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Josef Aschbacher, Daniel Neuenschwander, Simonetta Cheli, Géraldine Naja and Toni Tolker-Nielsen meet the press at the 16th European Space Conference
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ESA Programme at the 17th European Space Conference

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Tuesday 28 January

TIME ESA STAND GOLD HALL SILVER HALL THE AGORA
09:00 - 09:45   09:10 - 09:20 - Keynote Address by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher (live streamed on ESA Web TV)    
09:30 - 09:50        Location: European Commission stand
Joint press point between EU Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius and ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher (live streamed on ESA Web TV)
09:50 - 10:45   Solving the Competitiveness Equation for a Sovereign and Secure Europe
Participants from ESA include:
ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher
   
09:50 - 10:45     Unlocking the potential of Copernicus and European Earth Observation capabilities
Participants from ESA include:
ESA Director of Earth Observation Programmes Simonetta Cheli
 
11:00-12:00  Media opportunity with ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA Directors      
11:15 - 12:15     Galileo - The Next Generation: Addressing the Challenges of PNT for a Secure and Reliable Future
Participants from ESA include:
ESA Director of Navigation Francisco-Javier Benedicto Ruiz
 
11:15 - 12:15       Startup Spotlight Pitch Session: Breaking new ground through disruption
Participants from ESA include:
Head of Industrial Policy and Auditing Department at ESA Christine Klein and Former ESA Director-General Jean Jacques Dordain
12:15 - 13:00 Launching Europe into 2030 - Ensuring Europe's Autonomous Access To Space
Participants from ESA include: 
ESA Acting Director of Space Transportation Toni Tolker-Nielsen
   
12:15 - 13:00     From Concept to Reality: Implementing IRIS2
Participants from ESA include:
ESA Director of Connectivity and Secure Communications Laurent Jaffart
 
12:15 - 12:30       Space and Ocean Dialogue  - Partnership agreement
Participants from ESA include:
ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher
12:45 - 13:10       Space and Ocean Dialogue  - Copernicus: A unique platform for Space and Ocean experts to collaborate
Participants from ESA include:
ESA Director of Earth Observation Programmes Simonetta Cheli
14:00 - 14:30 Proba-3 to deep space: breakthrough technologies for the future
Participants: 
ESA Head of Systems Department Ian Carnelli
     
16:15 - 16:45       The use of Copernicus data: Automate and Improve Analytics
Participants from ESA include:
ESA Head of Ground Segment & Mission Nicolaus Hanowski
17:15 - 18:00     Scenarios for sustainable and autonomous European space exploration to the moon and beyond
Participants from ESA include:
ESA Director of Human and Robotic Exploration Daniel Neuenschwander, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano
 
18:15 - 18:20   A conversation with Sławosz Uznański
Participants from ESA include: ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański
   

Wednesday 29 January

TIME ESA STAND GOLD HALL SILVER HALL THE AGORA
09:00 - 09:30   Welcome Address    
09:30 - 10:00   The future of Space R&D
Participants from ESA include:
ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano
   
09:30 - 10:30     Space Science: Pursuing research & development efforts and cooperation for Europe's competitive edge
Participants include:
ESA Director of Science Carol Mundell;
 
10:15 - 10:45 EVAs: From training to mission challenges
Participants:
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano
     
11:00 - 11:15       A conversation with Luca Parmitano
11:00 - 12:00     The Business of Space: Opportunities and Challenges in the Investment Journey
Participants from ESA include:
ESA Head of Commercialisation Luca Del Monte
 
11:00 - 11:30 ESA Space Safety Programme
Participants:
ESA Director of Operations Rolf Densing;
ESA Protect Accelerator Coordinator Quentin Verspieren.
     
11:30 - 12:20   International Cooperation: An exchange of views between Agencies
Participants from ESA include:
ESA Director of Strategy, Legal and External Affairs Eric Morel de Westgaver
   
12:00 - 13:00     Developing European capabilities and Ensuring space sustainability: In-orbit Servicing and Active Debris Removal
Participants from ESA include:
ESA Director of Operations Rolf Densing