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2-3 December 2024
8th Global Moon Village Workshop & Symposium

Agenda

Preliminary Program

Day 1 – Monday 2nd December 2024

08:30 Welcome coffee

09:00

  • Welcome & Introduction
  • ​Programme Overview (IPC Co-chairs)
  • Keynote by Marc Serres, CEO of Luxembourg Space Agency
  • Video message by Aarti Holla-Maini, Director, UN Office for Outer Space Affairs 
  • Keynote by Koji Yamanaka, Director of JAXA’s Space Exploration Centre (Japan)
  • Keynote by Hu Zhaobin, Deputy Director General of Deep Space Exploration Laboratory DSEL (China)

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00

  • Keynote by Ayman Mahmoud Ahmed, EgSA Board Member (Egypt)

  • Keynote by Anil Bhardwaj, Director of Physics Research Laboratory, India

  • Panel Discussion: Lunar Governance and UN-related activities moderated by Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu - Association of Space Explorer 

    • Soyoung Chung (Korean Space Agency)

    • Wang Zhengming (Deep Space Exploration Laboratory DSEL China)

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00

  • Keynote by Atsushi Uchida, Director, Mitsubishi Research Institute,

  • Keynote by Takeshi Hakamada, Founder & CEO at iSpace

  • Keynote by Felix Flentge, Directorate of Operation, ESA-ESOC (Germany)

  • Panel Discussion: Lunar Industries Activities & Economy moderated by Satoru Kurosu - Moon Village Association

16:00 - 16:30

Coffee Break

16:30

  • International Space Exploration Coordination Group: Global Exploration Roadmap 2024, Bob Lamboray, Luxembourg Space Agency representative in ISECG

  • Keynote by Kathryn Hadler, Director of the European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC), Luxembourg 

  • Panel Discussion on Lunar Resources moderated by Kathryn Hadler 

  • MVA Announcements

17:30 - End of Day 1

Tuesday, 3.12.2024

Day 2 – Tuesday 3rd December 2024

09:00

  • Robotic Missions to the Moon – Presentations and Discussion (Room Salle des Délégués)

  • Human Transportation system to the Moon and related techonologies - Presentations and Discussion  (Room Salle des Ministres 2)

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00

  • Lunar Science – Presentations (Room Salle des Délégués)

  • Humans Habitat on the Moon and Lunar Infrastructure – Presentations and Discussions (Room Salle des Ministres 2)

  • Panel on Ground-based infrastructure preparing lunar exploration moderated by Philipp Reiss, Professor at TUM

    • Jürgen Schultz, ESA-EAC, keynote on "LUNA ESA facility" tbc​

    • Representant from European Moon Mission Control Centre tbc

    • Representant from ESRIC, DTV Chamber at ESRIC tbc

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00

  • Panel Discussion:  Space Architecture in Extreme Environments moderated by Paolo Caratelli

  • Lunar-born Technologies and Solutions to Solve Terrestrial Issues– Presentations and Discussion

  • Legal Aspects, Lunar Governance and UN related activities – Presentations and Discussion

    • Moderator by Professor Mark Sundhal, Director Space Law Center, Cleveland​

  • Moon Village Architectural Concepts and Issues - Presentations and Discussion

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00

  • Panel Discussion: organized by Women in Aerospace & moderated by Abigail Calzada-Diaz, ESRIC

  • Culture, Society, Outreach, and Education – Presentations and Discussion

    • International Moon Day 2024 Report and Outlook, Nasr A. Al-Sahhaf, Chair International Moon Day​

17:30 - 18:00 Closing Session / Announcements

18:45 Walking Dinner with New Space Europe Conference participants

9:00 - 9:20

Welcome

Andrzej Misztal & Steven Freeland, Chair and Vice-Chair of the Working Group on Legal Aspects of Space Resource Activities

Belgium and Luxembourg co-hosts

9:20 - 9:35

Keynote

Dr Aarti Holla-Maini (UNOOSA)

9:35 - 10:45

Panel 1

The scope of future space resource activities

Moderator

TBD

Panellists

Ernest Tan (CAN)

Liu Jizhong (CHN)

Alexis Paillet (FRA)

Philipp Reiss (GER)

Bernhard Hufenbach (LUX)

10:45 - 11:00

Morning Break


11:00 - 12:10

Panel 2

Environmental and socioeconomic aspects of space resource activities

Moderator

TBD

Panellists

Jean Robert Batana Pires Ferreira (BRA)

Du Hui (CHN)

Dr Mardianis (INDON)

Kathryn Hadler (LUX)

Vlada Stamenković (USA)

12:10 - 13:30

Lunch


13:30 - 14:25

Panel 3

International cooperation in scientific research and technological development of space resource activities

Moderator

To be nominated by USA

Panellists

Carolina Eugenia Catani (ARG)

Christian David Mullo Aimacaña (ECU)

Dr. Petra Rettberg (GER)

Setsuko Aoki (JPN)

Jeremiasz Merkel (POL)

14:25 - 15:30

Panel 4

The scope of future space resource activities

Moderator

Mahulena Hofmann (LUX)

Panellists

Arvid Bertheau Johannessen (NOR)

Kevin Cannon (USA)

Tanabe Kota (JPN)

Marilena Amoroso (ITA)

Ayman Mahmoud Mohamed Ahmed (EGY)

15:30 - 15:40

Afternoon Break

 


15:40 - 16:45

Panel 5

Environmental and socioeconomic aspects of space resource activities

Moderator

TBD

Panellists

Philip de Man (BEL)

