PLENARY PROGRAMME
Find here the Plenaries and Highlight Lectures selected for the IAC 2026 in Antalya!
Opening Ceremony
Day: Monday 05 October
Time: 14:30 - 16:00
Location: Football Field
Plenary Events
One-to-One with Heads of Space Agencies
Day: Monday 05 October • Time: 10:00 - 11:30 • Location: Sports Hall - Gloria Sports Arena
Bridging Eras: From Silk Road Astronomy to Lunar Exploration
Day: Tuesday 06 October • Time: 09:00 - 10:00 • Location: D1, D2, and D3 - NEST Congress and Exhibition Centre
Geopolitics vs. Innovation: Balancing Corporate Flexibility and Sovereign Capability in a Volatile World
Day: Tuesday 06 October • Time: 13:45 - 14:45 • Location: D1 and D2 - NEST Congress and Exhibition Centre
Intercontinental View of Space Governance from Regional Space Organizations
Day: Wednesday 07 October • Time: 09:00 - 10:00 • Location: D1 and D2 - NEST Congress and Exhibition Centre
Next Generation Space Infrastructure: Building the Orbital Backbone for a Space-Faring Economy
Day: Wednesday 07 October • Time: 13:45 - 14:45 • Location: D1 and D2 - NEST Congress and Exhibition Centre
Cis-Lunar Architecture in Practice: Lessons and Leadership from Japan
Day: Thursday 08 October • Time: 09:00 - 10:00 • Location: D1 and D2 - NEST Congress and Exhibition Centre
Orbital Oversaturation: The Post-LEO Reality
Day: Thursday 08 October • Time: 13:45 - 14:45 • Location: D1 and D2 - NEST Congress and Exhibition Centre
Highlight Lectures
Sustainability and Safety of Large Satellite Constellations from the Starlink Perspective Looking Forward
Day: Tuesday 06 October • Time: 17:45 - 18:45 • Location: D1 and D2 - NEST Congress and Exhibition Centre
World Space Award Highlight Lecture
Day: Wednesday 07 October • Time: 17:45 - 18:45 • Location: D1 and D2 - NEST Congress and Exhibition Centre
Pioneering Organ-Chip Research in Space to Advance Precision Health
Day: Thursday 08 October • Time: 17:45 - 18:45 • Location: D1 and D2 - NEST Congress and Exhibition Centre
Late Breaking News
Closing Ceremony
Day: Friday 09 October
Time: 16:30 - 17:30
Location: D1, D2, and D3 - NEST Congress and Exhibition Centre