Opening Ceremony

Monday 21 October 09:00 – 11:00
Location: Grand Ballroom A,B,C

This year’s Opening Ceremony tells our collective, international story of limitless exploration and inspiration…of promise and discovery…of global community…collaboration and cooperation. It is an extraordinary narrative that has affected the lives of every human being on the planet in big ways and small. Our multi-layered theatrical production will portray this journey with bold imagery, video, and live performance, bringing to life the milestones that mark the power of the past and celebrate the promise of the future.

Master of Ceremony:

Leon HARRIS

, News4 Anchor

United States

Welcome Addresses:

Jean-Yves LE GALL

Former President, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)

France

Joh S. LANGFORD

President, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

United States

Richard F. AMBROSE

Executive Vice President, Space, Lockheed Martin Corporation

United States

Jim BRIDENSTINE

Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

United States

IAC 2019 Official Opening:

Jean-Yves LE GALL

Former President, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)

France

Peter JANKOWITSCH

Former Ambassador and Minister of Foreign Affairs

Austria

Kai-Uwe SCHROGL

, International Institute of Space Law (IISL)

Germany

Arnau PONS

Chair, Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)

United States

At the conclusion of the Opening Ceremony production we are pleased to welcome the honorable Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States, to address IAC delegates. Following Vice President Pence’s remarks, the IAF will bestow the 2019 World Space Award.