Global Networking Forum
IAC 2019 GNF Programme
July 22, 2020
Monday 21 October 2019: IAF GNF Opening Day
IAF GNF Opening
Monday 21 October 2019, 15:00 – 15:10 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom ABC
EO as a Pillar of the Space Economy and Perspectives of Industrial Policy
Monday 21 October 2019, 15:10 – 16:10 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom ABC
European Space Strategy: Achievements and Perspective
Monday 21 October 2019, 16:15 – 16:45 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom ABC
Summit: Mankind’s Return to the Moon in the NewSpace Age
Monday 21 October 2019, 17:40 – 18:10 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom ABC
Tuesday 22 October 2019: IAF GNF Industry Stream
Industry Story Telling Session: Virgin Galactic
Tuesday 22 October 2019, 09:40 – 09:50 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom AB
Industry Story Telling Session: Thales Alenia Space
Tuesday 22 October 2019, 09:50 – 10:00 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom AB
Industry Story Telling Session: Made In Space
Tuesday 22 October 2019, 10:00 – 10:10 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom AB
Industry Story Telling Session: Arianespace
Tuesday 22 October 2019, 10:10 – 10:20 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom AB
Industry Story Telling Session: SpaceX
Tuesday 22 October 2019, 10:20 – 10:30 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom AB
Industry Story Telling Session: Blue Origin
Tuesday 22 October 2019, 10:30 – 10:40 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom AB
A Grand Tour of Global Space Policy Issues
Tuesday 22 October 2019, 11:45 – 12:30 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom A
Commercial Crew Starliner
Tuesday 22 October 2019, 14:45 – 15:30 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom A
Industry Deep Dives: Small Satellites, Big Future: Frequent and Reliable Launch on Electron
Tuesday 22 October 2019, 15:45 – 15:55 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom A
Industry Deep Dives: Incorporating the Moon into Earth's Economy
Tuesday 22 October 2019, 15:55 – 16:05 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom A
Industry Deep Dives: Making Space Sustainable for Future Space Utilization and Exploration
Tuesday 22 October 2019, 16:05 – 16:15 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom A
Industry Deep Dives: Space Technology to the Power of Hundreds
Tuesday 22 October 2019, 16:15 – 16:25 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom A
The IAF Startup Pitch Session
Tuesday 22 October 2019, 16:30 – 17:45 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom A
Tuesday 22 October 2019: IAF GNF Culture & Socio-Economic Stream
Alive in Space
Tuesday 22 October 2019, 14:45 – 15:45 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom C
Outcomes of the Global Conference on Space for Emerging Countries – GLEC 2019
Tuesday 22 October 2019, 15:50 – 16:35 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom C
Leaving No-One Behind: Opportunities to Support Inclusiveness Through Space-Based Applications and Space Exploration. Presentation of Results of the 27th Workshop on Space Technology for Socio-Economic Benefits
Tuesday 22 October 2019, 16:40 – 17:10 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom C
Singapore – Regional Vision to Co-Create, Build Capacity, and Expand Space Applications for New Uses
Tuesday 22 October 2019, 17:15 – 17:45 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom C
Wednesday 23 October 2019: IAF GNF Space Exploration Stream
The Evolving Role of the Public Procurement Authorities Becoming an Anchor Customer in Large Space Related Programmes
Wednesday 23 October 2019, 09:40 – 10:40 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom A
Forming, Storming, and Norming the Future Lunar Exploration Enterprise
Wednesday 23 October 2019, 10:50 – 11:50 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom A
To the ISS, the Moon, Mars – and then some: A 360° Discussion on Humanity’s Exploration of Our Solar System and Beyond
Wednesday 23 October 2019, 12:00 – 12:30 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom A
Why We Suborbital Passengers Are Eager to Fly to Space
Wednesday 23 October 2019, 14:45 – 15:45 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom A
ECOSYSTEM for Sustainable Space Exploration – Involving New Space, Non-Space Players
Wednesday 23 October 2019, 15:55 – 16:55 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom A
OOS and Related Technologies Enabling Next-Gen Space Missions and Ultimate Exploration
Wednesday 23 October 2019, 17:05 – 17:45 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom A
Wednesday 23 October 2019: IAF GNF Diversity Stream
SGAC – LSA SpaceGen Entrepreneurs
Wednesday 23 October 2019, 09:40 – 10:40 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom C
Lessons from Business Women in the Space Industry – Positive Tales from a Journey Through a Male Dominated Industry
Wednesday 23 October 2019, 10:45 – 11:35 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom C
NASA YP Town Hall
Wednesday 23 October 2019, 11:45 – 12:30 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom C
Industrializing the Solar System – Launching the OffWorld Industrial Robotics Workforce Program
Wednesday 23 October 2019, 14:45 – 15:45 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom C
Space Supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2030 Agenda
Wednesday 23 October 2019, 15:55 – 16:55 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom C
We Are Going, and The Technologies to GeT Us There
Wednesday 23 October 2019, 17:05 – 17:50 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom C
Thursday 24 October 2019: IAF GNF Legal and Policy Stream
The Future Lunar Ecosystem and its Business Potential for Non-Space Industries
Thursday 24 October 2019, 09:40 – 10:40 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom A
Space Traffic Management is Needed Now! IAA, IISL, and IAF Join Their Forces to Propose Long Term Sustainability of Space Operations
Thursday 24 October 2019, 10:45 – 11:35 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom A
The Mars/Moon Generation Lawyers: A Discussion of the Legal Framework Taking NASA Back to the Future
Thursday 24 October 2019, 11:45 – 12:35 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom A
Spaceports: Gateway to a Global Space Economy
Thursday 24 October 2019, 12:40 – 13:30 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom A
This Time to Stay: How Markets Will Ensure Sustained Interest in the Lunar Region
Thursday 24 October 2019, 13:40 – 14:10 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom A
Governance of Space Activities – Comparative Studies on National Space Policy and Law
Thursday 24 October 2019, 14:20 – 15:20 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom A
Artemis: Enabling Lunar Exploration
Thursday 24 October 2019, 15:30 – 16:30 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom A
Thursday 24 October 2019: IAF GNF Development Stream
Space Museums and Science Centres: Heritage and Education in a Fast Changing World
Thursday 24 October 2019, 09:40 – 10:40 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom C
Towards a Formal African Space Programme
Thursday 24 October 2019, 10:45 – 11:25 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom C
Martian and Lunar Analogues
Thursday 24 October 2019, 11:30 – 12:15 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom C
4th International Space Forum at Ministerial Level – The Mediterranean Chapter
Thursday 24 October 2019, 12:20 – 12:50 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom C
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Market: What’s Next for Industries, Applications and the User Community
Thursday 24 October 2019, 12:55 – 13:20 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom C
Space Sustainability Rating: Addressing the Orbital Challenge
Thursday 24 October 2019, 13:25 – 14:25 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom C
US and UK Commercial Partnership brings the first UK Rover to the Moon
Thursday 24 October 2019, 14:35 – 15:05 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom C
EU Space: Trends for the Future
Thursday 24 October 2019, 15:45 – 16:30 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom C
Friday 25 October 2019: IAF GNF Public Day
From the Moon to Mars NASA’s Artemis Program
Friday 25 October 2019, 09:40 – 10:40 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom ABC
IAF – ASE Astronaut Event
Friday 25 October 2019, 10:50 – 12:20 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom ABC
The Science-Fiction Continuum
Friday 25 October 2019, 13:30 – 14:30 • Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom ABC
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