As part of the Future TRENDS Forum: The World in 2071,we are organizing this e-symposium that highlights space’s strategic dimensions, its growth potential, industrialization, weaponization, and commercialization.
Leading experts working in the space industry and engaged in academic research will take part in the two-hour-long e-symposium – The Impact of Space in Redesigning the Humanity’s Future: New Frontiers of Geopolitics, Innovation, and Discovery. Dr. Simonetta Di Pippo, Director of the United Nation Office Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), Austria, will deliver the keynote speech.
Following will be the key topics to be discussed during the symposium:
- The Strategic Dynamics of Space: Geopolitical Dimensions and Policy Implications
- The Upcoming Significant Space Missions and Beyond: Vision, Goals and the Future Prospects
- The Militarization and Weaponization of Space: Consequences for International Security
- A New Era of Space Innovation: The Key Drivers and Strategic Objectives on the Horizon
- The Growth and Potential of the Space Economy: Global Strategies and Best Practices
- Human Settlement and Industrialization in Space: Planning Priorities and Main Challenges
- Commercialization of Space Travel and Tourism: From Science Fiction to Reality
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| Introductory Video |
| Proceedings | |
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7.00 P.M. |
Welcoming Remarks
Satellite Industry Expert United Kingdom |
| 7.02 P.M. |
Key Note Speech
Director United Nation Office Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) Austria |
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7.05 P.M. |
The Strategic Dynamics of Space: Geopolitical Dimensions and Policy Implications
Independent Scholar, Subject Matter Expert, Futures Lab United States of America |
| 7.15 P.M. | The Upcoming Significant Space Missions and Beyond: Vision, Goals and the Future Prospects
Retired Director Center for Remote Sensing Boston University United States of America |
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7.25 P.M. |
The Growth and Potential of the Space Economy: Global Strategies and Best Practices
Director, European Space Policy Institute Republic of Austria |
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7.35 P.M. |
Co-Director of the Space Policy Institute and Research Professor of Space Policy and International Affairs at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University United States of America |
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7.45 P.M. |
Human Settlement and Industrialization in Space: Planning Priorities and Main Challenges Co-Founder / CEO United Space Structures (USS) United States of America |
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7.55 P.M. |
The Militarization and Weaponization of Space: Consequences for International Security
Dr. Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan Distinguished Fellow & Head of the Nuclear and Space Policy Initiative Observer Research Foundation Republic of India |
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8.05 P.M. |
Lecturer in International Relations, University of Leicester United Kingdom |
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8.15 P.M. |
A New Era of Space Innovation: The Key Drivers and Strategic Objectives on the Horizon
Professor of Physics and Astronomy American University of Sharjah United Arab Emirates |
| 8.25 P.M. |
Senior Research Associate and Senior Teaching Fellow United Kingdom |
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8.35 P.M. |
Commercialization of Space Travel and Tourism: From Science Fiction to Reality
Head of Science and Innovation Department Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy Russian Federation |
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8.45 P.M. |
Open Discussion |
| 8.55 P.M.
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Closing Remarks
Satellite Industry Expert United Kingdom |
