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  • session 4-GTS.1

    Title

    Entrepreneurship Around the World

    type

    oral

    Description

    Entrepreneurship presents unique opportunities and challenges from country to country around the world. Some of the experiences of entrepreneurs transcend national and cultural borders, but some others do not. This session welcomes papers and presentations which describe the barriers experienced by real entrepreneurs in their different countries and regions. A panel with industry experts from around the world will set the stage followed by a discussion which highlights the commonalities and unique characteristics of nation-specific entrepreneurial barriers as identified by the individual papers presented. This is a technical session co-sponsored by the IAF Space Entrepreneurship and Investment Committee (SEIC) and the IAF Workforce Development/Young Professionals Programme Committee, as part of the Global Technical Sessions – presenters can present in person at the IAC or from their home/work/university location."

    Date

    2025-10-01

    Time

    15:00

    Room

    Room C4.7

    IPC members
    • Co-Chair: Ms. Susana Fornies Rodriguez, France;

    • Co-Chair: Mr. Samuel Peterson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide, United States;

    papers

    Order

    Time

    Paper title

    Mode

    Presentation status

    Speaker

    Affiliation

    Country

    1

    15:00

    What it takes to start a successful space company : A data-driven analysis of entrepreneurs in the Space Industry

    10

    Ms. Savri Gandhi

    Georgia Institute of Technology

    United States

    2

    15:10

    Analysis of Space Entrepreneur Business Knowledge Gaps and Institutional Barriers in Europe

    10

    Mr. Don Koulaouzos

    Skytrek Limited

    United Kingdom

    3

    15:20

    Navigating Borders and Breaking Barriers: A Female-Led Space Startup Between China and the U.S.A..

    10

    Ms. Aila Raquel Cruz Ribeiro

    Brazil

    4

    15:30

    The Role of International Collaboration in Overcoming Isolation for Space Entrepreneurs in The Gambia and the Republic of Congo

    10

    Ms. Fama Jallow

    Gambia

    5

    15:40

    Mapping the spacetech startup and venture capital ecosystem in Southeast Asia

    10

    confirmed

    Ms. Faith Tng

    Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)

    Singapore, Republic of

    6

    15:50

    Emerging Space Economies: Leveraging Innovation for Competitive Advantage

    10

    Mr. Girinath Anandhan

    Lithuania

    7

    16:00

    Space Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets: A Comparative Analysis of Azerbaijan

    10

    confirmed

    Ms. Zahra Imanova

    SABAH.HUB

    Azerbaijan

    8

    16:10

    International Space Startups Developing a Commercial Footprint in the US Marketplace

    10

    Mr. Luke Davis

    Berlin Space Technologies

    United States

    9

    16:20

    Global Space Entrepreneurship and Investment: a Comparative Analysis

    10

    Mr. Murathan Kagan Bayram

    Karabük University

    Türkiye

    11*

    16:30

    The Role of Global Entrepreneurship in Advancing the Commercial Space Economy

    10

    Mr. Dheerajprabhu S

    India

    *

    MENA: Overcoming Barriers and Pioneering Space Entrepreneurship

    10

    confirmed

    Mrs. SALAM ABUALHAYJA'A

    Jordan

    *

    Piloting space tech incubation programmes in East Africa

    10

    Mr. Maheen Parbhoo

    The Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability (RIIS)

    South Africa

    *

    Startups Launching Beyond Earth: How New Space Actors Can Thrive in the Space Economy

    10

    Ms. Camila Erazo Gonzalez

    Colombia

    *

    The regulatory struggles of space startups in navigating export controls

    10

    Ms. Lisa Kucher

    France