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It will be <strong>preceded by an exclusive networking evening on 17 September<\/strong>, offering participants the opportunity to engage and connect ahead of the main event.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0event will bring together <strong>institutional<\/strong> and<strong> private investors<\/strong>, <strong>project finance specialists<\/strong>, as well as <strong>senior representatives of the European Commission<\/strong>, <strong>ESA<\/strong>, the <strong>European Investment Bank (EIB)<\/strong>, and <strong>Member State delegations<\/strong>, with the aim of exploring financing dynamics and facilitating synergies in the context of <strong>public-private partnerships (PPPs)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Attendees will gain insights from high-level speakers examining the following key themes in dedicated panel sessions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Serialisation and new technologies<\/li>\n<li>In-orbit servicing<\/li>\n<li>Leveraging public demand to unlock commercial Earth observation markets<\/li>\n<li>Telecommunication and navigation for security applications<\/li>\n<li>Space exploration and the future of project financing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Registrations for the event is now closed.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0Preliminary agenda<\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 115px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 29px;\">\n<td class=\"custom-table-highlighted custom-table-heading\" style=\"width: 100.341%; height: 29px;\" colspan=\"2\">\n<p><strong>17\/09\/2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Networking Evening and Dinner Cruise on the River Seine &#8211; Paris 15<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.2129%; height: 24px;\"><strong>19:00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 82.1282%;\">\n<p>Boarding and welcome drinks<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.2129%; height: 24px;\"><strong>20:00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 82.1282%;\">\n<p>Departure and buffet dinner served on board<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.2129%; height: 24px;\"><strong>22:00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 82.1282%;\">\n<p>Return to dock and disembarkation<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; 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height: 55px;\"><strong>10:00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 82.1282%; height: 55px;\">\n<p><strong>Market Insights<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Christine Klein, Director of Controlling, Finance and Operational Procurement, ESA<\/li>\n<li>Rodrigo da Costa, Executive Director, EUSPA<\/li>\n<li>Carla Filotico, Partner and Managing Director, Novaspace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 17.8036%; height: 24px;\"><strong>10:30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 82.1282%;\">\n<p><strong>Panel 1: Serialisation and New Technologies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Introduction by Dietmar Pilz, Director of Technology, Engineering and Quality, ESA<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anna Maria Roscio, Executive Director, Sales and Marketing Imprese, Intesa SanPaolo<\/li>\n<li>Bruno Trabel, Head of Finance and Transformation Space Systems, Airbus Defence and Space<\/li>\n<li>Catherine Bender, Head of Division, Financial Institutions Western Europe, European Investment Bank<\/li>\n<li>Dr J\u00f6rg Goschin, CEO, KfW Capital<\/li>\n<li>Massimo Comparini, Managing Director Space Division, Leonardo<\/li>\n<li>Raycho Raychev, Chief Executive Officer, EnduroSat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 17.8036%; 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