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

ESA Commercialisation Network Meetings

ESA Business Applications Ambassadors, lead by Maud Moullec – Room No 1020

ESA Technology Transfer Brokers, lead by Matthew Edwards – Room No 3026

Phi-Lab Net, lead by Roberto Cossu – Room No 3028

ESA BICs, lead by Cornelis Eldering – Ludwig Erhard Festsaal

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

Dr Josef Aschbacher

Director General, European Space Agency (ESA)

Dr Markus Söder, MdL

Bavarian Minister-President

18:20

20 Years of ESA BICs – Past success and Impact

Cornelis Eldering

Head of Office within the Commercialisation Department, European Space Agency (ESA)

Thorsten Rudolph

CEO, AZO - Anwendungszentrum GmbH Oberpfaffenhofen

18:30

Panel Discussion - ESA BIC Ecosystem & Behind the Scenes

Moderator

Cornelis Eldering

Head of Office within the Commercialisation Department, European Space Agency (ESA)

Partcipants

Géraldine Naja

Director of Commercialisation Gateway, 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.

19:05

Highlight Video

19:10

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

Bulent Altan

Founding Partner, Alpine Space Venture

19:45

Award Ceremony

Awarding

Dr Josef Aschbacher

Director General, European Space Agency (ESA)

Junior Category – Nominees & Award

Finalists

Thomas Parry

Founder, Spherical

Danny Kirmse

CEO & Founder, The Plasma Rocket Company

LETO Space

Senior Category –  Nominees & Award

Finalists

Chiara Manfletti

CEO, Neuraspace

Artur Koop

Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder, The Exploration Company

Florian Deconinck

Vice President, Open Cosmos

Special Mentioning & Award

20:15

 

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 ​

10:30

ESA Commercialisation Network Meeting

12:30

Lunch

13:30

ESA Commercialisation Network Meeting

15:30

Closing & Farewell

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