IAF GNF Session: The Gender Gap

Day: Wednesday 18 May 2022
Time: 17:00 – 18:00

Gender parity within a space ecosystem is critical for ensuring that equal opportunities are provided to all people, and this GNF will explore how a level playing field with targeted initiatives can be created and implemented.

Moderator

Daniela MERA

Vice-President and Marketing Director, SIDERALIS Foundation

Ecuador

Speakers

María Fernanda DEL BARCO

Chief Systems Engineer, Orbital Space Technologies

Costa Rica

Pascale EHRENFREUND

President, President of Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)

France

Natavan HASANOVA

Strategy and Business Development Director, Azercosmos Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Katherinne HERRERA JORDAN

President & Co-Founder, Guatemalan Association of Space Sciences and Engineering (AGICE)

Guatemala

Dominique TILMANS

President, EURISY

Belgium

Masami ONODA

Director, Washington D.C. Office, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

United States

Mary PREVILLE

Vice President Space Program Policy, Canadian Space Agency (CSA)

Canada

Lucia Shadira PLACENCIA TAPIA

Members of Parliament, National Assembly of Ecuador

Ecuador