High-Level Plenary Part 3b: From Data to Decisions: Operationalizing Space for Climate Resilience

Tuesday 02 June 2026
14:45-15:30

The closing high-level plenary focuses on how space-based data is transformed into actionable solutions for governments, industries, and communities. Featuring leading practitioners and leaders from major Space Agencies. The session showcases real-world applications across the data value chain. From satellite observations to climate services and national decision-making tools, speakers will demonstrate how space technologies are already driving resilience on the ground. This plenary delivers a practical and forward-looking conclusion, emphasizing scalability, usability, and impact.

Moderator

Christian FEICHTINGER

Executive Director, IAF Secretariat

France

High-Level Plenary Part 3b - Speakers

Beth GREENAWAY

Head of Earth Observation and Climate, UK Space Agency

United Kingdom

Christian HAUGLIE-HANSSEN

Director General, Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA)

Norway

Francesco LONGO

Head, Earth Observation Division, Italian Space Agency (ASI)

Italy

Susanne MECKLENBURG

Head of the ESA Climate Office, European Space Agency (ESA)

United Kingdom

Nicolás MARTÍN

Director of Users, Services and Applications, Agencia Espacial Española

Spain

Godela ROSSNER

Head of Earth Observation Department, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)

Germany

Raghavendra P. SINGH

Director, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

India