Published on March 11, 2026

The IAF Technical Committees Webinar Series

The IAF Space Systems Committee

The International Astronautical Federation is the world’s largest hub of space enthusiasts, and its Technical Committees are powerful sources of knowledge. They are composed of experts and global leaders, who discuss and lead the evolution of space activities.

In this frame, do not miss the new upcoming episode of the IAF Technical Committees Webinar Series organized by the IAF Workforce Development/Young Professionals Programme (WD/YPP) Committee to highlight the key role of the Next Generation and to create a hub where space and non-space community worldwide can get acquainted with latest trends and developments in the space sector!

For this new episode of the webinar series, the IAF WD/YPP Committee will host the IAF Space Systems Committee to deep dive the main areas of space systems in regard to development, reliability, and support of missions’ concepts as well as a focus on future developments of the discipline, technology innovation and system architectures for reliable and efficient ground and space systems.

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18 March 2026 | 17:00 – 18:00 CET

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MODERATOR:

Workforce Development-Young Professionals Programme Committee (WD-YPP)

  • Sapna Rao, Systems Engineer, Commercial Civil Space, Lockheed Martin Corporation; Co-Chair, Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)

SPEAKERS:

IAF Space Systems Committee

  • Matteo Emanuelli, Manager, Strategic Development & New Markets, Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
  • Mamatha Maheshwarappa, Head of Research & Development, UK Space Agency
  • Jill Prince, Director, Research Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center
  • Ryan Demny, Configuration Lead for Crew Lander, Blue Origin
  • Hamed Gamal, Aerospace Systems & Mission Management Specialist, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
  • Marcos Eduardo Rojas Ramirez, Co-Chair, Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)
  • Daniel Wischert, Systems Engineer & Concurrent Design Facility (CDF) Team Leader, European Space Agency (ESA)