12
Oct

Space Innovation Forum

The next frontier 

THE SPACE SECTOR IN NORRBOTTEN TOMORROW AND BEYOND

We look forward to hearing speakers from ESA, EU, the Swedish National Space Agency and The Swedish Armed Forces. Other highlights include panel discussions and networking opportunities with business leaders, academia, public sector and students as well as a visit and presentation of Space Campus.

When and where?

Scandic Kiruna 12 Oct – 13 October 2022

Who is this for?

Space Innovation Forum welcomes stakeholders from all levels and sectors; from students to senior space experts, faculty, investors, entrepreneurs, policy-makers, students and community builders.

What take-aways to expect?

  • Commersialization and entrepreneurship learnings from the European Space Agency and the EU Cassini initiative.
  • An insight into important Swedish issues at the forthcoming ESA ministerial meeting presented by the Swedish National Space Agency
  • Expand your insights into the impact of security and geodefence on the space sector in Norrbotten, today and tomorrow.
  • Exchange and contribute with your own ideas towards Norrbotten’s future as a space region.
  • Grow your professional network with talented and forward-thinking individuals and organisations.

 

Event documentation

Find presentations from the event here.

Find a news article about the event here.

Programme

DAY 1 PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS, EXHIBITION AND DINNER

14:00 Check in, coffee and mingle

15.00 Welcome
Johanna Bergström-Roos, LTU Business

15:20 RIT Project updates and upcoming opportunities

  • R&D projects between space industry and academia, Marta-Lena Antti, Luleå University of Technology
  • Testbed Space, Olle Persson Luleå University of Technology
  • Innovation support and cluster building, Joakim Norman, LTU Business

16:50 Sweden in space
Anna Rathsman, General Director, Swedish National Space Agency

17:20 Exhibition showcase and mingle

19:30 Dinner 

DAY 2 TREND WATCH, PANEL, WORKSHOP

09.00 Welcome back!
Johanna Bergström-Roos, LTU Business and René Laufer, LTU

09:10 The commercialization of ESA
Luca Del Monte, Head of Commercialization Department, ESA

09:40 EU Cassini Space entrepreneurship initiative
Tomas Jonsson, Cassini team leader, Director General DEFIS, EU

10:10 The benefit of space for society and for total defence
Dr/LtCol Ella Carlsson, Chief of Space Capabilities and development, Swedish Air Force

10.40 Coffee and networking

11:10 Space Capacity Building
Åsa Johansson, Swedish Space Corporation and Jonas Hjelm, LTU Business

11:40 Panel – How can we help the space region to develop? And what direction do we want the region to take?

  • Morgan Drysdale, CEO and founder Sky Alert
  • Åsa Johansson, Business development, SSC
  • Olle Norberg, Director General, IRF
  • René Laufer, Professor Space Systems, LTU
  • Sandra Nilsson, COO and founder, Arctic Space Technonolgies

12:15 Lunch

13:00 Workshop: How to leverage our space region?

14:45 Conclusion Axel Steuwer, Director Designate, EISCAT

15:00 Wrap-up and break before site visit to Space Campus

15:20 Bus departs from Scandic Kiruna

16:00 Women in space network presentation
Dr/LtCol Ella Carlsson, Chief of Space Capabilities and development, Swedish Air Force
Sandra Nilsson, COO and founder, Arctic Space Technologies

16:45 Guided tour at Space Campus

17:30 End

Bus to city center and trainstation