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
- Guillaume De La Brosse, Head of Unit Defence Industrial policy, European Commission DG-DEFIS
- Catherine Bender, Head of Security and Defence office, European Investment Bank
- Colonel Franck Bilau, Head of the international cooperation unit, French Defence Innovation Agency
- Federica Valente, Manager of the Hub for EU Defence Innovation, EDA
- Deeph Chana, Managing Director, DIANA, NATO
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
- Andre Adelsbach, Chief Information Security Officer SES and LuxGovSat
- Nick Saunders, Chief Cybersecurity and Data Officer, Global Space Networks, Viasat
- Pino Nobile, Head Geo & Space Section, 3SAS Programme Manager SITCEN, IS-Operations Division, NATO
- Lt Col James Tucker, USAF Chief, C4 Current Operations Branch, USEUCOM J63
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
- Laryssa Patten, Head, Space Technology Adoption & Resilience, & Chief Technology Office, NATO NCIA
- Rupert Grinling, Sales Manager Defence & Intelligence, Planet Labs
- Benoit Deper, CEO, Aerospacelab
- Matt Wood, Head of Sales Europe, Blacksky
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
- Don Brown, Head of Global Government, Amazon Project Kuiper
- John Parkinson, Senior Programmes, Lockheed Martin Space
- Mickaël ULVOA, Security & Defense Business Development Director, Thales Alenia Space
- David Pile, International Business Development Director, Northrop Grumman Space
- Dave Phillips, Head of Sales Governmental Business, Airbus Defence and Space