The Delegation of the European Union to the United States, the State Department and the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University invite you to the 2nd edition of the EU-US Space Policy Conference. The conference will cover the following issues:

i) Presentation of EU space strategy and U.S. perspective;
ii) Space for society: what policymakers in the U.S. and the EU can do together;
iii) New business models in space: What companies expect from policy makers on both sides of the Atlantic;
iv) Using space in a secure and safe environment: Opportunities for like-minded partners.

The European Union has emerged as a significant actor in global space, with $13 billion invested in Galileo and Copernicus over 2014-2020. Now that its programs have become operational in a fast changing global context for space, the European Commission has proposed a new Space Strategy for Europe in October 2016. International cooperation is a core tenet of this strategy. The United States, as the European Union's prime partner and ally in space, has a keen interest in the new EU space strategy and its potential for new avenues of cooperation.

This conference will therefore discuss ways to foster the use of space-based services (Earth observation, navigation, satellite communications for broadband) and to develop cooperation in new areas such as space surveillance and tracking, space weather or space and security. It will also address new entrepreneurship and business opportunities in the space sector, how to strengthen U.S. and European capabilities, and challenges to current governing frameworks.

For more information, please refer to the draft agenda below:

08:30 Start registration and coffee.

09:00 Keynote speeches: Presentation of EU space strategy and U.S. perspective
• Mr. Pierre Delsaux, Deputy Director General DG GROW, European Commission (confirmed)
• Deputy Assistant Secretary Mr. Jonathan Margolis, U.S. Department of State, Space and Advanced Technologies (confirmed)

09:45 Panel 1: Space for society: what can policy makers in the U.S. and the EU do together?
Moderator: Ms. Sabine Lecrenier, Head of Unit "Space Policy & Research" DG GROW, European Commission (confirmed)
Speakers:
• Mr. Pierre Delsaux, Deputy Director General DG GROW, European Commission (confirmed)
• Deputy Assistant Secretary Mr. Jonathan Margolis, U.S. Department of State, Space and Advanced Technologies (confirmed)
• Dr. Steve Volz, Assistant Administrator, NOAA NESDIS (confirmed)
• Mr. Douglas Loverro, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy (confirmed)

10:45 Coffee break.

11:00 Panel 2: New business models in space. What do companies expect from policy makers on both sides of the Atlantic?
Moderator: Mr. Jean-Luc Bald, First Secretary for Space, EU Delegation to the United States (confirmed)
Speakers:
• Mr. Rich Leshner, Planet (confirmed)
• Mr. Rich DalBello, Virgin Galactic (confirmed)
• Mr. Éric de Saintignon, OneWeb (invited)
• Mr. Antoine de Chassy, Spire (confirmed)

12:00 Panel 3: Using space in a secure and safe environment – opportunities for like-minded partners
Moderator: Dr. Scott Pace, Director Space Policy Institute (back-up: Dr. Henry Hertzfeld)

Speakers:
• Mr. François Rivasseau, European External Action Service Special Envoy for Space (confirmed)
• Mr. Jean-Jacques Tortora, Director European Space Policy Institute (confirmed),
• Ms. Victoria Samson, Director Washington Office Secure World Foundation (confirmed)
• Mr. Eric Desautels, Director, Office of Emerging Security Challenges and Mr. David Turner, Deputy Director, Office of Space & Advanced Technology, U.S. Department of State (confirmed)

13:00 Closing remarks – Dr. Scott Pace, Director Space Policy Institute,
George Washington University

13:15 Boxed lunch and networking

14:00 End

2nd EU-US Space Policy Conference