SPEAKERS
Angel ABBUD-MADRID
Director, Space Resources Program, Colorado School of Mines
United States
Adam ABDIN
Associate Professor, CentraleSupélec Engineering School, University of Paris-Saclay
France
Giuseppe ACIERNO
President & General Director , Aerospace Technological District (DTA)
Italy
Ahmad Belhoul AL FALASI
Minister of Sports and Chancellor of the Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
United Arab Emirates
Tommaso ANDREUSSI
Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Institute of Mechanical Intelligence, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Italy
Tony ANTONELLI
Astronaut, Acting Director, Advanced Programs Civil Space, Lockheed Martin Corporation
United States
Pakorn APAPHANT
Executive Director, Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA)
Thailand
Muhammad ASAD
Associate Professor, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, AL-Khobar
Saudi Arabia
Samaddin ASADOV
Chairman of the Board, Azercosmos Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Mishaal ASHEMIMRY
Aerospace Consultant & Special Advisor to CEO, Saudi Space Agency (SSA)
Saudi Arabia
Hannah ASHFORD
Managing Director, The Karman Project
Almudena AZCÁRATE ORTEGA
Lead Space Security Researcher , United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
Switzerland
Patrizia BAGNERINI
Associate Professor, Numerical Analysis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Genoa
Italy
Fernand Eanes BALE
Director of Côte d’Ivoire Geographic and Digital Information Center, Ivory Coast
Cédric BALTY
Director Innovation and Chief Sustainability Officer, Thales Alenia Space France
France
Roberto BATTISTON
Professor, University of Trento, Department of Physics, National PhD in Space Science and Technology
Italy
Vito BAVARO
Head of Digital Transformation Section, Economic Development Department , Apulia Region
Italy
Fidan BEHBUDOVA
Head of PR and Communication Unit , Azercosmos Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Angelina BEKASOVA
Senior Expert and Head of Space Policy, Entrepreneurship Competitiveness Department, Ministry of Economics Republic of Latvia
Latvia
Riccardo BENVENUTO
Vice President, Satellite Technology & Operations, Constellr GmbH
Germany
Audrey BERTHIER
Executive Director , MEDES - Institute for Space Physiology and Medicine
France
Kamel BESBES
Advisor, Tunisian National Commission for Outer Space Affairs, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Andrea BIANCO
Senior Researcher, Brera Astronomical Observatory, Italian National Institute of Astrophysics (INAF)
Italy
Ornella BOMBACI
Director, Bids Department, Manager, Radar & EO MW Systems and Constellations Product Line, Thales Alenia Space Italia
Italy
Francesca BRACAGLIA
PhD student and Evaluation committee member, Associazione Italiana di Aeronautica e Astronautica (AIDAA)
Italy
Vitali BRAUN
Space Debris Engineer, IMS Space Consultancy, Space Debris Office, European Space Agency (ESA)
Germany
Travis BROWN
Chief Engineer and Team Lead, Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Project , NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
United States
Andrea BRUNELLO
Director, Science Communication Teacher, Arditodesìo Company, University of Trento
Italy
Olivier BUGNET
Deputy Director of Space Transportation Directorate, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
Maria Fabrizia BUONGIORNO
Director of Technological Research, National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV)
Italy
Gustavo A. CABRERA RODRIGUEZ
Mexican Ambassador to the Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency
Mexico
Pierre CASENOVE
French Euclid Contributions Project Manager, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
France
Jason CASSIBRY
Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Alabama in Huntsville
United States
Ignazio CASTELLUCCI
Associate Professor, Private Comparative Law, University of Teramo
Italy
Angelo CERVONE
Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering Faculty, Delft University of Technology
Italy
Vasiliki CHARALAMPOPOULOU
President & CEO, GEOSYSTEMS HELLAS S.A
Greece
A. C. CHARANIA
Chief Technologist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
United States
Simonetta CHELI
Director of Earth Observation Programmes and Head of ESRIN, European Space Agency (ESA)
Italy
Mengyun CHEN
acting director, International Cooperation Center in Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences(CSU-CAS)
China
Marco CHINI
Lead Research and Technology Associate, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST)
Luxembourg
Raymond G. CLINTON JR.
