October 20, 2026

Drones – From Research to Innovation and Applications for Societal Benefit

Date and time

20 October

20 October 2026 kl. 08:15-13:00Outlook / iOS Google

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Venue:

Parken- Center for innovation

Henckels torg 3,

Helsingborg

Event details

Language:

Swedish

How can drone technology create societal value and contribute to innovative ways of addressing our shared challenges?

Join us for an inspiring morning during Helsingborg Innovation District’s (HID) Tech Week, where we will showcase the latest research, present examples of how drone technology is being used in the public and private sectors, and, weather permitting, offer a live drone demonstration.

Programme

08:15 Doors open – breakfast rolls and coffee will be served

08:30 Welcome and opening remarks

08:37 Session 1: The State of Research and the Regulatory Landscape

Johan Bergström, Professor and Director of the Centre for Preparedness and Resilience at Lund University (LUPREP)
Rikard Tyllström, Trafikflyghögskolan, Campus Ljungbyhed, Director of UAS lab and Chief Pilot UAS at LU

09:17 Session 2: Innovation and Applications for Societal Benefit (including a short break)

Fredrik Hansson, CEO, Swescan
Sebastian Merlov, Co-founder, Sweden Dynamics
Daniel Persson, Head of Amyna
Jonas Nylén, Fire Engineer and Strategic Development Officer, Räddningstjänsten
Elisabet Lindberg, Development strategist, Department of Urban Planning and Public Environment, City of Helsingborg

11:00–12:00 Panel discussion and closing remarks

12:00–13:00 Live drone demonstration (weather permitting)

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