The Skills Gap: Keeping up with the growing space sector

Day: Wednesday 21 September
Time: 16:45 - 17:30 CEST
Location: Room N01, Level 3, Hall 7, Paris Convention Centre

What can we do to mitigate the risks of an aging workforce and growing requirement for specialist roles, whilst making space an attractive sector to work in?

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) will present some of the issues facing the sector on skills retention and career development and chair a discussion on how we can keep attracting, whilst also retaining, the very best space talent.

This session is organized by:

Moderator

Eva GEORGIOU

International Relations Manager, UK Space Agency

United Kingdom

Speakers

Kate KITAGAWA

Director of Space Education Office, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Japan

Enrico PALERMO

Head, Australian Space Agency

Australia

Mary PREVILLE

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

Canada