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Bulent Altan
CEO at Mynaric & Former executive at SpaceX and Airbus
#laser communication & constellation #avionics & launchers #venture capital

Antoine de Chassy
Co-founder & CEO at Loft Orbital Solutions Inc.
#earth observation #satellite technology #business development #geodata business #new space

Maru Winnacker
Managing Partner Urania Ventures
#entrepreneurship #venturecapital #fundraising #commercialmodel #corporatepartnerships

Lionel Suchet
Chief Operating Officer at the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
#safety and human factors in spaceflight missions #microgravity applications and space operations

Thomas Oehl
Founding Partner at Vsquared Ventures & Managing Partner at Vito Ventures
#entrepreneurship #deep tech innovations #new space

Baudouin D'Hérouville
Partner, Head of Midcap at Initiative & Finance
#private equity #buyout transaction & growth expansion deals #venture capital #fundraising #new space

Zoe Fabian
Managing Director at Eurazeo Growth
#corporate finance #private equity #financial modeling #financial analysis

Didier Alary
Former Manager at Airbus Defence and Space, Consultant, Present in Various Academic Bodies (ISAE, SAClab, CSU-T) and as a Senior Researcher in the SIRIUS Chair especially on the Space Traffic Management Topic
#space systems #satellite engineering #nanosatellites #ground segments engineering

Philippe Artero
Associate Director at Robert Walters
#talent acquisition #HR growth & structuration #headhunting #leadership #business development

Matthieu Baret
Managing Partner at Idinvet, in Charge of Venture and Growth Capital, primarily active in the Telecoms/Media, Software, B2B and Digital Sectors
#business development #startup fundraising

Prof. Dr. Florian Becker
Professor of Organizational Behavior at Rosenheim Technical University
#leadership #interpersonal communication #employee engagement #mindset

Fltl-Admiral Christian Bock
Commander Flotilla 1 & Director NATO COE CSW at the German Navy, CEO German Maritime Institute
#military operations #military strategy #military entrepreneurs & innovation

Prof. Dan Breznitz
Munk Chair of Innovation Studies, Professor and Co-Director of Innovation Policy Lab in the Munk School of Global Affairs and the Department of Political Science in the University of Toronto
#innovation #strategic management #entrepreneurship #international business

Catriona Chambers
Technical Manager at Alpine Space Ventures & Former Director at SpaceX
#avionics #spacecraft #rockets #new space #engineering management

Emmanuel Chiva
Director of French Defense Innovation Agency - Agence de l'Innovation de Défense
#innovation management #strategic management #defense

Benjamin Cohen
Co-founder and Managing Partner at Inter Invest Capital
#private equity and fundraising #business plan # business strategy #business intelligence

Philippe Dardier
Senior Business Partner at Avolta Partners
#alternative investments #financial services #venture capital

Prof. Dr. Tobias Dickhut
Professor for Composite Materials and Engineering Mechanics at the UniBw M
#fiber-plastic composites #design & construction launcher and satellite #tank development for space structures

Thomas Dittler
Owner and CEO at Industrial Makers GmbH
#venture capital & private equity #industrial innovation #aerospace #new business development #strategic planning

Luis Ferreira
Strategist and Founder of the Future of Space at Airbus Defence and Space, NewSpace Advocate and Founder of the Space Brewery
#strategic foresight #satellite business #innovation #new space #defence

Clément Galic
Co-founder & CEO at UnseenLabs
#software development #critical & high capacity systems #space traffic

Deepa Gautam-Nigge
Global Lead SAP Next-Gen Ecosystem at SAP SE
#business development #Innovation #platform business models

Jason Gilmore
Additive Manufacturing Expert at Airbus UK
#mechanical design #thermal design #3D printing #technical leadership

Gilbert Griseri
Head of Technical Strategy and R&D France at Airbus Defence & Space
#technology strategy #space systems

Thomas Grübler
CEO & Co-founder at OroraTech
#new space #startup #constellation #saas #climatetech #cubesat

Prof. Dr. Udo Helmbrecht
Professor and Technical Director at the RI CODE at the UniBw M, Former President of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), headed the European Union Agency for Cyber Security (ENISA)
#quantum communication

Prof. Dr. Felix Huber
Director Space Operations and Astronaut Training at DLR, Professor at the Institute of Astronautics and Space Research at the UniBw M
#space flight operations

