Presentations at Industry Space Days

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Plan your visit to the ISD 2026 and explore the full programme below. Tap between days and rooms to browse sessions and find the activities that interest you most.

For more logistical information access the Practical Info Page .

All speaker presentations from Industry Space Days 2026 are available to download. Access individual presentations next to their time slot in the programme or download the full collection at once using the buttons below.

Day 1, 16 September 2026

Conference Hall A

Josef Aschbacher, Director General, ESA

Dietmar Pilz, Director of Technology, Engineering & Quality (TEC) & Head of ESTEC Establishment, ESA

Christine Klein, Director of Controlling, Finance and Operational Procurement (CFO), ESA

Rolf Densing, Director of Operations (OPS), ESA

Prof. Carole Mundell, Director of Science (SCI), and Head of ESAC, ESA

Laurent Jaffart, Director of Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity (RNC), and Head of ECSAT, ESA

Marco Ferrazzani, Director of Resources and Services (RES), ESA

Daniel Neuenschwander, Director of Human and Robotic Exploration (HRE), and Head of EAC, ESA

Simonetta Cheli, Director of Earth Observation Programmes (EOP), and Head of ESRIN, ESA

Geraldine Naja, Acting Director of Commercialisation and Industry Partnership (CIP), ESA

Geraldine Naja, Director of Space Transportation (STS), ESA

Tiago Soares, Head of Clean Space & Circular Economy Office, OPS, ESA

Agata Jozwicka-Perlant, Head of Space Transportation Systems studies, STS-F, ESA

Jens Kauffmann, Head of SME Section, CFO, ESA

Hans Bracquené, Chairman, SME4SPACE

Linn Friis-Liby, Head of Future Programmes, AAC Clyde Space

Fabiana Milza, Marketing and Sales Manager, T4i

Ernst K. Pfeiffer, CEO HPS GmbH, Spokesman AKRK

Gianluigi Baldesi, Head of Ventures and Financing Office, ESA

Nicolas Mardam , Senior Banker, European Investment Bank

Paolo Giovanni Panzarini, Innovation Manager, Intensa Sanpaolo

Federico Cislaghi, Business Development & Strategy Manager, Euronext

Stella Strataki , Policy Office, CASSINI, DEFIS European Commission

Fiammetta Diani , Head of Market, Downstream & Innovation at EUSPA, EUSPA

Wojtek Walniczek , partner at OTB Ventures

Sebastian Bélanger Villanueva , NewSpace Capital

Gianluigi Baldesi , Head of Ventures and Financing Office, ES

Moderator: Kais Barmawi , Commercial Expert, CIP, ESA

Didier Schmitt, Future Preparation Group Leader, HRE, ESA

Benoit Pouffary, Head of Exploration Preparation, Research & Technology Programme, HRE, ESA

Frank Dreger, Head of the Ground Segment Systems Engineering and Innovation, OPS, ESA

Leopold Summerer, Head of the Technology Department, TEC, ESA

Dietmar Pilz, Director of Technology, Engineering & Quality (TEC), ESA

Christine Klein, Director of Contracts, Finance and Operational Procurement (CFO), ESA

Michael Griffith, Senior Industrial Policy Officer, CFO, ESA

Catering and Registration Tent

Conference Hall B

Luca Del Monte, Head of Space Resilience Office, RNC, ESA

Kate Underhill, Propulsion Engineer, STS, ESA

Jean-Noel Caruana, Prometheus Programme Manager, STS, ESA

Amaya Espinosa, LP Prometheus Project Manager, STS, ESA

Anthony Albutt, Partner, D Young & Co

Nuria Hernandez Alfageme, Engineering Patent Portfolio Manager, CIP, ESA

Frank de Winne, LEO Services Group Leader, HRE, ESA

Cornelius Zünd, Industrial Policy Officer, CFO, ESA

Enrico Possamai, Launch Range Project Manager, STS, ESA

Cornelius Zünd, Industrial Policy Officer – Country Desk Officer Canada, CFO, ESA

Premysl Janik, REACH Officer, TEC, ESA

Sebastien Moranta, Strategic Initiatives Manager, SLE, ESA

Ian Carnelli, Head of Systems Department, TEC, ESA

Thilo Kranz, Commercial Space Transportation Programme Manager, CIP, ESA

Jorgen Bru, Commercial Services Manager, CIP, ESA

Andrea Tullj, Boost! Launch Service Manager, CIP, ESA

Catering and Reception Tent

Technology Tent

Leopold Summerer, Head of the Technology Department, ESA

Alessandro Rapisarda, Technology R&D Engineer, ESA

Nerea Socorro, Technology R&D Engineer, ESA

Antonions Atlasis, Head of System Security Section, TEC, ESA

Laurence Duquerroy, 4S Implementation Manager, RND, ESA

King Lam, Space Segment Engineer, ESA

Michele Castorini, Head of Phi-Lab Invest Office, ESA

Jamila Mansouri, Head of Propulsion, Aerothermodynamics & Flight Vehicles Engineering Division, ESA

Olivier Perat, Technology R&D Engineer, ESA

Ali Zadeh, Head of Avionics and EEE Division, ESA

Antje Deckert, System Engineer, ESA

Einstein

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Davide Coppola, Head of Division Space Applications Initiatives Section, CIP, ESA

Rita Rinaldo, Head Applications Projects and Studies Division, CIP, ESA

Asimina Syriou, Applications Engineer, CIP, ESA

Coffee available for participants from 09:30

Antonio Rodenas Bosque, Applications Engineer, CIP, ESA

Day 2, 17 September 2026

Edmund Williams, Head of the Technology Coordination and Planning Office, TEC, ESA

Andrea Vena, Chief Sustainability Officer, ESA

Tiago Soares, Head of Clean Space & Circular Economy Office, ESA

Rita Rinaldo, Head of Applications Projects and Studies Division, ESA

Florent Michel Doullat, Cost Engineer, TEC, ESA

Audrey Maltier, Cost Engineer, TEC, ESA

Domenico Mignolo, Head of Technology and Products Management Division, RNC, ESA

Guiomar Perez, Head of Service for Technology Support and Telecommunications Contracts, CFO, ESA

Giusy Menghini, Contracts Officer, CFO, ESA

Michele Castorina, Head of Phi-Lab Invest Office, ESA

Simon Plum, Head of the Mission Operations, OPS, ESA

Yann Tincelin, InSPoC & Odyssey Programme Manager, STS-F, ESA

Frederic Safa, Head of Advanced Studies and Technology Preparation, SCI, ESA

Angelique Van Ombergen, Chief Exploration Scientist, HRE, ESA

Federico Chiusano, Head Space Standardisation, ESA

Holger Krag, Head Space Safety Programme, OPS, ESA

Rafael Lucas, Head of the NAVISP Programme Office, ESA

Francesca Cipollini, Head of the Ground Segment & Data Management Division, EOP, ESA

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