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.

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Putrajaya, Malaysia Auditorium Tun Azizan Zainul Abidin 0800 to 1730 MYT

Forum overview

About The Forum

The LAE Forum 2026 is the inaugural platform convened by CAAM to bring together government agencies, technology OEMs, industry players, investors, higher learning institutes, local authorities, and regulatory bodies to chart a coordinated national approach for Malaysia's LAE sector. The Forum will serve as the primary platform for all stakeholders to come together to discuss and contribute inputs to the formulation of policy, regulatory and airspace framework to make LAE a reality in Malaysia.

The forum objectives are designed to align national direction, strengthen ecosystem collaboration, and support the safe development of Malaysia's Low Altitude Economy.

Strategic vision

To discuss the strategic vision for the development of the LAE.

Stakeholder engagement

To strengthen stakeholder engagement and expand collaborative networks across the LAE ecosystem.

Partnerships

To foster partnerships and create opportunities for multi-stakeholder collaboration.

LAE Framework

To introduce a structured framework/initiative to support the safe and coordinated development of LAE.

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

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Tentative programme

A full-day national LAE Forum

All timings are Malaysia Standard Time and subject to change.

0800 - 1200 Opening ceremony, national LAE strategy, and academic innovation sessions.

1200 - 1700 Networking luncheon, applied use cases, AAM & UAS global trends, and closing remarks.

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Programme voices

Regulators, ecosystem builders, operators, and global technology leaders

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National strategy

Session 1: regulators, ecosystem builders, aerospace industry leaders, and global operators.

Innovation ecosystem

Session 2: academia, drone training, drone sports, and UAV community leaders.

Operational use cases

Session 3: energy, public safety, surveying, agriculture, swarm, and autonomous systems.

Future mobility

Session 4: investment, vertiports, eVTOL, autonomous aviation, UTM, and smart city data.

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