Associate Director, Science and Technology Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
United States
Giacomo COLOMBATTI
Assistant Professor, Center of studies for Space (CISAS) “G. Colombo”, University of Padova
Italy
Anthea COMELLINI
GNC engineer at Thales Alenia Space and member of ESA astronauts reserve
Italy
Nicholas H. CRISP
Lecturer, Aerospace Systems, The University of Manchester
United Kingdom
Samantha CRISTOFORETTI
LEO Cargo Return Service Team Lead and Astronaut, ESA/European Astronaut Centre
Italy
Rodrigo DA COSTA
Executive Director, European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)
Czech Republic
Ronald Terik DALY
Senior Professional Staff, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
United States
Ken DAVIDIAN
Vice President for North American Operations, International Space University (ISU)
United States
Luis H. DE LEON
Chief, Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya
Uruguay
Maria Elena DE MAESTRI
Assistant Professor, International Law, Department of Law, University of Genoa
Italy
Stefania DE PASCALE
Full Professor, Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”
Italy
Lex DELLES
Minister, Ministry of Economy, Luxemburg
Luxembourg
Simonetta DI PIPPO
Director, SEE Lab (Space Economy Evolution Laboratory) SDA Bocconi School of Management
Italy
George B. DIETRICH
President, SPACE Canada
Canada
Otman DRIOUCH
Manager Space Projects and Technology, Royal Center for Remote Sensing (CRTS)
Morocco
Reinhold EWALD
President, European Astronaut and Professor of Astronautics, Association of Space Explorers
Germany
Silvano FINESCHI
Senior Researcher, National Institue for Astrophysics, Astrophysical Observatory of Torino
Italy
Michael FORD
Senior Scientist for Environmental Satellites, NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)
Roberto FORMARO
Director of Engineering and Technologies Directorate, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Italy
Masaki FUJIMOTO
Professor and Deputy Director General of ISAS/JAXA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Japan
Christopher GEIGER
Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk Vice President, Lockheed Martin Corporation
United States
Alper GEZERAVCI
First Turkish Astronaut Turkish Space Agency Board Member Turkish Space Command Coordination & Execution Director F-16 &KC-135R Pilot, Turkish Space Agency (TUA)
Türkiye
Pawan GOENKA
Chairman, Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe), Department of Space, Government of India
India
Miriam GONZALEZ
Space Tech Partnerships, Mapanauta Space & Geochicas
Mexico
Cheryl GRAMLING
Lunar PNT and Standards Lead, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
United States
Mariella GRAZIANO
Executive Director of Strategy and Business Development - Science, Exploration and Transportation , GMV Space Systems
Spain
Adam F. GREENSTONE
Counsel for Ethics, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
United States
Feng GUAN
Director of Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center , China National Space Administration - LESEC CNSA
China
Jean Mathieu GUIMARD
Head, “Prepare the Future” Department, Industrial Directorate, ArianeGroup SAS
France
Painos GWEME
Director General, Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency (ZINGSA)
Zimbabwe
Hamza HAMEED
Senior Practice Manager, Space & Connectivity, Access Partnership, Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)
Pakistan
Gregory HECKLER
Director, Commercial Communications Services Division (CCSD), Space Communication and Navigation Program (SCaN), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
United States
Georg HERDRICH
Head, Plasma Wind Tunnels and Electric Propulsion, Institute of Space Systems, University of Stuttgart
Germany
Russell HILLS
Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer, Thales Alenia Space
United Kingdom
Jeffrey HOFFMAN
Professor of the Practice of Aerospace Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States
Aarti HOLLA-MAINI
Director, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
Austria
Akihiko HOSHIDE
Astronaut, Director Houston Office , Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Japan
Chiaki ICHIKAWA
Producer Business Development and Industrial Relations Department, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Japan
Valentin D. IVANOV
Astronomer and Science Communicator, European Southern Observatory
Germany
Laurent JAFFART
Director of Connectivity and Secure Communications, Head of ECSAT, European Space Agency (ESA)
United Kingdom
Marco JANSSEN
Director, Center for Behavior, Institutions, and the Environment, Arizona State University
United States
Jens JORDAN
Director, DLR Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)
