Programme
all rooms
08:00 - 08:55
Networking Coffee
all rooms
08:55 - 09:00
Welcome Address - Gold Hall
Gold Hall
09:40 - 10:25
A conversation between Heads of National Agencies
Silver Hall
09:40 - 10:10
User Perspectives: A Pragmatic Approach to Building Programmes and Capabilities
Agora
09:40 - 09:55
Press Point - EU Space Pavilion
Agora
09:55 - 10:30
First Images from Europe's First Meteorological Infrared Sounder in Geostationary Orbit
Silver Hall
10:10 - 10:30
GOVSATCOM: Meeting the Needs of Governmental Users
Agora
10:30 - 11:30
Digital Ocean: a Space of Sovereignty and Security
Gold Hall
10:40 - 12:00
European Space Competitiveness and Readiness: A Make-or-Break Decade Ahead
Silver Hall
10:45 - 11:45
European GNSS Services Facing New Challenges
Silver Hall
11:45 - 13:05
Evolving needs and capabilities for Earth Observation
Gold Hall
12:00 - 12:55
Transforming Europe's Space Industrial Base: Scaling Production, Resilience, and Economic Security
Agora
12:10 - 12:50
Connecting the Dots: Industry, Space Defence, and Multilateral Space Security
Agora
12:50 - 13:20
Drift or Steer? A Defining Year for Europe's Space Industry
all rooms
13:15 - 14:30
Lunch Break
Gold Hall
14:40 - 15:20
Building the EU Space Act for Safety, Sustainability and Sovereignty
Silver Hall
14:40 - 16:00
Europe's Multi-Orbital Advantage: the expanding role of space connectivity from broadband to security
Part. I Policy and Strategic Vision for Multi‑Orbital Europe (30')
Part. II Building Europe's Connectivity Capability: Industrial Integration and System Coherence (30')
Part. III Anchoring Telcos in Europe’s Connectivity Ecosystem (20')
Agora
14:40 - 15:10
Optical Communication: A Cornerstone Technology for the Future Space Economy
Gold Hall
15:20 - 15:45
Access to Space: Towards a European Strategy
Agora
15:20 - 16:00
A Lunar Communication and Navigation Infrastructure: The Moonlight Initiative
all rooms
15:45 - 16:15
Coffee Break
Agora
16:00 - 16:30
Leadership in Change: Driving Global Innovation through Inclusive Practices
Gold Hall
16:15 - 17:00
Access to Space: Industry Readiness
Silver Hall
16:15 - 17:15
Securing Space-based Infrastructure and Signals
Agora
16:30 - 17:00
Advancing Disaster Risk Management through EU Space Programme
Gold Hall
17:00 - 18:15
Access to Space: Market Realities and Tomorrow's Challenges
Silver Hall
17:15 - 18:00
From Supply Chains to Cloud: Building Europe's Digital and Industrial Sovereignty
Silver Hall
18:00 - 18:30
From LEO Boom to NTN: Modernising Spectrum Access at the next WRC-27
Agora
18:05 - 18:35
Skills for Space, the Next Challenge
all rooms
08:00 - 08:55
Networking Coffee
all rooms
08:55 - 09:00
Welcome Address - Gold Hall
all rooms
09:10 - 09:45
Keynote Address - Gold Hall
Agora
09:15 - 09:45
Enabling Space Technologies: SMEs and Startups Role in Disrupting the Market
Silver Hall
09:30 - 10:20
International Space Cooperation
Keynote address by DG INTPA's Deputy Director-General Marjeta Jager
Part I: European Public and Industry Stakeholders Continuum (50')
Part II: European Perspectives in an Evolving Geopolitical Landscape (30')
Agora
09:45 - 10:15
One Word, Many Approaches: A Transatlantic Look at Commercial Space Procurement
Gold Hall
09:50 - 11:10
A pragmatic approach to space and defence
Introduction by EEAS' Managing Director for Peace, Security and Defence Benedikta von Seherr-Thoss
Agora
10:15 - 10:45
CASSINI Investment Facility: From SME to Mid-Cap
Silver Hall
10:50 - 11:15
Coffee Break
Silver Hall
11:15 - 12:00
Space Exploration: A Driver of European Industrial Competitiveness
Gold Hall
11:35 - 12:20
Conversation between Space Commanders
Silver Hall
12:00 - 13:15
Setting Priorities for Space Research and Innovation in the Next Funding Cycle
Introduction by Chair of the Expert Group on the interim evaluation of Horizon Europe Manuel Heitor
Agora
12:10 - 12:55
Copernicus Contributing Missions (CCM): Success Stories of a Vibrant Market
Gold Hall
12:20 - 13:15
Enabling Defence Readiness: Space Connectivity, Ground Architecture, and Mission Data Access
all rooms
13:15 - 14:15
Lunch Break
Silver Hall
14:30 - 15:30
Sustainably Securing Orbits: Space Surveillance and In-Orbit Capabilities
Introduction by UNOOSA Director Aarti Holla-Maini
Gold Hall
14:45 - 16:05
From Space to the Battlefield: Earth Observation Enhancing Military Readiness and Decision Making
Silver Hall
15:30 - 16:30
Capital and Competitiveness: Investment pathways to finance the European Space Industry
Agora
15:45 - 16:30
De-Risking EU Space Value Chains in the Current Geopolitical Context: EU Technological Sovereignty, the Role of the Observatory of Critical Technologies, and a Deep Dive on EU Space Value Chains' Materials Critically
Gold Hall
16:05 - 17:20