DAY 1 – 18 JANUARY 2024

1) Opening Keynotes

Keynote on the Moonlight Initiative by Francisco-Javier Benedicto Ruiz, Director of Navigation (ESA)

 

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Keynote on Commercialisation and Exploration by Luca Del Monte, Head of Commercialisation Department (ESA)

 

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2) Keynote by Samantha Cristoforetti: Space Summit and LEO Cargo Return Service

 

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3) Next Generation of Lunar Payload Services 

ispace and its pioneering role in the Earth-Moon ecosystem: the story of the 1st commercial mission to the Moon – Charlotte Nassey, Senior Government Affairs & Policy Officer (ispace)

 

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Astrobotic Technology & Lunar Logistic Services: PEREGRINE and the first mission launch – Philippe Watillon, Founder & Chief Executive Officer (Lunar Logistic Services)

 

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4) Future Market: an overview on three key trends

4.1) Keynotes: Commercial services for life science research and production in LEO

Yuri: Elevating the Growth of Commercial LEO Life Science & Manufacturing Markets – Felix Steiner, Space Access Lead (Yuri)

 

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Bioreactor Express Service – David Stefano Zolesi, Managing Director & President (Kayser Space Ltd)

 

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ICE Cubes Service, Hilde Stenuit, Business Developer & Scientist Lead (Space Applications Services NV/SA)

 

Keynotes: Refuelling for transportation in LEO and beyond

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4.2) Keynotes: Refuelling for transportation in LEO and beyond

Air Liquide refuelling: from terrestrial experience to in-orbit operations – Bertrand Baratte, Director of Space Market for Global Market & Technologies (Air Liquide)

 

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Orbit Fab Limited: How Refuelling Will Advance the Final Frontier – Manny Shar, Managing Director (Orbit Fab)

 

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SCE: Agriculture and Food Industry Accelerator – Markus Häuser, Chief Executive Officer (Space Cooperative Europe SCE)

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DAY 2 – 19 JANUARY 2024

1) LEO Free-Flyer Platforms

Nyx Earth capsule with return capability – Stefan Zeller, Bid- and Account Manager (The Exploration Company)

 

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Phoenix Return Capsule – Sebastian Klaus, Chief Executive Officer (Atmos Space Cargo)

Keynote on Commercialisation and Exploration by Luca Del Monte, Head of Commercialisation Department (ESA)

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Europe’s first reusable space transportation system – Fabio Caramelli, Space Rider System Payload & Exploitation Manager (ESA)

 

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Key market opportunities for LEO Free-Flyers – Jose Salgado, Chief Marketing Officer (Space Commerce Matters)

 

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ForgeStar platform for microgravity production, research, and experimentation needs – Joshua Western, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder (Space Forge)

 

2) Lunar Communication & Navigation

2.1) Keynotes

General introduction to the session topics & Presentation of Terrae Novae – Brice Dellandrea, System Engineer on Moonlight Lunar Pathfinder and LCNS (ESA)

 

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Moonlight Lunar Pathfinder – Philip Davies, Lunar Communications Business Development (Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd)

 

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CLPS missions with a focus on CS3 – Ahmed Fadl, Integration Manager – Commercial Lunar Payload Services (NASA)

 

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Ground Segment Commercialisation Opportunities – Mehran Sarkarati, Senior Ground Systems Strategy and Commercialisation Manager (ESA)

 

2.2) Roundtable on Future Lunar Communication and Navigation Services and their interoperability

Overall status of LCNS with a focus on Lunar Economy Applications – Fabrice Joly, Head of Future Telecom Programme Consolidation Section (ESA)

 

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Overall status of LNSS and perspectives from JAXA – Masaya Murata, Lunar PNT Lead for Japan Lunar Navigation Satellite System (LNSS) (JAXA – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)

 

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Moonlight Lunar Navigation: a change of paradigm for lunar exploration – Javier Ventura-Traveset, Navigation Science Manager (ESA)

 

3) Towards a Sustainable Lunar Presence using In-Situ Resources

3.1) Presentations

General introduction and overview of space resources opportunities at ESA – Victoria Schein, YGT in Space Resources Engineering (ESA)

 

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SpaceResources.lu initiative – Bob Lamboray, Senior Project Manager (Luxembourg Space Agency)

 

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Lunar Habit Masterplan, a groundbreaking modular moon base concept – Xavier De Kestelier, Head of Design (Hassell) & James Golding, Technical Director in Character Tech (Epic Games)

 

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The moon facility at Spaceport Rostock, Europe’s largest private lunar test facility – Lucas Lasse Hansen, Mechanical Design Engineer & PhD Student (Planetary Transportation Systems)

 

4) Investment Opportunities

Sophie’s BioNutrients: Microalgae research on the ISS to improve indoor farming on Earth – Eugene Wang, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

 

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BioOrbit: In-space production of protein crystals to develop novel drug formulations – Katie King, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

 

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Coreod Space: VR-based mental health protocols for Astronauts at long duration missions – Elise Jabès, Chief Executive Officer, and Kheira Mbouyom, Head of Finance & Strategy

 

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Space Villages: Robotic spacecraft to use in orbit for deployment, installation and transferring large scale structures and assisting astronauts – Natalia Lemarquis, Space Senior Executive (Space Villages)

 

5) Inspirational Talk & Closing Session

Tiffany Vora, Vice Chair of Digital Biology & Medicine at Singularity University