EBAN Space in Full Force at NewSpace Europe Conference

EBAN Space Executive Committee at NewSpace Europe Conference

NewSpace Europe is the first space conference in Europe to focus solely on the new space industry and the economic opportunity of space. Hosted by The Ministry of the Economy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in Luxembourg City, NewSpace Europe took place on 16 and 17 November and centered around the theme “New Frontiers of Opportunity”.

Through engaging conference sessions and unique networking opportunities, participants had the chance to discover and align with the people, technologies and ideas from across space and other diverse markets that are shaping and leading the industry.

EBAN Space is very proud to have supported the NewSpace Europe conference with 8 of its executive committee members attending this highlight event of the space industry and taking an active role as speakers in the conference sessions:

• Mark Boggett, Seraphim Capital Managing Director, and Rainer Horn, Managing Partner of SpaceTec Partners, brought to the “Between a Rock and a Hard Space” panel insightful input from their great experience in investing in space.
• Candace Jonhson, EBAN President, presented her views on the work that has been done so far in her keynote “Back to the Future – 35 Years of NewSpace”
• Uli Fricke, CEO of Funder Nation and EBAN Space Executive Committee Chairman Anthony Clarke then took part in the “Seeding Stars” panel
• Finally, Frank Salzgeber, Head of ESA‘s Technology Transfer Programme Office, jumped on stage to introduce the amazing work that ESA is doing to support Space entrepreneurship and to reiterate that indeed “We Need More Space”!

The evening reception sponsored by EBAN and EBAN Space offered to all participants great networking opportunities and selected entrepreneurs a great chance to get visibility.