Small Satellites Tech, Business & Regulatory Industry Workshop

Thursday 13 Apr 2017, 08:00 → 17:30 Europe/Amsterdam

Erasmus Auditorium (ESTEC)

The Tech, Business & Regulatory Industry Workshop is an annual event of the ECSL which began in Glasgow in 2016. The purpose of this interdisciplinary workshop is to bring together stakeholders from different aspects of the space industry to exchange on the technology, business and legal/regulatory aspects of a given topic. On 26 April 2016, the ECSL organised the first workshop - the NewSpace Tech, Business & Regulatory Industry Workshop - which was held at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, UK. The 2017 workshop is being co-organised together with the International Institute of Air and Space Law at Leiden University and ISIS – Innovative Solutions in Space B.V. We are very pleased to have the support of the Netherlands Space Society (NVR), SpaceNed and Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands B.V. as official sponsors. This year's workshop will focus on the theme of small satellites, looking predominantly at the developments taking place in the context of the Dutch space sector. Speakers will include representatives from industry, government, academic experts and specialists from ESA.

08:00 → 09:00 Registration

09:00 → 09:10 Welcome from Organisers and Overview of Programme

09:10 → 09:30 Innovative Applications Pushing the Development of Small Satellite Technology

Speaker: Chris Verhoeven (TU Delft)

09:10 → 10:40 TECH

Convener: Roger Walker (ESA)

09:30 → 09:50 Launching Small Satellites: Techniques and Challenges

Speaker: Abe Bonnema (ISL - Innovative Space Logistics)

09:50 → 10:10 The Small Innovative Launcher for Europe (SMILE) Project

Speaker: Bertil Oving (Netherlands Aerospace Centre)

10:10 → 10:30 ESA Clean Space: Ecodesign, Space Debris Mitigation and Active Debris Removal

Speakers: Andrew Wolahan (ESA), Tiago Soares (ESA)

10:30 → 10:40 Q&A

10:40 → 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 → 12:30 BUSINESS

Convener: Niels Eldering (ESA)

11:00 → 11:20 Business Models for Small Satellite Missions

Speaker: Brian Groth (Planet)

11:20 → 11:40 Small Satellite Start-Ups & Financing

Speaker: Coen Janssen (Magnitude Space)

11:40 → 12:00 Commercial Opportunities for Launching Small Satellites and In-Orbit Demonstration Missions

Speaker: Lex Meijer (Airbus Defence and Space)

12:00 → 12:20 Small Satellites - Opportunities & Challenges for New Actors in Space

Speaker: Ian Christensen (Secure World Foundation)

12:20 → 12:30 Q&A

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch Break, courtesy of Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands B.V. and ISIS - Innovative Solutions in Space B.V.

Attendees are invited to lunch (at own expense) in the ESTEC canteen

14:00 → 14:30 International Space Law, Small Satellites and Space Traffic Management

Speaker: Alexander Soucek (ESA)

14:00 → 14:30 REGULATORY

Convener: Tanja Masson-Zwaan (IIASL, Leiden University)

14:30 → 14:40 Q&A

14:40 → 15:00 Coffee Break

15:00 → 15:40 REGULATORY

Convener: Tanja Masson-Zwaan (IIASL, Leiden University)

15:00 → 15:20 The Dutch Experience: National Space Law and the Licensing of Small Satellite Missions

Speaker: Gerard Kuipers (Agentschap Telecom)

15:20 → 15:40 Legal & Regulatory Considerations from the Industry Perspective

Speaker: Neta Palkovitz (ISIS Innovative Solutions in Space BV)

15:40 → 16:00 Q&A

16:00 → 17:30 Drinks Reception, courtesy of the Netherlands Space Society (NVR)