
NEW SPACE
SPAIN 2024
VIGO, SEPTEMBER 26-27, 2024
The Path to
Global Leadership
The third edition ofNew Space Spain brought over 120 companies and 270 professionals related to the Spanish space industry to Vigo. The new players in New Space and the leading space organizations in Spain delved for two days into current trends, future projects, and the main challenges of the space industry and innovation.
This was NEW SPACE Spain 2024
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Watch the videos of all the conferences and panel discussions from New Space España 2024, and take the opportunity to review the perspectives of the industry experts who joined us at Sede Afundación Vigo.
Day 1 – Thursday, September 26, 2024
Opening
DAVID REGADES
Special State Delegate at the Free Trade Zone Consortium of Vigo
Opening
MARÍA JESÚS LORENZANA
Regional Minister of Economy and Industry of the Xunta de Galicia
Challenges and Achievements of New Space in Spain
GUILLERMO LAMELAS
CEO of Alén Space
At the Forefront of Space-Based Services
PANEL DISCUSSION
Alén Space • Telespazio Ibérica • Satlantis • Startical • Sateliot • GEOSAT
Space as a Key Area for Security
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL
JUAN SORIANO PARADINAS
Space Command (MESPA)
Key Capabilities for Global Leadership
PANEL DISCUSSION
Space Business and Operations Consulting • Satlantis • DHV Technology • PLD Space • Arkadia Space • UARX Space • Acorde
New Space Startups
ENTREPRENEURSHIP SPACE
Igape • Kreios Space • Orbital Boost Aerospace • Orbital Paradigm • Valar Space • UVigo SpaceLab
Open Opportunities in European Space
PANEL DISCUSSION
ESA • PLD Space • GMV • Airbus Space Systems • Deimos Space • Indra Espacio
Challenges of the Spanish Space Agency
JUAN CARLOS CORTÉS
Director of the Spanish Space Agency (AEE)
Joining Forces: Spanish Space Agency and Industry
PANEL DISCUSSION
University of Vigo • DHV Technology • Startical • Spanish Space Agency • GMV
Closing of Day One
ABEL CABALLERO
Mayor of Vigo
Day 2 – Friday, September 27, 2024
Public Actors in New Space in Spain
PANEL DISCUSSION
Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities • University of Vigo • Area for the Promotion of the Space Sector of Catalonia • INTA • Canary Islands Astrophysics Institute • Polytechnic University of Madrid
Integrating the Best of Both Worlds
MIGUEL ÁNGEL MOLINA
Space Council Chairman at GMV
Boosting New Space within the ESA
EMILIO VEZ
Head of the Industrial Policy Section at the European Space Agency
ESA Technology Broker
LUIS MARTÍN
Co-CEO of Arribes
A Window to Ibero-American New Space
PANEL DISCUSSION
Indra Espacio • University of Brasilia • Astralintu Space Technologies • Province of Salta (Argentina) • Chilean Space Association (Achide)
Closing
ANTONIO VÁZQUEZ
Head of Business Development at Alén Space
Closing
DAVID REGADES
Special State Delegate at the Free Trade Zone Consortium of Vigo
Closing
TERESA RIESGO
Secretary General for Innovation of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, and President of the CDTI
Photo gallery
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Speakers

Fernando Aguado
Head of Aerospace Projects, Director of the Aerospace Strategic Group, and Professor at the University of Vigo

Markel Aramberri
Business Development Manager at Satlantis

Alfonso Barreiro
CEO and founder of Space Business and Operations Consulting

César Bernal
Sales Manager at PLD Space

Renato A. Borges
Coordinator of the Aerospace Systems Simulation and Control Laboratory at the University of Brasilia

Matías Campos Abad
CEO and founder of Astralintu Space Technologies

Josep Colomé
Director of the Area for the Promotion of the Space Sector of Cataluña (IEEC)