Dr. Manfred Krischke
CEO and Founder at Cloudeo
#new space #innovation #entrepreneurship #space & satellite technology #geospatial solutions #venture capital

David Laurent
Senior Business Partner at Avolta Partners
#entrepreneurship #business strategy #team management

Thierry Mandon
Director at Cite du Design de Saint Etienne, Former Secretary of State for Higher Education and Research, Former President of Genopole
#politics #innovation

Jasper Masemann
Partner at HV Capital (Software & AI)
#financial modeling #strategic partnerships #corporate development

Moritz Miersch
Associate at Digital+ Partners
#transaction structuring, modelling & valuation #supply chain visibility & analytics #price management & optimization

Prof. Dr. Thomas Pany
Co-Founder SPACE Research Centre, Holder of the Professorship for Satellite Navigation at the Institute of Astronautics and Space Research at the UniBw M
#satellite navigation #GNSS #GPS

Luc Piguet
CEO and Co-Founder at ClearSpace SA
#new business development #business planning #design thinking #leadership

Dr. Jeremy Saget
Aerospace Physician, Weightless Flight Surgeon and ZeroG Instructor at Novespace
#aerospace medicine #weightless flight #space exploration #physics and space sciences

Prof. Dr. Jochen Schein
Co-Founder SPACE Research Centre, Professor for Plasma Technology and Electrical Engineering at the UniBw M
#electric propulsion systems #materials synthesis

Dr. Corinna Schmitt
Head of Secure IoT at RI CODE, Key Researcher in the area of security & IoT
#IoT #mobile communication #network management

Tim Schwichtenberg
Senior Investment Analyst at Deutsche Bahn Digital Ventures
#sparring in product & service development #market & business plan analysis #fundraising support #pitch training

Prof. Dr. Sabine Tornow
Head of Quantum Computing at RI CODE
#quantum computing #machine learning #nanotechnology

Christophe Vassal
CEO of CLS Group (Collecte Localisation Satellites) Group
#space based applications #fundraising #international, government & private business development

Christian von Deimling
Professor for Industrial Procurement at the UniBw M
#supply-chain management #risk management #life-cycle-cost management

Matthias Wachter
Head of Department International Cooperation, Security Policy, Raw Materials and Space at the Federation of German Industries (BDI)
#security policy #raw materials #new space

Sven Weizenegger
Head of Cyber Innovation Hub of Bundeswehr
#innovation management #digitization & digital transformation #entrepreneurs #business strategy #leadership

Christian Ziach
Senior Investment Manager at High-Tech Gründerfonds
#venture capital and fundraising #sparring in tech and business development #pitchtraining #defense and ISR #digitalization #IoT #in-situ resource utilization #new space #space systems engineering

Jean-François Clervoy
CNES, ESA and NASA astronaut, AirZeroG Founder & ambassador, spaceflight consultant, author, inventor and professional speaker
#space operations #human space flight #weightlessness

Lt-General Michael Vetter
Director of Cyber and Information Technology Department at the Federal Ministry of Defence Germany
#national security #defence #intelligence analysis #operational planning

Cédric Balty
Vice-President, Innovation at Thales Alenia Space
#innovation #intrapreneurship #strategic foresight

Charlotte Neyret-Gigot
CEO of European Satellite Services Provider
#new business development #operations management #satellite systems

Prof. Dr. Gabi Dreo Rodosek
Head of the Chair of Communication Systems and Network Security at the UniBw M and Executive Director of the RI CODE
#cyber security #space security #cyber threat intelligence #network security

Prof. Dr. Andreas Knopp
Co-Founder SPACE Research Centre, Holder of the Professorship for Information Processing at the Institute for Information Technology at the UniBw M
#satellite communication #communications engineering #signal processing

Maj. General Michel Friedling
Commander of the French Space Command
#defense space #military strategy

Jonas Andrulis
Founder & CEO at Aleph Alpha
#AGI #AI #deep learning #research #computer vision #natural language processing #superhuman strategy

Walter Ballheimer
Former CEO at German Orbital Systems, Former CTO at EXOLAUNCH
#satellite technology #satellite imagery #launch services #business development #venture capital

Dr. Ingo Baumann
Lawyer and Partner at BHO Legal
#space law #geoinformation law #european law #contract management #legal project management

Pierre Bertrand
Director of R&D Center - France at Loft Orbital
#satellite technology #innovation #business development #new space

Julien Cantegreil
Founder & CEO at SpaceAble
#decentralized networks #corporate finance #corporate governance #regulations #intellectual property

