Pieter VAN BEEKHUIZEN

Netherlands Space Society (NVR) • Chairman

Pieter van Beekhuizen has worked his whole professional life in the space domain, first with ESRO and later with ESA. During this period, he has occupied a large variety of different staff functions and line management responsibilities within ESA.

His last assignment was Head of ESA Industrial Cost Auditing and Return Division which has included industrial costs audits, and the provision of the industrial geo return data to ESA Member States. In this capacity he was involved in multiple program reviews and chaired various Management and Cost panels for large ESA program procurements. During the last years at ESA, he was also involved in the European initiatives for space commercialization opportunities/projects.

Following his retirement from ESA he started a consultancy company (Bexperience) providing consultancy and support services for various clients in different countries and continents.

He is Board member of SSPF (Stichting Space Professionals Foundation), a foundation set-up to financially support young professionals and/or students in the Dutch space sector to apply for educational space studies programs.

In 2024 he has been appointed as Chairman of the board of NVR, the Netherlands Space Society with 1200 members.

Within IAF he has been nominated as Chair of the CLIODN committee (Committee for Liaison International Organizations and Developing Nations) for the period 2024 – 2027. In addition, he is the Co-Chair of the IAA Symposium on Space Policy, Regulations and Economics. He is a member of the Executive Board of the Colombian Space Agency.

In 2025 he has joined the Board of the Women in Aerospace – Europe

He is frequently asked to serve as moderator and as panel member in space related events at multiple occasions.

Events

The Global Space Exploration Conference 2025

7-9 May 2025

New Delhi, India

Participation:

International Astronautical Congress 2024

14-18 October 2024

Milan, Italy

Participation:

International Astronautical Congress 2022

18-22 September 2022

Paris, France

Participation:

The Global Conference on Space for Emerging Countries 2022

16-20 May 2022

Quito, Ecuador

Participation:

International Astronautical Congress 2021

25-29 October 2021

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Participation:

International Astronautical Congress 2019

21-25 October 2019

Washington, United States

Participation:

International Astronautical Congress 2018

1–5 October 2018

Bremen, Germany

Participation:

International Astronautical Congress 2017

25-29 September 2017

Adelaide, Australia

Participation:

Participation