INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

The International Programme Committee – IPC supports the consolidation of the GLEC Programme structure, provides inputs for concrete titles for Plenaries in accordance with the pre-defined topics, identifies keynote speakers, as well as panellists and moderators for Plenaries and GNFs, and helps promote GLEC and facilitate the attendance of speakers and participants.

  • Robert AILLON, CEO - Leviathan Space Industries LLC, Ecuador
  • Salem AL MARRI, Director General, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), United Arab Emirates
  • Tensae Alemayehu ALI, Regional Coordinator Africa, Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC), Ethiopia
  • Angel ARCIA, Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua, Panama
  • Krystal AZELTON (WILSON), Director of Space Applications Programs - Secure World Foundation (SWF), United States
  • Dunay BADIRKHANOV, Chief Technology Officer, Azercosmos, Azerbaijan
  • Jim BINGEN, D-Orbit, Italy
  • Michal BRICHTA, Head of Slovak Space Office - Industry Branch, Slovakia
  • Kammy BRUN, Head of Global Business Development, HEAD Aerospace, France
  • Matias Franciso CAMPOS ABAD, Sideralis Foundation, Ecuador
  • Erasmo CARRERA, Professor, Italian Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics (A.I.D.A.A.), Italy
  • Julio Cesar CASTILLO URDAPILLETA, Space Security Director, Mexican Space Agency, Mexico
  • Rafael CHAVEZ, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico
  • Liz COX, International Relations – International Partnership Programme - ‎UK Space Agency, United Kingdom
  • Michael DAVIS, Chair, The Andy Thomas Space Foundation, Australia
  • Steve EISENHART, Senior Vice President, Space Foundation; IAF VP Global Networking Forum, United States
  • Driss EL HADANI, Director General - Centre Royal de Télédétection Spatiale (CRTS), Morocco
  • Mohammed ELKOOSY, Director General, Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA), Egypt
  • Ahmed FARID, Product Assurance Engineer - DLR GfR mbH; Chair of African Regional Group, Germany
  • Martha GAGGERO, Chief Councel - Centro de Investigación y Difusión Aeronáutico Espacial (CIDA-E), Uruguay
  • Christina GIANNOPAPA, European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), Czeck Republic
  • Serdar H. YILDIRIM, President, Turkish Space Agency (TUA) , Turkey
  • Christian HAUGLIE-HANSSEN, Director General, Norwegian Space Centre, Norway
  • Katherine HERRERA, Guatemalan Astronomy Association, Guatemala
  • Chris HEWETT, General Manager, Strategy and Growth, Australian Space Agency, Australia
  • Oniosun Temidayo ISAIAH, Managing Director - Space in Africa; Space Generation Advisory Council Regional Coordinator for Africa, Nigeria
  • Juan JARAMILLO ROJAS, President & CEO, Sideralis Foundation, Ecuador
  • Hillary KIPKOSGEY, Ag. Director General, Kenya Space Agency (KSA), Kenya
  • Jan KOLAR, Director, Czech Space Office, Czeck Republic
  • Joerg KREISEL, CEO, JOERG KREISEL International Consultant (JKIC), Germany
  • Raúl KULICHEVSKY, Deputy Executive and Technical Director, Argentina National Space Activities Commission (CONAE), Argentina
  • Salvador LANDEROS AYALA, Administrator, Mexican Space Agency (AEM), Mexico
  • Christian LANGE, Director, Space Exploration Planning, Coordination and Advanced Concepts , Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Canada
  • Rodrigo LEONARDI, Coordinator of Satellites and Applications, Brazilian Space Agency, Brazil
  • Andreas LINDENTHAL, Head of Spacecraft Equipment, Head of Space Systems Germany, Airbus Defence and Space GmbH; IAF VP Financial Matters and Industry Relations, Germany
  • Chuen Chern LOO, Head, Space Publication and Registration Division, Radiocommunication Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Switzerland
  • Valentina LUCHETTI, Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC), Italy
  • Sergio MARCHISIO, Full Professor of International Law, Sapienza University of Rome; IAF General Counsel, Italy
  • Peter MARTINEZ, Executive Director, Secure World Foundation (SWF), United States
  • Alan MATTOS, Bolivia Space Agency, Bolivia
  • Daniela MERA, Marketing Director, Sideralis Foundation, Ecuador
  • Ntoshane MOHLAMONYANE, Strategic Manager to the CEO, South African National Space Agency (SANSA), South Africa
  • Xavier MOLINA, General Academic Vice Chancellor - ESPE University, Ecuador
  • Cesar MONTAÑO, Vice-Ministry Foreign Affairs, Ecuador
  • Hifa MUBKI, Head of International Organizations, Saoudi Space Commission, Saoudi Arabia
  • Valanathan MUNSAMI, Former CEO - South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and Former IAF VP for Developing Countries and Emerging Nations; Space Strategy/Business Consultant, South Africa
  • Nobu OKADA, Founder & CEO, Astroscale Holdings Inc.; IAF VP Space Economy and Sponsorship, Japan
  • Masami ONODA, Director, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Washington D.C. Office, Japan
  • Deganit PAIKOWSKY, Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; IAF VP Diversity Initiatives and Science & Academic Relations, Israel
  • Davide PETRILLO, Executive Director, Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC); IAF VP Education and Workforce Development, Italy
  • Henrik PETTERSSON, Head of Business Development, Swedish Space Corporation (SSC), Sweden
  • Anh Tuan PHAM, Director General - Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC), Vietnam
  • Julio Jose PRADO, Industry and Commerce Minister, Ecuador
  • Minoo RATHNASABAPATHY , Research Engineer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States
  • Carlos RODRIGUEZ, Orbital Space, Costa Rica
  • Alejandro J. ROMAN M., General Director of Aerospace Development - Paraguayan Space Agency, Paraguay
  • Heve ROMERO, Legal Director - Paraguayan Space Agency, Paraguay
  • Giorgio SACCOCCIA, Special Advisor to the IAF President (Emerging Countries), Italy
  • Daniel ŠAGATH, International Cooperation Manager, Slovak Space Office - Industry Branch, Slovakia
  • Asanda SANGONI, Space & Stakeholder Liaison Officer - South African National Space Agency (SANSA), South Africa
  • Gunter SCHREIER, Head Business Development - Deputy Director, German Space Agency (DLR), Germany
  • Mary SNITCH, Senior Manager, Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMC); IAF VP Communications, Publications and Global Conferences, United States
  • Lionel SUCHET, Chief Operating Officer, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES); IAF VP Technical Activities, France
  • Carlos Augusto TEIXEIRA DE MOURA, President, Brazilian Space Agency, Brazil
  • Dominique TILMANS, President, EURISY; IAF VP for Parliamentarian and Ministerial Relations and User Communities, Belgium
  • Anthony TSOUGRANIS, International Program Specialist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); IAF VP Honours and Awards, United States
  • Pieter VAN BEEKHUIZEN, Vice-Chair IAF CLIODN Committee, The Netherlands
  • Carlo VIBERTI, CEO, SpaceLand Africa, Mauritius
  • Stéphanie WAN, Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC), United States
  • Danielle WOODS, Assistant Professor of Media Arts and Sciences, Assistant Professor (Joint) of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States
  • Anthony YUEN, Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC), Australia

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