Prof. Dr. Kai-Uwe Schrogl is Special Advisor for Political Affairs, European Space Agency (ESA). He is also President of the International Institute of Space Law. Previously at ESA Headquarters he served as the Chief Strategy Officer. From 2007 to 2011 he was the Director of the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) in Vienna,

Austria, the leading European think tank for space policy. Prior to this, he was the Head of the Corporate Development and External Relations Department in the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Cologne, Germany. Previously he also worked with the German Ministry for Post and Telecommunications and the German Space Agency (DARA) in Bonn, Germany. He has been a delegate to numerous international forums and has served from 2014 to 2016 as chairman of the Legal Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, the highest body for space law making, comprising 73 Member States.

He also was chairman of various European and global committees (ESA International Relations Committee and two plenary working groups of the UNCOPUOS Legal Subcommittee, the one on the launching State and the other on the registration practice, both leading to UN General Assembly Resolutions). He presented,

respectively testified, at hearings of the European Parliament and the U.S. House of Representatives.

Kai-Uwe Schrogl is a Member of the International Academy of Astronautics (recently chairing its Commission on policy, economics and regulations) and the Russian Academy for Cosmonautics as well as Corresponding Member of the French Air and Space Academy. He holds a doctorate degree in political science and lectures

international relations as an Honorary Professor at Tübingen University, Germany. Kai-Uwe Schrogl has written or co-edited 17 books and more than 140 articles, reports and papers in the fields of space policy and law as well as telecommunications policy. He launched and edited until 2011 the “Yearbook on Space Policy” and the book series “Studies in Space Policy” both published by ESPI at SpringerWienNewYork. He sits on editorial boards of various international journals in the field of space policy and law (Space Policy, Zeitschrift für Luft- und Weltraumrecht, Studies in Space Law/Nijhoff; and previously for Acta Astronautica). Dr. Schrogl also serves on the Global Advisory Committee for the Alliance for Colloaboration in the Exploration of Space (ACES Worldwide).

Dr. Lasantha Hettiarachchi is an Attorney at Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka admitted to the bar in 1989. He obtained Master of Law and Doctor of Civil Laws degrees from McGill University’s Institute of Air and Space Law in Montreal, Canada. Having held managerial positions at Air Lanka Ltd., the national carrier of Sri Lanka, and Waldock Mackenzie Ltd., the Investment Banking subsidiary of John Keells Holding Ltd., he reverted to private practice of law 1996. In 2002 he established the private law practice which he currently owns and manages. He counts over 30 years of experience in commercial and civil litigation in original/appellate courts and arbitrations. He has a special interest in aviation and space law and has recently joined the Global Advisory Committee of the Global Alliance for Collaboration in the Exploration of Space. He participated in the U.N. General Assembly Science Summit in September 2023 in a discussion of how compact agreements related to space and sustainability could contribute to the achievement of the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. He possesses in-depth and wide experience in transactional legal services and consultancy, including a wide scope of matters covered in commercial/corporate law practice

Meshack Kinyua Ndiritu is an Officer of the African Space Agency of the African Union Commission, headquartered in Cairo, Egypt. He is responsible for the institutional and human capacity development for Global Monitoring for the Environment and Security in Africa (GMES & Africa) which is a continental project in Earth Observation. This activity includes a network of over 120 National and Regional institutions. Meshack’s emphasis has been on the integration of ICT with Earth Observation in areas like virtualization and cloud computing. GMES & Africa has redefined the delivery of Earth Observation services for Africa. In the first phase, the programme trained over 5,000 individuals in the space remote-sensing field.

Meshack has been recognized for his significant contribution to defining the African Outer Space Programme, and the subsequent establishment of the African Space Agency focusing on four main domains: i) Earth Observation, ii) Satellite Communication, iii) Navigation, Positioning and Timing, iv) Astronomy and Space Sciences. Meshack is a member of two study groups of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) These are Study Group 4.19 on Promoting Global Space Knowledge and Expertise in Developing Countries, and IAA Study Group 4.26 on Cubesat Interface. He co-led the Space Technology for Disaster Management (STDM) Project of SGAC. He is an Alumnus of The Lindau Nobel Laureates Programme in Physics. He is also an instructor of the Cansat Leader Training Program (CLTP). This background also inspired him to co-found Omanchet Space for development of indigenous skills in satellite engineering.

