Speakers
Amal ALBINALI
Chief, Strategic Planning & Projects Management Department, Bahrain Space Agency
Bahrain
Cristoforo ABBATTISTA
Head of SpaceStream SBU, Planetek Italia
Ahmad Belhoul AL FALASI
Minister of Sports and Chancellor of the Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
United Arab Emirates
Sultan AL NEYADI
UAE Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Astronaut
United Arab Emirates
Sultan Mohammed AL ZEIDI
Principal Space Projects Manager at Space Missions Department, UAE Space Agency
United Arab Emirates
Marco ALIBERTI
Associate Director for International Engagement, Partnership and Education, European Space Policy Institute (ESPI)
Austria
Matt ANDERSON
Deputy Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
United States
Tony ANTONELLI
Astronaut (retired), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
United States
Pakorn APAPHANT
Executive Director, Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA)
Thailand
Gabriella ARRIGO
IAF President; Director of International Affairs, Italian Space Agency (ASI), Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Italy
Ömer ATAŞ
Chief Researcher and Systems Engineering Group Leader, TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute (TÜBİTAK UZAY)
Türkiye
Dunay BADIRKHANOV
Chair of the Board (a/g), Azercosmos Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Adam M. BAKER
Principal Project Engineer, Visiting Professor of Space Systems, Magdrive, Sheffield University
United Kingdom
Alessandro BARTOLONI
Researcher, Italian Institute of Nuclear Physics, Sapienza University of Rome
Italy
Tor BLOMQVIST
Head, Food Systems Architecture, Programs & Policy, Deep Space Food Consortium
Germany
Mariel BOROWITZ
Director of the Center for Space Policy and International Relations, Georgia Institute of Technology
United States
Lisa CARNELL
Division Director of the Biological and Physical Sciences Division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
United States
Tania CELANI
Deputy Director, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST), UK Space Agency
United Kingdom
Angelo CERVONE
Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering Faculty, Delft University of Technology
Netherlands
Simonetta CHELI
Director of Earth Observation Programmes and Head of ESRIN, European Space Agency (ESA)
Italy
Enrico CHESTA
Aerospace and Environmental Applications Coordinator, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
Steve Ankuo CHIEN
Co-Head, Artificial Intelligence Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
United States
Meganne CHRISTIAN
Reserve Astronaut; Beyond Earth Mission Manager, Satellite Applications Catapult, European Space Agency (ESA)
United Kingdom
Juan Cruz CIGUDOSA GARCÍA
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Universities
Spain
Harry CIKANEK
Director, Center for Satellite Applications and Research (Retired), Satellite and Information Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
United States
Nicholas H. CRISP
Lecturer, Aerospace Systems, The University of Manchester
United Kingdom
Rose CROSHIER
International Relations Specialist, Office of Space Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
United States
Rogério Luiz Verissimo CRUZ
Director of Governance for the Space Sector, Brazilian Space Agency (AEB)
Brazil
Justin CYRUS
Founder and CEO, Lunar Outpost
United States
Richard DEGENHARDT
Senior Scientist, Institute for Fiber Composite Lightweight Construction and Adaptive Systems, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)
Germany
Kathryn DENNING
Associate Professor, IAA Associate Member, York University, IAA SETI Committee
Canada
Aayushi DOSHI
Astrophysics Data Analyst, American Museum of Natural History
United States
Wolfgang DUERR
Vice President and Head of Global Business Institutional Space, Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
Germany
Phoebe DUNBABIN
PhD Candidate, University of New South Wales
Australia
Gökhan ERDEM
New Shepard NS-34 Mission Astronaut, Blue Origin, A Board Member, Erdem Holding
Türkiye
Özgün ERLER BAYIR
Professor of International Relations , İstanbul University, Faculty of Political Sciences
Türkiye
Reinhold EWALD
Astronaut & Professor for Astronautics and Space Stations at the Institute of Spaceflight System, Institute of Space Systems, University of Stuttgart
Germany
Mehmet FATIH KACIR
Minister of Industry and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Technology
Türkiye
Orsolya FERENCZ
Professor, Óbuda University, Eötvös University and Debrecen University
Hungary
Vangiliya FILIPE
Deputy Director for Science and Technology, Angolan National Space Program Management Office (GGPEN)
Angola
Tim FLOHRER
Head of Space Debris Office, Space Safety Department, Directorate of Operations, European Space Agency (ESA)
Germany
Bernard FOING
CEO, ILEWG LUNEX EuroMoonMars; Chief, Scientist QOSMOSYS, Space Renaissance International (SRI)
Netherlands
Kevin FOLEY
(Retired) Program Development Manager, Commercial | Human Spaceflight, The Boeing Company
United States
Nicola J. FOX
Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
