Business program
As part of the business program, participants will discuss key trends, applied solutions and the future of unmanned technologies. The program combines expert presentations, thematic sessions and live professional dialogue.
08 July 2026
09:30–10:00
Participant registration / guest arrival
10:00–12:00
Block 1. Opening plenary session
From technology to market: how unmanned systems technologies become a regular service
Session topics
- The customer–operator–developer link as the foundation of the market;
- How to ensure the transition of the industry from technology demonstration to regular operation;
- Where real demand for UAS is being formed in Russia today;
- Which issues will become central to the forum’s business program.
12:00–12:30
Break
12:30–13:30
Block 2. Expert session
Real cases of unmanned systems implementation: customers, application scenarios, economics and scaling
Session topics
- Who today is a potential and real customer of UAS and related services;
- Application scenarios where UAS already deliver practical results;
- Early cases with clear economics and a working model;
- Where UAS compete with traditional logistics, aviation and ground-based solutions;
- Which barriers prevent the transition from pilot projects to regular use;
- What is needed to create устойчивого спроса on services using UAS;
- Which solutions are required to move from isolated implementations to scalable operation.
13:30–14:00
Break / guest arrival for the opening
14:00–14:30
Official opening of the exhibition
14:30–16:30
Block 3. Strategic session
National ranking of unmanned aerial systems development in the regions: a tool for strategic industry management
Session topics
- How the ranking becomes a tool for assessing regional engagement in the development of the UAS industry;
- Typical barriers to the application of unmanned technologies: implementation problem areas;
- Interregional cooperation: exchange of competencies and joint projects;
- Support measures;
- Formation of a pool of regional practices for subsequent replication.
09 July 2026
09:30–10:00
Registration of new participants / guest arrival
10:00–12:00
Block 1. Strategic session
UAS monitoring markets: the perspective of the customer, operator and manufacturer
Session topics
- Which monitoring tasks are most in demand among customers today;
- Where UAS are already used for observation, control and data collection;
- What pain points customers have: accuracy, regularity, speed, data quality and cost;
- How the operator builds a monitoring service and takes responsibility for the result;
- What requirements the monitoring market imposes on platforms, payloads and software;
- How data obtained using UAS are integrated into the customer’s digital platforms;
- The use of digital twins for analysis, forecasting and increasing the value of monitoring services;
- What requirements are imposed on data quality, analytics and compatibility of digital solutions;
- What manufacturers need to improve so that solutions work better in real-world operation;
- Which barriers currently hinder the scaling of monitoring services using UAS.
12:00–12:30
Break
12:30–14:30
Block 2. Strategic session
Agricultural markets: the perspective of the customer, operator and manufacturer
Session topics
- Which agricultural tasks can already be solved using UAS today;
- Who acts as the customer in the agricultural segment and what they expect from the service;
- What pain points agricultural businesses face: seasonality, flight economics, area coverage, reliability and staffing;
- How the operator builds a service model for agriculture;
- How to keep operators and equipment utilised during and outside the season;
- What requirements the agricultural market imposes on equipment, payloads, autonomy and service;
- What solutions are needed for UAS to become not an experiment for the agricultural sector, but a working tool.
14:30–15:00
Break
15:00–16:30
Block 3. Strategic session
Logistics markets: the perspective of the customer, operator and manufacturer
Session topics
- In which logistics scenarios UAS can actually be effective;
- Who can become a customer of logistics services and what tasks they want to solve;
- What pain points logistics customers face: delivery cost, timing, routes, reliability and environmental constraints;
- How the operator takes on service delivery and responsibility for the result;
- What requirements logistics imposes on range, payload, safety and regularity of flights;
- Which technical and organisational limitations currently hinder the launch of logistics services;
- What needs to change for UAS-based logistics solutions to become part of the real market.
10 July 2026
09:30–10:00
Registration of new participants / guest arrival
10:00–12:00
Block 1. Strategic session
Export and international UAS markets
Session topics
- Where the promising foreign markets for Russian manufacturers and solutions are;
- Export restrictions and measures that can help Russian companies;
- Export not only of products, but also of service models, competencies and integrated solutions;
- Localisation, assembly abroad and international cooperation;
- What the Russian market can learn from international models of UAS application and monetisation.
12:00–12:30
Break
12:30–14:00
Block 2. Round table
The next step for the UAS market: service models, aggregators and remote operation
Session topics
- Service aggregators and platform models as the next stage in the development of the UAS market;
- Remote UAS operation and cost reduction through new organisational models;
- How to ensure utilisation of operators and equipment between seasons and across different application scenarios;
- What competencies are needed by the customer, the operator and the market as a whole;
- Leasing as a tool for expanding access to equipment and scaling operator models;
- Insurance as a condition for sustainable operation and work with corporate and government customers;
- What financial and insurance instruments are necessary for the development of the UAS services market;
- What should become the next practical step in scaling the UAS market in Russia.
Composition
Organizing Committee of the International Exhibition Forum “DRONE EXPO” 2026
Vasily Viktorovich Shpak
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Organizing Committee
Aleksey Igorevich Serdyuk
Head of the Department of Unmanned Systems and Robotics of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia, Co-Chair of the Organizing Committee
Aleksey Valeryevich Pesoshin
Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan, Co-Chair of the Organizing Committee.
Shamil Khamitovich Gafarov
Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan, Head of the Office of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan, Deputy Chairman of the Organizing Committee.
Rifkat Nurgaliyevich Minnikhanov
President of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan, Chairman of the Council of the Association for the Promotion of Digital Development, Deputy Chairman of the Organizing Committee.
Oleg Vladimirovich Korobchenko
Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tatarstan, Deputy Chairman of the Organizing Committee.
Roman Anatolyevich Meshkov
ANO “NTI Platform”, Director for the Development of the Technological Sovereignty Track, Deputy Chairman of the Organizing Committee.
Aleksandr Vladimirovich Feshkin
Founder of the International Exhibition Forum “DRONE EXPO”, Deputy Chairman of the Organizing Committee.
Albert Rushanovich Lyukmanov
Director of the Kazan office of DRONE EXPO LLC, Secretary of the Organizing Committee.
Forum partner
Drone Expo 2026 Exhibition Program
The exhibition will feature a conference with presentations from various fields related to unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and drones.
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Application to join the business program
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