Meshack is currently leading research efforts in the Climate Alliance Project which has been funded by the Space Frontier Foundation to study perovskites as new generation solar cells that will accelerate realization of the space-based solar power projects. He is also the co-founder of Irradianz, a US-based startup whose ambition is to scale the long-range wireless power transmission for future application on Earth and in space.

Dr. David Kendall is a trained atmospheric scientist  who held a number of key positions in the Canadian Space Agency including serving as Director General of Space Science and Space Science and Technology. He also represented Canada in the U.N. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and ultimately served as Chair of COPUOS.  He is a founding member of the Outer Space Institute and also played a key role in the founding of the International Space University headquartered in Strasbourg, France, but carries out educational and training programs in space applications and sciences on a world wide basis. He is now an emeritus faculty member of the International Space University.

Dr. Marlène M. Losier is a legal expert in international law and a Global Advisor to ACES Worldwide. She played a key role in the early formation of the ACES Worldwide organization. She advises private and public clients around the world on international and national laws relating to culture and space policies affected by maritime, terrestrial and beyond Earth considerations often resulting from the succession of states in the post-colonial context. She advises on the United Nations treaty system and its auspices, counsels on bilateral and multilateral agreements and assists in developing corresponding domestic rules. Dr. Losier is an expert in complex matters of sovereign immunity and jurisdiction, where they conflict, when they are evoked in areas beyond national jurisdiction and specifically in respect to issues relating to title and proprietary rights, including with regard to the moral and ethical arguments concerning the rights of communities of origin and private individuals. Her academic background is in government and social anthropology and her legal practice is in international litigation, alternative disputes resolution and contractual matters. She is Principal of Losier & González, PLLC based in Washington, D.C.

Rajeev Gambhir serves as the Sr. Director, Technology and Policy, at the Satcom Industry Association (SIA-India), a pivotal non-profit organisation dedicated to driving growth within the space sector that organizes the annual Indian Space Congress. Under his drive, SIA-India has witnessed significant advancements and collaborations that have reshaped the landscape of the space sector in India. With a proven track record of spearheading impactful initiatives across a career span of over 40 years, Rajeev has been instrumental in creating value at the intersection of business and technology for Space, Satellite, Media, and Telecom Companies. His endeavours resonate with a profound commitment to establishing progressive policies, facilitating technological advancements, and forging strategic alliances that ensure the seamless integration of the Indian space industry into the global space sector matrix.

His understanding of regulatory landscapes makes him adept at bridging the gap between technology and policy. His larger vision encapsulates the belief that space should be harnessed equitably for humanity's collective benefit. This aligns seamlessly with the ethos of ACES Worldwide, which seeks to bolster international alliances and promote equitable space policies.

Declan Kirrane is the founder and Managing Director of ISC Intelligence in Science in Brussels. He has more than 25 years of experience disseminating scientific and research activities in Europe and worldwide from organizations and governments. He has been involved in the dissemination of the research activities funded by the European Union’s Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development and Demonstration (FP) since 1994, the former Horizon Europe. With Financial Times, he was the launch editor of CORDIS, the European Commission’s research information Service. He was Editor of the Commission’ Innovation and Technology Transfer Newsletter and CORDIS focus. His expertise covers ICT, Health, Defence, Space, Science Policy, GPRD legislation, EU R&D and Innovation policies, programmes and funding instruments. He has worked extensively on science policy evaluation methodologies and technology options for policy, and decision-makers use investment in science for broader economic development and competitiveness. With the Office of Science in the US Department of Energy, he Launched the Ford Foundation Bellagio process on science policy evaluation methodologies.

He is closely involved in EU-Africa science and innovation relations and investments, particularly the EU’s investment strategy for Africa. He has recently joined the ACES World Global Advisory Committee.

Dr. Al-Mashat is a well-known figure in the world of space applications who served as the founding Director General of the Arab League’s (Arab Communications Satellite Organization-ARABSAT) He has served in many other high level capacities in the field of space and satellite applications for many decades. These positions include serving as the Director General of the Iraqi Space Centre. He currently serves as Ambassador and the permanent representative to UNESCO on behalf of Iraq. His service to UNESCO has included serving as the Moderator of all IT programmes on the Executive Board of UNESCO as well as many other roles for a number of years.

