✏️ Registration Make sure you arrive early enough with a valid ticket! We will close the doors at **9AM sharp!**

👋 Opening Remarks The day kicks off in grand style with the opening ceremony.

☕ Coffee Break

🤝 YP Speed Networking Session Room: High Bay Seize the opportunity to meet other Young Professionals at **YPE’s Professional Networking Session**! Connect with fellow YPs to share your experiences, gain new insights, and expand your network. Join us for 30 minutes of dynamic networking! Participants will be divided into groups where they can choose between: 🔹 **Professional Discussions** – Engage in conversations on space-related topics. 🔹 **Interactive Games** – Meet new people through fun and engaging activities.

🍴 Lunch Room: Canteen/Lunchpad

🤵 DG Session

• Josef Aschbacher

Room: High Bay Join us for an inspiring event with our Director General! He will share his vision for the future of space exploration and innovation. Following his talk, the DG will be joined by a panel of esteemed experts, diving into an engaging discussion about the future of European Space. To wrap up, there will be a Q&A session where you can ask your questions.

🖌️ YPE x Advocacy WG x ESA Communications Room: ERASMUS Auditorium **Making ESA a Household Name** We all want ESA to be a household name. Many outreach ideas have been thrown around the YP community with the hope of changing this. This session is to brainstorm and settle on one or two actionable projects for Young ESA to carry forward in partnership with the ESA Communications Team. If you’re motivated to spend some time in 2025 to **help push ESA’s image outward** then join us to discuss! A **brainstorming and discussion session** will be held to identify how Young ESA can extend ESA's reach, spread ESA's image, and shout to the world that we exist. This could be by supporting an existing comms initiative, or if there is momentum and motivation toward a fresh concept then perhaps a new Young ESA project is seeded. Representatives from ESA Communications will be present to support the discussion.

👽 Session 4 - Sci-Fi: How Art and Technology Work Together for Space Room: High Bay Have you ever thought about how your favourite science fiction TV shows, movies, or books came to be? Or how they might have inspired real-life ESA missions? In this session, 4 Incredible panellists will be exploring the intersection between art and technology for space. A range of creatives and experts on the future of ESA will be answering your questions, and exploring what space science and space science fiction might look like 50 years from now.

👋 Closing Remarks

🥂 Gala Get ready for an unforgettable night at the YPE 2025 Gala evening! You can register for the Gala in the registration form. Tickets include complementary drinks, snacks, and live music at a wonderful venue right in the heart of Leiden. You can expect an evening filled with fun, music, new friends, and a great way to round off what will be an incredible day at YPE!

👩 Breaking Barriers: Shaping Futures Through Dialogue and Mentorship Room: Newton 2 Join us for an inspiring session designed to empower young professionals in the space industry! **🚀 Part 1 – Panel Discussion** Experts from ESA with diverse backgrounds will share their experiences and inspire discussions on how to support and empower YPs in the space industry. **☕ Coffee Break & Interactive Activity** During the coffee break you will have the chance to: • Submit anonymous questions for the second part of the session. • Share and answer questions with fellow YPs using interactive discussion boards. **🚀 Part 2 – (Anonymous) Q&A with Speakers** • Anonymous questions collected during the coffee break will be addressed by the speakers. Don’t hold back—this is your chance to ask even the most challenging questions! • You also have the opportunity to ask your questions to the speakers directly!

🚀 Space Slam Room: Newton 2 🚀 Join the Space Slam! 🌌 Are you passionate about space? Do you have a cosmic idea or project you'd love to share? Here's your chance! Present your space-related topic in a fun and engaging 5-10 minute presentation. Whether you choose to dance, sing, rhyme, or showcase dynamic slides filled with memes, the stage is yours. Every participant will win the audience's admiration, but the most entertaining and innovative talk will receive a unique prize. No rules, except the time limit. Gain public speaking experience in front of the friendliest crowd imaginable. Share what inspires or challenges you about space, and let your creativity shine!