15th ESPI Autumn Conference

The Autumn Conference is an annual ESPI event where high-level stakeholders come together to discuss outstanding issues at stake for the space sector. For this 15^th edition, the conference adopted a hybrid format. Guest-speakers gathered at ESPI premises in Vienna, Austria and the conference was broadcasted online with live interaction with the audience.

ESPI Autumn Conference 2021 addressed the topic of “European space solutions for European ambitions: Why does Europe need European satellites?” High-level officials came together to discuss the future of European strategic autonomy in space in the context of key challenges for the future of Europe.

The Autumn Conference spanned across 3 days (5-7 October 2021), with one panel each day in the afternoon. It was organised in three sessions:

1. Space for Green Deal, Green Deal in space
2. Which European space infrastructure for the new digital age
3. Which space industrial strategy to face new global challenges

The audience was able to ask questions to the speakers through the online conference software. Participants to the Autumn Conference included stakeholders from the public and private space sectors, as well as actors from non-space domains to bring fresh perspectives on how space can further contribute to rising challenges for Europe.