Programme
October 2, 2024, Egmont Palace, Brussels
Plenary session | 6 Topic sessions | Networking | Cocktail
09:00 – 09:30 Arrival time / Pre-event: Flashback on the previous Switch to Space events (pictures from the previous events).
We will start on time!
09:30 – 09:50 Students & Young professionals share their experience
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Thomas Chauvaux – Young entrepreneur
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Amelie Revers - Human Resources Director - Telespazio
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David Henneaux - Cenaero, Research Engineer
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Ioana Dimitrova – Student ULiège
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Guillaume Gégo - KU Leuven
Testimonials
09:52 – 10:00 Welcome by Dominique Tilmans Learn more
10:00 – 10:10 Introduction to Plenary by Mohammad Iranmanesh
1st part | VISION - Space is the future (10:10 – 11:00)
Chair: Sabri Mekaoui | Co-Chair: Aurélie Bellemans
Presentations & speakers:
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Guillaume de la Brosse, EU - Head of Unit for Space innovation, Start-ups, Economics
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Benoit Deper, CEO and founder – Aerospacelab
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Heriberto Saldivar, Head of the Foresight, Strategy and Coordination Department - European Space Agency - ESA
2nd part | Challenges - Security is essential (11:10 – 12:00)
Chair: Mohammad Iranmanesh
Presentations & speakers:
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Federico Rossi, President and CEO - Telespazio
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Bart Desoete, Business Development Manager - OIP
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Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, Head of the Walloon Platform for the IPCC
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Koen Puimège, Chairman of the board of the Flemish space industry (VRI), member of the board of Belgospace and managing director of Antwerp Space NV
3rd part | Solutions - What are we doing? (12:10 – 13:00)
Chairs: Walter Peeters | Co-Chair: Veronique Dehant
Presentation & speaker:
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Philippe Camut, Head of the Space Security Centre within the Belgian Defense
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Jean-Jacques Dordain was the sixth Director General of ESA, serving from 2003 to 2015
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Patrick Chatard Moulin, Deputy Head of Division at the European External Action Service (EEAS)
Lunch
13:00 – 14:30
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Speed dating
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CV corner – propose your CV for vacancies or internship opportunities
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Networking between students and young professionals and research centres, Universities, and industry representatives
Topic 1
Space Weather: A dynamic interplay between Earth and Space
Chair: Veronique Dehant | Co-Chair: Pierre Rochus
Presentations & Speakers:
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Solar activity through observations and modelling
Jasmina Magdalenic, Work Leader at Royal Observatory of Belgium & Professor - KU Leuven
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From Sunspots to Solar Storms: CSL's 60-Year Journey in Space Weather Exploration
Christian Kintziger, Head of Space Systems Program - Centre Spatial de Liège
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Interactions between space particles and the terrestrial upper atmosphere
Viviane Pierrard, Head of the solar wind division - Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
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CMOS image sensor readout electronics for sun observation instruments (SWAP, Proba3 & EUI, Solar Orbiter)
Eric Callut, Senior Project Manager and Space business developer - Deltatec
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A dynamic interplay between Earth and Space which affects our daily life
Flavio Murolo, Meteosat Spacecraft Operations Manager – EUMETSAT
Topic 2
Climate change: Can Space contribute to a sustainable solution?
Chair: Patrick Hendrick | Co-Chair: Aurélie Bellemans
Presentations & Speakers:
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Exploring the impact of earth observation technologies on driving decarbonization initiatives
Matteo Manieri, Open Innovation Manager - Telespazio
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Improving sea level projections with satellite remote sensing observations
Frank Pattyn, Full Professor - ULB
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Monitoring earth: Space instruments development for climate change
Bastien Ricour, AIV Team Leader - OIP
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Climate from space at EUMETSAT – understand its evolution and support applications
Marie Doutriaux-Boucher, Climate Product Expert - EUMETSAT
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ALTIUS Atmospheric Characterization Mission: from Bits to Science
Carl-Henrik Dahlqvist, Physics Engineer - Spacebel
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Copernicus – Europe's key programme to monitor our planet
Jean-Emmanuel Roty, Project Manager - Aerospacelab
Topic 3
Safeguarding Earth: Advances in Planetary Defense and Protection
Chair: Mohammad Iranmanesh | Co-Chair: Sarah Baatout
Presentations & Speakers:
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From Simulations to Spacecraft: The Software and Systems Behind Planetary Defense
Joffrey Coheur, Space and Ground Systems Engineer – SpaceBel
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Hera mission - Belgium's scientific involvement
Özgür Karatekin, Research scientist - Royal Observatory Belgium
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Planetary Protection: Preserving Earth's Biosphere and The Quest for the Origins of Life
Francisca Paiva, Intern in Planetary Protection - European Space Agency
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In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU): Oxygen Extraction from Lunar Regolith
Arthur Vangeffelen, Thermomechanical Systems Engineer - Space Applications Services
- Where do meteorites come from? How to link meteorites to their asteroid parent bodies
Lisa Krämer Ruggiu, FWO Postdoctoral fellow at the AMGC lab - Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Topic 4
Cybersecurity: Protecting our space assets
Chair: Sabri Mekaoui | Co-Chair: Katrien Kolenberg
Presentations & Speakers:
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The Cyber Command and Space Collaboration
Raphael Tais, CyCom – Cyber Force Protection (Adj)- ESA-ESEC Liaison Officer
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From LEO to cislunar space, SONACA is supplier at the forefront of a responsible and international space economy
Vivien Croes, Space Business Unit Manager - SONACA
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Clouds, Clusters & Constellations: Securing Space Data in the Modern Era
Jesper Larsson, Cloud Engineer – Constellr
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Protecting Galileo Ground Segment
Jose Torres - Operations/Head of Cyber Security -Telespazio
Topic 5
Space Debris: From trash to treasure
Chair: Natacha Callens | Co-Chair: Pierre Schrooyen
Presentations & Speakers:
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Improving the prediction of space debris degradation falling back to Earth: an overview of numerical simulation strategies
David Henneaux, Research Engineer in the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) team - Cenaero
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Why is it so challenging to predict the orbital lifetimes of Earth satellites?
Gaetan Kerschen, Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Space Structures and Systems Laboratory, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Liège
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Orbital lifetime of space debris and chaos
Jerome Daquin, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Namur
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Burning up satellites in the lab: VKI's contribution to the clean space initiative in the world's largest inductive plasma wind-tunnel
Bernd Helber, Senior research Engineer - VKI
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A Blaze in the Sky: Exploring Spacecraft Demise with DRACO
Jeroen Van den Eynde, Head of the Aerothermodynamics and Flight Vehicle Engineering Section - European Space Agency
Topic 6
Artemis: Fortifying our outpost in space
Chair: Walter Peeters | Co-Chair: Marta Lebron
Presentations & Speakers:
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Belgium to the Moon? Between Reality, Law and Ethics
Jean-François Mayence, Senior Legal Advisor - BELSPO
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IBDM: Connecting Europe to the Moon
Frank Preud'homme, Sales and Business Development Director and a Board Member - Redwire
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Moondust Matters: Exploring the Health Implications of Lunar Dust Exposure for Astronauts
Silvana Miranda, PhD Student - SCK CEN | Radiation Biology, Immunology, Space Researcher
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Some legal and philosophical thoughts on the exploration and exploitation of lunar
resources
René Oosterlinck, Professor of Space Law - University of Ghent
Cocktail
17:30 – 21:00
Possibility to network with all the participants, speakers and sponsors of the Switch to Space.