Hotel Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel
18 Avenue de Suffren (access at 22, rue Jean Rey)
75015 Paris
March 24th-25th, 2025
PROGRAM
| DAY 1 – AFTERNOON | ||
| 13h00 | Welcome – Coffee | |
| 14h00 | Opening | Dr. Alexis Bautzmann, Président du CAPRI |
| 14h20 | Opening Keynote | Général d’armée aérienne Manuel Alvarez Inspecteur général des Armées Air et Espace (IGAAE) |
| 14h40 | Round table 1: « Space, at the heart of global geopolitical issues » | (Moderator) Mr. Ludwig Moeller Director, European Space Policy Institute |
| Mr. Ferdinando Nelli Feroci Scientific Adviser, Istituto Affari Internazionali | ||
| General Philippe Adam Commander, French Space Command | ||
| Lord David Willetts Former UK Minister and Chairman of the board, UK Space Agency | ||
| Dr. Beatrice Hainaut Space research fellow, IRSEM | ||
| 16h10 | Networking break | |
| 16h40 | Round Table 2: « Defending Europe in space: challenges and responses « | (Moderator) Mr. Benoist Bihan Director, CAPRI |
| Ingénieure-générale de l’Armement Eva Portier Space Advisor, DGA – French Defence Procurement Agency | ||
| Rear-Admiral Christophe Mérieult French Space Command | ||
| Colonel Daniele Donati, Chief of Space Policy Office, Italy | ||
| Brigadier General Heinz Volker Samanns Head of the Joint Air Power and Space Staff Element (JAPSSE) – NATO International Military Staff | ||
| 18h00 | END OF DAY 1 | |
| 19h00 | NETWORKING DINNER Paris Yacht Marina – Quai de Grenelle 75015 PARIS Free shuttle service from the Pullman Hotel : 18.00 (first departure) 18.15 18.30 19.00 (last departure) | |
| 19h30 | Keynote during Dinner | Mr. Michael Griffin Former Administrator, NASA (Bush II Administration), Former Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering (Trump I Administration) |
| DAY 2 – MORNING | ||
| 08h30 | Welcome – Coffee | |
| 9h00 | Round Table 3-1: “The view from Space Industry” | (Moderator) Mr. Christian Hauglie Hanssen Director General, Norwegian Space Agency |
| Mr. Massimo Comparini Director Space Division, Leonardo | ||
| Dr. Markus Moeller Member of the Management Board responsible for Business Development and Strategy, OHB | ||
| Mr. Stanislas Maximin CEO, Latitude | ||
| M. Luca Rossettini CEO, D-Orbit | ||
| 10h00 | Round Table 3-2: « The way to a competitive and sustainable European space sector » | (Moderator) Jules Varma European Space Agency / European Investment Bank |
| Mr. Matteo Cascinari CEO, Primo Space | ||
| Ms. Catherine Bender Head of the Security and Defence Office, European Investment Bank | ||
| Mr. Maxime Rovere Investment Director, Expansion VC | ||
| Mr. Benoist Grossmann Senior Managing Partner, Eurazeo | ||
| Mr. Jean-Marc Nasr Industrial ombud for the European Space Agency | ||
| 11h00 | Keynote: “Space and the future of European Industry » | Mr. Andrius Kubilius European Commissionner for Defence and Space |
| 11h20 | Keynote: “Space and the Single Market” | Mr. Enrico Letta EU Rapporteur on the Future of the Single Market |
| 11h40 | Networking break | |
| 12h00 | Round table 4: A conversation on the governance of Space in Europe | (Co-chair) Mr. Jean-Jacques Dordain Former ESA Director-General |
| (Co-chair) Mr. Etienne Schneider Former vice-PM, Luxembourg | ||
| Mr. Christoph Kautz DG DEFIS, European Commission | ||
| Mr. Josef Aschbacher Director General, European Space Agency | ||
| 13h00 | Conclusion and thanks | CAPRI |
| 13h30 | END OF DAY 2 | |
* Awaiting final confirmation
