Connected Future, Flying Dreams｜Yang Jincai, President of the World Drone Federation, was invited to attend the Artificial Intelligence and Drone Expo in Saudi Arabia

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On November 4, the Saudi Arabia Artificial Intelligence and Drones Exhibition (SAADEF 2024), themed “A Smart Future, Flying Dreams,” opened with great fanfare in Riyadh. The conference brought together around 300 people from local government departments, academia, industry experts and the elite. Representatives from the drone field focused on the most cutting-edge technology trends, discussed in depth the unlimited potential of drones and related innovative artificial intelligence products, and jointly explored innovative solutions for drone integration. drones and artificial intelligence.

During the meeting,Dr Abdulaziz al-Shaibani, Saudi Deputy Minister of Environment, Water and AgricultureAndYang Jincai, academician of the European Academy of Sciences, Arts and Humanities in France and president of the World Drone FederationAttend and give a speech.

Dr Abdulaziz al-Shaibani, Saudi Deputy Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture

Yang Jincai, President of the World Drone Federation

Dr. Abdulhamid Al-Alwi, Saudi Minister of Agriculture, highlighted in his speech that Saudi Arabia is actively engaging in digital transformation, especially in the agricultural field, and that the integration of drones and Artificial intelligence technology offers solutions to water resource management and crop monitoring. precision fertilization and other challenges offer unprecedented opportunities. He emphasized that SAADEF 2024 is not only a platform to showcase advanced technologies, but also a bridge for international cooperation to promote the development of drone technology. He hopes that through this exhibition, it can attract more innovative companies and technical talents. and jointly explore drones in Saudi Arabia and even around the world. The intelligent future of humans and machines.

President Yang explained the booming development trend of China’s drone industry, pointing out that China currently has more than 200 drone companies with comprehensive aircraft R&D, manufacturing and production capabilities, and the production value of civilian drones reaches 152 billion yuan, which is stable. occupies an important position in the global drone market.

When talking about the innovative applications of drones, President Yang cited many striking examples, covering many fields such as logistics and distribution, emergency relief and air transportation. He mentioned that international giants such as Amazon, Zipline and Wing have successfully implemented commercial drone delivery operations in the United States, Africa, Australia and elsewhere; while in China, companies such as Meituan and SF Express have also successfully implemented drone delivery. in first-tier cities. Drone delivery service. In addition, drones also play a central role in the field of emergency rescue and can perform multiple tasks such as reconnaissance, surveying, command and dispatch, etc., greatly improving the efficiency of rescue .

When discussing the field of air transportation, President Yang Jincai particularly highlighted the rise of emerging transportation vehicles such as eVTOL and flying cars. He highlighted that these emerging means of transportation will profoundly alter traditional modes of travel and bring disruptive changes to global transportation. At the same time, he also revealed China’s latest progress in eVTOL airworthiness certification and was full of expectations for the future application prospects of drones in the field of air transportation.

Regarding the future development of the drone industry, President Yang pointed out that with the continuous progress of technology and the continued expansion of application scenarios, drones will play an important role in more fields and bring more benefits. wisdom and power to human society. Finally, he sincerely invited guests to attend the World Drone Conference in Shenzhen in 2025 to jointly explore new cooperation opportunities and create a bright future for the drone industry.

This exhibition not only builds a bridge for international exchanges and cooperation, but also opens broad prospects for the integration and innovation of drones and artificial intelligence. The World Drone Federation looks forward to promoting drone technology to new heights and promoting the prosperity and development of the global drone industry through the efforts of all parties.

The Shenzhen Social Organization Exchange Service Exhibition Point was innovatively established by the Shenzhen Municipal Social Organization Administration Office with new thinking and development. In June 2022, 10 hub service display points and 10 field display points will be added, and the Shenzhen UAV Industry Association was selected as the hub service display point. After nearly three years of pilot operation, in 2024, the Shenzhen Civil Affairs Bureau will plan and arrange 30 social organization exchange service display points and dynamically organize the display points according to the three categories of “central services” and “industrial clusters”. and “city business cards” Adjustments include 14 display points in the “industrial cluster” category. The Shenzhen UAV Industry Association has become the “low-altitude economy” section of the “industrial cluster” category, closely following Shenzhen’s “20+8” industrial sector. cluster, emphasizing that the display points focus on Promoting the high-quality development of the industry.

Since 2021, a total of 30 exhibition points have been established with outstanding leadership in party building, strong representativeness, high credibility, obvious hub functions, and significant contributions to the construction of “double districts” of Shenzhen, covering biomedical, marine, new materials, etc. It is a strategic emerging industry field that integrates communication, service, display and leadership functions. In June 2022, Shenzhen released the “20+8” industrial cluster policy, which clearly includes the aerospace industry in the main future directions of industrial development, focusing on the development of aerospace information technology, advances in remote sensing, navigation and positioning technologies, aerospace. equipment manufacturing and other fields. Promote technological innovation in aerospace materials and components, drones, satellites, etc., and plan to build a leading national R&D and manufacturing base for the aerospace technology industry. By 2025, the added value of Shenzhen’s drone industry will reach 117 billion yuan, the number of enterprises in the city’s drone chain will reach 1,700, the number of drone routes in the city will reach 100 and the number of commercial drone flights will reach more than a million per year. The Shenzhen Drone Industry Association will give full play to the active role of social organizations in serving the economic development of Shenzhen and the major strategic layout of the municipal government, and contribute to the development of the drone industry.

References:

China Drone and Unmanned Systems Exhibition in Shenzhen

UAS EXPO

Accommodation area: Guangdong

Exhibition date: May 1, 2025-May 1, 2025

Opening and closing hours: 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Accommodation Address: Fuhua 3rd Road, Futian District, Shenzhen City

Exhibition area: 20,000

Number of viewers: 30,000

Holding period: once a year

Organizers: China Drone Industry Alliance, Shenzhen Drone Industry Association