Media

Please note this programme is regularly updated.

TUESDAY 28th JANUARY 2025

9:30 – 9:50 (European Commission/DG DEFIS stand) (livestream)
Joint European Commission – ESA press point with Andrius Kubilius, Commissioner for Defence and Space, European Commission and Josef Aschbacher, Director-General, ESA and Q&A with journalists

10:50 – 11:15 (European Commission/DG DEFIS stand) 
Boosting the EU’s autonomous access to space with European launchers (COM/ESA/EUSPA/EUMETSAT/Arianespace/Avio)

11:00 – 11:30 (ESA Stand)
Media opportunity with ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA Directors

11:15 – 12:15 (The Agora) (livestream)
Startup Spotlight Pitch Session with
– Tomas Jonsson, CASSINI – Team Leader, DG DEFIS, European Commission
– Christine Klein, Head of Industrial Policy and Auditing Department, ESA 
– Benedetta Cattani, Chief Executive Officer, Ecosmic space
– Marius Celette, Chief Executive Officer, Alpha Impulsion
– Sebastian Klaus, Chief Executive Officer, Atmos space cargo
– Frédéric Laurent, Chief Executive Officer, Snowpack
– Guillaume Mohara, Chief Executive Officer, ArcSpace 
Moderated by: Jean Jacques Dordain, Former ESA Director-General 

12:15 – 12:30 (The Agora) (livestream)
Panel Space and Ocean Dialogue
Announcement and signature with
– Costas Kadis, Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, European Commission
– Josef Aschbacher, Director-General, ESA
– Pierre Bahurel, Chief Executive Officer, Mercator Ocean International 

14:30 – 15:00 (Press Corner) 
Press point on the upcoming UN Ocean Conference taking place in June 2025 in Nice, France with Pierre Bahurel, Director General, Mercator Ocean International

14:30 – 14:50 (European Commission/DG DEFIS stand) 
New milestones for Copernicus

15:00 – 15:30 (European Commission/DG DEFIS stand) 
Copernicus Contributing Missions Signature _  Part 1

15:30 – 16:00 (European Commission/DG DEFIS stand) 
In-Orbit Demonstration & Validation: Signature with European Rideshare providers

16:00-16:15 (European Commission/DG DEFIS stand) 
Signature of the Joint Declaration for the In-Space Operations and Services Pilot Mission

Press point on Draghi, Space Power and Perspectives on Europe’s Strategy with Director of European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) Hermann Ludwig Moeller, building on ESPI’s upcoming policy paper addressing the key elements European stakeholders need to address in defining a future coherent European space strategy.

16:30 – 17:00 (European Commission/DG DEFIS stand) 
Copernicus Contributing Missions Signature _ Part 2

WEDNESDAY 29TH JANUARY 2025

11:00 – 11:15 (The Agora) (livestream)
A conversation with Luca Parmitano, ESA Astronaut. 

13:00 – 15:30 (Press Corner)
Opportunity for interviews with Jukka Holkeri, Executive Vice President, Global and member of Patria Group.
Patria will comment on a major announcement with relevance to the EU defence industry.
The official Press Release will be shared with all registered journalists and media outlets on 29th January at 9am. 
If you would like to arrange an interview with Patria’s spokesperson, or to receive more information, please contact my colleague Lea Pavlovic lea.pavlovic@logos-pa.com.  

16:30-16:45  (European Commission/DG DEFIS stand) 
Signature event of the Africa-EU Space Partnership Programme