Catalog

Technical programme

IAC-10 — 61st International Astronautical Congress

E6. BUSINESS INNOVATION SYMPOSIUM

The Symposium will address creative business approaches to serving government and private sector customers, as well as government options for encouraging this activity. Both existing markets (e.g. satellite-based services involving Earth Observation, navigation and communication) and new markets (e.g. space tourism, space-industrialization, space resource utilization) will be considered.

Coordinator: Paul Eckert
Federal Aviation Administration Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA/AST) — United States

E6.1. Encouragment of Government Purchasing from Commercial Providers: Models and Examples

This session will address public-private collaboration to promote commercial provision of services to governments, exploring models (e.g. Private Financing Initiative - PFI, public-private partnership - PPP, etc.) as well as specific examples (e.g. British Paradigm Initiative, NASA COTS program, etc.)

Chairman

Douglas Comstock
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — United States

Richard Brook
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) — United Kingdom

Rapporteur: Rachel Villain
Novaspace — France

E6.2. Space-related Commercial Applications and Markets

This session will address downstream applications, including satellite-based value added services involving Earth Observation, position/navigation/timing, and communications. The following topics should be addressed: market potential, business models, commercialization mechanisms, etc.

Chairman

Max Grimard
World Space Week Association — France

Aude de Clercq
European Space Agency (ESA) — The Netherlands

Rapporteur: Ken Davidian
— United States

E6.3. New Space Markets + Investment Opportunities

This session will discuss new markets involving space, such as space tourism, space industrialization, space resource utilization, etc. Specific examples of business ventures will be highlighted, addressing private investment as well as entrepreneur business plan development.

Chairman: Ken Davidian
— United States

Rapporteur: Aude de Clercq
European Space Agency (ESA) — The Netherlands