Juan Carlos Cortés
Director of the Spanish Space Agency

Vicente Díaz
Managing Director and co-founder of DHV Technology

Carlos Fernández de la Peña
CEO of Telespazio Ibérica

Pablo Gallego
VP of Sales & Customers at PLD Space

Francho García
CEO of Arkadia Space

Juan Enrique González Laguna
Managing Director of Startical

Livio Gratton
Secretary of Science and Technology of the Province of Salta (Argentina)

Mariella Graziano
Executive Director – Strategy – Flight Segment – Aerospace at GMV

Yanina HallaK
CEO and co-founder of UARX Space

Guillermo Lamelas
CEO and cofounder of
Alén Space

Manuel Lobeira
CEO of Acorde Technologies

Marta Massimiani
Business Development Manager Satlantis

Juan Merino
Head of Space Systems at Startical

Miguel Ángel Molina
Space Council Chairman at GMV

Loreto Moraga
President of the Chilean Space Association (Achide)

Alex Oscoz
Principal Investigator of the IACTEC Space Project at the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (IAC)

Isabel Pérez Grande
Director of Science, Technology, and Innovation
Spanish Space Agency

Isolina Pérez Donnelly
Sales Manager at Alén Space

Borja Portillo
Sales and Strategy Manager for Defense at Airbus Space Systems

Roberto Prieto-Cerdeira
Head of the LEO-PNT project at the European Space Agency

Teresa Riesgo
Secretary General of Innovation at the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities, and President of the CDTI

Miguel Salas-Natera
Professor and researcher, expert in Low Profile
and Digital Antennas at the Polytechnic University of Madrid.

Jaume Sanpera
CEO and cofounder of Sateliot

Javier Alexander Santos Wybenga
Director of Business Development at GEOSAT

Lieutenant Colonel Juan Soriano Paradinas
Space Command (MESPA)

