ESA leads high-level forum with industry

ESA’s annual High-Level Forum with Industry on 10 September 2024 at its technical centre, ESTEC, brought together key stakeholders to share insights and proposals that will shape Europe’s future in space.

The forum was held under the guidance of Géraldine Naja, ESA’s Director for Commercialisation, Industry and Competitiveness, who played a central role in framing the discussions and synthesising their outcomes. In her concluding remarks, Ms Naja delivered a comprehensive summary, highlighting key themes voiced by participants.

She underlined the sector-wide call for ambitious, scalable programmes — including reusable launch systems, space infrastructure, in-orbit servicing, and human spaceflight — and echoed industry’s message that profitability, industrial capacity, and long-term investment planning must be prioritised to ensure Europe’s leadership in space.