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29 October 2024 - 31 October 2024
Seville, Spain
Dual-Use Technologies 2024


29th October 2024

NOTE***The conference will be held both in English and Spanish, and there will be no translation service available.

09:00 - 09:30

Registration 

09:30 -10:00  
Opening and Institutional Welcome
  • Andalucía TRADE. Antonio Castro, CEO
  • Andalusian Regional Government, Ministry of University, Research and Innovation. Antonio Miguel Posadas Chinchilla, Secretary General of Research and Innovation
10:00
10:45
Keynote Speech
  • European Commission - DG DEFIS. Dinka Dinkova, Deputy head of Unit Innovation and New Space
  • Space Spanish Agency. Brig. Gen. Juan Carlos Sánchez Delgado, Head of Security and Planning Division
  • European Defence Agency. Eleni Patouni - Responsible for EDA Space Research & Technology activities
10:45 - 11:15
Coffee Break


11:15 - 12:30

Panel Discusion 1:
Support Initiatives for Startups and Innovative SMEs to Integrate into the European Industry Supply Chains


Moderator: Andalusian Aerospace Business Cluster. José Miguel Moreno López, President of the Space Commission

Panellists:



12:30 - 13:30

Panel Discussion 2:
Funding Space Projects: Perspectives, Challenges, and Business Experiences

Moderator: Andalucía TRADE. Antonio Castro, Director General

Panellists:

  • PLD SPACE. Karishma Maharaj, Responsible for Business Development  
  • FOSSA SYSTEMS. Julián Fernández, CEO
  • AXON PARTNERS GROUP. Marta Escobar, Investment Associate
  • INDICO CAPITAL PARTNERS. Rui Rodrigues, Partner
13:30 - 14:30
Pitch Session: 
Showcasing Innovative Dual-Use Projects in the Space Sector - Short presentations in pitch format (6 minutes) 

Conductor: Andalusian Node of the Entreprise Europe Network. Lucía Díaz, Andalucía TRADE

14:30 - 15:30
Networking Lunch
15:30 - 16:30
Panel Discussion 3:
Open Innovation Programmes 

Moderator: Andalucía TRADE. Rocío Muñoz Maestre. Business Development and Value Support Director

Panellists:

  • Thales Alenia Space. Ángel Álvaro, R&D Manager in Thales España
  • GMV. Celestino Gómez-Cid, Director EU Affairs, Brussels Office 
  • SENER Aerospace and Defence. Antonio Ayuso, Business Development - Institutional Programmes
  • Airbus Defence and Space, Diana de Miguel, Coordinator of R&D and Technical Strategy Space Systems - Space Systems Spain
16:30 - 17:30
Panel Discussion 4: 
Regional Development and European Technological Sovereignty in the Space Sector


Moderator
Community of Ariane Cities. Silvia de los Santos, Head of Aerospace Sector at CTA. Technical Secetariat of Seville Presidency of the Community of Ariane Cities for 2024

Panellists:

14:30 - 17:30
Bilateral Meetings. B2B



30th - 31th October 2024

09:00 - 18:00
        Virtual Meetings - B2B