Agri-Tech Frontiers | The Commercial Imperative with Craig Roberts of PWC

𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶-𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗯 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 | 𝟬𝟮

With:
𝗔𝗥𝗣𝗔𝗦-𝗨𝗞 | Jo Bellett - Chair of ARPAS-UK's Agri-Environment SIG & Elena Major
𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 | Andy Sproson

Join Craig Roberts, Head of Aerial Intelligence & Innovation at PwC UK and lead author of the newly released UK Drone Regulations and Net Risk report, for a strategic discussion on accelerating the commercialisation and safe, scalable adoption of drone technology in UK agriculture. The new report was published in September 2025.

This session will build on the report’s findings by reframing the debate from isolated aviation risk to the concept of Net Risk, demonstrating how drones actively reduce overall harm and save lives by replacing dangerous traditional methods. We’ll explore the case for “Picking Winners”: focusing regulatory and commercial effort on high-benefit, low-risk use cases like crop spraying and seeding to deliver fast, tangible growth.

This event is a crucial platform for operators and stakeholders to understand the strategic direction, economic vision, and clear pathway for agricultural drone innovation and for BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) operations in particular to become the scalable, efficient standard for UK farming.

📺 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 - Go to https://arpas.uk to find out more
The Agri-Tech Frontiers journey is just beginning. Join us for our next events as we chart the future of agri-drones in the UK

⭐ 𝗔𝗚𝗥𝗜-𝗘𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗦𝗜𝗚 @ 𝗔𝗥𝗣𝗔𝗦-𝗨𝗞 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Providing a collaborative forum to explore how drone technology supports precision farming, crop health assessment, soil and water management, habitat mapping, biodiversity monitoring and conservation. Find out more at: https://arpas.uk