospace Director
Ministry of Investment
Dr. Samer Aljabari
Chief Advisor for
Aerospace & Advanced
Technology NIDC
Mr. Corvin Huber
CEO
Skyroads AG
- 17:35 - 18:10
SESSION
LATEST ADVANCEMENTS IN DRONE TECHNOLOGY: THE IMPACT OF AI ON ENHANCING
DRONE AUTONOMY, DECISION-MAKING, AND DATA ANALYSIS
Dr. James Morgan
Moderator
Dr. Faris Almalki
Founder & CEO - Sofaraa
Ass. Professor-Aerospace
& UAV Taif University
Dr. Luca Passone
Co-Founder, CTO & GM
FalconViz
Mr. Nicolas Maximilian Bähr
COO
Avilus
Dr. Hee-Choon Kwon A. H
Representative / Professor
NACSI/ Saekyung
University
- 18:10 - 18:30
PRAYER BREAK
- 18:30 - 18:50
PRESENTATION PANEL
DRONE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SAUDI ARABIA
Mr. Mohammed Al Thomali
Master of Ceremony
Eng. Soliman A. Al-Walaie
Senior Consultant
ARAMCO
- 18:50 - 19:30
SESSION
THE SAUDI DRONE MARKET OVERVIEW AND PERSPECTIVES: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
Dr. James Morgan
Moderator
Mr. Adbulrahman Alsubaie
CEO
New Rise Technologies
Capt. Tariq Nasraldeen
CEO
Firnas Aero
Mr. Abdullah AlKhaldi
B2B Marketing
General Manager
ZAIN
Eng. Bander AL-Degaither
Prof. of Robotics &
Autonomous Systems
KAUST
Day 02
2nd. Sep
2025
- 15:30 - 15:45
OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Mr. Mohammed Al Thomali
Master of Ceremony
Eng. Sami Sarhan
Chief Advisor
NIDC
- 15:50 - 16:30
SESSION
EDGE DRONE APPLICATIONS AND EXTENSIVE OPERATION CAPABILITIES ACROSS VARIOUS SECTORS.
Dr. James Morgan
Moderator
Mr. John Dagklis
President WUAV Federation
Greece Chapter
Mr. Jordi Salvador Bernadi
CFO
BCN Drone Center
Mr. Maximillian Söpper
CTO
Avilus
Dr. Preetwant Singh
VP WUAV Federation
Singapore Chapter
Ms. Xiaoyao Lei (Lynn)
Account Manager Intl. Dept.
Chongqing Hongbao Tech.
- 16:30 - 16:45
PRESENTATION PANEL
DRONE AND UNMANNED SYSTEMS FOR THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY: THE GAME-CHANGER
Mr. Mohammed Al Thomali
Master of Ceremony
Dr. Michael Kostka
Co-CEO & Shareholder
Drone Champions AG
- 16:45 - 17:00
AGREEMENTS SIGNING CEREMONY
- 17:00 - 17:15
PRESENTATION PANEL
DRONE AND UNMANNED SYSTEMS FOR THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY: THE GAME-CHANGER
Mr. Mohammed Al Thomali
Master of Ceremony
Prof. Khaled Alhulwa
Senior Researcher
KACST
- 17:15 - 18:00
SESSION
DRONE AS ONE OF THE PILLARS OF THE VISION 2030: ITS CRITICAL ROLE IN THE KINGDOM'S NATIONAL TRANSFORMATION'S STRATEGIES.
Dr. James Morgan
Moderator
Dr. Eric Feron
Professor Electrical &
Computer Engineering
KAUST
Ms. Reham Alharbi
Business Dev. &
Public Relations
CYBEXPSU
Mr. Rabih bou Rached
Founder & Group CEO
FEDS Drone-Power Solutions
Mr. Saleh Almahmoud
Chairman of the Board
Nine Tenths
Dr. Mohamed Osman
CEO
Drone Tech International
