SPACE
FOR BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES
18–19 September 2024 ESA Event

Programme ISD 2024

Day 1

18-9-2024

Conference

09:30 – 17:30 (CEST)

Conference Presentations

Additional items will be added to the agenda in the coming period

Opening remarks and Keynote

Josef Aschbacher, ESA Director General

Welcome to ESTEC and TEC presentation

Dietmar Pilz, ESA, Director of Technology, Engineering & Quality + ESTEC Head of Establishment

Presentation Directorate of Commercialisation, Industry and Competitiveness

Géraldine Naja, ESA, Director of Commercialisation, Industry and Competitiveness

Presentation Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes

Simonetta Cheli, ESA, Director of Earth Observation Programmes

Presentation Directorate of Science

Carole Mundell, ESA, Director of Science

Presentation Directorate of Space Transportation

Toni Tolker-Nielsen, ESA, Acting Director of Space Transportation

Presentation Directorate of Operations

Rolf Densing, ESA, Director of Operations

Presentation Directorate of Human and Robotic Exploration

Daniel Neuenschwander, ESA, Director of Human and Robotic Exploration

Day 1

18-9-2024

Parallel sessions

09:30 – 17:30 (CEST)

B2B meetings

09:30 – 17:30 (CEST)

Parallel sessions

17:30 – 19:00 (CEST)

Networking drinks

ISD event area, ESTEC

Day 2

19-9-2024

Conference

09:00 – 17:00 (CEST)

Conference presentations

The ESA SME Policy and Initiative

Jens Kauffmann, ESA, Head of the SME Section

Applications of Space and Disruptive Technology

Christopher Frost-Tesfaye, ESA, Business Applications & Partnerships Officer

Boost! – Opportunities for commercial space transportation service providers

Thilo Kranz, Jorgen Bru, ESA, Commercial Space Transportation Programme Manager and Commercial Services Manager

Space Safety Opportunities

Directorate of Operations

Enhancing European Ground Systems capabilities

Directorate of Operations

Day 2

19-9-2024

Parallel sessions

09:00 – 17:00 (CEST)

B2B meetings

09:00 – 17:00 (CEST)

Parallel sessions