Agenda

09:00 – 09:30

Welcome Coffee and Delegate Registration

09:30 – 10:50

Introductory Session

09:30 – 09:45

Introduction and Environment

Aarti Holla , Secretary General, ESOA
Jean-Jacques Tortora , Secretary General, Eurospace

09:45 – 10:00

Welcome Address

Antonio Tajani , Vice President and Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship, European Commission

10:00 – 10:15

Fostering a Cross-Sector Dialogue on Space

Bruce Weinelt , Director, Head of Telecommunication Industries, World Economic Forum
David Gleicher , Senior Manager, Strategic Foresight Team, World Economic Forum

10:15 – 10:25

Threats to a Sustainable Future

Tony Long , Director, World Wide Fund for Nature

10:25 – 10:35

Foresight, Sustainability & Risk/Reward

Anne Glover , Chief Scientific Adviser to the President, European Commission

10:35 – 10:50

Introduction: Setting the Scene

Dominique Ristori , Director General, Joint Research Centre
Chris Forrester , Editorial Director, Inside Satellite TV

10:50 – 11:10

Coffee Break

11:10 – 12:40

Session 1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions & Climate Change - ‘Forward planning in Space Systems & Services’

11:10 – 11:25

Keynote Speech

Humberto Delgado Rosa , Director, Mainstreaming Adaptation and Low Carbon Technology, DG Climate Action, European Commission

11:25 – 12:40

Open discussion with introductory comments from:

Alain Ratier , Director General, Eumetsat
Eric Béranger , CEO, Astrium Satellites
Jean-Pascal van Ypersele , Vice-Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Frank Raes , Head of Climate Risk Management Unit, Joint Research Centre, European Commission

12:40 – 13:30

Lunch

13:30 – 15:00

Session 2: Food & Water Crises - 'Space Services delivering Security'

13:30 – 13:45

Keynote Speech

Florika Fink-Hooijer , Director for Strategy, Policy and International Co-operation, DG ECHO, European Commission

13:45 – 15:00

Open discussion with introductory comments from:

Menghestab Haile , Deputy Director, UN World Food Program Liaison Office to the AU & ECA
Patrick McDougal , Vice-President, Business Development & Strategy, Inmarsat
Ann Tutwiler , Director General, Bioversity International
Giuseppe Morsillo , Director Policy Planning & Control, European Space Agency

15:00 – 15:30

Coffee Break

15:30 – 17:00

Session 3: Severe Income Disparity - ‘Education for All through Satellite Services’

15:30 – 15:45

Keynote Speech

Roberto Viola , Deputy Director General, DG CONNECT, European Commission

15:45 – 17:00

Open discussion with introductory comments from:

François Taddei , Founder, Centre for Research & Interdisciplinarity
Michel de Rosen , CEO Eutelsat & Chairman, ESOA
Colin McElwee , Co-founder, Worldreader (WEF GAC Africa)
Fabio Leite , Deputy Director, BR, ITU

17:00 – 17:30

Pulling it all Together - Session Summary, Key Messages & Conclusions

Speakers:
Jean-Jacques Dordain , Director General, European Space Agency
Chris Forrester , Editorial Director, Inside Satellite TV