IAF Global Space Leaders Summit
Day: Tuesday, 15 October
Time: 10:00 – 13:30 CEST
Location: Gold Hall; MiCo Convention Centre
In line with the IAF’s motto ‘Connecting @ll Space People’ and with the aim of fostering coordination and collaboration between space agencies around the world, the Federation is launching a new initiative: the IAF Space Leaders Summit. This Summit is designed to be a series of senior leader gatherings taking place in conjunction with the annual International Astronautical Congress (IAC).
The Summit will be a formal high-level closed meeting, running over two- and one-half hours, starting with an official welcome by the Italian authorities and co-chaired by the President of the Italian Space Agency, Prof. Teodoro Valente, and the President of the International Astronautical Federation, Clay Mowry. All global Heads of Space Agencies/Offices will be invited to participate in the Summit.
This year’s Summit will focus on the topic of “Space Capabilities for Sustainability on Earth”.
Invited Heads of Agencies will be given the opportunity to give a three to five minutes statement outlining their agency’s contribution to the global system of space capabilities for sustainability on Earth.
Selected International Space Organizations will be also invited to attend the Summit as observers.
Ahmad Belhoul AL FALASI
Minister of Sports and Chancellor of the Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
United Arab Emirates
Samaddin ASADOV
Deputy Minister, Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Fernand Eanes BALE
Director of Côte d’Ivoire Geographic and Digital Information Center, Ivory Coast
Angelina BEKASOVA
Senior Expert and Head of Space Policy, Entrepreneurship Competitiveness Department, Ministry of Economics Republic of Latvia
Latvia
Kamel BESBES
Scientific Advisor on Horizon Europe pgm, Digital-Industry-Space, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MHESR)
Tunisia
Gustavo A. CABRERA RODRIGUEZ
Mexican Ambassador to the Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency
Mexico
Luis H. DE LEON
Chief, Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya
Uruguay
Lex DELLES
Minister, Ministry of Economy, Luxemburg
Luxembourg
Otman DRIOUCH
Manager Space Projects and Technology, Royal Center for Remote Sensing (CRTS)
Morocco
Painos GWEME
Director General, Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency (ZINGSA)
Zimbabwe
Aarti HOLLA-MAINI
Director, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
Austria
Václav KOBERA
Director, Space Activities and New Technologies, Ministry of Transport
Czech Republic
Niek LOBÉ
Director Space Policy, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Netherlands
Frank MONTENY
Director General Research and Space, Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO)
Belgium
Tanja PERMOZER
Head of Unit, Ministry of Economy
Slovenia
Gorm Kofoed PETERSEN
Head of Space Division, Ministry of Higher Education and Science, Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science
Denmark
Manuel Iván RAMÍREZ ÁLVAREZ
Director, Instituto Geográfico Militar
Ecuador
Anna RATHSMAN
Director General, Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA)
Sweden
