Speakers

Government

Julian FRASER, RA

Deputy Premier and Minister for Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, Government of the British Virgin Islands

Bernadette ARAKWIYE

Minister of Environment, Government of Rwanda

Rwanda

Paula INGABIRE

Minister of ICT and Innovation,, Government of Rwanda

Rwanda

Yeshurun Alemayehu ADDE

Deputy Minister of ICT and Digital Economy, Ethiopian Ministry of Innovation and Technology

Ethiopia

Yves IRADUKUNDA

Minister of State at the Ministry of ICT and Innovation, Government of Rwanda

Rwanda

International High-Level Speakers

Osama AL SHANFARI

Sales Operations Specialist, Oman Lens

Oman

Gabriella ARRIGO

IAF President, Director of International Affairs, Italian Space Agency (ASI)

Italy

Krystal AZELTON

Director of Space Applications Programs, Secure World Foundation (SWF)

Kamel BESBES

Advisor, Tunisian National Commission for Outer Space Affairs, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research

Tunisia

Matias CAMPOS

CEO & Founder, Astralintu Space Technologies

Ecuador

Harry CIKANEK

Director, Center for Satellite Applications and Research (Retired), Satellite and Information Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

United States

Lorant CZARAN

Chief of Space Applications Section, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)

Emine DOĞRUKÖK

Advisor to the Minister of Industry and Technology, Republic of Türkiye

Türkiye

Christian FEICHTINGER

Executive Director, IAF Secretariat

France

Luis FERREIRA

Head of Programme Procurement EO, Science and Exploration, Airbus Defence and Space SA

Germany

Abdi FIDAR

Ag. Director, IGAD Climate Prediction & Applications Centre (ICPAC)

Kenya

Rune FLOBERGHAGEN

Head of Climate Action, Sustainability & Science Department, European Space Agency (ESA)

Aimable GAHIGI

Director General, Rwanda Meteorology Agency

Rwanda

Vincenzo GIORGIO

Vice President Institutional Marketing & Sales, Thales Alenia Space Italia, CEO, ALTEC

Italy

Huadong GUO

Director, International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS)

China

Beth GREENAWAY

Head of Earth Observation and Climate, UK Space Agency

United Kingdom

David HARPER

Director General of Policy, Canadian Space Agency (CSA)

Canada

Christian HAUGLIE-HANSSEN

Director General, Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA)

Norway

Shukhrat KADIROV

Director General, Uzbekspace agency (The Space Research and Technology Agency under the Ministry of digital technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan)

Uzbekistan

Yusuf KIRAÇ

Chairman of The Board and President, Turkish Space Agency (TUA)

Türkiye

Titus KIRAGU

Space Solutions Lead, STAR.VISION Aerospace Group Limited

Benjamin KOETZ

Head of Section for Sustainable Initiatives, European Space Agency (ESA)

Lacina KONÉ

Director General, Smart Africa

Rwanda

Kaiyrzhan KOZHAYEV

Chairman of the Board, JSC National company Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary

Kazakhstan

Erick LANSARD

Professor (Practice), School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Singapore

Nicolás MARTÍN

Director of Users, Services and Applications, Agencia Espacial Española

Spain

Francesco LONGO

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

Italy

Shimrit MAMAN

Senior Scientist, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel

Susanne MECKLENBURG

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

United Kingdom

Madin MASEEH

Founder & President, Maldives Space Research Organization (MSRO)

Maldives

Hermann Ludwig MOELLER

Director, European Space Policy Institute (ESPI)

Austria

Clay MOWRY

Chief Executive Officer, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

United States

Aboubakar Mambimba NDJOUNGUI

Director General, Gabonese Agency for Space Studies and Observations (AGEOS)

Gabon

Teddy MUGABO

CEO, Rwanda Green Fund

Rwanda

Emmanuel NKURUNZIZA

Director General, Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD)

Maria Chiara NOTO

Deputy Director of the IV International Affairs Directorate, Italian Space Agency (ASI)

Italy

Bright ONAPITO

Data and AI Policy Officer, United Nations Global Pulse

Uganda

Sékou OUÉDRAOGO

President, African Aeronautics & Space Organisation (AASO)

France

Mehul R. PANDYA

Group Director and Scientist-G, Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

India

Carolina PROAÑO-CASTRO

Executive Director, Fundación Futuro

Ecuador

M. V. RAMANA

Group Director, Atmospheric Sciences and Land Surface Processes Group, Earth and Climate Sciences Area (ECSA), National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

India