session 4

Title

Strategic Risk Management for Successful Space & Defence Programmes

type

oral

Description

The many benefits of space-based activities to the global economy, technology innovation, national defense, science, and exploration are only realizable if the use of space is secure and sustainable. Risk management plays a crucial role in establishing and maintaining this secure and sustainable use of space This session will explore how Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) frameworks can help space organizations (civil, government and military) manage interconnected strategic, operational, and compliance risks, promoting resilience, sustainability, and collaboration across sectors. Abstracts would be welcome on the following topics: 1. Strategic Risk & Scenario Planning - How global Geopolitical & Socio-Economic challenges (e.g., military conflicts, extreme weather events, etc.) shape ERM practices and long-term risk-based planning in space. - Preparing for “black swan” events (e.g., space conflicts, space weather events, etc.) through ERM. - Risks in Military Space Operations: Examining ERM’s role in national security space functions and its impact on security strategies. - How to best make use of advances in new technologies development such as AI, quantum, etc. and what threats/opportunities to a secure world do they represent? 2. Insurance & Crisis Management Best Practices - Integrating insurance and crisis management best practices with ERM frameworks 3. ERM for Public-Private Sector Collaboration - Effective ERM frameworks for joint risk management between governments and private space entities.

Date

2026-10-06

Time

10:15

Room

Hall 29

IPC members

• Co-Chair: Ms. Maria-Gabriella Sarah, European Space Agency (ESA), France;

• Co-Chair: Prof. Katarzyna Malinowska, Space Entrepreneurship Institute, Poland;

• Co-Chair: Mr. Christopher Geiger, Lockheed Martin Corporation, United States;

• Rapporteur: Dr. Andrew Court, TNO, Netherlands (Kingdom of the);