Fly Me to the Moon webinar series with the European Business Angels Network (EBAN)

The European Space Agency’s directors will be featured in the “Fly Me to the Moon” webinar series with the European Business Angels Network (EBAN), presenting the latest advancements in space.

Each session offers exclusive presentations of cutting-edge developments in exploration, transportation, safety, and more, with leading investors and founders also sharing their expertise and perspectives on the future of the space industry.

Space Exploration

• Date: 23 January 2025 – 4 p.m. CET.
• Speaker: Daniel Neuenschwander, ESA Director of Human and Robotic Exploration.
• Title: “Beyond Earth’s Orbit: Future of Space Exploration (LEO Cargo Return & Artemis)”.
• Focus: advances in space exploration through LEO cargo return and the Artemis programme, updates on the Artemis mission, the role of LEO cargo return in sustaining space exploration, and ESA’s contributions to these programmes.

Space Transportation

• Date: 30 January 2025 – 4 p.m. CET.
• Speaker: Jerome Breteau, Head of the ESA Future Space Transportation Systems.
• Title: Future of Space Transportation – Building an Ecosystem.
• Focus: insights on space transportation strategies.

Space Safety

• Date: 6 February 2025 – Time: 4 p.m. CET.
• Speaker: Rolf Densing, ESA Director of Operations.
• Title: “Guarding the Heavens: Space Safety, Debris, and Space Weather”.
• Focus: ESA’s space safety initiatives, tackling space debris, and forecasting space weather risks, current challenges in space debris management, advancements in space weather forecasting, and the role of space safety operations in protecting assets.

Civil Security

• Date: 10 February 2025 – Time: 4 p.m. CET.
• Speaker: Laurent Jaffart, ESA Director of Connectivity & Secure Communication.
• Title: “Securing Space: Connectivity, Cybersecurity, and Beyond”.
• Focus: ensuring civil security in space operations, with a focus on connectivity and cyber defence, how space technologies, connectivity, and cybersecurity contribute to civil and defence sectors, with an emphasis on emerging threats and solutions.

Downstream Applications

• Date: 26 February 2025 – 4 p.m. CET.
• Speaker: Simonetta Cheli, ESA Director of Earth Observation.
• Title: “Downstream Data: Transforming Satellite Earth Observation Images and Data into Actionable Information”.
• Focus: How satellite data powers services for and by industries, sharing insights into the impact of Earth Observation technologies on sectors such as agriculture, disaster management, and urban planning.

Grand finale

• Date: 11 March 2025 – 4 p.m. CET.
• Speaker: Geraldine Nadja, ESA Director of Commercialisation, Industry and Competitiveness
• Title: “New Space, New Opportunities”.
• Focus: the future of space, Europe’s Leadership in Exploration and Security”, ESA DG’s closing keynote on the future of European leadership in space exploration and security.

To join the webinars and gain insights from the leaders of the space industry, register by clicking on the button below and select the webinar of your interest.