He was elected several times as Chairperson of the G77 Working Group on Communication. Other Regional and International Level experiences include being elected as President of ASBU, COSPAR, ATU regional and international commissions. He has also served as the Iraq representative to the U.N. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, as well as on Boards of the various commercial organisations. He served as the UN Secretary General representative on a mission to the Indian Space Research Organization. He has also served as a Senior Advisor for Odyssey Moon program, and most recently was appointed to Global Advisory Committee of the Alliance for Collaboration in the Exploration of Space (ACES Worldwide).

Dr. Ali Al-Mashat holds the following academic and professional titles that include: BSc, MSc, PhD, FIET, FIEE, FIEEE, AAE, IAA, ATF, and CEng. He had headed a number of departments in the field of telecommunications at several universities that includes the University of Cairo and the University of Manchester’s Institute of Science and Technology as well as taught at the International Space University. He also is widely published in a number of books and technical articles.

Kim Degnan was one of the Founders of ACES Worldwide and served on its Executive Board for a number of years. She has had a long career in the space industry and is currently the Senior Partner for Space Strategy at AdvancedTechnologies.Space. Previously, she held executive management positions at Intelsat, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Raytheon-Advanced Technologies, Pacific Satellite Inc., International Satellite Inc, and NTIA in the USG. She is well-known for her successful global business campaigns leading to measurable revenue growth. She often serves as a SME on advanced technology proposals for private space companies and the USG.

Kim is also an experienced orbit-spectrum engineer, well-versed in international satellite spectrum engineering and regulatory policy processes. She has worked on behalf of emerging nations at World Radio Conferences and has participated in the bilateral coordination of hundreds of ITU filings to secure national rights to orbit spectrum. She has published over 30 articles, many concerning the need for equitable allocation and global management of orbit spectrum.

She has Master’s Degrees in Public Policy and Electrical/Telecom Engineering, and is certified in Program Management (PMP), Proposal Strategy (APMP) and Competitive Assessment (SCIP). She is also an original Founder of Space & Satellite Professionals International.

She plays a key role in the development and growth of ACES Worldwide. As a Co-Chair of the Space Program Committee for the UN General Assembly’s annual Science Summit, she has led ACES Worldwide’s participation in high-profile panels of Space Experts on such  subjects as Planetary Defense, Satellites Achieving the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, Safeguarding Space as a Global Commons, Mitigating Space Debris, and ACES Worldwide’s Space & Sustainability Compacts Initiatives.

Prof. Bernard H. Foing, President, Space Renaissance International, Executive Director of International Lunar Exploration Working Group (ILEWG), EuroMoonMars & ArtMoonMars Manager, Prof VU Amsterdam, Leiden observatory, ISU and EPFL, on leave from CNRS, former ESA Chief Scientist and Chair of ESTEC staff association committee (2012-2017) & SMART-1 Lead scientist. Chair IAF ITACCUS, member IAF committees (TAC, GLEX IPC, space exploration, astronomy, space habitats, traffic management), full member IAA International Academy of Astronautics since 2010, vice-chair COSPAR planetary and PEX Planetary Exploration Panel, co-director IMA International Moonbase Alliance, Founder Moon Village & MV Association, EGU space instrumentation officer, president MoonGallery Foundation (moongallery.eu).

Dr. Foing worked at ESA ESTEC(1989-2020), as ESTEC staff committee chair (2012-2017), senior scientist, advisor to DG, Chief scientist, Head of Research Division, study lead (SIMURIS, MORO lunar orbiter, EuroMoon lander), staff, visiting scientist fellow. Co-Investigator of SOHO, XMM, BIOPAN, SMART-1, Mars Express, COROT, ISS/Expose, ExoMars. Publications: 830 articles, including 225 refereed papers. Academics: Habilitation 1990, CNRS, post-doc astronomer ESO European Southern Observatory Chile, PhD astrophysics & space techniques (CNRS, Lockheed, SacPeak, Boulder, Harvard), Prof agrégé Physics, Ecole Normale Supérieure ENSET Paris-Saclay.

Dr. Foing is a Member of the ACES Worldwide Global Advisory Committee and has participated in a number of ACES Worldwide panels organized by our organization for the UN General Assembly Science Summit.

