EP3

Europlanet Policy & Industry Engagement

Conveners: Eleni Chatzichristou, Marcell Tessenyi, Jeronimo Bernard-Salas

Thu, 22 Sep, 10:00–13:30 (CEST)|Room Splinter Sala de Prensa

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Session 1: Views from the Hubs (10:00 ot 11:30)

Chair: Marcell Tessenyi

Industry and Policy teams: Session welcome and Europlanet Industry/policy overview
Didier Moreau: What is the role for Europlanet on the future of European space industrial landscape?
Severine Robert: Reaching policy makers in the Benelux hub
Akos Kereszturi: Involve companies in next missions - experiences in Hungary
Jonathan Merisson: Perspectives of working with industry from the Northern European Hub
Harri Hauka: Northern European hub views on the planetary exploration programme focusing on the research, education and commercial aspects
Eleni Chatzichristou: Academia-Industry collaborations in the space sector and the new Hellenic Space Center
Elena Benedetto: The Swiss PlanetS Technology and Innovation Platform
Andrés Catalán: Spanish R&D initiatives in space and the opportunity of the new Spanish Space Agency

Coffee Break (11:30 to 12:00)

Session 2: Panel discussion (12:00 to 13:30)

Chair: Nigel Mason

Block 1

MEP Niklas Nienass (European Parliament): Advancing awareness: The importance of space research and programmes
Guenther Hasinger (European Space Agency): Scientific and technological leadership from ESA's scientific programme
Fabio Favata (European Space Agency): Challenges in funding a European space science programme
Gernot Groemer (Austrian Space Forum): Space as a strategic asset for Europe
Eleni Chatzichristou (European Research Council Executive Agency): Funding space research in Europe - the ERC perspective
Dominique Tilmanns (Eurisy): We must get off the beaten track!
Questions Block 1

Block 2 -discussion

Cecilia Hernandez (Centro para el Desarollo Tecnologico Industrial)
Juan Francisco Martin-Albo (Airbus Defence and Space)
Higinio Alavés (EMXYS)
Guillem Anglada-Escude (IEEC Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia): Planetary exploration and human settlements beyond Earth as a driving force for innovation
Questions Block 2

Marcell Tessenyi (BSSL) and Jeronimo Bernard-Salas (ACRI-ST): Session wrap-up

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