Programme

Regulations of Space Sector, by CST-DRA

This Short Course is part of a Space Toolkit offered by the Digital Regulatory Academy of Saudi Arabia with the aim to provide the attendees with an overview of key principles in the implementation of national laws and policies in the space sector.   

Details of the content and speakers may be found below.

To attend this short course, please contact dra@cst.gov.sa, and register to the SSF-25 here.

Only participants duly registered to the SSF-25 and having received confirmation from DRA will be accepted.
Badge Collection: Monday 6 October at ITU Montbrilliant Entrance
Room: CICG, Wangari Maathai Space

Time of the sessions: from 14:00 to 18:00 CEST.

For any question related to this course please contact:  dra@cst.gov.sa


14:00 – 14:10

Loloah Al Alangri

CEO

DRA Saudi Arabia


14:10 – 14:50

Introduction to Space Governance and National Space Law
The session will introduce the audience to the roles of international and national bodies in outer space governance and set the scene for in-depth discussions on space sustainability, spectrum and the ITU’s role.

Juan Cacace

Juan Cacace

Director of Government Affairs

Space and Connectivity Lead

Access Partnership


14:50 – 16:15

Space Sustainability
The session aims to provide a comprehensive overview to the discourse on space sustainability and the importance of safe and equitable access.

Josef S. Koller

Josef S. Koller

Principal

Space Safety and Sustainability

Amazon – Kuiper


16:15 – 16:30


16:30 – 17:45

Space, Spectrum and the ITU
The session will feature a conversation on space, spectrum and the ITU’s role and ecosystem.

Xochitl Hernandez Medina

Xochitl Hernandez Medina

Moderator

Senior Manager

Space and Connectivity

Access Partnership

Alexandre Vallet

Alexandre Vallet

Chief

Space Services Department

ITU

Chehineze Bouafia

Chehineze Bouafia

Head of Regulatory Affairs

Space and Telecommunications

Eutelsat Group


17:45

Loloah Al Alangri

CEO

DRA Saudi Arabia


18:00



09:00 – 09:10

Patricia Cooper

Patricia Cooper

Master of Ceremony

Advisor to the ITU

ITU


09:10 – 09:20

Opening Remarks by ITU Secretary-General

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Doreen Bogdan-Martin

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Doreen Bogdan-Martin

Secretary-General

ITU


09:20 – 09:30

Keynote by BR Director

Mario Maniewicz

Mario Maniewicz

Director

Radiocommunication Bureau

ITU


09:30 – 10:30

Panel 1: Space for Good
How space-based applications are being applied to improve life on Earth

Celeste Saulo

Celeste Saulo

Secretary-General

WMO

Aarti Holla-Maini

Aarti Holla-Maini

Director

UNOOSA

Raul Kulichevsky

Raul Kulichevsky

Executive and Technical Director

National Commission of Space Activities (CONAE)

Argentina

Aboubakar Mambimba Ndjoungui

Aboubakar Mambimba Ndjoungui

CEO

Agence Gabonaise d'Etudes et d'Observations Spatiales (AGEOS)

Sulyna Abdullah

Sulyna Abdullah

Moderator

Chief of Strategic Planning and Membership Department

Special Advisor to the Secretary-General

ITU

H.E. Eng. Salem Butti Salem Al Qubaisi

H.E. Eng. Salem Butti Salem Al Qubaisi

Director General

UAE Space Agency


10:30 – 11:15


11:15 – 11:30

Keynote 1: Outcome of the UNIDIR Space Security Conference

Robin Geiss

Robin Geiss

Director

UNIDIR


11:30 – 12:30

Panel 2: Latest Developments in Space Services

Isabelle Mauro

Isabelle Mauro

Director General

GSOA

Janice Starzyk

Janice Starzyk

Deputy Director

Office of Space Commerce (NOAA)

U.S. Department of Commerce

Rodolphe Muñoz

Rodolphe Muñoz

Legal Officer

European Commission

Timothy Adi Ashong

Timothy Adi Ashong

Director General

Regional African Satellite Communications Organisation (RASCOM)

Khalid AlShathri

Khalid AlShathri

General Manager of Space Sector Development

CST

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Patricia Cooper

Patricia Cooper

Moderator

Advisor to the ITU

ITU


12:30 – 14:00


14:00 – 14:10

Spotlight 1: To be announced

Kattia Flores Pozo

Kattia Flores Pozo

Director for Spacecraft Mission Operations

Planet


14:10 – 15:10

Panel 3: Space Exploration – The Moon and Beyond

Kai-Uwe Schrogl

Kai-Uwe Schrogl

President

International Institute of Space Law (IISL)

James Revill

James Revill

Head of the WMD and Space Security Programmes

UNIDIR

Masafumi Hashimoto

Masafumi Hashimoto

Director of Spectrum Management Office

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Torsten Kriening

Torsten Kriening

Moderator

Publisher and CEO

Space Watch Global

Catherine Sham

Catherine Sham

Lunar & Human Spaceflight Spectrum Manager

NASA


15:10 – 15:20

Jorge Ciccorossi

Jorge Ciccorossi

Head

Space Strategy and Sustainability Division

ITU

Arne-Hendrik Klass

Arne-Hendrik Klass

JPO, Radio Frequency Submission Request Officer

Space Strategy and Sustainability Division

ITU


15:20 – 15:50


15:50 – 16:50

Panel 4: Overseeing Large Constellations Deployment

Jing Chen

Jing Chen

Senior Director

Spectrum and Orbit Resources

Center of China Satellite Network Group

Mario Neri

Mario Neri

Director, Spectrum Strategy

Innovation and Space Sustainability

Telesat

Josef S. Koller

Josef S. Koller

Principal

Space Safety and Sustainability

Amazon – Kuiper

David B. Goldstein

David B. Goldstein

Principal Satellite Policy Engineer

Space-X

Julie Kearney

Julie Kearney

Moderator

Co-Chair, Space Exploration and Innovation Practice

Partner, Telecom Group

DLA Piper


16:50 – 17:00

Spotlight 3: Global Space Traffic Coordination – SpaceTalk

Benjamin Guyot

Benjamin Guyot

CEO

SpaceTalk

Switzerland


17:00 – 18:00

Panel 5: Increasing Resilience of Space Systems – The Next Challenge

Jorge Ciccorossi

Jorge Ciccorossi

Moderator

Head

Space Strategy and Sustainability Division

ITU

Mekhi Dhesi

Mekhi Dhesi

Account Executive

Slingshot Aerospace

Martin Coleman

Martin Coleman

Board Member

Satcoms Innovation Group (SIG)

