The representatives of the Alphasat/Alphabus public–private partnership met on 18 June, 2013, to celebrate the project, at the ESA pavilion at the Paris Air & Space Show.
From left to right: Jan Wörner, DLR Chairmain; Eric Béranger, Astrium CEO; David Parker, UK Space Agency Chief Executive; Magali Vaissière, ESA Director of TIA; Ruy Pinto, Inmarsat CTO and Sami Benamar, VP Development Thales Alenia Space.