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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

 

11:00Energy challenges : Today and into the future – When Energy Markets Escape Geography – Chaired by Marc VALES  

  • Marc BERTE: CEO I Overview Energy

 

11:15Energy 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

14:00Presentation and discussion Panel : Best of Commercial Space-Based Solar Power – Chaired by Srikanth RAVIPRASAD

15:15Demonstrations of Wireless Power Transmission – Relaying Solar Power to Earth – Chaired by Srikanth RAVIPRASAD

  • Paul JAFFE: Author of Power Beaming – History, Theory, and Practice

16:00Socioeconomics – Path to Strategic Energy Sovereignty and Industrial Leadership – Chaired by Angeliki KAPOGLOU

  • Manassé BOKOLE : 3i3s-Africa Chairman / Nomadly founder

16:15Socioeconomics – 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

16:45Communications – 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

09:00System concepts & Applications – Enabling Space-Based Energy: Power Beaming as the First Step Toward Space Solar Power – Chaired by Sean MAHONEY

  • Jeff WHITE : President I Reach Power

11:00Economics and Financing – Investing in SBSP – Chaired by Matthias LAUG

  • Phil LAROCHELLE : Partner I Breakthrough Energy Ventures

11:15Economics 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

 

14:00General topics of interest – Building the Ecosystem for Space-Based Solar Power: Infrastructure, Logistics, and Construction – Chaired by Marc VALES

  • Jim KERAVALA : CEO I Offworld

14:15General 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

14:30Enabling 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


15:00
Enabling Technologies # 1 – Insights into Calibration Methods for Large-Scale Phased Arrays: Comprehensive Experimental Results for Solar Power Satellites – Chaired by Sanjay VIJENDRAN

  • Damien GONFO: Aerospace engineering reasearcher I Union pour la Promotion de la Propulsion Photonique (U3P)

15:15Demonstration concepts and missions – Demonstrating a 600-Watt Retrodirective Cross-Helix Power Beaming System: Are We Now Ready for Space-Based Solar Power ? – Chaired by Marc VALES

  • Neil BUCHANAN : Associate Professor I Queen’s University Belfast

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

09:00Orbital 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

09:30Orbital Reflectors – Delivering clean energy services using orbiting solar reflectors: architectures, technologies and economics – Chaired by Robert GORDON

  • Colin MCINNES : University of Glasgow

09:45Orbital Reflectors – The dynamics and control of orbiting solar reflectors – Chaired by Robert GORDON

  • Iain MOORE: University of Glasgow

10:00Orbital Reflectors – Panel discussion – Chaired by Vaibhav Somaji ANUSE

  • Onur CELIK: TU Delft
  • Colin MCINNES: University of Glasgow
  • Ally STONE: Chief Strategy Officer I Reflect Orbital

11:00Orbital Data Centres – ASCEND – A space cloud to ease the data center conundrum – Chaired by Yves DURAND

  • Pascal SAINT-GEORGES: Thales Alenia Space

11:30Orbital Data Centres – Panel discussion – Chaired by Yves DURAND

  • Bruno LAFITTE: International consultant lighting and data centres I ADEME

11:30Orbital 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

13:30Enabling Technologies # 2 – Mission enablement and enhancement via space-to-space power beaming – Chaired by Sanjay VIJENDRAN

  • Andrew RUSH: CEO I Starcatcher

13:45Enabling Technologies # 2 – A multifunctional anti-reflection coating for space solar cover glass – Chaired by Sanjay VIJENDRAN

  • Adam LAW: Research associate I Loughborough University

14:00Enabling Technologies # 2 – Transparent Antennae and Water Metasurfaces for Environmentally Robust GRS – Chaired by Sanjay VIJENDRAN

  • Yuvam BHATEJA: Research fellow I Politecnico di Milano

14:15Enabling 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

  • Aya AHMAD: Intern I Space Frontier Foundation

14:30Carbon credits market – Panel discussion – Chaired by Vijay IYER

  • Rayeh ELIAN : Student I Georgetown University
  • Katie KORTBEIN: Student I Georgetown University
  • Alexa LERNER: Student I Georgetown University
  • Monica NGUYEN: Student I Georgetown University
  • Lily SCHNEIDER: Student I Georgetown University

16:00 – Closing keynote

  • Françoise BRUNETEAUX: Regional Councillor, Région Sud – Chair of the Digital Economy Committee. Deputy Mayor for Environment, City of Cannes

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