He is a board member of the Alliance for Cooperation in the Exploration of Space (ACES Worldwide), Chairman of the Board of Riga Photonics Centre that advances light sciences and technologies for Latvia, and a writer and futurist. Vid Beldavs has served as a convenor of a number of sessions for the United Nations General Assembly Science Summits in recent years.

He is an advisor to the African Network for Solar Energy (ANSOLE) and a Co-Founder of the International Lunar Decade Working Group; He has been nominated by the Latvian government to serve as expert on space issues to the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague. He served as Chair of the International Conference on Cooperation in Space Technologies 2014 (ICCST) that promoted cooperation in space between the Baltic Sea Region and Africa. He was the initiator and then also served as consultant to the International Baltic Economic Commission (IBEC) organized by Hudson Institute for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to develop an action plan to transition to market economies in 1990-1992.

His prior service has included serving as a business trends advisor and futurist for Cummins, a global manufacturer of power systems. He has served as Vice President – Intelligent Resources International and Executive Director of the Technology Transfer Society. Other roles for Vid Beldavs have included publishing and the founding of several not-for-profit organizations. These have included the US-Africa Literary Foundation to promote African writers, New Leaf-New Life (criminal justice reform Bloomington, Indiana), and Futuristics Study Group (community futures forum in Columbus, Indiana). He is an American citizen semi-retired in Latvia.

Dr. Sergio Camacho-Lara is the Secretary General of the Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education for Latin America and the Caribbean, affiliated to the United Nations. He is also a professor at the National Institute for Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics of Mexico.

Dr. Camacho is a former Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA). Previously, he was Chief, Space Applications Section of UNOOSA focusing on capacity building in space science, technology, and space policy. Before that, he was Chief, Committee Services and Research Section also at UNOOSA and worked on the organization of the Third United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNISPACE III). Working with Member States of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), he contributed to implementing the recommendations of UNISPACE III. Highlights of that implementation have been, the establishment of the Space Generation Advisory Council, the establishment of the International Committee on GNSS, and the establishment of the United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER).

Gerd Dani is the founder of FREEAstroScience.com, the premier online destination for the global astroscience news and commentary, a distinguished independent social scientific organization . The mission of the site is to deliver accurate, up-to-date, and reliable science news that captivates millions of avid readers each month.

Pascale Ehrenfreund is Research Professor of Space Policy and International Affairs at the Space Policy Institute/George Washington University in Washington DC. She is also the President of the International Astronautical Federation IAF and Chancellor of the International Space University ISU. For over three decades she contributed as Principal Investigator, Co-Investigator and Teamleader to ESA and NASA astronomy and planetary missions as well as experiments in low Earth orbit and on the International Space Station. Pascale Ehrenfreund was the Chair of the Executive Board of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) between 2015-2020 and the President of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) from 2013-2015. Pascale Ehrenfreund holds a Master's degree in Molecular Biology, a Ph.D. in Astrophysics, and a Master degree in Management & Leadership. The asteroid "9826 Ehrenfreund 2114 T-3" bears her name.

Steven Freeland is Emeritus Professor of International Law at Western Sydney University, where he was previously the Dean of the School of Law, and Professorial Fellow at Bond University. He also holds Visiting or Adjunct positions at various other Universities/Institutes in Copenhagen, Vienna, Toulouse, Hong Kong, Montreal, Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai and London.

Prior to becoming an academic, he had a 20-year career as an international commercial lawyer and investment banker.

He is a Member of the Australian Space Agency Advisory Board and has been an advisor to the Australian, New Zealand, Norwegian and several other Governments on issues relating to national space legislative frameworks and policy. He has represented the Australian Government at Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS) meetings and was appointed in June 2021 by UNCOPUOS as Vice-Chair of a 5-year Working Group looking at issues regarding the exploration, exploitation and utilisation of space resources.

He has also been a Visiting Professional within the Appeals Chamber at the International Criminal Court, and a Special Advisor to the Danish Foreign Ministry in matters related to the International Criminal Court.

He is a Co-Principal of specialised space law firm Azimuth Advisory, a Director of the International Institute of Space Law, and a Member of the Space Law Committee of the International Law Association and the Space Law and War Crimes Committees of the International Bar Association. In addition to co-Editing the Annotated Leading Cases of International Criminal Tribunals book series, he also sits on the Editorial Board / Advisory Board of a number of internationally recognised academic journals.