United States
Kristína GALEŠTOKOVÁ
Head of the Slovak Delegation to ESA Head of the Slovak Space Office; Research and Development Section
Slovakia
Maria GALINDO GARCIA DELGADO
Secretary of Digital Policies, Government of Catalonia
Spain
Christopher GEIGER
Vice President, Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk, 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
Lori GLAZE
Associate Administrator for the Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate , National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
United States
Ulrich GOTZIG
Emeritus Expert Orbital Propulsion and R&T Manager Alternative Propellants, ArianeGroup SAS
Germany
James GRAF
Director, Earth Science and Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) , National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
United States
Joel GRAHAM
Associate Administrator, Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
United States
Painos GWEME
Director General, Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency (ZINGSA)
Zimbabwe
Alissa J. HADDAJI
Director, The Space Consortium; Adj. Professor of Space Law, Policy & Ethics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States
Grégoire HAUSER
Scientific Officer, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
Switzerland
Alex HELD
Chief Research Scientist, Earth Observation and AquaWatch, CSIRO Space and Astronomy
Australia
Aarti HOLLA-MAINI
Director, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
Austria
Ayhan İNCİRCİ
Director of International Relations, Turkish Space Agency (TUA), Director General, External Relations and Legal Affairs Department, Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO)
Türkiye
Carlo Saverio IORIO
Adjunct Professor, York University, Director, Centre for Research and Engineering in Space Technologies (CREST)
Belgium
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Laurent JAFFART
Director of Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity; Head of ECSAT, European Space Agency (ESA)
United Kingdom
Michał JAROS
Secretary of State, Minister of Economic Development and Technology
Poland
Chris JOHNSON
Member , International Institute of Air and Space Law (IIASL)
United States
Taylor JORDAN
Director, Office of Space Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce
United States
Shukhrat KADIROV
Director General, Uzbekspace agency (The Space Research and Technology Agency under the Ministry of digital technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan
Tetsuya KANATA
General Manager, Space Mobility Development Division, Toyota Motor Corporation
Japan
Kyungin KANG
Director General for Space Science and Exploration Directorate, Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA)
Republic of Korea
Ozan KARA
Technology Innovation Institute; Lead Engineer, Propulsion and Space, Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)
United Arab Emirates
Arif KARABEYOĞLU
IAC 2026 IPC Chair, Faculty Member, KOÇ University in İstanbul, Board member for the Turkish Space Agency, Turkish Space Agency (TUA)
Türkiye
Alex KARL
Space Engineer, Planetary Defense, ISS Operations, Public Education & Outreach, Space Applications Services NV/SA
Belgium
Fathi KAROUIA
Senior Research Scientist at Blue Marble Space Institute of Science (NASA Ames Research Center) , In-Space Commercialization Lead at BioServe Space Technologies, University of Colorado Boulder
United States
Yusuf Bora KARTAL
Executive Vice President Communicaiton and Information Technologies, ASELSAN
Türkiye
Kangsan (Antonio) KIM (STARK)
Global Space Policy and Strategy Expert, ispace, inc
Republic of Korea
Tim KOPRA
Chief Human Exploration Officer, Retired NASA Astronaut, Voyager Technologies
United States
Catherine KROPF
Head of Space Office, State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)
Switzerland
John Leur LABRADOR
Director for Space Technology Missions and Systems, Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA)
Philippines
Natalia LARREA BRITO
Senior Director for Space, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
United States
Michael LOPEZ-ALEGRIA
Chief Astronaut, Senior Vice President of Human Spaceflight, Axiom Space, LLC
United States
Jagriti LUITEL
Citizen Scientist-Astronaut Trainee, International Institute for Astronautical Sciences (IIAS)
Canada
David MACMAHON
Chief Engineer, Breakthrough Listen, Radio Astronomy Lab, University of California at Berkeley
United States
Jamila MANSOURI
Head, Propulsion, Aerothermodynamics and Flight Vehicles Engineering Divisio, European Space Agency (ESA)
France
Jakub MAŠEK
Junior Researcher and PhD Student, Brno University of Technology
Czech Republic
Begum Aydogan MATHYK
Doctor of Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida
United States
Gustavo MEDINA TANCO
Professor, Laboratory of Space Instrumentation (LINX), Inst. of Nuclear Sciences, UNAM
Mexico
Liv MINDER
Director Global Consulting Investment Promotion, Switzerland Global Enterprise
Switzerland
Carlo MIRRA
Chair, IAF Industry Relations Committee, Head of ESA Business Affairs, Airbus Netherlands B.V.
