This year, YPE attendees will be registering for Workshops on the day of YPE, excluding the Ministerial Workshop which required pre registration. Networking events do not require registration, however presenters of the Poster Session and Space Slam have already been selected.
To give you a bit more information on the workshops and networking events, here are descriptions for each of them, and what they will be overlapping with.
Please note that all time slots for the sessions are subject to change, meaning that overlapping sessions may change.
☄️Environmental x Entrepreneurs ESA Sustainability Fund Projects' Ideation Workshop☄️
Join us for the joint Environmental × Entrepreneurs ESA Sustainability Fund Projects' Ideation Workshop — a fast‑paced, collaborative session where Young ESA Professionals explore how innovation and environmental responsibility can reinforce each other. Through guided brainstorming, team discussions, and creative ideation tools, participants will identify future sustainability challenges and develop solutions that could be implemented at ESA in the years ahead: concrete projects that reduce the Agency’s environmental footprint, enhance the sustainability of ESA’s physical assets, encourage the workforce's sustainable practices.
All ideas generated during the workshop will be proposed to the Sustainability Fund, ensuring that the most promising concepts can be taken forward, developed, and potentially implemented. Important: to take part in the workshop, participants must be willing to own their idea, carry it forward after the workshop, and lead its submission to the Fund.
If you are driven by climate action, innovation, or entrepreneurial thinking, this is the perfect space to connect, co‑create, and shape impactful ideas for a more sustainable ESA.
Here is the last Sustainability Fund report to know more about the topic: Report of Sustainability Fund
On Monday, running at the same time as Launching Europe to Space.
👩💻DEI Workshop: Challenges and Opportunities of DEI in International Organisations👩💻
This year’s YPE highlights the strategic, political, and collaborative dimensions of Europe’s space ambitions. Yet the success of these trajectories ultimately depends on people: diverse teams working across cultures, languages, and backgrounds.
Our DEI workshop aims at exploring diversity, equity and inclusion as core capabilities for navigating complex international environments, offering practical and reflective insights into how to navigate and ultimately benefit from the inherent diversity that surrounds us. We will be joined by Sylvain Seguy and Leonie Werner, the team in charge of DEI workforce activities at UNESCO through the UNGlobe association.
On Monday, running at the same time as ESA Behind the Scenes: External and Internal Relations.
🌍ESA Council Ministerial Simulation🌍
This interactive workshop simulates an ESA Council at Ministerial level, placing participants in the role of Member States to negotiate programmes, debate priorities, and experience first‑hand how strategic decisions are shaped. Through guided moderation, structured proposals, and collaborative decision‑making, the session offers a practical insight into ESA governance, consensus‑building, and the dynamics behind real ministerial outcomes. This workshop will be running both on Monday and on Tuesday, with limited space, but with the option to observe on Tuesday.
On Monday, running at the same time as CM25 results towards 2040.
On Tuesday, running at the same time as the Space Slam.
📃Poster Session 📃
At the YPE, you’ll have the opportunity to showcase your project with a poster in a designated area for all attendees. Visitors can freely explore the posters, and you’ll have the chance to present your work to them. Your poster can cover any topic you’ve worked on, whether it’s in science, technology, education, or business—everyone is welcome to participate. Attendees will be able to vote for their favorite poster during the event, and the winner will receive a prize!
On Monday, running during lunchtime.
☕Networking Coffee☕
Come meet fellow Young Professionals from other sites around a French "goûter" with coffee and some icebreakers.
On Monday, running during the coffee break.
👩💻Career Trajectory: Conversations on Mentorship and Professional Growth👩💻
This interactive networking session brings together eight alumni of ESA’s early career programmes to share insights into the diverse career paths available within ESA, industry, and academia. Panellists will explore how professional trajectories evolve over time, highlighting key decisions, skills, and opportunities that have shaped their journeys.
The discussion will cover topics such as navigating transitions between roles and sectors, the role of mentorship in career development, and lessons learned along the way.
The session will begin with a moderated panel followed by an open Q&A with the audience. It will transition into an informal networking event, providing a great opportunity for current and former ESA young professionals to connect, exchange experiences, and build relationships.
On Tuesday, 11:00-12:30.
🚀 Space Slam 🚀
Take a seat and get inspired! Space Slam is a series of lightning talks where selected Young Professionals take the stage to share their projects, their journey at ESA, and everything in between. Think: informative, inspiring, and maybe even a little funny.
Presentations are 5 minutes long, keeping things fast-paced and engaging. Attendees will be able to vote for their favourite talk, and the winner will receive a prize.
Presenters have already been selected.
On Tuesday, running at the same time as the ESA Council Ministerial Simulation.