On 11 November, the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) organised and hosted its second media roundtable, in cooperation with the German Space Agency at DLR, in Berlin, Germany.
The roundtable took place under the theme “ESA CM25 and Beyond – Germany’s Role in Europe in Space” and convened speakers and participants to discuss the strategic importance of space. Amid preparations for the European Space Agency’s Ministerial at Council Level under the German Presidency and Germany’s €35 billion space defence budget, discussions focused on Europe’s ambitions as a space power, transatlantic cooperation, and the competitiveness of its industry and SMEs.
Read the key takeaways here.
Thematic pitches were delivered by the following esteemed speakers, and moderated by our Research Fellow seconded by DLR and Germany & Austria Relations Officer, Lina Pohl, which were followed by an interactive debate:
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H. Ludwig Moeller ESPI Director -
Walther Pelzer Director General of the German Space Agency at DLR -
Dr. habil. Antje Nötzold Senior Researcher SACS UniBW Munich & Private Lecturer TU Chemnitz & Vice President of the Society for Security Policy -
Torben Schütz Senior Expert European Security Policy at the Bertelsmann Stiftung; PhD student at the Helmut Schmidt University - University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg. -
Marie-Christine von Hahn Chief Executive Officer / Member of the Presidium of the German Aerospace Industries Association -
Matthias Johannes Wachter Managing Director at NewSpace Initiative | Head of Department International Cooperation, Security Policy, Raw Materials and Space -
Ernst K. Pfeiffer CEO HPS Group & Spokesperson of the Working Group on Space SMEs (AKRK) -
Lina Pohl Research Fellow seconded by DLR
We would like to thank the German Space Agency at DLR for their cooperation and for hosting this event, as well as our speakers and the members of the media who attended!