Netherlands
Frank MONTENY
Director General Research and Space, Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO)
Belgium
Eric MOREL DE WESTGAVER
Director of European, Legal and International Matters (D/ELI), European Space Agency (ESA)
France
Elina MOROZOVA
Executive Director, Intersputnik International Organization of Space Communications
Russia
Clay MOWRY
Chief Executive Officer, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
United States
Mary MULHOLLAND
Space, Science and Innovation Counsellor – Europe Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, New Zealand Space Agency
New Zealand
Annamaria NASSISI
Manager, Space Economy, Observation and Navigation, Thales Alenia Space Italia
Italy
Claude NICOLLIER
Astronaut and Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Switzerland
Michael NICOLLS
Senior Vice President of Starlink Engineering and President of SpaceXAI at SpaceX, SpaceX
United States
Charles-Aimé NZEUSSI-MBOUENDEU
SES, Specialist, Product & Space Sustainability, Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)
Cameroon
Adam OKNINSKI
Director, Space Technologies Center, Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation (ILOT)
Poland
Masami ONODA
Director, International Relations and Research Department, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
United States
Shawna PANDYA
Physician, Aquanaut, Scientist-Astronaut Candidate Program Graduate , International Institute for Astronautical Sciences (IIAS)
Canada
Irene PARKER
Acting Assistant Administrator, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
United States
Jeremy PARSONS
Acting Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator for the Moon to Mars Program Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
United States
Walther PELZER
Director General, German Space Agency, Member of the Executive Board , Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)
Germany
Josefina PÉRÈS
Executive and Technical Director, National Commission for Space Activities (CONAE)
Argentina
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
Ioana Roxana PERRIER
Professor Space Science and Physics , Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées (IPSA)
France
Davide PETRILLO
Managing Director, Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Italy
Anatoli PETRUKOVICH
Director of Space Research Institute, Space Research Institute (IKI), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)
Russia
Mark POLANSKY
Astronaut, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Vice President for Government Services, Barrios
United States
Sian PROCTOR
Commercial Astronaut | Pilot | Geologist | Artist | Science Communicator
United States
Rita RINALDO
Head of Applications, Studies and Projects Division, European Space Agency (ESA)
Netherlands
Peter ROBERTS
Lecturer, Spacecraft Technology, The University of Manchester
United Kingdom
Mark ROSENBERG
Director of the Aerospace and Performance Neurology Program, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina
United States
Godela ROSSNER
Head of Earth Observation Department, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)
Germany
Fernando RUIZ VINCUERIA
Project Lead STRATOLASER, AICIA / GRVC Robotics Lab
Spain
Maria Gabriella SARAH
Seconded Expert in Strategy, Impact and Partnerhips to European Commission's Joint Research Centre, European Space Agency (ESA)
France
Florian M. SCHWANDNER
Director for Applications and Science, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)
Germany
Sam SCIMEMI
Senior Assistant, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
United States
Adrián SENAR
CEO and Co-Founder, Kreios Space
Spain
Sherzod SHERMATOV
Minister, Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Valentina SHEVTSOVA
Head of the Research Group, Microgravity Research Centre of Free Brussels University (ULB)
James SHIN
Graduate Research Assistant, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
Seiko SHIRASAKA
Professor, Keio University
Japan
Kirk SHIREMAN
Vice President, Human Space Exploration & Orion Program Manager, Lockheed Martin Corporation
United States
Mark SKINNER
Senior Project Leader for Space Traffic Management, The Aerospace Corporation
United States
Marlon SORGE
Technical Fellow, Center for Space Policy and Strategy, and Executive Director, Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies, The Aerospace Corporation
United States
Karen ST. GERMAIN
Director, Earth Sciences Division, Science Mission Directorate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
United States
Futoshi TAKIGUCHI
Vice President; Director General, Space Technology Directorate I,, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Japan
Dale THOMAS
Professor and Eminent Scholar of Systems Engineering in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, University of Alabama in Huntsville
United States
Stella TKATCHOVA
Innovation & Commercialization Manager, Space Application Services
Bulgaria
Constantin TRAUB
Research Group Leader, CRC 1667 ATLAS, Institute of Space Systems, University of Stuttgart
Germany
Anatoli UNITSKY
Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Designer, Unitsky String Technologies
Belarus
Alina VIZIREANU
Milton Keynes City Council, Geospatial Data & Systems Manager, Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)
United Kingdom
Gong WANG
Professor and Director , Centre for Space Manufacturing Technology, Hong Kong Institute of Science & Innovation
Hong Kong - China
Qiang WANG
Acting Director-General, Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization(CSU), Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Zhongmin WANG
International Cooperation Center, Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL), Director
China
Sven WITTIG
L4 Technology Coordinator, Future Missions Department, ESA Science Directorate, European Space Agency (ESA)
Netherlands
Lei WU
Chief Editor, Producer, and Senior Space Journalist, China Global Television Network (CGTN)
China
Naoko YAMAZAKI
Astronaut, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), General Manager of Vast Japan, and Council Member of The Earthshot Prize
Japan
Liwei YANG
Deputy Director General, Deputy Chief Designer, China Manned Space Engineering, First Chinese Astronaut, China Manned Space Agency
China
Soyeon YI
Astronaut; Managing Director, Global Business Development & Partnership, SPEX, Inc.
Republic of Korea
Kelsey YOUNG
Artemis II Lunar Science Lead and Artemis Science Flight Operations Lead, Science Mission Directorate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
United States
Hongyu YU
Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Executive Director of PolyU Aerospace Research Academy
Hong Kong - China
Xiaozhou YU
Full Professor/PhD, School of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Dalian University of Technology (DUT)
China
Aytan ZEYNALLI
Acting Strategy and Business Development Director, Azercosmos Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Wei ZHANG
Director of Utilization Development Center, Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization(CSU), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
China
Zhengning ZHANG
Director of System Demonstration Center, Space Star Technology Co., Ltd.
China