Germany
Shukhrat KADIROV
Director General, Uzbekspace agency (The Space Research and Technology Agency under the Ministry of digital technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan
Fani KALLIANOU DE JONG
Principal Manager, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
United Kingdom
Mohammed KAMECHE
Director of the Centre of Satellite Development,, Agence Spatiale Algérienne (ASAL)
Algeria
Ozan KARA
Senior Researcher, Propulsion and Space , Technology Innovation Institute
United Arab Emirates
Nobuyuki KAYA
President, Wave Arrays
Japan
Kate KELLY
Director, Space & Emerging Programs at BWXT Advanced Technologies, BWX Technologies
United States
Václav KOBERA
Director, Space Activities and New Technologies, Ministry of Transport
Czech Republic
Raul KULICHEVSKY
Executive & Technical Director, Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE)
Argentina
Bob LAMBORAY
Senior Project Manager for Exploration and Space Resources, Luxembourg Space Agency
Luxembourg
Ming LI
Chairman, Science & Technology Comittee of China Academy of Space Technology
China
Xiqiang LIN
Acting Director General, China Manned Space Agency (CMSA)
China
Stéphanie LIZY-DESTREZ
Full Professor, Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace (ISAE)
France
Cesare LOBASCIO
Space Exploration and Science Innovation Lead Senior Expert, Life Support & Habitability, Thales Alenia Space Italia
Italy
Niek LOBÉ
Director Space Policy, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Netherlands
Michael LOPEZ-ALEGRIA
Chief of the Astronaut Office and Ax-1 Mission Commander, Axiom Space, LLC
United States
Hironori MAEJIMA
Director, Satellite Applications and Operations Center (SAOC), Space Technology Directorate, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Japan
Tanja MASSON-ZWAAN
Assistant Professor and Deputy Director of the International Institute of Air and Space Law (IIASL), Leiden University
Netherlands
John MCFALL
Member of the ESA Astronaut Reserve for Fly! Feasibility Study
United Kingdom
Agnès MESTREAU
ESA-ESTEC Head of the Systems Engineering Division, European Space Agency (ESA)
Netherlands
Carlo MIRRA
Chair, IAF Industry Relations Committee, Head of ESA Business Affairs, Airbus Netherlands B.V.
Netherlands
Laurence MONNOYER-SMITH
Head of Sustainable Development, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
France
Joel MONTALBANO
Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Operations, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
United States
Frank MONTENY
Director-general Research & Space, Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO)
Belgium
Jamie MORIN
Executive Director, Center for Space Policy and Strategy, The Aerospace Corporation
United States
Rafael MORO AGUILAR
Adjunct Professor, International Law, Florida International University
United States
Masaya MURATA
Lunar PNT Lead, Lunar Navigation Satellite System (LNSS), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Japan
Charles MWANGI
Director Space Sector and Technology Development , Kenya Space Agency (KSA)
Kenya
Bo NAASZ
Systems Capability Leader-Rendezvous & Capture, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
United States
Roberto NABONI
Associate Professor, Founder and Director, University of Southern Denmark, SDU CREATE
Denmark
Geraldine NAJA
Director of Commercialisation, Industry and Competitiveness, European Space Agency (ESA)
France
Najam Abbas NAQVI
Chairman and Central Project Director, National Center of GIS and Space Applications (NCGSA)
Pakistan
Annamaria NASSISI
Manager, Space Economy, Observation and Navigation, Thales Alenia Space Italia
Italy
Jack NAYLOR
PhD Candidate, Australian Centre for Robotics, The University of Sydney
Australia
Mahhad NAYYER
Co-Lead, Space Safety and Sustainability Project Group , Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)
Pakistan
Daniel NEUENSCHWANDER
Director of Human and Robotic Exploration Programmes, European Space Agency (ESA)
France
Daniel NÖLKE
Unit Innovation and New Space – Space Defence, European Commission DG Defence & Industry
Germany
Frederic NORDLUND
Head of the European and External Relations Department, European Space Agency (ESA)
France
Charles NORTON
Deputy Chief Technologist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
United States
Julie Nekola NOVÁKOVÁ
Researcher and Science Communicator, Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences; Faculty of Science, Charles University; European Astrobiology Institute
Czech Republic
Asanda NTISANA
Acting Managing Director, Earth Observations, South African National Space Agency (SANSA)
South Africa
Toshihiro OBATA
Board Director & Head, Technology Strategy Office, Synspective Inc.
