ESA’s High-Level Forum with Industry 2026

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) high-level forum with industry on 3 September 2026 brought together senior space representatives to focus on how Europe can turn the commitments made at ESA’s Ministerial Council (CM25) into resilient, competitive and scalable capabilities.

The event was held at ESA Headquarters in Paris, France and hosted about 80 senior representatives from European industry, ESA Member State delegations, the European Commission and ESA. Participants included CEOs and senior leaders from large system integrators, midcaps, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and emerging space companies. 

As in previous years, the invitation-only format was designed to enable direct and open discussion between ESA and the European space industrial ecosystem.