I am a space lawyer focused on developing the laws and regulations that will responsibly promote commercial space ventures and support our sustainable transition into a multi-planetary species. In addition to leadership roles at both UMiss and and For All Moonkind, I am the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Space Law and President of the National Space Society.

Professor Jakhu teaches and conducts research in international space law, law of space applications, law of space commercialization, government regulation of space activities, law of telecommunications and Canadian communications law, and public international law.

He recently edited an international study on Global Space Governance in which about 80 experts from around the world were involved.

He is currently directing an innovative international research project related to the drafting of a Manual on International Law Applicable to Military Uses of Outer Space (MILAMOS).

Founding President of the African Aeronautics & Space Organisation (AASO). Aeronautics Programs Manager head, Association of Aeronautics & Space Professional Journalists (AJPAE). Published author and holder of numerous prestigious awards.

Sékou OUEDRAOGO is an engineer and holds a postgraduate degree in in-depth international relations from the Center for Diplomatic and Strategic Studies in Paris (CEDS). Head of aeronautical programs at SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES. He is Knight of the Order of Merit of Burkina Faso, gold medal of the “French Renaissance” as well as gold medal of the “Society of Francophone Authors and Artists” (SAAF).

Susan Ip-Jewell serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer for Mars Academy USA. She has been a leader, innovator, speaker and educator in the areas of space exploration, space medicine, STEAM, edutainment, and astropreneurship. Susan is a graduate of the International Space University (ISU), recipient of a Google scholarship to attend Singularity University, SU, Graduate Studies Program (GSP15), at NASA Ames. She has garnered extensive knowledge and skills in astronautics, exponential technologies, space medicine and human factors, and completed a summer program in aerospace medicine at University of Texas Medical Branch, UTMB, Galveston

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An experienced commander of many analog astronaut missions, Susan has formed and trained multiple crew teams for exploratory analog expeditions in isolated, confined environments. As an entrepreneur, she has formed many organizations, for example, Mars Academy USA (MAU), Mars Without Borders (MWOB), and Space Surgery Institute (SSI) focusing on developing, simulation-based learning training programs, technological and innovative concepts, VRAR sim training “edutainment” content to improve quality of lives for Space and Earth expand "Let's get S.T.E.A.M.E.D" education, and pioneer visionary ideas for human space exploration and future settlements on Mars.

Ranjana’s practice areas include advising joint ventures and contracts, including company law, FDI, foreign exchange regulations, intellectual property rights and dispute resolution, across sectors. She specializes in the international law of outer space and advises on specific issues related to the interrelation between international regulations and Indian domestic policy and regulations, including on participation of non-government entities in outer space activities and relating to commercial satellite services including telecommunications and Earth Observation.

She litigates in the High Court of Delhi, the National Company Law Tribunal and Supreme Court of India, as well as conducts arbitration and conciliation proceedings. She has served as Counsel for the Union of India at the High Court of Delhi and Counsel for the State of Maharashtra in the Supreme Court of India. Ranjana specializes in air accident claims subject to personal international air law and relevant national law.

An affiliate of the International Institute of Space Law, Paris, Ranjana was awarded the IISL 2017 Distinguished Services Award for contribution to development of national space law. She serves on the Editorial Board of Room, The Space Journal.

Prior to joining Dua Associates, she was in private practice, and regularly assisted Government in legislative drafting. Ranjana also served as Member, Delhi State Commission for Women and has been a consultant to the World Bank and the Indian Council for Research in International Economic Relations.

She holds an LLM from the Institute of Air & Space Law, McGill University, Canada, a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Delhi and Doctorate from the University of Poona.

Served in Government of India and Union Territories for 36 years in various capacities. Was India’s Permanent Representative to the Council of International Civil Organization, Montreal. Was on Board of Air India and Airports Authority India. Currently Founder Chairman of International Foundation for Aviation, Aerospace and Drones (IFFAAD)

Taro Kuusiholma is well-known legal and policy expert in the field of aviation in Finland and in the world of space policy and space safety. He served for many years as the chairman of the Space Policy Committee of the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety. He is a member of the Global Advisory Committee of ACES Worldwide and has appeared in recent panels organized by this group for the UN General Assembly Science Summit. One area of special interest and expertise relates to the regulation and safety of sub-space or protospace which is the area above the Von Karmann line where aircraft cannot fly, but below altitudes where satellites can maintain orbit.

