Catalog

Technical programme

IAC-16 — 67th International Astronautical Congress

E6. BUSINESS INNOVATION SYMPOSIUM

The Business Innovation Symposium is designed to offer papers that observe, study, analyse, describe, and/or propose any topic related to space activities that have commercial objectives, whether from an academic and/or practitioner perspective.

Coordinator: Ken Davidian
— United States

E6.1. Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Investment: The Microscopic Perspective

Topics of innovation, entrepreneurship and investment from the microscopic perspective may include theory-based analyses or narrative descriptions of current practice or programs at the analysis levels of the individual, group or firm. Examples could include specific business plan ideas, descriptions of particular fund raising techniques, etc.

Co-Chair

Luigi Scatteia
PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory (PwC) — France

Misuzu Onuki
Space Access Corporation — Japan

Rapporteur: Marc Boucher
Canadian Space Commerce Association (CSCA) — Canada

E6.2. Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Investment: The Mesoscopic Perspective

Topics of innovation, entrepreneurship and investment from the mesoscopic perspective, between the microscopic and macroscopic perspectives, may include theory-based analyses or narrative descriptions of current practice or programs at the industry segment (population) and industry (community) levels of analysis. Examples could include industry-specific structure or change analyses (within a specific country), descriptions of private or government incubators or technology transfer programs, etc.

Co-Chair

Paola Belingheri
Women in Aerospace Europe (WIA-E) — The Netherlands

Thomas Olson
Center for Space Commerce and Finance — United States

Rapporteur: Nicole Jordan
X PRIZE Foundation — United States

E6.3. Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Investment: The Macroscopic Perspective

Topics of innovation, entrepreneurship and investment from the macroscopic perspective may include theory-based analyses or narrative descriptions of current practice or programs at the national, regional, and/or international levels of analysis. Examples could include descriptions of public-private partnership arrangements, industry-specific structure or change analyses (across multiple countries), etc.

Co-Chair

Joerg Kreisel
JOERG KREISEL International Consultant (JKIC) — Germany

Elizabeth Seward
British Interplanetary Society — United Kingdom

Rapporteur: Ian Christensen
Secure World Foundation — United States

E6.IP. Interactive Presentations

Authors with an abstract accepted for an interactive presentation will be asked to prepare slides and display them for the duration of the congress on plasma screens. Authors will be assigned to interactive sessions in which they must be near the plasma screens to engage in interactive discussions with other congress attendees.

Coordinator: Ken Davidian
— United States