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DAY 1
09:30 – Welcome
Sanjay VIJENDRAN: Space Energy Insights
Sean MAHONEY: Space Frontier
09:45 – Opening keynotes
Paul WATKINSON: Independent international climate change expert I Former chief negotiator on climate for France
09:45 – Opening keynotes
General Steven KWAST: CEO I SpaceBilt
09:45 – Opening keynotes
Nick APPLEYARD: Head of business applications & solutions I European Space Agency
11:00 – Energy challenges: Today and into the future – When Energy Markets Escape Geography – Chaired by Marc VALES
Marc BERTE: CEO I Overview Energy
11:15 – Energy challenges : Today and into the future – Holistic Evaluation of the System Integration and Benefits of Space-Based Solar Power in Supporting Net-Zero – Chaired by Marc VALES
Danny PUDJIANTO: Advanced Research Fellow, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering I Imperial College London
11:30 – Defence applications of Space-based Solar Power – Invited talk on SBSP for Defence – Chaired by Peter GARRETSON
Paul JAFFE : Author of Power Beaming – History, Theory, and Practice
15:15 – Demonstrations of Wireless Power Transmission – Relaying Solar Power to Earth – Chaired by Srikanth RAVIPRASAD
Paul JAFFE: Author of Power Beaming – History, Theory, and Practice
16:00 – Socioeconomics – Path to Strategic Energy Sovereignty and Industrial Leadership – Chaired by Angeliki KAPOGLOU
16:15 – Socioeconomics – Africa’s Participation in the Space-Enhanced Future Global Energy Mix – Chaired by Angeliki KAPOGLOU
Kobina HUGHES: Egality Law
16:30 – Environmental Impacts – How SBSP could effect astronomy and what can be done to mitigate that – Chaired by Angeliki KAPOGLOU
Piero BENVENUTI : Director I IAU Centre for the protection of dark and quiet sky
16:45 – Communications – The Exo-Energy Race: Framing Space Based Energy and Infrastructure for the Public and Peer Powers – Chaired by Angeliki KAPOGLOU
Pippa MALMGREN : CEO I Geopolitica Institute
17:00 –Policy & Governance – How Can Space Solar Power Avoid Megaproject Doom – Chaired by Angeliki KAPOGLOU
Bryan ZETLEN: Launch & payload operations manager I Virtus Solis
17:15 –Policy & Governance – For the Good of All Mankind: When the Moral Imperative of the Outer Space Treaty Meets the Reality of Space-Based Solar Power – Chaired by Angeliki KAPOGLOU
Taylor WINKLEMAN : Adjunct Professor I Georgetown University
17:30 – Invited talk on Geopolitics of SBSP – Chaired by Angeliki KAPOGLOU
Peter GARRETSON: Senior fellow in defence studies I American Foreign Policy Council
DAY 2
11:00 – Economics and Financing – Investing in SBSP – Chaired by Matthias LAUG
Phil LAROCHELLE : Partner I Breakthrough Energy Ventures
11:15 – Economics and Financing – Invited talk on Economics of SBSP – Chaired by Matthias LAUG
Ely SANDLER : Fellow I Harvard Kennedy School
11:30 – Economics and Financing – Panel discussion – Chaired by Matthias LAUG
Mathieu COSTES: Partner I Airbus Ventures
Bernard IHNATOWICZ: Senior manager I PWC UK
Phil LAROCHELLE: Partner I Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Sylvain MAKAYA: Managing partner I New Alpha Asset Management
Philip THOMAS: ScaleUP programme manager I European Space Agency
14:15 – General topics of interest – Celestial Power’s Terrestrial Footprint: An Overview of Life-Cycle Assessments for Space Solar Power – Chaired by Marc VALES
Jackson SCHNABEL : Intern I Space Frontier Foundation
14:30 – Enabling Technologies # 1 – In-Space Manufactured Solar Arrays: A Scalable Path to Space-Based Solar Power – Chaired by Sanjay VIJENDRAN
Antonio PEDIVELLANO: Director of deployables I D-CUBED
15:30 – (SPACE)2 – Synergistic Predictive Analytical Control Environment using Sensible Programmable Analyzable Control Envelopes
Gary BARNHARD
16:15 – Why isn’t Space Solar Power a thing yet?: An engagement- Facilitated by Sean MAHONEY and Srikanth RAVIPRASAD, Space Frontier Foundation
DAY 3
09:00 – Orbital Reflectors – Sunlight Redirection for Enhanced Solar Energy Production: Reflect Orbital’s Commercial Constellation Approach – Chaired by Robert GORDON
Ally STONE: Chief strategy officer I Reflect Orbital
09:45 – Orbital Reflectors – The dynamics and control of orbiting solar reflectors – Chaired by Robert GORDON
Iain MOORE: University of Glasgow
11:00 – Orbital Data Centres – ASCEND – A space cloud to ease the data center conundrum – Chaired by Yves DURAND
Pascal SAINT-GEORGES: Thales Alenia Space
11:30 – Orbital Data Centres – Panel discussion – Chaired by Yves DURAND
Bruno LAFITTE: International consultant lighting and data centres I ADEME
11:30 – Orbital Data Centres – Panel discussion – Chaired by Yves DURAND
Jason ASPIOTIS : Global director of in-space data and security I Axiom Space
William BIRCH : Strategic account director space I Satellite Applications Catapult
Philip JOHNSTON : CTO I Starcloud
Bruno LAFITTE: International consultant lighting and data centres I ADEME
Alison LOWNDES :NViDIA
Pascal SAINT-GEORGES: CTO I Thales Alenia Space
Marc VALES: Senior vice president I Dassault Aviation
13:30 – Enabling Technologies # 2 – Mission enablement and enhancement via space-to-space power beaming – Chaired by Sanjay VIJENDRAN
Andrew RUSH: CEO I Starcatcher
13:45 – Enabling Technologies # 2 – A multifunctional anti-reflection coating for space solar cover glass – Chaired by Sanjay VIJENDRAN
Adam LAW: Research associate I Loughborough University
14:00 – Enabling Technologies # 2 – Transparent Antennae and Water Metasurfaces for Environmentally Robust GRS – Chaired by Sanjay VIJENDRAN
Yuvam BHATEJA: Research fellow I Politecnico di Milano
14:15 – Enabling Technologies # 2 – Joining Hands for Power Delivery: Space-Based Solar Power as a Market Driver for Development of In-Space Assembly Infrastructure – Chaired by Sanjay VIJENDRAN