Fireside Chat: A new era of Space Exploration and GLEX2025

Day: Wednesday 26 March
Time: 18:05 -18:30 CET
Location: Seine Room, New CAP Conference Centre

The IAF Global Conference on Space Exploration (GLEX 2025), taking place May 7-9, 2025, in New Delhi, India, will bring together global leaders, industry pioneers, and policymakers to discuss advancements and future directions in space exploration. With an esteemed International Programme Committee (IPC) of 50 members, GLEX 2025 will be a landmark event, offering insights into the next era of space exploration and what to expect in the coming decades. This panel will explore key milestones from the past decade, the growing role of private companies and commercial players, and whether this shift fosters competition or collaboration. As humanity aims for the Moon and Mars, panelists will discuss the biggest challenges of deep-space travel, realistic timelines for permanent lunar bases and human Mars missions, and the need for international cooperation.

Moderator

Reinhold EWALD

President, European Astronaut and Professor of Astronautics, Association of Space Explorers

Germany

Vincenzo GIORGIO

Vice President Institutional Marketing & Sales, Thales Alenia Space Italia, CEO, ALTEC

Italy

Speakers

Pascale EHRENFREUND

President, President of Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)

France

Anil KUMAR

Director, ISTRAC, Fellow of Prestigious Indian National Academy of Engineering, INAE Fellow of Aeronautical Society of India, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

India