Japan
Haroon B. OQAB
CEO, Metasat
Canada
Tidiane OUATTARA
Space Science Expert and GMES & Africa Program Coordinator, African Union Commission
Stefania PALADINI
Professor, Business Analytics, Queen Margaret University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Veeramuthuvel PALANIVEL
Project Director, Chandrayaan-3, Group Director, Spacecraft Systems Engineering Group, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
India
Anatolii PAPULOV
CEO and Founder, NewOrbit Space
United Kingdom
Roberta PARADISO
Associate Professor, Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Department of Agricultural Sciences , University of Naples “Federico II”
Italy
Andrew PEEBLES
External Relations Officer, UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
Austria
Walther PELZER
Director General, German Space Agency, Member of the Executive Board , Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)
Germany
Serene PERILLI
Responsible for the Orbital and Suborbital Human Spaceflight activities, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Italy
Maria Antonietta PERINO
Director for Space Economy Exploration and International Network, Thales Alenia Space Italia
Italy
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
Claudia PINGUE
Head of Technology Transfer Fund, CDP Venture Capital SGR - Fondo Nazionale Innovazione
Italy
Vera PINTO
Policy Coordinator, Directorate General for Defence Industry and Space, European Commission
Belgium
Giovanni POGGIALI
Astrobiologist and Planetary Scientist, Astrophysical Observatory, INAF
Italy
Roberto PROVERA
Director of New Initiatives and Customer Solutions Development, Exploration and Science, Thales Alenia Space Italia
Italy
Florence RABIER
Director General, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF)
United Kingdom
Manuel Iván RAMÍREZ ÁLVAREZ
Director , Instituto Geográfico Militar
Ecuador
Anna RATHSMAN
Director General, Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA)
Sweden
Camila RAZNOVICH
Italy
Pier Domenico RESTA
Head of Ariane Launch System and Engineering Division , European Space Agency (ESA)
Nathalie RICARD
Scientific Affairs Officer, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
Austria
Peter C.E ROBERTS
Lecturer, Spacecraft Technology, The University of Manchester
United Kingdom
Paul A. ROSEN
Project Scientist, NISAR, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
United States
Junichi SAKAI
ISS Program Manager, Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Japan
Gerald B. SANDERS
Lead, In-Space Resource Utilization (ISRU), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
United States
Francesco SANTORO
Program Manager of the Technology and Space Exploitation Business Line, ALTEC Spa
Italy
Shreya SANTRA
Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering , Tohoku University
Japan
Massimiliano SAPONARA
Head, Guidance, Navigation and Control Section, Thales Alenia Space Italia
Italy
Daniella SCALICE
Education and Communications Lead at NASA Astrobiology Program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
United States
Didier SCHMITT
Strategy and Coordination Group Leader for Human and Robotic Exploration, European Space Agency (ESA)
France
Cecilia SCIARRETTA
Head, R&D Governance and Sustainability Technology Roadmap, e-GEOS S.p.A.
