Agenda

13 February 2025

ESA Commercialisation Network Meeting
(Internal Meeting)

Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy

09:00

Registration 

09:30

Welcome

Tobias Gotthardt

State Secretary, Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy and Member of the Bavarian State Parliament

Luca Del Monte

Head of Commercialisation Services Department, European Space Agency (ESA)

Philip Thomas

Head of ScaleUp Programme Division, European Space Agency (ESA)

10:00

Group Picture

10:15

ESA Commercialisation Network Meetings

ESA Business Applications Ambassadors Spliter Session, lead by Maud Moullec, Room 1020

  • Presentation of new Ambassadors from CZ and NO
  • BASS intervention (outlook for 2025)
  • Planning of promotion of open calls
  • Presentation of the Incubed part of some of the AP contracts
  • Working group on the future of the Ambassador role

ESA Technology Broker Splinter Session, lead by Matthew Edwards, Room 3026

  • Lessons Learned
    • ESA Spark Funding
    • IP for Commercialisation
    • Prepare for Space
  • Developing more transnational transfers
  • Following-up SBSCs
  • Task forces
    • Technology focus
    • Market focus
  • Network communication

ESA Phi-Lab Splinter Session, lead by Roberto Cossu, Room 3028

  • Intro of each Phi-Lab
  • Scope, Status and Next Steps for each
  • How to work together

ESA BIC Splinter Session, lead by Niels Eldering, Ludwig Erhard Festsaal

  • Welcome to new ESA BIC colleagues
  • ESA BIC Evolution Working Group
  • Pre-Incubation and Booster modules
  • Being an ESA BIC Manager
  • Seraphim Space – An overview of space Investment

13:00

Lunch

13 February 2025

20 Years ESA BIC Celebration

Munich Residence – Max-Joseph-Saal

17:30

Welcoming Guests

18:00

Opening of the Awards Ceremony

Josef Aschbacher

Director General, European Space Agency (ESA)

Markus Söder, MdL

Bavarian Minister-President

18:20

Honorable Mention Award

Awarding

Josef Aschbacher

Director General, European Space Agency (ESA)

18:30

20 Years of ESA BICs – Past success and Impact

Cornelis Eldering

Head of the Space Solutions Section, European Space Agency (ESA)

Thorsten Rudolph

CEO, AZO - Anwendungszentrum GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen

18:40

Panel Discussion - ESA BIC Ecosystem & Behind the Scenes

Moderator

Cornelis Eldering

Head of the Space Solutions Section, European Space Agency (ESA)

Partcipants

Géraldine Naja

Director of Commercialisation, Industry and Competitiveness, European Space Agency (ESA)

Markus Mrachacz

Managing Director, Bayern Kapital

Pierre Godart

CEO, Ariane Group

Jo Bjørnstad

Head of Space & Manager ESA BIC Norway

Nanja Strecker

ESA Business Incubation Centre CH and ETH Zurich

Marie-Christine von Hahn

Managing Director, BDLI e.V. Bundesverband der Deutschen Luft- und Raumfahrtindustrie e.V.

19:15

Highlight Video

19:20

Panel Discussion - 20 Years of Growth: A Bottom-Up Perspective on the Future

Moderator

Claus Krüsken

Moderator

Partcipants

Max Beaumont

Founder, Skytree

Thorsten Rudolph

CEO, AZO - Anwendungszentrum GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen

Jurry de la Mar

Head of International Sales, Public Sector, T-Systems

Joram Voelklein

Founding Partner, Alpine Space Venture

Martin Langer

CEO & CTO, OroraTech

Victor Maier

Lead Business Development & Marketing, The Exploration Company GmbH

20:00

Award Ceremony

Awarding

Géraldine Naja

Director of Commercialisation, Industry and Competitiveness, European Space Agency (ESA)

Junior Category – Nominees & Award

Finalists

Thomas Parry

Founder, Spherical

Danny Kirmse

CEO & Founder, The Plasma Rocket Company

Patrick Pils

CEO & Founder, LETO SPACE

Senior Category –  Nominees & Award

Finalists

Chiara Manfletti

CEO, Neuraspace

Benjamin Fischer

CEO & Co-Founder, Arctic Space Technologies

Florian Deconinck

Vice President, Open Cosmos

20:20

Closing Remarks

Luca Del Monte

Head of Commercialisation Services Department, European Space Agency (ESA)

Philip Thomas

Head of ScaleUp Programme Division, European Space Agency (ESA)

20:30

Networking with Flying Buffet

23:00

Party Night

Claus Krüsken

Moderator

14 February 2025

ESA Commercialisation Network Meeting
(Internal Meeting)

Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy

09:00

Registration 

09:30

Welcome ​

Aude de Clercq

Head of Innovation Services Section, European Space Agency (ESA)

Cornelis Eldering

Head of the Space Solutions Section, European Space Agency (ESA)

10:00

ESA Commercialisation Network Meeting

  • Introduction to 35 years of Technology Transfer
  • Introduction of all Philab to Network – What is a Philab and how does it fit within the network
  • Example of working together
  • Driving Innovation: Space & Non-Space Synergies
  • Showcase of ESA BIC start-ups (1/2)

12:30

Lunch

13:30

ESA Commercialisation Network Meeting

  • Action items from last Network Meeting
  • BASS calls
  • Example of cooperation between ambassadors and the network
  • Showcase of ESA BIC start-ups (2/2)

15:30

Closing & Farewell

Aude de Clercq

Head of Innovation Services Section, European Space Agency (ESA)

Cornelis Eldering

Head of the Space Solutions Section, European Space Agency (ESA)

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