Grégoire Bourban

Space Exchange Switzerland • Head

Grégoire Bourban is working at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) as head of Space Exchange Switzerland (SXS) within the Vice-Presidency for Innovation and Impact (VPI).

Funded by the Swiss Space Office of the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI/SSO) SXS promotes space in Switzerland and supports the Swiss space ecosystem to prepare for the future challenges in the space field. It is implemented by EPFL (Leading House), ETH Zürich, the University of Zürich, the Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz (FHNW) and the Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI).

Before leading Space Exchange Switzerland, Grégoire was deputy director of the Swiss Space Center in charge of the institutional affairs and the relationships with the European Space Agency and the Swiss Space Office.

He holds a master degree in micro-engineering from EPFL and an Executive MBA in Management of Technology (EPFL – UNIL HEC).

Events

77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2026)

5 - 9 October 2026

Antalya, Türkiye

Participation:

International Astronautical Congress 2025

29 September - 3 October 2025

Sydney, Australia

Participation: