Rymdforum 2023
The overarching theme for Rymdforum 2023 is From Sweden to space. The market for space launch services is expected to have a significant growth in the coming years. Increased interest and efforts for satellite and probe launches is an important factor of this growth. The development and launching of satellites for innumerable functions, such as national defence, weather monitoring, daily communication and earth observation have increased significantly over the years. This, in turn, has increased the need for efficient launching services.
Esrange will have inaugurated their Spaceport at the time of the conference which makes it highly topical to discuss what opportunities Sweden has in its new role as a spaceport. How can we help meet the growing need for earth monitoring? How can we participate in the development to obtain accurate and integrated information regarding climate change, mineral exploration, land use planning and resource management, to name a few examples? How does the education system connect to this? How are the laws and regulations handled? How can we be a forerunner in the sustainability work? What does the links between academia, institutes and industries look like? With this as a basis, the focus is placed on opportunities, challenges and needs which will permeate the discussions at the conference.
Luleå University of Technology in cooperation with IRF – Institute of Space Physics, EISCAT Scientific Association, SSC – Swedish Space Corporation, Kiruna municipality and LTU Business
Programme
Sunday March 5th
Programme Excursions: Abisko Aurora sky station with fika and EISCAT_3D site.
19:15 Shuttle busses to Aurora (see seperate timetable)
20:00 – 22:00 Welcome Mingle (Foyer, Aurora Kultur & Kongress)
22:00 Shuttle busses from Aurora (see seperate timetable)
Monday March 6th
7:45 Shuttle busses to Aurora (see seperate timetable)
Moderator: Mia Kleregård
9:00 - 9:15 Welcome! (Room Kaamos)
Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn, Vice-Chancellor, Luleå University of Technology
Mats Taaveniku, Mayor, Kiruna Municipality
Ulf Palmnäs, Vice Chair, Rymdforum Sverige
9:15 - 10:30 Space Policy (Room Kaamos)
Mats Persson, Minister for Education (online)
Anna Rathsman, Director-General, Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA)
Heriberto Saldivar, Head of the Foresight, Strategy and Coordination Department, European Space Agency (ESA)
Christyl Johnson, Deputy Center Director for Technology and Research Investments at Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, (NASA)
Rodrigo da Costa, Executive Director, European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)
Christian Hansen, Counsellor, Space Affairs, Chair of the European Council Working Party on Space
10:30 - 11:00 Mingling coffee
Pitches of the large exhibitors in the foyer (part I): Swedish Microwave AB, GKN Aerospace, Nanovac AB, OHB Sweden, Unibap
11:00 - 12:30 Access to Space (Room Kaamos)
Isabella Poldrugo, European Commission Deputy Head of Unit - Space Policy
Thorwald Larsson, Vidsynt – Moderator
Linda Lyckman, Swedish Space Corporation (SSC)
Josef Fleischmann, COO, Isar Aerospace (online)
Kristine Dannenberg, Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA)
Jørgen Bru, Commercial Services Manager, European Space Agency (ESA)
12:30 - 13:30 Mingling lunch
13:30 - 15:00 Space Safety and Security (Room Kaamos)
Ella Carlsson, Swedish Armed Forces
Kristina Pålsson, Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA)
Kristoffer Hultgren, Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB)
Johan Kero, Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF)
Karin Holmqvist, Swedish Space Corporation (SSC)
Seméli Papadogiannakis, Swedish Defense Research Agency (FOI)
Juha-Pekka Luntama, European Space Agency (ESA)
15:00 - 15:30 Mingling coffee
Pitches of the large exhibitors in the foyer (part II): Frontgrade Gaisler, Swedish Space Corporation, Beyond Gravity, EISCAT Scientific Association, ISAR Aerospace
15:30 - 16:45 Innovation and Venture Capital (Room Kaamos)
Ulf Palmnäs, Palmnäs & Co
Alexander Bergström, LTU Business
Jens Lundström, Arctic Business
Stela Tkatchova, EIC Programme Manager for Space, EISMEA (online)
Christelle Astorg-Lepine, Managing Director, Starburst France
Ted Elvhage, Rymdkapital
Charles Beigbeder, Expansion
17:00 - 17:45 Keynote (Room Kaamos)
Nils van der Poel
Olympic and World Champion, GKN Aerospace Ambassador
Introduction by Robert Hell, External Relations Manager, GKN Aerospace
18:00 A shuttle bus from Aurora for those who are not participating in the dinner (see seperate timetable)
18:00 – 19:00 Town Hall Reception at the Nya Kiruna Stadshus - Kristallen
Welcome by the representative of Kiruna Municipality Live Music by Yana Mangi
19:00 – 22:00 Conference Dinner at Scandic Kiruna
22:00 Shuttle busses from Aurora (see seperate timetable)
Tuesday March 7th
7:45 Shuttle busses to Aurora (see seperate timetable)
Moderator: Mia Kleregård
9:00 - 10:30 Space Technology and Innovation (Room Kaamos)
Sandi Habinc, Frontgrade Gaisler
Johan Andersson, GKN Aerospace
Tor-Arne Grönland, GomSpace
Jens Eickhoff, Airbus Defence and Space
Olivier Auriacombe, AAC Omnisys
Jonas Mörfeldt, Beyond Gravity
Fredrik Sjöberg, OHB Sweden
9:00 - 10:30 Earth Observation, Research and Services (Room Dálvi)
Selima Ben Mustapha, Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA) - Moderator
Iris Lee Thompson, Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA)
Ulf Hedlund, Thyréns
Anders Persson, Swedish Forest Agency
Leif Haglund, Maxar Technologies
Linda Megner, Stockholm University
Johan Svensson, EISCAT Scientific Association
10:30 - 11:00 Mingling coffee
