18.00–19.15 Space Concert
MOON AND SUN – A CONCERT WITH EARS TOWARDS SPACE
Cobham Gaisler invites the Space Forum 2021 participants to a space concert with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.
19.30 Welcome mingle
Welcome to a nice welcome mingle at the Imagine restaurant at Hotel Gothia Tower’s third tower.
Chalmers Conference
9.00–9.45 Welcome
Axel Josefson, Chairman, Gothenburg Municipal Board
Stefan Bengtsson, President, Chalmers University of Technology
Sandi Habinc, General Manager, Cobham Gaisler
Olle Norberg, Chairman, Space Forum Sweden
Josef Aschbacher, Director General European Space Agency
9.45–11.00 POLITICS, SPEECHES
Matilda Ernkrans – The government’s space objectives
Minister of Higher Education and Research
Marie-Louise Hänel Sandström – Importance of space in society
Member of Parliament (m)
Axel Josefson – Role of space activities for Western Sweden
Chairman, Gothenburg Municipal Board
Matthias Petschke – EU Space objectives and program
Director Space EC DEFIS
Anna Rathsman – Role of Space in research policies and the ESA cooperation
Director General of the Swedish Space Agency
Susanne Aalto – The role of space for faculties, students and entrepreneurship
Member of Management Board, Professor Radioastronomy; Chalmers University of Technology
11.00–11.30 COFFEE AND EXHIBITION
Mingle coffee in the exhibition
11.30–12.30 POLITICS, PANEL DEBATE
Discussion between politics, research, education and authorities about the benefits of space activities for society and citizens, e.g. sustainability, digitalization, inspiration for children and young people and a knowledge society. How this is to be realized, how we are to cooperate in Europe and how we get business policy effects are questions where we get to listen to the participants’ views.
12.30–13.30 Lunch
Mingle lunch in the exhibition
13.30–15.00 Services
Leif Haglund – The whole world in 3D from optical satellites
Managing Director Maxar Technologies AB
Deborah Lygonis – Capital and support for start-ups, the role of the incubator
Business coach, Innovatum Science Park
Gustav Wikström – The role of satellites in the communication network of the future
Research Manager
Mats Andersson – Satellite terminals from two Swedish start-ups
Chairman of Satcube & Forsway
Anne Lidgard – Space in the ecosystem
Director, Senior Adviser Vinnova
Tomas Jonsson – EU and the need for capital in the space sector
Team Leader CASSINI initiative, EC
15.00–16.00 EXHIBITOR SHOW
The exhibitors present their activities during coffee mingling.
16.00–17.30 TECHNOLOGY
Agnès Salvatori – Technologies for competitive space operations
Head of Prospective & Innovation for Observation & Sciences, Airbus Defense and Space
Pierre-Philippe Mathieu – The Rise of AI for Earth Observation
Head of the Φ-lab Explore Office, ESA
Ebba Josefson Lindqvist – AI Edge Lab launched in Gothenburg
Project manager, AI Sweden
David Moloney – Push-to-launch: Disrupting Earth Observation
Chief Scientist Ubotica Technologies
Vincenzo Palermo – Graphene materials for aerospace applications
Vice President Graphene Flagship, Chalmers
Jr-Tai Chen (Ted) – Unique GaN-on-SiC Semiconductors for High Power Amplifiers
CTO, SweGaN
CONFERENCE DINNER
During the evening we leave space and go far down into the depths of the oceans! In Universeum’s spectacular Aquarium Hall – in a unique environment among some of Europe’s largest aquariums – you are served a three-course dinner, drinks and entertainment.
Chalmers conference
8.30–9.45 New Space
Tony Azzarelli – Trends and conditions for the commercial New Space segment
Director and Founder Access Space Alliance
Jörn Spurmann – Market and conditions for private small launchers
CCO Rocket Factory Augsburg
Roger Walker – ESA’s Technology CubeSat Nano-satellites
Head of Cubesats systems unit ESA
Luc Piguet – Space debris, the road to sustainability beyond earth
CEO Clearspace
9.45–10.15 COFFEE
Mingle coffee in the exhibition
10.15–11.15 SAFETY AND SECURITY
Josef S Koller – The Intersection of Space Security and Spaceflight Safety
Systems Director The Aerospace Corporation
Wolfgang Jung – Germany and Responsive Space
Head of Technology, DLR Responsive Space Cluster
Kristofer Hallgren – Space and Swedish Security Policy
Senior researcher, FOI
Mats Helgesson – Defense and Space – Our external environment
KKrVA and former Chief of the Air Force
11.15–12.15 SUSTAINABILITY
Tobias Edman – Agenda 2030, the contributions from space operations
Head of Innovation and Public Benefit SNSA
Isabelle Duvaux-Bechon – Blue Worlds Task Force
Acting Head of the Foresight, Strategy and Coordination Department, ESA
Christophe Bonnal – Space Debris, challenges
Senior Expert, CNES
Golala Ruhani – Space for development
Policy specialist, SIDA
12.15–13.45 Lunch
Mingle lunch in the exhibition
Women’s lunch
Lunch with speeches for all female conference participants, female students, female decision-makers and leaders. The lunch is organized by Chalmers, which with GENIE has the world’s largest academic project in gender equality.
13.45–15.00 RESEARCH ABOUT AND EXPLORATION OF SPACE
David Parker – Terrae Novae – Europe’s new era of space exploration
Director of Space Exploration, ESA
Carina Persson – Discoveries of new worlds with space missions
Associate professor, Chalmers
Gabriella Stenberg Wieser – Next stop, Venus
Senior researcher, IRF
Adam Dybbroe – Improved weather forecasting at high latitudes
Satellite Product manager SMHI
15.00– Study visit
As part of the conference program, we arrange three interesting study visits for you as a participant to choose from.
Five Star Campus – FULLY BOOKED!
Five Star Campus is a Chalmers test arena for the sustainable solutions of the future. You will see innovative test beds and projects in mobility and autonomous vehicles, harvesting and storage of solar energy, a modern power plant on campus, future housing with NASA technology, and much more.
Onsala Space Observatory – FULLY BOOKED!
Onsala Space Observatory is Sweden’s national infrastructure for radio astronomy. The observatory provides access to equipment for scientists who study both the earth and the rest of the universe. At the observatory there are radio telescopes and other instruments for both astronomy and earth sciences. Onsala Space Observatory also builds instruments for, represents and supports Sweden’s involvement in many international astronomy projects.
Hasselblad and the Moon – FULLY BOOKED!
Man’s first steps on the moon were immortalized with a Hasselblad camera and the images are among the most iconic in the history of photography. This exhibition highlights the development of the camera, the crucial collaboration with NASA and the people behind both the camera company and the Hasselblad Foundation: Erna and Victor Hasselblad.
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