Investor Forum 2026
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The Investor Forum 2026 is an event organised by the European Space Agency (ESA), with the support of the European Commission (DG DEFIS), and the EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), which took place on 18 September at ESA Headquarters in Paris, France. It was preceded by an exclusive networking evening on 17 September, offering participants the opportunity to engage and connect ahead of the main event.
The event brought together close to 200 participants, including institutional and private investors, project finance specialists, as well as senior representatives of the European Commission, ESA, the European Investment Bank (EIB), and Member State delegations, with the aim of exploring financing dynamics and facilitating synergies in the context of public-private partnerships (PPPs).
Attendees gained insights from high-level speakers examining the following key themes in dedicated panel sessions:
- Serialisation and new technologies
- In-orbit servicing
- Leveraging public demand to unlock commercial Earth observation markets
- Telecommunication and navigation for security applications
- Space exploration and the future of project financing
Registrations for the event is now closed.
Agenda
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17/09/2026 Networking Evening and Dinner Cruise on the River Seine – Paris 15 |
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| 19:00 |
Boarding and welcome drinks |
| 20:00 |
Departure and buffet dinner served on board |
| 22:00 |
Return to dock and disembarkation |
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18/09/2026 Investor Forum 2026 — ESA Headquarters, Paris 15 |
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| 09:25 |
Opening of the Investor Forum 2026
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| 09:30 |
Keynotes
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| 10:00 |
Market Insights
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| 10:30 |
Panel 1: Serialisation and New Technologies Introduction by Dietmar Pilz, Director of Technology, Engineering and Quality, ESA
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| 11:30 |
Coffee break and Networking |
| 12:10 |
Panel 2: In-Orbit Servicing Introduction by Holger Krag, Head of Space Safety Programme, ESA
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| 13:10 |
Lunch break |
| 14:10 |
Panel 3: Leveraging Public Demand to Unlock Commercial EO Markets Introduction by Simonetta Cheli, Director of Earth Observation Programmes, ESA
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| 15:10 |
Panel 4: Telecommunication and Navigation for Security Applications Introduction by Laurent Jaffart, Director Resilience, Navigation and Connect, ESA
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| 16:10 |
Coffee break and Networking |
| 16:50 |
Panel 5: Space Exploration and the Future of Project Financing Introduction by Daniel Neuenschwander, Director of Human and Robotic Exploration, ESA
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| 17:50 |
Closing Remarks
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Participating Investment Organisations
To consult the list of private, public and institutional organisations attending the event, please click on the button below.
Go to the listInvestor Forum’s Presentation
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Go to the presentationSpace Economy and Market Insights
To support the Investor Forum discussions, a selection of market reports and analyses were put together providing data and perspectives on the European and global space economy. The resources cover upstream and downstream markets as well as a chose selection of market briefs supporting the events main panel discussion.
To consult the reports, please click on the button below.
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