2024 Humans In Space – Multiplanetary Human Life Enabler

Day: Thursday 17 October
Time: 14:10 - 14:40 CEST
Location: Red Hall, Level 1, North Wing, MiCo Convention Centre

This GNF Session aims to highlight the importance of international cooperation between Industry, Investors, Government Space Agencies and Academia to create the Space Healthcare Ecosystem in making space accessible, not for the extraordinary, but for everyone.

Space healthcare is a rapidly growing field of interest for both Earth-bound and spacefaring humans. It not only consists biomedical and life science research to solve critical crew health and performance related risks faced by human during deep space exploration, but also has aspects of tackling problems on Earth by leveraging the unique microgravity environment of the Low Earth Orbit.

The session will highlight the essence of Space Healthcare in achieving prominent human presence in space. The panel, consisting prominent representatives from Europe Space Agencies and Institutions, working in the forefront of Human Space Exploration, will share their view on the Space Healthcare agenda and explore room for international collaboration between Space Agencies, Government, Industry and Academia, leveraging critical space infrastructure. The need for global partnership to facilitate the growth of the Space Healthcare ecosystem will be emphasized. The “Humans In Space” Program run by Boryung which invests in and facilitates essential technological advancements leveraging the critical space infrastructure in LEO and Moon will be introduced and discussed, to explore room for collaboration.

Opening Keynote

Clay MOWRY

President, International Astronautical Federation (IAF)

United States

Jay KIM

CEO and Chairman, Boryung

Republic of Korea

Moderator

Jack LIM

Head of New Portfolio Investment (NPI) Group, Boryung

Republic of Korea

Speakers

Jens JORDAN

Director, DLR Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)

Germany

Audrey BERTHIER

Executive Director, MEDES - Institute for Space Physiology and Medicine

France

Serena PEZZILLI

Researcher, Italian Space Agency (ASI)

Italy

Jonathan SCOTT

European Space Agency (ESA)