Laércio Massaru Namiwaka (BRA)

Thao Nguyen (USA)

Simone Pirrotta (ITA)

Jesús Roberto Romero Ruíz (MEX)

16:45 - 17:50

Panel 6

International cooperation in scientific research and technological development of space resource activities

Moderator

TBD

Panellists

Thales Sehn Körting (BRA)

Guo Linli (CHN)

Julien-Alexandre Lamamy (LUX)

Kesniel Humberto Bravo Carpio (MEX)

Wilawan Pipatjirattikal (THA)

17:50 - 18:00

Closing

Closing Remarks


9:00 - 9:20

Welcome

Andrzej Misztal & Steven Freeland, Chair and Vice-Chair of the Working Group on Legal Aspects of Space Resource Activities

Belgium and Luxembourg co-hosts

9:20 - 9:35

Keynote

Dr Aarti Holla-Maini (UNOOSA)

9:35 - 10:45

Panel 1

The scope of future space resource activities

Moderator

TBD

Panellists

Ernest Tan (CAN)

Liu Jizhong (CHN)

Alexis Paillet (FRA)

Philipp Reiss (GER)

Bernhard Hufenbach (LUX)

10:45 - 11:00

Morning Break


11:00 - 12:10

Panel 2

Environmental and socioeconomic aspects of space resource activities

Moderator

TBD

Panellists

Jean Robert Batana Pires Ferreira (BRA)

Du Hui (CHN)

Dr Mardianis (INDON)

Kathryn Hadler (LUX)

Vlada Stamenković (USA)

12:10 - 13:30

Lunch


13:30 - 14:25

Panel 3

International cooperation in scientific research and technological development of space resource activities

Moderator

To be nominated by USA

Panellists

Carolina Eugenia Catani (ARG)

Christian David Mullo Aimacaña (ECU)

Dr. Petra Rettberg (GER)

Setsuko Aoki (JPN)

Jeremiasz Merkel (POL)

14:25 - 15:30

Panel 4

The scope of future space resource activities

Moderator

Mahulena Hofmann (LUX)

Panellists

Arvid Bertheau Johannessen (NOR)

Kevin Cannon (USA)

Tanabe Kota (JPN)

Marilena Amoroso (ITA)

Ayman Mahmoud Mohamed Ahmed (EGY)

15:30 - 15:40

Afternoon Break

 


15:40 - 16:45

Panel 5

Environmental and socioeconomic aspects of space resource activities

Moderator

TBD

Panellists

Philip de Man (BEL)

Laércio Massaru Namiwaka (BRA)

Thao Nguyen (USA)

Simone Pirrotta (ITA)

Jesús Roberto Romero Ruíz (MEX)

16:45 - 17:50

Panel 6

International cooperation in scientific research and technological development of space resource activities

Moderator

TBD

Panellists

Thales Sehn Körting (BRA)

Guo Linli (CHN)

Julien-Alexandre Lamamy (LUX)

Kesniel Humberto Bravo Carpio (MEX)

Wilawan Pipatjirattikal (THA)

17:50 - 18:00

Closing

Closing Remarks


9:00 - 9:20

Welcome

Andrzej Misztal & Steven Freeland, Chair and Vice-Chair of the Working Group on Legal Aspects of Space Resource Activities

Belgium and Luxembourg co-hosts

9:20 - 9:35

Keynote

Dr Aarti Holla-Maini (UNOOSA)

9:35 - 10:45

Panel 1

The scope of future space resource activities

Moderator

TBD

Panellists

Ernest Tan (CAN)

Liu Jizhong (CHN)

Alexis Paillet (FRA)

Philipp Reiss (GER)

Bernhard Hufenbach (LUX)

10:45 - 11:00

Morning Break


11:00 - 12:10

Panel 2

Environmental and socioeconomic aspects of space resource activities

Moderator

TBD

Panellists

Jean Robert Batana Pires Ferreira (BRA)

Du Hui (CHN)

Dr Mardianis (INDON)

Kathryn Hadler (LUX)

Vlada Stamenković (USA)

12:10 - 13:30

Lunch


13:30 - 14:25

Panel 3

International cooperation in scientific research and technological development of space resource activities

Moderator

To be nominated by USA

Panellists

Carolina Eugenia Catani (ARG)

Christian David Mullo Aimacaña (ECU)

Dr. Petra Rettberg (GER)

Setsuko Aoki (JPN)

Jeremiasz Merkel (POL)

14:25 - 15:30

Panel 4

The scope of future space resource activities

Moderator

Mahulena Hofmann (LUX)

Panellists

Arvid Bertheau Johannessen (NOR)

Kevin Cannon (USA)

Tanabe Kota (JPN)

Marilena Amoroso (ITA)

Ayman Mahmoud Mohamed Ahmed (EGY)

15:30 - 15:40

Afternoon Break

 


15:40 - 16:45

Panel 5

Environmental and socioeconomic aspects of space resource activities

Moderator

TBD

Panellists

Philip de Man (BEL)

Laércio Massaru Namiwaka (BRA)

Thao Nguyen (USA)

Simone Pirrotta (ITA)

Jesús Roberto Romero Ruíz (MEX)

16:45 - 17:50

Panel 6

International cooperation in scientific research and technological development of space resource activities

Moderator

TBD

Panellists

Thales Sehn Körting (BRA)

Guo Linli (CHN)

Julien-Alexandre Lamamy (LUX)

Kesniel Humberto Bravo Carpio (MEX)

Wilawan Pipatjirattikal (THA)

17:50 - 18:00

Closing

Closing Remarks


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