Dr. George D. Kyriakopoulos is a Lecturer in International Law in the School of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with expertise in airspace law, space law, law of the sea, international criminal law, telecommunications law and international law. He also teaches air & space law at the Department of International Studies of the Panteion University of Athens, while he is visiting professor of space law at the Faculté de droit et science politique of the Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, France. He advises the Greek government as an international law expert on various domains, being a legal adviser for the Minister of National Defense on airspace law issues and representing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS). He regularly gives lectures on aviation security matters in the Hellenic Air Force Military Academy. He has deep knowledge of the law on transport security and safety, while he has obtained extensive experience on aviation accident investigation as a member of the Greek Air Accident Investigation and Aviation Safety Board. He is also a practicing attorney, member of the Athens Bar Association, having over twenty years of experience in the field of civil law, and corporate and commercial law, providing both advice and litigation services. Dr. Kyriakopoulos obtained a BA in Law Studies from the School of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has been awarded a DEA en droit international (Master’s Degree in international law) from the Paris 2 University, France and his is a Docteur en droit (PhD in Law) of the same university. His PhD thesis on “La sécurité de l'aviation civile en droit international public” (Security of civil aviation in public international law) has been awarded the Prix de thèse of the French Society of Air and Space Law.

Professor Madry is by academic training an anthropologist and archaeologist, but as a faculty member at the University of North Carolina and at Rutgers University become an internationally known expert in remote sensing, GPS, and GIS and has written a number of books on space systems, Earth Observation, and space applications and given lectures on these topics at many locations around the world. He has als  both led and conducted research projects around the world for over 35 years in these fields. This has included including various environmental and cultural resource issues which all focus around the complex and interrelated nature of the interaction between human civilizations and their environments over time. Professor Madry has a particular interest in the application of advanced space technologies for complex regional issues such as land use and human settlement patterns over time, including how societies respond and prepare for environmental change and natural disasters.

Peter Martinez is the Executive Director of the Secure World Foundation. He has extensive experience in multilateral space diplomacy, space policy formulation and space regulation. He also has extensive experience in capacity building in space science and technology and in workforce development.

Prior to joining SWF, from 2011 - 2018 he chaired the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS) Working Group on the Long-Term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities that negotiated a set of international consensus guidelines to promote the safety and sustainability of space operations.  In 2012 and 2013 he was South Africa’s representative on the United Nations Group of Government Experts on transparency and confidence-building measures for space activities. From 2010 – 2015 he was the Chairman of the South African Council for Space Affairs, the national regulatory authority for space activities in South Africa.  From 2014 - 2018 he was Professor of Space Studies at the University of Cape Town. Before this he acquired fifteen years of executive level management experience and associated general management skills gained in the research and development environment of the South African Astronomical Observatory, a National Facility under the South African National Research Foundation.

Sa’id Mosteshar is the Director of the London Institute of Space Policy and Law and its Professor of International Space Law. A Barrister and California Attorney, he has advised governments, international agencies and major space corporations on legal and policy issues for over twenty-five years. Among his degrees he holds a bachelor’s degree in physics. Sa’id is a member of the Space Leadership Council, and of the UK delegation to the UN Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. He is a member of the International Institute of Space Law and a past Chairman of the Outer Space Law Committee of the International Bar Association. He teaches space law and policy and is a frequent speaker at international space conferences.

He has been involved in arbitrations as counsel and acted as arbitrator in two US disputes. One concerned the right to orbital and frequency assignments and the other in related to the rights to satellite-based data compression algorithms.

He has been involved in arbitrations as counsel and acted as arbitrator in two US disputes. One concerned the right to orbital and frequency assignments and the other in related to the rights to satellite-based data compression algorithms.

Temidayo is the Managing Director of Space in Africa, the leading analytics and consulting company focusing on the African space and satellite industry.

Temidayo advises Governments and Commercial space players in the African Space Industry value chain. He is a TEDx speaker and regularly appears on various media commenting on the African Space Program.

He is a 2020 Karman Fellow and a 2021 Forbes Africa 30 under 30 award recipient.

Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom is a space entrepreneur, speaker, author, and impact instigator. She is the Co-Founder of International Space Consultants and SpaceBase – a social enterprise working to democratize access to space by catalyzing space ecosystems in emerging countries, starting with New Zealand. Emeline is an Edmund Hillary Fellow, currently residing in Christchurch, New Zealand. She is the former Chief Impact Officer and EVP of Operations, and Space Singularity Expert, Lead at Singularity University. Emeline has Physics, and Earth and Space Science degrees, and attended the International Space University Space Studies Program, where she helped develop and run its masters and summer Space Studies programs. She has worked and consulted for several space companies including Space Adventures, Zero Gravity Corporation, and Odyssey Moon. She currently advises space startups including Ceres Robotics and Extraterrestrial Power in their plans for commercial lunar missions. She is an associate editor for the "New Space” journal. She is also on the Board of Trustees for the Ten to the 9th Foundation. A global citizen from the Philippines and the U.S., she has lived and worked in ten countries and have visited over 85 countries on seven continents. Emeline is co-author of the book "Realizing Tomorrow: The Path to Private Space Flight" which was selected in 2013 for the US Air Force’s Chief of Staff Reading List.

Dr. Joseph N. Pelton is Chairman of the Alliance for Collaboration in the Exploration of Space (ACES Worldwide https://acesworldwide.org He and Jim Crisafulli had the original idea to found ACES Worldwide in 2021 while working together  on issues related to Hawaiian aerospace development. Dr. Pelton is also services Director of Academics and Research for the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS), chairman of IAASS Academic Committee, a member of its Executive Board and Senior Editor of the Journal of Space Safety Engineering. He is the Dean emeritus and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the International Space University with its main campus in Strasbourg, France. He is also the Director Emeritus of the Space and Advanced Communications Research Institute (SACRI) at George Washington University where he was also Director of the Accelerated M.S. Program in Computers and Telecommunications.  In earlier positions he was Director of Strategic Planning for Intelsat and held other management positions at Intelsat and Comsat. He also served as Professor and Director, Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program at the University of Colorado-Boulder where he was also Director, Center for Advanced Research in Telecommunications  &Technology (CARTT). He is the award-winning author and editor of over 70 books and over 300 articles in the field of telecommunications and networking, space systems, future technologies, and urban planning. His book Global Talk won a Pulitzer Prize nomination and won the Eugene Emme Literature Award of the International Association of Astronautics. In July 2013 he received in the United Kingdom British Interplanetary Society International Award known as “The Arthur” in honor of Arthur C. Clarke. He also received the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement award in 2001 and the IAASS “da Vinci Award” for lifetime achievement. Most recently he won the Guardian Award of the Lifeboat Foundation which was previously won by Bill Gates, El

Tommaso Sgobba, M.S. is President and cofounder of the IAASS (International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety), which gathers the top space safety experts worldwide. He is also Vice President of the US-based International Space Safety Foundation (ISSF).

Tommaso is responsible for flight safety at the European Space Agency, including human-rated systems, spacecraft re-entries, space debris, use of nuclear power sources, and planetary protection. He joined the European Space Agency in 1989, after 13 years in the aeronautical industry. Initially he supported the developments of the Ariane 5 launcher, several earth observation and meteorological satellites, and the early phase of the Hermes spaceplane. Later he became product assurance and safety manager for all European manned missions on Shuttle, MIR station, and for the European research facilities for the International Space Station.

During his long and close cooperation with the NASA Shuttle/ISS Payload Safety Review Panel, he developed at ESA the safety technical and organizational capabilities that eventually led in 2002 to the establishment of the first ESA formal safety review panel and first International Partner ISS Payload Safety Review Panel. He was also instrumental in setting up the ESA ATV Re-entry Safety Panel and to organize the first ESA scientific observation campaign of a destructively re-entering spacecraft (Jules Verne ATV).

Tommaso earned his M.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from the Polytechnic of Turin (Italy), where he was Professor of Space System Safety (1999–2001).

He has published several articles and papers on space safety, and coedited with two NASA colleagues the textbook Safety Design for Space Systems published in 2009 by Elsevier, which is the first of its kind worldwide. He also coedited the book The Need for an Integrated Regulatory Regime for Aviation and Space published by Springer in 2011

Tommaso received the NASA recognition for outstanding contribution to the International Space Station in 2004, and the prestigious NASA Space Flight Awareness (SFA) Award in 2007.

