Catalog

Technical programme

IAC-25 — 76th International Astronautical Congress

E6. IAF BUSINESSES AND INNOVATION SYMPOSIUM

The Business Innovation Symposium, organized by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), is designed to offer papers that observe, study, analyze, 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

Nancy C. Wolfson
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) — United States

E6.1. Space Entrepreneurship and Investment: The Practitioners' Perspectives

This session contains a broad spectrum of entrepreneurship, innovation, finance and investment presentations from the practitioner's perspective. Suggested topics suitable for this session can be at any level of analysis, including (from macroscopic to microscopic) the space sector, industries (e.g., propulsion), industry segments (e.g., chemical propulsion), individual firms, a portion of or a group of individuals within a firm, or an individual. Example entrepreneurship and innovation topics suitable for this session include descriptions related to entrepreneurship and innovation such as new market sectors, new businesses, new business plans, new projects, recent experiences of start-up companies. Suitable finance or investment topics apply to large programmes, new firms, the analysis methodologies of markets, or new developments in the finance and investment communities (including angel investors, venture capital organizations, and investment banks).

Co-Chair

Joerg Kreisel
JOERG KREISEL International Consultant (JKIC) — Germany

Daria Stepanova
— Germany

E6.2. Public-Private Partnerships: Traditional and New Space Applications

This innovative session convenes experts from different sectors within the space industry and leaders from both the private sector and government agencies to explore their roles and emerging best practices that encourage public and private partnerships (PPP). Therefore, we welcome submissions that explore recent advancements and facilitate the commercialization of space, innovative business models, markets, the diversification of space economy budgets, including sustainability principles, and the attraction of private investments across various fields within the industry that highlight the following topics: 1. Traditional space industry applications, such as satellite-based services encompassing Earth observation, navigation, and communications. 2. New space industry applications mainly focus on space resource extraction, utilization, and asteroid mining (ongoing and future missions, including the Psyche mission, challenges, opportunities from various perspectives, cutting-edge technologies, and any related research or activity that encourage the development of this field and new markets), along with space tourism, space industrialization, commercial space debris, and related activities. This session will open with an invited keynote speaker, followed by a panel of experts for a discussion and Q&A period, and will conclude with paper presentations.

Co-Chair

Nancy C. Wolfson
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) — United States

Kenneth Bruce Morris
Sierra Space — United States

Nicholas Florio
Blue Origin LLC — United States

E6.3. Innovation: The Academics' Perspectives

This session will contain academic presentations, at any level of analysis, and on any aspect of entrepreneurship, innovation, finance, or investment, organization theory, investment, etc. Variance and phenomenological studies are encouraged. Qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods approaches are all accepted. Academic domains of interest include strategic management, economics, leadership, innovation management, and all perspectives of organization theory (including organizational economics, cognition and interpretation, power and dependence, technology, learning, complexity and computation, institutions, networks, ecology, and evolution). At a minimum, submissions are expected to be at the level of working papers performed as part of any graduate degree programme (i.e., masters, doctoral, and post-graduate). This work can include theoretical and applied research.

Co-Chair

Ken Davidian
— United States

Michele Cristina Silva Melo
Brazilian Federal Government - General Attorney Office — Brazil

E6.4-GTS.1. Entrepreneurship Around the World

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."

Co-Chair

Susana Fornies Rodriguez
— France

Samuel Peterson
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide — United States

E6.IP. Interactive Presentations - IAF BUSINESS INNOVATION SYMPOSIUM

This session offers a unique opportunity to deliver your key messages in an interactive presentation on any of the subjects of Business Innovation addressed in the classic Sessions. The presentation will be displayed on a digital screen in a dedicated location and available for view by all Congress attendees for the entire Congress week. In addition, one afternoon is dedicated exclusively for the attendees to view the Interactive Presentations, and the author will be assigned a specific ten minute slot to personally present the topic and interact with the attendees present. The Interactive Presentation may take advantage of all electronic display capabilities, such as: PowerPoint charts, embedded hot links, pictures, audio and video clips etc. An award will also be presented to the author of the best Interactive Presentation in the E Category at a special ceremony. An Abstract that follows the standard format must be submitted by the deadline for standard IAC abstracts.

Co-Chair: Ken Davidian
— United States