Clémence Poirier

Clémence Poirier

Senior Cyber Defense Researcher

Center for Security Studies (CSS)

ETH Zürich

Krystal Azelton

Krystal Azelton

Senior Director

Program Planning

Secure World Foundation

Frank Zeppenfeldt

Frank Zeppenfeldt

Future Satellite Projects

ESA


18:00 – 18:15


18:30 – 20:00

ITU Reception at the Montbrillant Cafeteria

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Doreen Bogdan-Martin

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Doreen Bogdan-Martin

Secretary-General

ITU



08:00 – 09:30

Invited regulators and policymakers will join a moderated discussion to address their needs in keeping up with the evolving space and satellite landscape.


09:30 – 09:40

Spotlight 4: Introduction to the National Space Strategy Toolkit, by World Economic Forum

Hazuki Mori

Hazuki Mori

Lead for Planetary Solutions Impact

Centre for Frontier Technologies and Innovation

World Economic Forum


09:40 – 09:50

Spotlight 5: Investing in Space Sustainability: The Private Sector Perspective

Candace Johnson

Candace Johnson

Founder/Co-founder SES, Loral Teleport Europe

Chair Seraphim Space Advisory Board and Partner


09:50 – 10:50

Panel 6: Direct to Device

Jennifer Manner

Jennifer Manner

Senior Vice President

Regulatory Affairs and International Strategy

AST SpaceMobile

Barbee Ponder

Barbee Ponder

General Counsel and Vice President of Regulatory Affairs

Globalstar, Inc.

Amy Mehlman

Amy Mehlman

EVP and Chief Global Affairs Officer

Lynk Global

Diana Tomimura

Diana Tomimura

Moderator

Deputy Director

Radiocommunication Bureau

ITU

Abdulhadi Al Harthi

Abdulhadi Al Harthi

General Manager of Radio Spectrum Planning

CST

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia


10:50 – 11:00

Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Mohamed-Slim Alouini

UNESCO Chair on Education to Connect the Unconnected


11:00 – 11:30


11:30 – 11:40

Spotlight 7: NGSO Monitoring by Kratos – CelesGuard 

Emmanuel Houdet

Emmanuel Houdet

Director

Business Development

Kratos


11:40 – 12:40

Panel 7: Preparing for the World Radio Assembly and Conferences

ITU and experts discuss the spectrum needs and space agenda in preparation for RA-27 and WRC-27

Alexandre Vallet

Alexandre Vallet

Moderator

Chief

Space Services Department

ITU

Elina Morozova

Elina Morozova

Executive Director

Intersputnik

Audrey Allison

Audrey Allison

Senior Policy Analyst

Center for Space Policy and Strategy

Aerospace

Donna Bethea-Murphy

Donna Bethea-Murphy

Senior Vice President of Global Regulatory

Viasat

Luciana Ferreira

Luciana Ferreira

ViceChair

ITU-R Study Group 4

ITU

Revathi Mannepalli

Revathi Mannepalli

RRB Member

ITU


12:40 – 14:00


14:00 – 14:10

Spotlight 8: The Lunar Ledger- A Global Lunar Database of Objects and Activities

Samuel Jardine

Samuel Jardine

Lunar Ledger Stakeholder Lead

Open Lunar Foundation


14:10 – 15:10

Panel 8: Impact on Space Ecosystem

Astronomers, Scientists and Policy makers discuss how growing use of space by constellations and other space activities may impact the space environment

Piero Benvenuti

Piero Benvenuti

Director

International Astronomical Union (IAU) CPS

Thomas González Roberts

Thomas González Roberts

Moderator

Assistant Professor

International Affairs and Aerospace Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology

Federico Di Vruno

Federico Di Vruno

SKAO Spectrum Manager

IAU CPS Co-Director

Hamza Hameed

Hamza Hameed

Head of Space & Development

Access Partnership

Emmanuelle David

Emmanuelle David

Executive Director

EPFL Space Center

Swiss Institute of Technology


15:10 – 15:20

Mariel Borowitz

Mariel Borowitz

Head of International Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Engagement

Office of Space Commerce (NOAA)

U.S. Department of Commerce


15:20 – 15:50


15:50 – 16:00

Spotlight 10: XPRIZE Space Debris – A Cost-Efficient Catalyst for Rapid Progress

Chris Lewicki

Chris Lewicki

Astrofuturist, Engineer, Entrepreneur

XPRIZE


16:00 – 17:00

Panel 9: Novel Space Activities

Companies and agencies discuss technologies for space access, on-orbit servicing, and active debris removal

Mike Lindsay

Mike Lindsay

CTO

Astroscale

Naman Chawla

Naman Chawla

CEO & Co-Founder

OrbitArch

Lauren Payne

Lauren Payne

UK Legal Counsel

D-Orbit

United Kingdom (UK)

Roser Almenar

Roser Almenar

Moderator

ITU Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Board

ITU


17:00 – 17:20