Downstream Space Summit Theme: Image Intelligence for Commercial and National Mapping Applications

15-16 May 2024

Agenda

0930 - 0945 Keynote Address

Ali Al Shehhi

Director
National Space Science and Technology Center
UAE

0945 - 1130 Session 1: Technology Convergence Powering the Downstream Space Segment

Session Highlight

  • Technology innovation in Earth Observation, Satellite Communications, and PNT.
  • Integration of frontier technology with downstream space-tech.
  • Technology integration enabling innovative space-based solutions delivering image intelligence.

Moderator

Alexis Conte

Manager
Novaspace
France

Kumar Navulur

Founder & CEO
GeoCognition
USA

Steve Spittle

CTO & Co-founder
GlobalTrust
UK

Keizo Fujiwara

General Manager, Solution Development Dept.
Synspective
Japan

Gulin Dede

Copernicus Space Segment Engineering Coordinator
European Space Agency
The Netherlands

Navaneeth Soori

Senior Product Marketing Manager
UP42
Germany

1130 - 1230 Visit to Exhibition & Tea/Coffee Break
Visit to Exhibition & Tea/Coffee Break | Sponsored by : Marble Imaging
1230 - 1330 Lunch
1330 - 1500 Session 2: Commercial Space Industry Unlocking Potential of Image Intelligence

Session Highlight

  • Commercial space industry driving the transition from imagery to insights.
  • Commercial space industry enhancing availability and accessibility of image intelligence for commercial users across sectors.
  • Enterprise-level image intelligence solutions and its impact on business outputs across domains.

Moderator

Parya Pasha Zadeh

Director and Co-Founder
Marmoris
The Netherlands

Naruo Kanemoto

CEO
Space Shift
Japan

Christian Williges

Lead Earth Observation Programs
Reflex Aerospace
Germany

Prateep Basu

Co-Founder & CEO
SatSure Ltd
India

Sergey Sukhanov

Co-founder and CEO
FlyPix.AI
Germany

Sreeramam GV

CEO
NeoGeoinfo Technologies
India

1500 - 1600 Tea/Coffee Break & Visit to Exhibition
1600 - 1730 Session 3: New Space Agencies Driving Downstream Space Ecosystem Development

Session Highlight

  • Evolution of national and regional space agencies to meet demand across domains.
  • Collaboration with commercial space industry to develop downstream space services.
  • Development and implementation of space policy with focus on downstream space applications.
  • Fostering enabling ecosystem for growth of downstream space industry and users.

Moderator

Francesco Pignatelli

Strategic Advisor @ Digital Economy Unit, Directorate for Digital Transformation and Data, JRC
European Commission
Italy

Christian Hauglie-Hanssen

Director General
Norwegian Space Agency
Norway

Gunter Schreier

Chair - ISPRS
International Policy Advisory Committee (IPAC)
Germany

Siriluk Prukpitikul

Deputy Director
GISTDA
Thailand

Eiman Alshamsi

The Arab Satellite 813 Program Manager
NSSTC
UAE

1000 - 1130 Session 4: Legal and Regulatory Aspects for Space Businesses

Session Highlight

  • Legal and regulatory aspects of Earth Observation and its impact on downstream space businesses.
  • National space laws and regulation of Earth Observation systems and data.
  • Earth Observation and sustainability - regulatory aspects.
  • Legal aspects of integration of EO data in the digital infrastructure.

Moderator

Gunter Schreier

Chair - ISPRS
International Policy Advisory Committee (IPAC)
Germany

Luiza Saldanha Pena Costa

Legal Officer for Commercialisation
European Space Agency
France

Gerhard Deiters

Lawyer and Partner
BHO Legal
Germany

Thomas Blaschke

Head of Department of Geoinformatics
University of Salzburg
Austria

Arianna Vettorel

Adjunct Professor - New Space Law
University of Venice
Italy

Jurry De La Mar

Head of International Sales - Public Sector
T-Systems International
Germany

1130 - 1200 Networking Break
1200 - 1300 Session 5: National Mapping as Foundation for Image Intelligence and Services

Session Highlight

  • National Mapping Agencies providing foundation data for the development of image intelligence solutions and services.
  • Downstream space market as users of National Mapping Agencies - business and collaboration models.
  • Integration of EO data with foundation geospatial data for meeting evolving user demand across sectors.

Moderator

Begona Verdejo Herrreras

Senior Business Development Engineer EMEA Government, Transportation, and Defense Division
Hexagon
Spain

Amanda Markert

Associate Lead of Weather & Climate Resilience
SERVIR Global
USA

Juliet Ezechie

Director OS International
Ordnance Survey
UK

Vincent Caillard

Head of Space Imaging Department
IGN
France

1300 - 1400 Lunch
1400 - 1500 Session 6: Image Intelligence Unlocking Business Value in User Domains

Session Highlight

  • Current and emerging use cases of image intelligence in key user sectors - agriculture, urban planning, infrastructure development, natural resource management, disaster management, etc.
  • Challenges of adoption of image intelligence in user domains.
  • Way forward and recommendations for enhancing impact of downstream space segment in commercial and national mapping applications.

Alex Gow

Sales Director
SatelliteVu
UK

Luigi Scatteia

Partner & Space Practice Global Lead
PwC Advisory
France

Alexander Gunkel

Founder & Managing Director
Space4Good
The Netherlands

Taiwo Ogunwumi

Flood Advisor and Researcher
Deltares
The Netherlands

Overview

The downstream space segment is the commercial anchor of the space sector – driving innovation, jobs, revenues, and ensuring delivery of services that impact the lives of people. Space-based imagery is increasingly functioning as an enabler of commercial applications and public services, and supporting service delivery in almost all sectors of the global economy. In the evolving digital economy, space-based imagery is becoming a component of the broader digital infrastructure, with its integration into the wider data value chain.

Developments in frontier technology like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, are contributing to faster and cheaper collection and processing of data, and driving a shift from imagery to insights, which enable provision of intelligence to diverse customers across sectors. The companies in downstream space sector which have been dependent on government contracts are increasingly catering to commercial customers, with the companies evolving to meet customers’ needs, leading to easier integration of image intelligence in day-to-day processes. Enhanced image intelligence also unlocks innovative use cases and new opportunities for collaboration. With unprecedented access to image intelligence, the users from national geospatial agencies and commercial market need to explore measures to unlock value for customers, and society as a whole.

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TARGET SEGMENTS

Space agencies
Earth observation industry
Satellite communications industry
PNT industry
Frontier technology providers
Geospatial technology providers
Topographic agencies
Hydrographic agencies
Geological agencies
Land administration agencies
Upstream space industry
Commercial user organizations
Government users