IAF Global Networking Forum

The IAF GNF offers a unique opportunity to all IAF Members and future Members to participate actively and showcase their latest developments in front of a widely engaged audience. The aim of the IAF GNF is to provide Congress participants with a varied programme throughout the week, touching upon the most recent and hot topics in space, and to provide a one-of-a kind visibility experience for the organizers.

Find here the GNF Sessions taking place at the IAC 2023 in Baku!

Towards A Zero Debris Future

Day: Monday 2 October • Time: 15:30 - 16:15 AZT (GMT+4) • Location: Heydar Aliyev Center (HAC) Auditorium

International Lunar Research Station - International Science Project

Day: Monday 2 October • Time: 16:25 - 17:20 AZT (GMT+4) • Location: Heydar Aliyev Center (HAC) Auditorium

Maturing Space Investment

Day: Monday 2 October • Time: 17:30 - 18:15 AZT (GMT+4) • Location: Heydar Aliyev Center (HAC) Auditorium

Overcoming adversities: Navigating Through Challenging Times

Day: Tuesday 3 October • Time: 10:15 - 11:15 AZT (GMT+4) • Location: Heydar Aliyev Center (HAC) Auditorium

Destinations in Low Earth Orbit, Sustaining Vital Research, Commerce, Exploration through Private Space Stations

Day: Tuesday 3 October • Time: 11:25 - 12:20 AZT (GMT+4) • Location: Heydar Aliyev Center (HAC) Auditorium

Enabling Science and Exploration in Deep Space - Partnership and Infrastructure Opportunities

Day: Tuesday 3 October • Time: 15:00 - 15:55 AZT (GMT+4) • Location: Heydar Aliyev Center (HAC) Auditorium

Space, Spectrum, and Sustainability: Pillars for Connecting People on Earth

Date: Tuesday 3 October • Time: 16:05 - 16:50 AZT (GMT+4) • Location: Heydar Aliyev Center (HAC) Auditorium

Science on SSA-HSF1 Mission: Exploring Experiments and Impact

Day: Wednesday 4 October • Time: 10:15 - 11:15 AZT (GMT+4) • Location: Heydar Aliyev Center (HAC) Auditorium

China Space Station Benefits Global Space Exploration

Day: Wednesday 4 October • Time: 11:25 - 12:20 AZT (GMT+4) • Location: Heydar Aliyev Center (HAC) Auditorium

Going for Humanity: Creating a Responsible and Sustainable Universe

Day: Wednesday 4 October • Time: 15:00 - 15:30 AZT (GMT+4) • Location: Heydar Aliyev Center (HAC) Auditorium

International Perspectives on Championing the Role that Space Places in the World

Day: Wednesday 4 October • Time: 15:40 - 16:20 AZT (GMT+4) • Location: Heydar Aliyev Center (HAC) Auditorium

Operator-to-operator Collaboration and Coordination in Building Out a Sustainable and Safe Space Ecosystem

Day: Wednesday 4 October • Time: 16:30 - 17:15 AZT (GMT+4) • Location: Heydar Aliyev Center (HAC) Auditorium

Current Challenges in Space, What we Can Learn from Them

Day: Thursday 5 October • Time: 10:15 - 11:05 AZT (GMT+4) • Location: Heydar Aliyev Center (HAC) Auditorium

Gateway: Humanity's Lunar Space Station

Day: Thursday 5 October • Time: 11:20 - 12:20 AZT (GMT+4) • Location: Heydar Aliyev Center (HAC) Auditorium

Using Data from Earth Observation to Support Sustainable Development Goals: Analysis of national cases and Challenges for the Future

Day: Thursday 5 October • Time: 14:10 - 14:40 AZT (GMT+4) • Location: Heydar Aliyev Center (HAC) Auditorium

Success in Space Through Security, Investment, and Sustainability

Day: Thursday 5 October • Time: 14:50 - 15:35 AZT (GMT+4) • Room: Heydar Aliyev Centre (HAC) Auditorium

Indian Space Policy 2023: Emergence of India as Global Space Hub

Day: Thursday 5th October • Time: 15:45 - 16:30 AZT (GMT+4)

Guardians of the Galaxy: Charting a Secure Future in Space

Day: Thursday 5 October • Time: 16:45 - 17:30 AZT (GMT+4) • Location: Heydar Aliyev Center (HAC) Auditorium

IAF – ASE ASTRONAUTS SESSION: “Popularizing Space - Meet the Space People”

Day: Friday 6 October • Time: 10:15 - 11:15 AZT (GMT+4) • Location: Heydar Aliyev Center (HAC) Auditorium

Does Everyone Really Love Space Activities?: How Communications and Storytelling Play a Crucial Role in Gaining Policy Changes, Funding Support, and Workforce Development

Day: Friday 6 October • Time: 11:30 - 12:30 AZT (GMT+4) • Location: Heydar Aliyev Center (HAC) Auditorium