Opening Ceremony

Day: Tuesday 23 May 2023
Time: 09:30 - 10:30
Location: Scandinavia Ballroom, Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel

Master of Ceremony

Christian FEICHTINGER

Executive Director, IAF Secretariat

France

Moderator

RU A. KERMANI

Journalist, BBC/CNN

United Kingdom

Speakers

Clay MOWRY

President, International Astronautical Federation (IAF)

United States

Christian HAUGLIE-HANSSEN

Director General, Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA)

Norway

Espen Barth EIDE

Minister, Ministry of Climate and Environment

Norway

IAF Special Award on Space for Climate Protection

Awardees

Josef ASCHBACHER

Director General, European Space Agency (ESA)

France

Simonetta CHELI

Director of Earth Observation Programmes and Head of ESRIN, European Space Agency (ESA)

Italy

Susie Perez QUINN

Chief of Staff, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

United States

Karen ST. GERMAIN

Director for Earth Science, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

United States

Koji TERADA

Vice President, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Japan

Anthony TSOUGRANIS

Europe Team Lead, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

United States