Plenary 2b: High-Level Space Leaders

Day: Tuesday 15 June 2021
Time: 14:15-15:15 MSK

The IAF is organizing, also at GLEX, its flagship plenary session with the leaders of worldwide space agencies and major institutions. Participating space leaders will present and discuss their respective agencies space programmes, with a focus on current and future space explorations plans. The event will be divided into 2 main sections. In the first part, the space leaders will give a short introduction and the moderator will follow-up with a series of questions; the audience will also have the opportunity to ask questions through the IAF app.

Moderator

IAF past President

Pascale EHRENFREUND

President, President of Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)

Speakers

Salem AL MARRI

Deputy Director General - CEO, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)

United Arab Emirates

Christian HAUGLIE-HANSSEN

Director General, Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA)

Norway

Dmitry ROGOZIN

Director General, ROSCOSMOS

Russia

Serdar Hüseyin YILDIRIM

Chairman of The Board and President, Turkish Space Agency (TUA)

Türkiye

Speakers Connected Remotely

Josef ASCHBACHER

Director General, European Space Agency (ESA)

France

Lisa CAMPBELL

President, Canadian Space Agency (CSA)

Canada

Bill NELSON

Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

United States

Giorgio SACCOCCIA

Senior Advisor to Director General, European Space Agency (ESA)

Italy