Regulatory readiness
Present CAAM's vision for a safe, coordinated LAE framework and emerging AAM ConOps.
Malaysia's national low-altitude airspace forum
LAE Forum 2026
Pioneering Malaysia's Low Altitude Economy with a CAAM-led platform for safe UAS, AAM, UTM, vertiports, drone services, investment, and industry development.
Forum overview
Building Malaysia's national LAE strategy
The inaugural LAE Forum convenes government agencies, technology OEMs, operators, investors, higher learning institutes, local authorities, and regulators to align Malaysia's low-altitude airspace future. The forum supports CAAM's roadmap for safe commercial drone services, AAM, UAS, UTM systems, vertiports, and the supporting policy framework.
Industry development
Connect operators, OEMs, investors, academia, and public agencies around practical use cases.
Innovation ecosystem
Strengthen pathways from research, drone sports, and training into commercial LAE capability.
Forum tracks
From framework to flight-ready ecosystem
Each track is adapted from the forum programme and designed around Malaysia's LAE framework needs.
Regulation & strategy
National LAE roadmap
Safety oversight, policy alignment, investment readiness, and CAAM's emerging ConOps direction.
Innovation & talent
Experimental drone ecosystems
Academia, drone sports, training, research commercialisation, and future workforce pathways.
Applications & markets
Real-world LAE use cases
Refinery inspection, public safety, agriculture, surveying, swarm technologies, and autonomous systems.
Low Altitude Economy Forum 2026
CAAM-hosted forum · 24 June 2026 · Putrajaya, Malaysia
1,000m
Low-altitude airspace focus
USD 23.5B
Projected UAM market by 2030
USD 33.4B
Projected drone delivery market by 2030
Full day
0800 to 1730 MYT programme
Tentative programme
A full-day national LAE Forum
All timings are Malaysia Standard Time and subject to change.
Registration & networking breakfast
Opening ceremony
- Opening remarks from YBhg. Dato' Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi, Chairman, Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia
- Launch of LAE Forum 2026 by YB Loke Siew Fook, Minister, Ministry of Transport Malaysia
High-level panel discussion
Shaping Malaysia's Low Altitude Economy: Building a National LAE Strategy
Malaysia's LAE presents significant opportunities across logistics, mobility, infrastructure inspection, public services, agriculture, and advanced aviation technologies. This discussion brings together regulators, industry leaders, ecosystem builders, and technology players to explore how Malaysia can develop a coordinated national strategy that balances safety, innovation, commercialisation, investment readiness, talent development, and global competitiveness.
Networking morning break
Presentation & discussion
Cultivating Future LAE Ecosystem Through Academic Innovation and Experimental Drone Systems
Academic institutions play a critical role in nurturing future talent, accelerating experimentation, and building foundational research capabilities. The 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, covers academia, training organisations, drone communities, technical upskilling, research commercialisation, and pathways from grassroots interest into sustainable industry capability.
Networking luncheon
Thematic panel discussion
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.
Networking afternoon break
Presentation & global perspectives discussion
AAM & UAS: Global Trends Shaping the Future of Aviation
Advanced Air Mobility and Unmanned Aircraft Systems are transforming aviation through autonomous technologies, urban air mobility, digital airspace integration, and new commercial operating models. The presentation examines global trends, investment movements, regulatory developments, and technological breakthroughs shaping the future LAE ecosystem.
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.
Closing ceremony
Closing remarks by YBhg. Dato' Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi, Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia.
Event ends
Forum concludes.
Programme voices
Regulators, ecosystem builders, operators, and global technology leaders
National strategy
CAAM, NAICO Malaysia, MRANTI, MAIA, Aerodyne, and Sky-Futures.
Innovation ecosystem
UiTM, UNIMAP, Avitex Solution, AKSADRON, MUVA, and CAAM Authority Member insights.
Operational use cases
PETRONAS, PDRM, JUPEM, Aonic, Drone Sifu, Alphaswift Industries, and Futurise.
Future mobility
Future Capital, Hangzhou Star Ports Tech, Vertical Aerospace, Aridge, Terra Drone, and CityData.ai.
Forum particulars
Hosted by CAAM in Putrajaya
Target audience: government agencies, operators, technology providers, investors, local authorities, higher learning institutes, and regulatory bodies. Dress code is business formal or smart attire.
- Venue
- Auditorium Tun Azizan Zainul Abidin, Putrajaya
- Date
- 24 June 2026
- Theme
- Safety, innovation, regulation, and industry development
- Status
- Tentative programme