CEO MONTHLY / AUGUST 2025 13 Empowering Businesses with Advanced Drone Solutions UAV Latam is a leading drone-operations company based in Latin America, where it has a presence in eight nations. The company’s mission is to harness the power of drone technology and AI-based data to deliver innovative and impactful solutions across everything from cargo logistics and medical delivery to security, defense, and construction. Recognised as the Most Influential CEO 2025 – Aerospace & Defence (Latin America) in this feature, we caught up with UAV Latam’s own Juan Bergelund for more about his role in the company. Latin America’s premier integrator of technological solutions for the purposes of security, defence, and monitoring across both open spaces and infrastructure, UAV Latam blends drones and AI to create unparalleled experiences for its customers. By focusing on both safety and efficiency, UAV Latam has almost singlehandedly taken the regional drone market to new heights, with its blend of cutting-edge solutions and local expertise making it a go-to provider for Latin American businesses. Regardless of whether it is carrying out anti-drone security, permitter/tactical surveillance, volume/slope monitoring, or supporting with precision agriculture, what drives UAV Latam is the same across the board: to be the very best. The company’s values also reflect this, encompassing quality, environmental responsibility, integrity, inclusivity, and a customer-first agility. These have laid the foundation for continuous growth since the company opened its doors and nurtured a diverse client base. There to oversee much of this development has been CEO Juan Bergelund, who got his start in the company as the CEO of its division in Peru. Six years later, Juan’s excellent track record resulted in him being made the CEO of UAV Latam’s entire operation, a job he excels at given his decades of experience working in such fields as defence and space manufacturing, semiconductor manufacturing, and telecommunications. This knowledge also paved the way for UAV Latam’s own growth. Exploring this further, Juan told us: “What began as a focused drone venture in one market evolved into a multinational drone-as-a-service platform, now operating in several countries across Latin America.” Juan continued: “I led the expansion of our business model beyond aerial photography into areas such as long-range cargo logistics, defense , intelligence, perimeter control, infrastructure inspections, and more.” Given the diversity inherent within this organisation, it is unsurprising that Juan himself has a multidimensional role, with his responsibilities including bridging visionary leadership with operational execution. On one day, Juan might be continuing to drive UAV Latam’s strategic roadmap across its nine locations. The next, he may be championing technology integration, attracting new investors, or acting as the public face of the company through corporate-level talks with ministries or corporate partners. Juan’s ability to do this so well comes from a combination of his presence at the intersection of technology and regional purpose and an entrepreneurial drive. This regional focus is especially important when it comes to UAV Latam, which prides itself on delivering cutting-edge technologies capable of solving the complex problems facing businesses in these communities today. It not only solves these challenges but does so in ways that prioritise responsibility, sustainability, and scalability. The team behind UAV Latam make all of this possible, with Juan explaining that the company’s greatest asset is not its drones, but rather the people who design, fly, and fix them and analyse their data. Combined, these experts deliver aerospacegrade professionalism to Latin American businesses, and this requires the fostering of a very intentional culture. As Juan explained: “Building a resilient drone company in Latin America isn’t just about flying smart, it’s also about leading by example.” Leading by example is something UAV Latam remains committed to as it looks ahead to the next 12 months, a period Juan believes will be pivotal in its growth due to its model becoming more impactful and autonomous day by day. A number of initiatives are also in the pipeline to support the company in its ambitious aim to build the future of the entire airspace infrastructure and data ecosystem in Latin America, from expansion into the energy sector to upgrading its fleet and exploring new partnerships. All of this ties into Juan’s plans for his own next steps, which revolve around this same selfless aim. Juan said: “My next chapter isn’t about titles – it’s about multiplying impact. I want to take everything UAV Latam has proven and scale it into something even more transformative for the region and the world.” Ultimately, UAV Latam is much more than just a drone company, it is about delivering expert-level solutions to areas in which they were previously out of reach. By grounding its innovation in a regional reality and nurturing the human side of a technology business, Juan has built something truly transformative. Company: UAV Latam Web Address: https://uavlatam.com/ Jun25189
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