Nicolas Chamussy
CEO at Nexter & Space Advisor at Airbus
#ground infrastructure #automated transfer vehicle #satellite business

Vincent Clot
Business & Open Innovation Director at Thales Alenia Space
#innovation #new space #intrapreneurship & entrepreneurship

Thomas Aidan Curran
Co-Founder at ORY Corp
#software development #cloud computing #open source software #SaaS

Emmanuel Daugeras
Partner at Karista
#internet entrepreneur #financial analysis #strategic financial planning #newbusinessdevelopment

Stephane Distinguin
Founder & CEO at Fabernovel
#innovation #startup incubation & growth #venture capital

Prof. Dr. Florian Engstler
Professor for CAD and Design Methodology at the UniBw M
#systems engineering #design engineering #CAD #3D printing

Prof. Dr. Roger Förstner
Co-Founder SPACE Research Centre, Holder of the Professorship for Space Technology at the Institute of Astronautics and Space Research at the UniBw M
#space technology #satellite technology #mission design

Nicolas Gaume
Co-Founder & CEO at Space Cargo Unlimited, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman at Orbite Inc
#space tourism #business strategy #strategic partnerships #mobile technology

Prof. Dr. Matthias Gerdts
Holds the Professorship of Engineering Mathematics at the Institute of Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computing at the UniBw M
#trajectory optimization #path-planning #software technologies for design, optimization & control

Prof. Dr. Patrick Glauner
Professor of Artificial Intelligence at Deggendorf Institute of Technology
#AI #quantum computing #innovation management

Matthias Gronowski
Chief Engineer of the Orion European Service Module at Airbus
#system engineering #human space flight #going to the moon and beyond

Arnaud Guerin
Cofounder & CEO at Preligens
#new business development #innovation management #AI for satellite imagery analysis

Prof. Dr. Christian Hofmann
Co-Founder SPACE Research Centre, Professor for Secure Space Communications at the UniBw Munich.
#secure space communications

Hélène Huby
Founder & CEO at The Exploration Company, Founder & Chairman at Urania Ventures, Co-founder & Chairman of Karman Project
#venture capital #business development #funding #strategy

Jean-Yves Le Gall
Former President of the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), the French space agency, from 2013 to 2021
#european space programme #aeronautics and astronautics #satellite communications

Matthieu Lys
Head of Innovation Management at Airbus Defence and Space
#telecommunications #space systems #satellite system #payload design

Jean-Luc Maria
Co-Founder & CEO at Exotrail
#new business development #entrepreneurship #space payloads #small satellite technology

Gonzalo Martín de Mercado
Project Manager at European Space Agency
#business case development and assessment #systems engineering #renewable energy #new space

Julien-David Nitlech
Partner at Iris Capital
#venture capital #smart & green mobility #business & technology

Brig. General Frank Pieper
Chief Digital Officer Army, Land-based Operations in the Army Forces Command
#innovation management #digitization & digital transformation #corporate communications #military strategy

Dr. Lucie Poulet
Postdoctoral Fellow at NASA Kennedy Space Center
#space systems #food production in space #reduced gravity environments #mars missions

Lucien Rapp
Director of IDETCOM (Pluri-Disciplinary Research Center at the University Toulouse-Capitole), Scientific Director of SIRIUS (Space Institute for Research on Innovative Uses of Satellites)
#space law #financing #growth capital #space ecosystems

Frank Salzgeber
Head of Innovation and Ventures Office at ESA
#space application # new space #technology transfer #innovation management

Stefan Schicker
Managing Partner at SKW Schwarz
#IT law #legaltech #cyberlaw #privacy law #licensing

Prof. Dr. Kai-Uwe Schrogl
Chief Strategy Officer of the ESA, President of the International Institute of Space Law
#space law #space policy

Alexandre Tisserant
CEO at Kinéis
#innovation #digitalisation #budget management #telecommunications

Marc Vales
VP Space Programs at Dassault Aviation
#space systems #system design #engineering management #requirements analysis

Jean-Luc Vuillemin
Executive Vice President International Network at Orange
#global IT services #telecommunication

Alain Wagner
Vice-President Marketing and Sales, Head of Institutional Space Business at Airbus Defence & Space
#lobbying #space budgets #strategic management

Dr. Georg Willich
Head of Space Research and Development Germany at Airbus Defence & Space
#space technology for development #space robotics #small satellites #planetary exploration