16 September 2009. Brussels, Charlemagne Building
Room “Jean Durieux”
10.00 OPENING ADDRESS AND KEY-NOTE SPEECHES
Director General Heinz Zourek, European Commission
Director General J.J. Dordain, European Space Agency
Chief Executive Alexander Weis, European Defence Agency
Director C.-F. Arnould, EU Council
10.45 Coffee Break
11.15 PANEL 1: OPERATIONAL NEEDS IN SUPPORT OF SECURITY AND DEFENCE
Moderator: Pierre Hougardy, Major-General, Former EDA Capabilities Director
-Gustav Öller, EUMS, Former Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence for OHQ EUFOR Tchad/RCA
European External Operations and Reliance on Space: A Case Study
-Bernardo de Bernardinis, Deputy Director, Civil Protection Office, Italy
Civil Protection Operations: The Necessities of Responsiveness and Flexibility
-Hans Zimmermann, Director, Policy and Development, The International Emergency Management Society
Communications Challenges in Complex Emergencies
-Arpad Cseko, RELEX Crisis Platform, European Commission (DG External Relations)
EU Civilian Crisis Management: Today’s Needs, Tomorrow’s Challenges
-Francesco Pisano, UNOSAT Manager
The Use of Satellite Derived Analysis in Support of the Work of the United Nations
12.30 Buffet lunch for speakers and participants
13.45 PANEL 2: SPACE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR INCREASED SITUATION AWARENESS
Moderator: Gérard Brachet, Space Policy Consultant and President of the Académie de l’Air et de l’Espace
-Denis Trioulaire, Capability Manager / Coordination Space, EDA
Space in the Context of NEC and ISR
-Sylvia Kainz-Huber, Deputy Head of the Space Policy and Coordination Unit, European Commission (DG Enterprise and Industry)
Reinforcing Synergies: the Security Dimension of the European Space Policy and GMES
-Erwin Duhamel, Head of the ESA Office for Security and Partnership Development, DG’s Policy Office, European Space Agency
ESA and Security: An Evolving Commitment
-Jacques Roujansky, Ingénieur Général de l’Armement, DGA
The Value of Dual-use Space Capabilities: A National Stakeholders’ View
-Tomaž Lovrencic, Deputy Director, EUSC
Space-based Imagery in Support of Security and Defence: the EUSC’s Perspective
15.30 CONCLUDING REMARKS
Paul Weissenberg, Director, European Commission (DG ENTR)
16.00 END OF WORKSHOP
Source: http://www.earsc.eu/news/ec-esa-eda-workshop-on-space-for-security-and-defence
