ECSL Insight Day and Space 4.0

Thursday 23 Mar 2017, 09:30 → 18:50 Europe/Amsterdam

Room A (European Space Agency)

The Space Insight Day is a new initiative of the ECSL which aims to provide students and young professionals with a first-hand insight into the daily business of those working across the space sector, and an understanding of some of the challenges and opportunities facing the sector today. The day will be split into two sessions. The morning session will feature different speakers, including leading practitioners and academic experts, to share their experiences of working in this field and discuss career prospects. 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the Outer Space Treaty 1967, the cornerstone of the international space law regime. As such, the afternoon session will look at the history of this treaty, and space law going forward, with the aim of providing an insight into how the law is set to develop over the course of the next half century as space activities continue to grow and what this means for space 4.0. The event is intended to be an introduction for those interested in space law and policy, in particular students and young professionals. We also welcome delegates attending the European Space Generation Workshop in Paris at the same time. There is no fee to attend. Please register using the Registration tab on the left hand side of this page before 20 March 2017.

09:30 → 09:45 Registration/Words of Welcome

09:45 → 10:00 Words of Welcome from ESA and the ECSL

Speakers: Nicholas Puschman (Executive Secretary, ECSL), Victoria Schebek (2016-17 ECSL Student Representative)

10:00 → 12:20 Morning Session: Working in the Space Sector and Career Options

10:00 → 10:30 Recent Developments in the Space Sector, and Bridging the Gap Between University and the 4.0 Work World

Speaker: Chiara Manfletti (Programme Advisor to the Director General, ESA)

10:30 → 11:00 Space Law and the Role of a Lawyer from the Cradle to the Grave of a Space Mission

Speakers: Alexander Soucek (Lawyer, ESA), Ioanna Thoma (Lawyer, ESA), Nicholas Puschman (Executive Secretary, ECSL & Graduate Legal Trainee, ESA)

11:00 → 11:20 Coffee Break

11:20 → 11:50 The Need for an Interdisciplinary Approach in Space Activities: the Example of Planetary Defence

Speakers: Alexander Soucek (Lawyer, ESA), Ian Carnelli (Manager, General Studies Programme, ESA)

11:50 → 12:20 Developments in the Space Sector and Career Options

Speaker: Philippe Achilleas (Director and Professor, IDEST)

12:20 → 14:00 Lunch Break

Attendees are invited to lunch (at their own expense) in ESA's canteen if they wish.

14:00 → 16:15 Afternoon Session: 50th Anniversary of the Outer Space Treaty - Space 4.0 and the Next 50 Years of Space Law

14:00 Coffee Break

14:00 → 14:30 Space Law and Diplomacy

Speaker: Kai-Uwe Schrogl (President, International Institute of Space Law)

14:30 → 15:00 1967 - 2017: The Outer Space Treaty After 50 Years

Speaker: Marco Ferrazzani (Head of Legal Services Department, ESA)

15:00 → 15:30 ESA and Space 4:0 - Presentation by the ESA Director General

Speaker: Jan Woerner (Director General, ESA)

15:30 → 15:45 Coffee Break

15:45 → 16:15 Looking to the Next 50 Years: Space Traffic Management

Speaker: Alexander Soucek (Lawyer, ESA)

16:15 → 16:30 Q&A/Discussion/Concluding Remarks