ISF Programme

Sunday, 5 March

Welcome Reception
19:00 - 20:30
Italian Ambassador’s Residence (upon invitation)

Monday, 6 March

8:30 – 9:15 ACCREDITATION OF DELEGATIONS AT PARLATINO
Parlamento Latinoamericano y Caribeño, Ave. Principal de Amador

9:30 – 10:00 INTERNATIONAL SPACE FORUM (ISF) – OPENING CEREMONY
Moderator:
Giorgio Saccoccia, President of the Italian Space Agency and Special Advisor to IAF President for the International Space Forum (ISF)

Welcome remarks

  • Panama’s Authorities
  • Clay Mowry, President, International Astronautical Federation (IAF)
  • Omar O. Aizpurúa P., Rector, Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá (UTP)
  • Giorgio Saccoccia, President, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
  • Opening of the session:
    Eduardo Ortega-Barría, Panama National Secretary for Science, Technology and Innovation

    10:00 – 10:05 ISF 2023 WELCOME VIDEO

    10:05 – 10:20 Keynote Speech on Space for Food Safety
    Adoniram Sanches, Sub-regional Coordinator for Mesoamerica, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

    10:20 – 12:45 STATEMENTS BY DELEGATIONS

    12:45 – 14:00 Photo Opportunity with Heads of Delegations and Heads of Space Agencies

    Lunch Break

    14:00 – 14:15 Keynote Speech on Satellite Systems in Support of Emergency Management
    Raúl Kulichevsky, Executive and Technical Director, Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE)

    14:15 – 15:30 STATEMENTS BY DELEGATIONS

    15:30 – 15:45 Keynote Speech on Enhancing Water Monitoring and Blue Economy through Space
    Rodney Delgado Serrano, Director, Dirección Nacional de Ciencias Espaciales - Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá (UTP)

    15:45 – 16:30 STATEMENTS BY DELEGATIONS

    16:30 – 16:45 Adoption of “The Panama City Page”
    To be added to the Trento Space Statement, The Nairobi Page, The Buenos Aires Page and the Reggio Calabria Page

    16:45 – 17:00 CONCLUSIONS

    Gala Dinner
    20:00 - 22:00
    Hotel la Compañia (Casco Viejo)
    Avenida A Y Calle 8, Panama City, Panama