Virtual United Nations/Austria World Space Forum 2022
'Sustainability in Space for sustainability on Earth'
Organized jointly by
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs,
The Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK),
The Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs (BMEIA)
13 - 15 December 2022 (fully virtual)
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Presentations
Tuesday, 13 December 2022
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Opening Session Moderator: Mr. Markus Woltran, Programme Officer, Office of the Director, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affair |
| Mr. Niklas Hedman, Acting Director, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| Ms. Henriette Spyra, Director General for Innovation & Technology, Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation & Technology |
| H.E. Gabriela Sellner, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Austria to the United Nations in Vienna, Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs |
| Mr. Helmut Hojesky, General Climate Policy, Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation & Technology |
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Session I: Leave no One Behind Moderator: Mr. Luc St-Pierre, Chief, Space Applications Section (SAS), United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| Mr. Mike Lubin, Vice-President Corporate Development, Viasat |
| Space 2030 Agenda and Giga - Mr. Christopher Fabian, Co-Founder, Co-Lead Giga, UNICEF |
| United Nations Activities for Enhancing Access to Space - Ms. Hazuki Mori, Expert, Space Applications Section, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| Space for Food Security: The Geodata for Agriculture and Water programme (G4AW) - Ms. Joanna Ruiter, Advisor Satellite Applications, Netherlands Space Office |
| Mr. Nishant Narayan, Programme Manager, Integrated Energy Planning, Sustainable Energy for All |
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Session II: Protect Our Planet Moderator: Ms. Clémence Poirier, CNES Seconded Research Fellow, European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) |
| A driving local implementation of the SCO international initiative, coordinating national efforts with international efforts boosting the emergence of climate change adaptation applications - Mr. Frédéric Bretar, Orbital Systems & Applications, Head of Space Climate Observatory, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales |
| JAXA's Earth Observation Data and Applications for Protect Earth - Mr. Osamu Ochiai, Manager, Satellite Applications and Operations Center, Space Technology Directorate 1, Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) |
| Mainstreaming EO data in Co-development Projects - Ms. Linda Tomasini, Directorate for Strategy, Earth Observation Department, Co-development and International Relations, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales |
| Unlocking the benefits of Earth observation by making it accessible to everyone - Mr. Krištof Oštir, EO Data Scientist, Slovenian ESA EO Delegation, University of Ljubljana |
| Mr. Patrick Griffiths, EO Data Engineer, European Space Agency (ESA) |
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Roundtable Discussion Moderator: Ms. Romana Kofler, Programme Management Officer, Committee, Policy and Legal Affairs Section, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| H.E. Alessandro Cortese, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, Italian Ambassador |
| Ms. Elaine Ho, Deputy Associate Administrator NASA's STEM Engagement Program, NASA |
| Mr. Francis Chizea, Director, Policy, Planning & Research, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) |
| Ms. Shereen Zorba, Head, UNEP Science Policy Business Forum, Chief, Science-Policy-Business Interface, United Nations Environment Programme |
| Ms. Veronique Glaude, Space Services Department, Radiocommunication Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) |
Wednesday, 14 December 2022
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Session III: Be prepared Moderator: Mr. Juan-Carlos Villagran, Programme Officer, Head, UN-SPIDER Bonn Office, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| EO for disaster and risk management. The SPEAR project and how it supports the UN-SPIDER programme - Mr. Klaus Greve, University of Bonn |
| Mr. James Parr, Founder and CEO, Trillium Technologies |
| Enhancing Drought Early Warning through Satellite Soil Moisture Data - Ms. Mariette Vreugdenhil, Research Group Remote Sensing, Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation, Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) |
| Responding to rapid urbanisation and climate change. Call to Action on sustainable urbanisation across the Commonwealth - Mr. Peter Oborn, President, Commonwealth Association of Architects |
| Mr. Fengyu Wang, Head of International Cooperation Division, Earth Observation System and Data Center, CNSA |
| Leveraging EO services for sustainable development - Ms. Monica Miguel-Lago, Senior Programme Manager, European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC) |
