The ESA Story – How new business models disrupt space business
This year at the 34th SPACE SYMPOSIUM in Colorado Springs, USA, a panel is being held to discuss the theme of How new Business models disrupt Space Business.
The aim is to discuss the current trends and the future of investments in the space industry taking into consideration how Space 4.0 helps to achieve this.
The Technology Transfer and Business Incubation Programme Office of the European Space Agency manages the Space Solutions Programme, which has created the world’s largest ecosystem for space related Entrepreneurship. The 18 ESA Business Incubation Centres (ESA BICs) support over 150 companies per year and more than 600 new start-ups have so far been fostered.
Meet the most disruptive ESA start-ups that will be on stage together with ESA Director General Jan Wörner, Head of ESA`s Technology Transfer and Business Incubation Centre Office Frank M. Salzgeber and representatives of the space Industry.
The panel takes place in the International Center North Wednesday 18 April, starting 15:30.
How new Business models disrupt Space Business - Part 1: 15:30-16:10
Moderators:
Jan Wörner, ESA Director General
Frank Salzgeber, Head of ESA Technology Transfer and Business Incubation Centre Office
Panel members - Industry:
Frédéric Lorscheider, Thales
Fritz Merkle, OHB
James Hinds, Airbus
Giulio Ranzo, Avio
Luigi Pasquali, Telespazio
ESA BIC Start-ups:
Ernst Peter Hovinga, HIBER (Netherlands, https://hiber.global)
Markus Knapek, Mynaric (Germany, https://mynaric.com)
Rafel Jorda Siquier, Open Cosmos (UK, https://open-cosmos.com)
Christian Bec, Syntony (France, www.syntony-gnss.com)
How new Business models disrupt Space Business - Part 2: 16:20-17:00
Moderators:
Jan Wörner, ESA Director General
Frank Salzgeber, Head of ESA Technology Transfer and Business Incubation Centre Office
Panel members:
Pascale Ehrenfreund, German Space Agency DLR
Jean-Pascal Le Franc, French space agency CNES
Nico van Putten, Dutch space agency NSO
Sylvain Laporte, Canadean space agency CSA
Maria Cristina Falvella, Italian space agency ASI
ESA Technology Transfer and Business Incubation Centre Initiative
ESA´s Technology Transfer and Business Incubation initiative promotes the transfer of technologies and related intellectual properties (patents) from ESA`s R&D and the Agency´s space programmes, as well as the use of satellite date, to develop new solutions and systems for citizens on Earth.
Started in 2004, today ESA has a network of technology brokers in 15 countries and 18 ESA Business Incubation Centres in 15 countries throughout Europe. The centres have fostered over 600 new companies supported so far, and is taking in 160 new start-ups yearly.
Learn more at www.esa.int/ttp