11:00 - 12:30 Startups and Success Stories (Room Kaamos)
Heriberto Saldivar, European Space Agency (ESA) - Moderator
Fredrik Schäder, Arctic Space Technologies
Tobias Forsell, Forsway
Sethu Saveda Suvanam, Reorbit
Markus Skogsmo, PandionAI
Johan Englund, Ovzon
Vincent Haugdahl, Halespace
11:00 - 12:30 Sustainability (Room Dálvi)
Henrik Lampa, Sustainability Manager, Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) - Moderator
Andrea Vena, Chief Climate and Sustainability Officer, European Space Agency (ESA)
Anna Öhrwall Rönnbäck, Luleå University of Technology (LTU)
Robert de Try, Bradford ECAPS
Estel Blay Carreras, GlobalTrust
12:30 - 13:30 Mingling lunch
13:30 - 15:00 Space Science and Exploration (Room Kaamos)
Johan Köhler, Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA) - Moderator
Harley Williamson, Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF)
Mikael Granvik, Luleå University of Technology (LTU)/University of Helsinki
Sandra Siljeström, RISE (online)
Eva Wirström, Chalmers University of Technology (online)
Stas Barabash, Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF)
Axel Hagermann, Luleå University of Technology (LTU)
13:30 - 15:00 Education and Competence (Room Dálvi)
Anna Öhrwall Rönnbäck, Luleå University of Technology (LTU) - Moderator
Marta-Lena Antti, Luleå University of Technology (LTU)
Lisa Holmström, Rymdgymnasiet
Victoria Barabash, UNIVERSEH/Luleå University of Technology (LTU)
Cecilia Kozma, ESERO Sverige
Hugo Wijk, Astronomisk Ungdom
Jens Eickhoff, University of Stuttgart
15:00 - 15:30 Mingling coffee
15:30 - 16:45 Astronomy and Exoplanets (Room Kaamos)
Mikael Granvik, Luleå University of Technology (LTU)/University of Helsinki - Moderator
David Hobbs, Lund University
Mikael Granvik, Luleå University of Technology (LTU)/University of Helsinki
Ulrike Heiter, Uppsala University
Göran Östlin, Stockholm University (online)
John Conway, Chalmers University of Technology
Catarina Sahlberg, Big Science Sweden
15:30 - 16:45 Sustainable Manufacturing (Room Dálvi)
Fredrik Wallin, GKN Aerospace
Magnus Lingman, Isar Aerospace
Rickard Sandberg, Sandvik
Emma Bergmar, Beyond Gravity
Lisa Larsson. Luleå University of Technology (LTU)
16:45 - 17:45 Conclusions & Farewell (Room Kaamos)
Erik Berg, Liberala Ungdomsförbundet (LUF)
Lisa Nåbo, Sveriges Socialdemokratiska Ungdomsförbund (SSU)
Ulf Palmnäs, Rymdforum Sverige
Olle Norberg, Rymdforum 2023 Program Committee
René Laufer, Rymdforum 2023 Organising Committee
18:00 Shuttle busses from Aurora (see seperate timetable)
Wednesday March 8th
Planned visits: The ice hotel in Jukkasjärvi, Esrange and Space campus. See seperate programme.
Exhibitors
Beyond Gravity
EISCAT Scientific Association
Frontgrade Gaisler
GKN Aerospace
ISAR Aerospace
Nanovac AB
OHB Sweden AB
Swedish Microwave AB
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC)
Unibap
AAC Clyde Space
Aerospace Cluster Sweden (ACS)
APR Technologies
Big Science Sweden
ESA BIC SWEDEN
Glenair Nordic AB
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
RIT
Luleå University of Technology
Rymdkapital
Sandvik
Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF)
Speakers
Anna Rathsman, Director General Swedish National Space Agency. Council Chair, European Space Agency
Anna Rathsman is an electrical engineer from KTH who has worked with space for almost her entire professional life. She started with the Freja satellite that was launched from China in 1992, and since then has worked in many different exciting roles and areas in space.
Rodrigo da Costa, Executive Director of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)
On 16 October 2020, Rodrigo da Costa took up his duties as Executive Director of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA). Prior he was the Galileo Services Programme Manager from March 2017. Rodrigo, has held several senior project management, business development, and institutional key account management positions in the space industry, in the areas of human space flight, exploration, launchers and R&D. He holds a degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Instituto Superior Tecnico in Lisbon, a Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Delft, and an MBA from the EuroMBA consortium of Business Schools.
Dr. Christyl Johnson, Deputy Center Director for Technology and Research Investments at Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, (NASA)
Dr. Christyl Johnson is Goddard's deputy director for technology and research investments. She manages the center's research and development portfolio, and is responsible for formulating the center’s future science mission and technology goals and objectives, and leading an integrated program of investments aligned to meet those goals.
Heriberto Saldivar, Head of Strategy at the European Space Agency (ESA)
Until January 2022, Heriberto Saldivar was the Managing Director and Technical Head of Brinc, a Venture Capital Accelerator where he invested and provided advisory services to more than 130 tech companies of over 28 different nationalities.
Nils van der Poel, Olympic and World Champion, GKN Aerospace Ambassador
Nils van der Poel is a former speed skater and current World and Olympic record holder in the 5,000 m event and the 10,000 m event. During his career, Van der Poel was known for his high training volume and after winning two gold medals at the 2022 Olympics, he published his training manifesto and workout journal, hoping it would help develop the sport.
Sponsors and partners
IRF – Institutet för rymdfysik
EISCAT Scientific Association
SSC – Swedish Space Corporation
Kiruna kommun
LTU Business
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