Dr. Marie Lucy Stojak is the Executive Director of Mosaic, the Creativity & Innovation Hub at HEC Montréal, Canada's oldest business school. She has directed the Space Studies Program of the International Space University and has over 20 years’ experience in developing international, interdisciplinary and intercultural educational programs. She is a space law expert, with a special interest in space and security issues, along with space commercialization.  She has several times been a member of Canadian delegations to such international organizations as the United Nations and the European Union.  She is a Faculty member of the International Space University.  Dr. Stojak is the Chair of the Canadian Space Advisory Board.

Dr. Jinyuan Su is Professor and Assistant Dean at Xi’an Jiaotong University School of Law, China. His research interests lie in outer space law, the law of the sea, and international aviation law. Dr. Su holds a PhD in International Law from Xi’an Jiaotong University. He was an Erin J.C. Arsenault Fellow (2014-2015) at the McGill Institute of Air and Space Law, a visiting research fellow (2009-2010) at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge, and a visiting scholar (2008-2009) at School of Law, King’s College London. Dr. Su is a member of Governance Group of the Space Security Index (SSI), a lead drafter for the McGill project of Global Space Governance (GSG), a core expert in the project of Manual of International Law Applicable to Military Uses of Outer Space (MILAMOS), and a member (2016-2018) of the Global Future Council on Space Technologies of the World Economic Forum (WEF).

Dr. Yu Takeuchi is a Senior Administrator for Legal Affairs for the Japanese Aerospace eXploration Agency. He has served in a series of positions related to legal affairs and space policy at this agency for many years. Thus he has held a number of positions at the Tsukuba Research Facility and now at JAXA Headquarters in Tokyo. During his 17 years of service he has been seconded to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and also to the McGill University Institute of Air and Space Law. The during his academic studies and at JAXA he has published a number of scholarly article concerning space policy and law. He is a valued advisor in space policy and law for ACES Worldwide as a member of the Global Advisory Committee.

Madhu Thangavelu is a member of the ACES Worldwide Board and also serves on it's Global Advisory Committee. He conducts the graduate Space Exploration Architectures Concept Synthesis Studio in the Department of Astronautical Engineering within the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California. He also teaches the Extreme Environment Habitation Design Seminar in the School of Architecture, where he is a graduate thesis adviser. Mr. Thangavelu’s educational background is in both Architecture and Engineering. This includes a Masters in Building Science, USC School of Architecture (1989) and a Bachelors in Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, India (1980). He is also a graduate of the inaugural summer session of the International Space University held at MIT in 1988. Versions of Madhu's Masters Thesis entitled "MALEO: Modular Assembly in Low Earth Orbit. An Alternate Strategy for Lunar Base Establishment" were published in several journals worldwide. He is a co-author of the book "The Moon: Resources, Future Development and Colonization", John Wiley &Sons 1999, and the second Springer/Praxis edition was published in 2007, and the third edition is in preparation. He is a former Vice Chairman for Education, Los Angeles Section of the American Institute Of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

He has directed Space Exploration Projects at the California Institute of Earth Art and Architecture. Mr. Thangavelu is also the invited author of the chapter “Living On the Moon” in the Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineering, a major reference work published by John Wiley and Sons in October 2010, and updated in 2012.

He was on the team that won the coveted NASA NIAC Phase 1 and 2 awards consecutively for developing robotic building technologies on the Moon and Mars with Principal Investigator Prof.Behrokh Khoshnevis. Mr. Thangavelu’s concept creation work was greatly appreciated for proposing ideas that pointed to the “leading-edge sensor concept” for return to flight of the space shuttle fleet. Mr.Thangavelu is also on the faculty of the International Space University.He is the North American coordinator for the International Moon Village Association and is a Director of the National Space Society (NSS) and also the NSS Vice President and Liaison for NSS India.

Dr. Carlos Alexandre Wuensche received his BS in Physics from Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (1984), M.Sc. in Astrogeophysics from Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (1988) and PhD in Radioastronomy/Cosmology from Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais/University of California Santa Barbara (1995). He has experience in Astronomy, focusing in Cosmology, acting on the following subjects: cosmology, cosmic microwave background radiation, radioastronomy instrumentation, numerical analysis and science education

Specialties: Numerical analysis, problem solving skills, advanced math and physics skills, arbitration, academic program coordination, microwave instrumentation