Italy
Jonathan SCOTT
Erica Isabella SCUDERI
Visiting Assistant Professor, Space Law and Space Taxation, Levin College of Law, University of Florida
United States
Marc SERRES
Jun SHIMADA
Lead for ISRU Research, Space Exploration Center, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Japan
Luca SOLI
Aerospace Engineer, Microsatellites and Constellations Product Line Architect , Thales Alenia Space Italia
Chiara SOLIMINI
Space Downstream Market Officer, European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)
Czech Republic
Bernd SOMMER
Deputy Head, Space Automation and Robotics, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)
Germany
Dimitra STEFOUDI
PhD Candidate, International Institute of Air and Space Law, Leiden University
Netherlands
Valentina SUMINI
Visiting Professor, Research Affiliate, Politecnico di Milano, MIT Space Exploration Initiative
Italy
Patrizio SUMMA
Director of Special Projects and Performance Monitoring, Commercial Coordinator, Aeroporti di Puglia S.p.A.
Italy
Hui SUN
Director, Division of International Organization Programmes, Bureau of International Cooperation
China
Andrea TARAMELLI
Italian National Delegate, Full Professor, European Commission Copernicus User Forum, IUSS Pavia
Italy
Eytan TEPPER
Research Coordinator and Adjunct Professor, Space Governance, Graduate School of International Studies, Laval University
United States
Giuseppe TOMASICCHIO
Head, RDI System Engineering & Design Authority, Research, Digital & Innovation (RDI), Manager, Space Exploration & Space Station Services Innovation Domain, Telespazio S.p.A.
Italy
Constantin TRAUB
Postdoctoral Researcher, CRC 1667 ATLAS, Institute of Space Systems, University of Stuttgart
Germany
Gui TROTTI
Professor, Co-founder and Chairman, Arizona State University, EarthDNA, Trotti Studio
Rob TUTE
Aerospace Engineer, Space Park Leicester
United Kingdom
Marianna VALENTE
PhD student and Evaluation committee member, Associazione Italiana di Aeronautica e Astronautica (AIDAA)
Italy
Pieter VAN BEEKHUIZEN
Chair IAF CLIODN, Board Member, Stichting Space Professionals Foundation (SSPF)
Netherlands
Angelique VAN OMBERGEN
Team Lead for Human Exploration Science, Human and Robotic Exploration, HRE, European Space Agency (ESA)
Belgium
Massimiliano VASILE
Director, Aerospace Centre for Excellence, University of Strathclyde
United Kingdom
Jacopo VENEZIANI
Art Historian and Promoter
Italy
Ivano VERZOLA
Space Business Unit Manager, Lazzero Tecnologie srl
Italy
Alina VIZIREANU
GIS Manager, Milton Keynes City Council, UK Local Government
United Kingdom
Madis VOORAS
Head of Estonian Space and CERN Office
Estonia
Koichi WAKATA
Astronaut and Chief Technology Officer, Asia-Pacific, Axiom Space, LLC
Japan
Christian WALTER
Applications Engineer, Applications and Solutions Department, European Space Agency (ESA)
United Kingdom
Guoyu WANG
Dean of the Academy of Air, Space Policy and Law, , Beijing FutureSpace Space Technology Institute
China
Charity WEEDEN
Associate Administrator for Technology, Policy, and Strategy , National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
United States
Andrew WILSON
Managing Director, Metasat
United Kingdom
Thomas WOLF
Head, Automation and Robotics, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)
Germany
Lucia ZACCARDI
Senior R&D Scientific, IBSA Group
Switzerland
Alessandra ZAMPIERI
Director of Directorate D –Sustainable Resources, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Belgium
Enrico ZAPPINO
Executive Project Manager IAC 2024, Associazione Italiana di Aeronautica e Astronautica (AIDAA)
Italy
Hongen ZHONG
Deputy Chief Designer , Space Utilization System of China Manned Space Program
China
Sirio ZOLEA
Researcher, Private Comparative Law, Roma Tre University
Italy
