10 years of space safety and sustainability made in the EU

Attendees are welcomed in a festive and elegant atmosphere setting the stage for a celebratory day of 10 years of EU Space Surveillance and Tracking operations. 

High-level speakers will open the EU Space Surveillance and Tracking 10 years of operations anniversary event highlighting EU SST’s essential role in keeping space assets safe and in building an international brand promoting space sustainability made in the EU. 

Welcome address:

Andrius Kubilius, Commissioner for Defence and Space, European Commission (video message)

Speakers:

• Catherine Kavvada, Director for Secure and Connected Space, DG DEFIS, European Commission
• Marjolijn Van Deelen, EU Special Envoy for Space, European External Action Service (EEAS)
• Pascal Faucher, Chair, EU SST Partnership
• Philippe Rosius, Head of Situational Awareness Department, EUSPA

Key EU SST actors will reflect on building and further developing the EU Space Surveillance and Tracking capability through national, mainly military, sensors providing SST data. From its early days ten years ago, to where it stands today, and where it will go next, this session will explore the path of EU SST towards EU strategic autonomy in the field of space surveillance.

Moderator: Sonay Sarac, Chair of the EU SST Security Committee, EU SST Partnership

Speakers:

• Colonel Claudio Gizzi, Head of Operations, Italian Space Situational Awareness Centre (CSSA), Ministry of Defence, Italy
• Colonel (GS) Manfred Schwiebert, Military Director, German Space Situational Awareness Center (GSSAC), Germany
• Lt. Col. Roberto García Robles, Chief, Space Surveillance Operations Centre (COVE), Spain
• Lt. Col. Petra Wijnja, MEng, Lead Space Warfare & Expertise, NLD Space Command, Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force (RNLASF), the Netherlands
• Antoine Noirhomme, Space Security Centre Officer, Ministry of Defence, Belgium

Selected users who rely on and use EU SST services on a daily basis share their experiences of how EU SST services have evolved over the years and how these services help them keep their assets safe, be it manoeuvring satellites to avoid a close approach with a piece of debris, or better understanding trajectories of re-entering objects for civil protection or air traffic.

Moderators: 

• Daniel García-Yárnoz, SST Operations Manager, EUSPA
• Katia Cáceres, EU SST Acting Head of Expert Team Service Provision, Agencia Espacial Española

Speakers:

• Pier Luigi Righetti, Flight Dynamics Manager, EUMETSAT
• Steven Moore, Head of Division, EUROCONTROL
• Guillaume Vazeille, Senior System Engineer, ENDUROSAT
• Alexandros Rassias, Head of Satellite Control, Hellas Sat

Attendees are invited to a socialising lunch to catch up with old acquaintances, meet new partners, and create mutually beneficial links in the field of space safety and sustainability.

In an interactive session, attendees will be able to test their knowledge on interesting facts and figures about the EU Space Surveillance and Tracking capability. 

Moderators: 

• Beatriz Gallardo, SST User Engagement Manager, EUSPA
• Paulo Nuñez, SST Software Development Coordinator, EUSPA

In short pitching sessions, selected EU Space Surveillance and Tracking companies, from start-ups to SMEs to established players, will present their business solutions, showcasing an innovative and thriving commercial EU space surveillance ecosystem. 

Moderator: Dampier Blanco, Policy Officer, DG DEFIS, European Commission

Speakers:

• Marco Moriani, COO, Arca Dynamics, Italy
• Germán Barba Castro, Head of Growth, arcsec, Belgium
• André Kloth, General Manager, DiGOS Potsdam GmbH, Germany
• Ignacio Reyes, Founder & CEO, Dunedain Space, the Netherlands
• Alberto Agueda, Director of SST & STM, GMV, Spain
• Timo Latvala, Director Space Business Area, Gofore, Finland
• Dinko Manolov, CEO, Kodin Space, Bulgaria
• Juan Carlos Dolado Perez, Co-Founder, Look Up Space, France
• Thomas Eggenweiler, Commercial Director, Neuraspace, Portugal
• Piotr Sybilski, CEO, Sybilla Technologies, Poland

With hundreds of organisations relying on its services every day, EU SST has grown into one of the major space safety and sustainability actors in the world. In this session, speakers will reflect on the role of EU SST as a major SST service provider and partner in keeping assets safe and space accessible and operational. 

Moderator: Rodolphe Muñoz, Head of Sector Space Situational Awareness, DG DEFIS, European Commission

Speakers:

• Aarti Holla-Maini, Director, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
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The European Commission, the EU SST Partnership, and EUSPA will reflect on the anniversary event’s highlights including 10 years of EU SST, user experiences with EU SST services, a thriving EU space surveillance commercial sector, and EU SST’s position as one of the major space safety and sustainability actors worldwide. 

Speakers: 

• Philippe Rosius, Head of Situational Awareness Department, EUSPA
• Cornelius Vogt, Deputy Chair, EU SST Partnership
• Jérémie Godet, Head of Unit Secure Connectivity and Space Surveillance, DG DEFIS, European Commission

Attendees are invited to celebrate 10 years of EU Space Surveillance and Tracking operations around a birthday cake and a family photo. 

Attendees are invited to raise a glass to celebrate 10 years of space safety and sustainability made in the EU with longtime colleagues and acquaintances and (hopefully) new partners and colleagues.