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Session IV: Space in the United Nations Moderator: Mr. Niklas Hedman, Acting Director, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| Space in the United Nations - H.E. Juan Francisco Facetti, Chair of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission of Paraguay to the United Nations (Vienna) |
| Space and Global Health Network and Platform - Mr. Antoine Geissbuhler, Coordinator of the Space and Global Health Platform and Space and Global Health Network, Vice-rector, University of Geneva, Director, Geneva University Hospitals |
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Space science and technologies to advance national health-related SDGs - Mr. Ramesh Krishnamurthy, Senior Advisor, Division of Data, Analytics and Delivery for Impact, World Health Organization |
| Mr. Alexandre Caldas, Chief, Big Data Branch, Science Division, UN Environment Programme |
| Report of the ESCAP in implementing Space2030 Agenda - Mr. Keran Wang, Chief, Space Applications Section, Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) |
| UNOSAT: leveraging space-related innovation for sustainable development and climate resilience - Mr. Luca Dell'Oro, Chief, Disaster Risk Management and Climate Resilience Section, United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) |
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Session V: Boost partnerships Moderators: Ms. Xing Yi Ang, Associate Scientific Affairs Officer, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs; Mr. Daniel Matsapola, Science Engagement Manager, South African National Space Agency (SANSA) |
| Ms. Jiali Shang, Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
| Digital Earth Africa - operational EO-based insights for Africa's development challenges - Mr. Kenneth Mubea, Capacity Development Lead, Digital Earth Africa |
| GEO Knowledge HUB - Ms. Paola De Salvo, Information Technology Officer, GEO |
| Mr. Christopher Barnes, Landsat International Cooperator Network Technical Lead, KBR |
| Mr. Charles Brigham, Account Executive and SDG Lead, ESRI |
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Roundtable Discussion Moderator: Ms. Allison Areias, Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| Mr. Ludwig Moeller, Director, European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) |
| Ms. Yvonne Ivey, NASA |
| Mr. George Profitiliotis, Foresight Expert, PRAXI Network, a unit of the Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas |
| Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific (CSSTEAP) - Mr. Arijit Roy, Scientist - SG and Head, Disaster Management Studies Department, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) |
| Access to Space-Based Data: Climate Change - Ms. Rosa Ma del Refugio Ramirez de Arellano y Haro, General Coordinator of Internacional Affairs and Space Security Matters, Agencia Espacial Mexicana |
Thursday, 15 December 2022
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Session VI: Use Space Sustainably Moderator: Ms. Romana Kofler, Programme Management Officer, Committee, Policy and Legal Affairs Section, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| Awareness raising and capacity-building related to the implementation of the Guidelines for the Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities - Ms. Veronica Cesco, Associate Programme Officer, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| Moving from Words to Action: A Roadmap for a Sustainable Space Sector - Mr. Daniel Smith, Founder and Creative Director, Space Scotland |
| Use Space Sustainably - Protection of Space Assets - Ms. Jenni Tapio, Accelerator Development Coordinator, European Space Agency (ESA) |
| Protection of Dark Skies as a common heritage of humankind: time is running out - Mr. Pedro Sanhueza, Director, Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy |
| Amazon, Project Kuiper: Perspectives on Space Sustainability - Ms. Amber Charlesworth, Public Policy, Project Kuiper, Amazon |
| Mr. Alexander Reissner, CEO & Founder, ENPULSION |
| Strengthen International Cooperation to Ensure the Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities - Mr. Yuan Weichen, China National Space Administration (CNSA) |
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Closing Session: Sustainability in Space for sustainability on Earth Moderator: Mr. Hugo Costa, Member of the Board, Portuguese Space Agency |
| Mr. Omran Sharaf, Chair COPUOS |
| Mr. Niklas Hedman, Acting Director, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| Ms. Andrea Kleinsasser, Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation & Technology |
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Closing Remarks Mr. Markus Woltran, Programme Officer, Office of the Director, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
Contact Information
For more information about the Forum please contact:
UNOOSA - World Space Forum Organizing Team
E-Mail: worldspaceforum[@]un.org
Mr. Juan-Carlos Villagran, Programme Officer, Head, UN-SPIDER Bonn Office