Events
Discover the latest events organized by Flying Labs
We organize a wide variety of activities and events including local and regional conferences, workshops, demos, entrepreneurship programs, and more. Our goal: build, facilitate and support a thriving local ecosystem that responsibly and sustainably localizes drones, data and AI in our countries and communities.
Upcoming events
South Africa Flying Labs will host the 4th instalment of the Southern African Drones, AI and GIS for Disaster Risk Reduction Conference and Workshop. Scheduled for November 3rd to 5th 2025, in the Radisson Blu Hotel Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal. The event will be co-hosted by QP Drone Tech Ltd (Pty), WeRobotics and Esri.
You can sign up here, and we will get back to you with registration information.
Join WeRobotics, Jamaica Flying Labs, and Esri this December in Montego Bay, Jamaica, for the 2025 DRM Conference and Workshop. We’ll explore how drones, AI, and GIS are transforming disaster management across Central America and the Caribbean.
To sign up, click here.
Previous events: 2025
WeRobotics and ANAC Togo, with the support of Togo Flying Labs organized a series of Co-Creation Workshops For Drone/RPAS applications and local recommendations for the upcoming drone regulations in Togo from February 19 - 21, 2025 in Lomé, Togo.
Previous events: 2024
Key stakeholders in DRM across Southern Africa, including National Disaster Management Agencies, Civil Society organizations, Flying Labs and more came together to share and learn how drones, AI, and GIS can support their disaster risk management work.
Watch the conference video here.
Zimbabwe Flying Labs hosted for the third time the Zimbabwe International Drone Conference, from September 25 - 27, 2024 in Harare, Zimbabwe.
WeRobotics, Kenya Flying Labs, the Kenya Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Association (KUASA) and KCAA organized a series of Co-Creation Workshops For Drone/RPAS applications in Kenya from July 29 to 31, 2024 in Kenya, Nairobi.
Kenya Flying Lab organized the first-ever regional drone conference for Eastern Africa, Elevate Africa Summit, from June 28 to 39, 2024, in Nairobi, Kenya.