Ignacio Tourné
Business Development Manager at Deimos Space

Antonio Vázquez
Head of Business Development at Alén Space

Emilio Vez
Head of the Industrial Policy Section at the European Space Agency

Eva María Vega Carrasco
Director of the Department of Space Programs of INTA

Emilio José Viedma Charles
BD Senior Manager in Indra Espacio

María Cristina Vives Ruiz
Space Business Line Director at Indra Espacio
Agenda
Day 1 – Thursday, September 26
9:00 AM
Registration and Documentation Delivery
Afundación Venue Address: Policarpo Sanz, 24-26, 36202, Vigo, Pontevedra
9:30 AM
Opening and Welcome
- David Regades – Special State Delegate at the Free Trade Zone Consortium of Vigo
- María Jesús Lorenzana – Regional Minister of Economy and Industry of the Xunta de Galicia
10:00 AM
Conference: Challenges and Achievements of New Space in Spain
- Guillermo Lamelas – CEO of Alén Space
10:30 AM
Panel Discussion. At the Forefront of Space-Based Services
- Isolina Pérez Donnelly – Sales Director of Alén Space (Moderator)
- Carlos Fernández – CEO of Telespazio Ibérica
- Marta Massimiani – Business Development Manager Satlantis
- Juan Merino – Head of Space System at Startical
- Jaume Sanpera – CEO and co-founder of Sateliot
- Javier Alexander Santos Wybenga – Director of Business Development at GEOSAT
11:30 AM
Coffee Break – Networking
*Sponsored by PLD Space
12:00 PM
Conference. Space as a Key Area for Security
- Lieutenant-Colonel Juan Soriano Paradinas – Space Command (Mespa)
12:30 PM
Panel Discussion. Key Capabilities for Global Leadership
- Alfonso Barreiro – CEO and founder of Space Business and Operations Consulting (Moderator)
- Markel Aramberri – Business Development Director of Satlantis
- Vicente Díaz – Managing Director and co-founder of DHV Technology
- Pablo Gallego – VP of Sales & Customers at PLD Space
- Francho García – CEO of Arkadia Space
- Yanina Hallak – CEO and co-founder of UARX Space
- Manuel Lobeira – CEO of Acorde Technologies
1:30 PM
Entrepreneurship Space: New Space Startups
2:00 PM
Lunch – Networking
4:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Open Opportunities in European Space
- Roberto Prieto-Cerdeira – LEO-PNT Project Leader at the European Space Agency (Moderator)
- César Bernal – Sales Manager at PLD Space
- Miguel Ángel Molina – Space Council Chairman at GMV
- Borja Portillo – Head of Sales and Strategy for Defence at Airbus Space Systems
- Ignacio Tourné – Business Development Manager at Deimos Space
- Emilio José Viedma Charles – BD Senior Manager in Indra Espacio
5:00 PM
Conference: Challenges of the Spanish Space Agency
- Juan Carlos Cortés – Director of the Spanish Space Agency (AEE)
5:30 PM
Panel Discussion. Joining Forces: Spanish Space Agency and Industry
- Fernando Aguado – Head of Aerospace Projects, Director of Agrupación Estratégica Aeroespacial and Professor at the University of Vigo (Moderator)
- Vicente Díaz – Managing Director and co-founder of DHV Technology
- Juan Enrique Gonzalez Laguna – Managing Director of Startical
- Isabel Pérez Grande – Director of Science, Technology, and Innovation Spanish Space Agency
- Mariella Graziano – Executive Director – Strategy – Flight Segment – Aerospace at GMV
6:30 PM
Closing of Day One
- Abel Caballero – Mayor of Vigo
9:00 PM
Official Dinner
*Sponsored by GMV
Palacio de la Oliva Address: Rúa Oliva, 2, 36202, Vigo, Pontevedra
Day 2 – Friday, september 27
9:00 AM
Registration and Documentation Delivery
Sede Afundación Address: Policarpo Sanz, 24-26, 36202, Vigo, Pontevedra
10:00 AM
Panel Discussion. Public Actors in New Space in Spain
- Teresa Riesgo – Secretary General for Innovation of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, and President of the CDTI (Moderator)
- Fernando Aguado – Head of Aerospace Projects, Director of Agrupación Estratégica Aeroespacial and Professor at the University of Vigo
- Josep Colomé – Director of the Area for the Promotion of the Space Sector of Catalonia
- Eva María Vega Carrasco – Director of the Department of Space Programs of INTA
- Álex Oscoz – Principal Investigator of the IACTEC Space project at the Canary Islands Astrophysics Institute (IAC)
- Miguel A. Salas-Natera – Associate Professor and researcher, expert in Low Profile and Digital Satellite Antennas and Systems at the Polytechnic University of Madrid
11:00 AM
Conference. Integrating the Best of Both Worlds
- Miguel Ángel Molina – Space Council Chairman at GMV
11:30 AM
Coffee Break – Networking
*Sponsored by Ienai Space
12:00 PM
Conference. Boosting New Space within the ESA
- Emilio Vez – Head of the Industrial Policy Section at the European Space Agency
12:30 PM
ESA Technology Broker Space
1:00 PM
Panel Discussion. A Window to Ibero-American New Space
- María Cristina Vives Ruiz – Space Business Line Director in Indra Espacio (Moderator)
- Renato A. Borges – Coordinator of the Laboratory of Simulation and Control of Aerospace Systems of the University of Brasilia
- Matías Campos Abad – CEO and founder of Astralintu Space Technologies
- Livio Gratton – Secretary of Science and Technology of the Province of Salta (Argentina)
- Loreto Moraga – President of the Chilean Space Association (Achide)
2:00 PM
Closing and Lunch
- Antonio Vázquez – Head of Business Development at Alén Space
- David Regades – Special State Delegate at the Free Trade Zone Consortium of Vigo
- Teresa Riesgo – Secretary General for Innovation of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, and President of the CDTI
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