Changes in the program may occur at the last minute.
DAY 1
09:00 - 10:00: Welcome coffee
10:00 - 12:00: Opening speech / Collaboration between science and industry
- Opening speech and general information: Grégoire Bourban, Head of Space Exchange Switzerland (SXS)
- Switzerland – Destiny in Space: Renato Krpoun, Head of Swiss Space Office at State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)
- ESA Science Directorate: Carole Mundell, ESA Director of Science
- The scientific perspective - report from Commission on Space Research (CSR): Stéphane Paltani, Professor UniGE and president CSR
- The industrial perspective - report from the Swiss Space Industry Group (SSIG): Didier Manzoni, Deputy CEO APCO Technologies and President SSIG
- Comet Interceptor: Martin Rubin, Professor UniBE
- Industry in Space Science Instruments: Innovation & Motivation: Elisabetta Rugi Grond, CEO Thales Alenia Space Switzerland
- NCCR PlanetS 12 years discoveries and outcome: Stéphane Udry, Professor UniGE
12:00 - 13:30: Lunch break
12:10 - 13:30: One-to-one (B2B) Meetings
13:30 - 15:30: Commercialisation, exploration, ambitions at ESA and beyond
- Peace in space!: Ludovic Monnerat, Col. EMG Head of space domain Swiss Armed Forces
- 50 Years of ESA - Commercialisation: Geraldine Naja, ESA Director of Commercialisation, Industry and Competitiveness:
- ESDI - ESA presence in Switzerland: Johann Richard, Head of ESA ESDI (European Space Agency)
- ESA's ambition in Space Exploration: Daniel Neuenschwander, ESA Director of Human and Robotic Exploration
- Keynote Axiom Space: Kam Ghaffarian, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, Axiom Space and Intuitive Machines
- ESA Strategy 2040: Josef Aschbacher, ESA Director General
15:30 - 16:30: Break
15:40 - 16:30: One-to-one (B2B) Meetings
16:30 - 18:30: ESA 50 Years Celebration 🎉
Starting at 15:30:
- Doors open for the celebration
- Exhibition by 7 student associations
- Display of 3 models: Ariane 6, Cheops and Solar Orbiter
DAY 2
08:00 - 09:00: Welcome coffee
09:00 - 12:00: Space for business part 1
- SXS support to the ecosystem: Julien Bonnaud, SXS Technology Adviser & Deborah Müller, SXS Industrial Relations
- Space market insights (trends and perspectives): Pierre Lionnet (TBC), Research and Managing Director Eurospace
- Challenges faced by SBB: Pascal Vock (TBC), Head of Innovation Projects and Portfolio
- Private / Public partnerships for space: Ludovic Monnerat, Col. EMG head of space domain Swiss Armed Forces
- Viasat and the NTN LEO Direct To Device opportunity: Stefano Vaccaro (TBC), VP Strategic initiatives
10:30 - 11:00: Break
11:00 - 12:00: Space for business part 2
- How to commercially succeed with ESA?: Peter Guggenbach, Chief Governance Officer of Swissto12
- Atomics Clocks for space: Grégory Moura (TBC), Business Development | Manager Business Line Atomic Clocks
- Mondaic: Christian Boehm (TBC), Lecturer at the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
- Eyes on Earth: Satellite Imagery to Real-World Impact: Martina Löfqvist (TBC), Head of Strategy & Partnerships
12:00 - 13:30: Lunch break
12:10 - 13:30: One-to-one (B2B) Meetings
13:30 - 16:00: Innovation in the space domain
- ESA BIC CH: Michael Gschweitl, Technical Lead ESA BIC CH
- Update on EU programs opportunities: Timothy Llewellynn, Euresearch Digital National Contact Point
- Keynote "Where to play"?: Marc Gruber, Professor EPFL
- PAVE Space - Anywhere in orbit within 24H: Julie Böhning (TBC), CEO Pave Space
- Genes from Space – Leveraging EO to report on Genetic Diversity Indicators: Claudia Röösli, Group Leader Earth Observation Application and Services
- Starlab and MiniRoxy: Unlocking Swiss Opportunities in the Emerging LEO-to-Lunar Economy: Ulrich Kübler, Business Development Manager at Starlab & Achim Seidel, Project Manager at Airbus Defence and Space & Tehya Birch, Science Coordinator Airbus ETH Zurich
- Lessons learned Clearspace: Luc Piguet, CEO ClearSpace
- Lessons learned Transcality: Lukas Ambühl, CEO Transcality
- Wrap-up conclusion
