Global Cooperation in an Increasing Regionalised Space Economy

Date: Tuesday 6 October
Time: 16:20-17:30
Room: G3, NEST Congress and Exhibition Centre
Format: Roundtable Session

Global space cooperation is evolving fast. National priorities, industrial strategies, and market access rules are reshaping how programmes are designed and partnerships formed. This interactive roundtable invites agencies, industry, and policymakers to exchange real world experiences, challenge assumptions, and explore how cooperation and competition now coexist. Join the discussion to help shape future approaches to international collaboration in a changing space economy.

Organizers

Ruchi NEMA

Co-Founder and CEO, Neo Asteri Foundation

United Kingdom

Duncan MCKENZIE

Co-Founder and Managing Director, Neo Asteri Foundation

United Kingdom

Facilitators

Duncan MCKENZIE

Co-Founder and Managing Director, Neo Asteri Foundation

United Kingdom

Speakers

Aarti HOLLA-MAINI

Director, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)

Austria

Tania CELANI

Deputy Director, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST), UK Space Agency

United Kingdom

Eric MOREL DE WESTGAVER

Director of European, Legal and International Matters (D/ELI), European Space Agency (ESA)

France

Rasha AL-AMAD

Chief Strategic Planning & Projects, Bahrain Space Agency

Bahrain

Rogério Luiz Verissimo CRUZ

Director of Governance for the Space Sector, Brazilian Space Agency (AEB)

Brazil

Mike GOLD

President, Redwire

United States

Florian M. SCHWANDNER

Director for Applications and Science, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)

Germany

Michael LOPEZ-ALEGRIA

Chief Astronaut, Senior Vice President of Human Spaceflight, Axiom Space, LLC

United States

Kai-Uwe SCHROGL

, International Institute of Space Law (IISL)

Germany

Humbulani MUDAU

CEO, South African National Space Agency (SANSA)

South Africa

Harm VAN DE WETERING

Director, Netherlands Space Agency (NLSA)

Netherlands