program

Thursday 27 February, 2025

07:30
Registration and coffee
08:30
Opening & Welcome by the Master of Ceremony
08:40
Keynote Address by Minister Backes
Official Welcome
Yuriko Backes, Luxembourg Defence Minister
08:55
Keynote Address
Bridging the gap between strategy and execution
Stacy A. Cummings, General Manager, NSPA
09:10
Keynote Address
title tbc
Brig. Gen. Jacob “DB” Middleton, Commander, U.S. Space Forces Europe and Space Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
09:25
Keynote Address
Scalable sovereign networks through collaboration
Adel Al-Saleh, CEO of SES
09:40
Keynote Address
Innovation in defence through close public-private collaboration: the Luxembourg approach
Sasha Baillie, CEO, Luxinnovation
09:55
Institutional Panel
Strengthening the space & defence industry through innovation & investments
10:40
Coffee break
11:00
Keynote Address
Satcom: The Resilient Backbone of an Interconnected Space Architecture
Major General Jürgen Setzer, Vice Chief of German Cyber and Information Domain Service (CIDS) and CIDS-responsible for the space domain
11:15
Keynote Address
Luxembourg Satcom Services, building Sovereign Capabilities
Geoffroy Beaudot, Head of Space Department, Luxembourg Directorate of Defence
11:30
Keynote Address
By Lockheed Martin Space
Speaker
11:45
Keynote Address

Trusted but Agnostic

Alessandro Caranci, Senior Vice President Satellite Communications, Telespazio S.p.A.
12:00
Keynote Address

The Future of GOVSATCOM: Integrating Advanced Technologies for Mission Success

Koen Willems, VP, EU/NATO Programs & Government Relations, ST Engineering iDirect (Europe)
12:15
Keynote Address

Simplifying connectivity management and access across the satellite services value chain

Fulvio Sansone, CTO, neXat
12:30
Networking Lunch
13:35
Keynote Address
GovSat: a decade of innovative & secure services - Navigating the evolving SATCOM Landscape and Geopolitical Challenges
Patrick Biewer, CEO, GovSat
13:45
Keynote Address
SKYNET as a multi-band/orbit hybrid network enabled by allied and commercial services
Jason Gnaneswaran, Senior Responsible Owner for SKYNET 6, UK Ministry of Defence
14:00
Keynote Address
Dynamic Space Operations and the Impact on Military Operations
Clinton Clark, Chief Growth Officer and Vice President of First Impressions at ExoAnalytic Solutions
14.30
Panel Discussion
How to tackle the many threats in Space
Moderation by Juliana Suess, Associate, SWP
15:15
Keynote Address
Optimizing Space Segment Assets for Military Strategy: Challenges and Opportunities in Modern Defense
Sarah Casenove, Head of Portfolio and Transformation, Airbus Defence and Space
15:30
Keynote Address
Defence, commercial maritime and expedition satcom lessons; responding to evolving demands
Neil Fraser, Director Defence and Space Programmes, NSSLGlobal
15:45
Coffee break
16:15
Panel Discussion
EARTH OBSERVATION - FROM THREATS TO TRENDS
Moderation by Peter Round, VP Business Development, Defence and Intelligence, Earth Daily Analytics
17:00
Keynote Address
Pushing the limits. What can we expect from the future of modern satcom?
Ulf Sandberg, Founder & Managing Director, Paradigm
17:15
PANEL DISCUSSION
Manufacturing for space: innovations and changes
Moderation by David Black, Senior Programme Manager, UK Space Command
18:00
Keynote Address
Connecting Space and Intelligence: The Role of Supercomputing in Digital Exploration
Arnaud Lambert, CEO, LuxProvide
18:15
Keynote Address
Mastering the intelligence spectrum: LEO SAR Monitoring and Next-Gen VSAT Geolocation
Erwin Greilinger, Product Line Manager, CTO, Eviden
18:30
Keynote Address
Designing organisations around problems, not solutions
Air Vice-Marshal (Retired) Chris Moore CBE, Quantum Trilogy
18:45
Keynote Address
Guest to be announced
19:00
CLOSING remarks
Ben Pigsley, Senior Vice-President US Government, SES Space & Defense
19:15
- 22:00
Networking Reception
*This agenda is provisional and is subject to change