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GNOSIS24 Virtual Conference

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This year's Conference will take place over two days as an entirely virtual event. It will provide opportunities for sharing knowledge, raising awareness and making new connections to encourage collaboration in tackling the challenges of space sustainability.

Programme

	Day 1: 12th November
Time (GMT)	Session Title	Session Details	Speakers
9:30	Welcome		Katherine Courtney
9:35	Opening Remarks		Sir Chris Bryant MP, Minister of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
9:40	Opening Keynote		Aarti Holla-Maini – UNOOSA Director
10:00	Future Space Traffic Control – Obstacles & Enablers Part 1 chair: Torsten Kriening – SpaceWatch Global Barriers and enablers for a future Global Space Traffic Control System from the perspective of Policy and Governance	“Financing for Space Traffic Control” “Barriers & Enablers of STM” “Sharing Data through the development of the EUSST Partnership”	Stuart Eves – SJE Space Mishaal Ashemimry – Centre for Space Futures, Riyadh Rodolphe Muñoz – European Commission Temideyo Oniosun – Space in Africa
11:00	Coffee break
11:15	Future Space Traffic Control – Obstacles & Enablers Part 2 chair: Torsten Kriening – SpaceWatchGlobal Barriers and enablers for a future Global Space Traffic Control System from the perspective of Technologies and Systems	“Computer vision for STM”	Kerri Mertz – Slingshot Aerospace (UK) Holger Krag – ESA Adam Staincliffe, David Regad – Lift Me Off
12:15	Lightning Talks chair: James Blake – University of Warwick	“Frontiers in computational astrodynamics applied to SSA” “Protecting RA observatories and Earth Observing Satellites from RFI” “Astronomy and Space Sustainability” “Global surveillance network architectures to survey Starlink satellites in the LEO region”	Davide Amato – Imperial College London Kevin Gifford – University of Colorado Boulder Aishling Dignam – NOIRlab Ben Vallow – University of Warwick
12:30	Lunch
13:15	Welcome & Readout	Short summary of key takeaways from the morning and Intro to afternoon	Katherine Courtney
13:20	When will Active Debris Removal Take Off? chair: Ray Fielding – UKSA Talks covering market trends, licensing issues, and R&D requirements and progress	“Astroscale and Active Debris Removal” “REACCH-ing for the Stars with KMI” “AI robotics for sustainable space exploration”	Mekhi Dhesi – Astroscale UK Troy Morris – KMI Yang Gao – Kings College London
14:15	SSA/SDA – What do Operators and Innovators need? chair: Peter Death – CGI Talks from the perspective of current and future operators about their requirements for SSA/SDA	“Introduction to SSA/SDA Requirements and Onboard Software for Space Based SDA Sensors” “Civilian-Military SSA requirements” “Space-based solar power: A driver of sustainability in space”	Peter Death – CGI Will Feline – DSTL Sam Adlen – Space Solar Jacob Geer – Orbitfab UK
15:00	Coffee break
15:15	SSA/SDA Solutions – What’s new? What’s missing? chair: Peter Death – CGI R&D aimed at meeting current and future SSA/SDA requirements. Followed by Q&A with speakers on the SSA/SDA topics	“In-orbit RF&Optical Fused SSA” “Digital Telescope” “Precise Orbit Data as reference standards for SSA solutions” “Space Domain Awareness and Decision-Making”	Daniele Luchena – Arca Dynamics Don Pollacco – University of Warwick Santosh Bhattarai – UCL Marcus Holzinger – University of Colorado, Boulder
16:15	Closing Keynote chair: Katherine Courtney	“How to ensure all voices are heard in the interest of safeguarding space for all stakeholders”	Pascale Ehrenfreunde – President of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)
16:45	Wrap-up	Thank Yous, Readout from afternoon sessions and Close Day 1	Katherine Courtney
17:00	End Day 1

	Day 2: 13th November
Time (GMT)	Session Title	Session Details	Speakers
9:30	Welcome		Katherine Courtney
9:40	Opening Keynote chair: Katherine Courtney	“Towards a Zero Debris Future”	Quentin Verspieren – Space Safety Programme and Protect Accelerator Coordinator, ESA
10:00	Earth & Space – Environmental Interdependencies and Impacts chair: Mamatha Maheshwarappa – UKSA The evolving understanding of the impact of space operations on the upper atmosphere, on airspace, light pollution (impacts on nature) and culture	“Metals Found in the Atmosphere” “Atmospheric Ablation” “Sustainable Thresholds for Space Activities” “Beneath the Night: Perspectives from Indigenous Communities Around the World”	Daniel Murphy – NOAA Boulder Minkwan Kim – University of Southampton Megan Perks – University of Southampton Max Alexander – photographer
11:00	Coffee break
11:15	The Space Circular Economy chair: Dinz Dinzley – 3S Northumbria	Panel +Q&A	Alan Thompson – Skyrora Christopher Newman – Northumbria University Beril Turnbull – Durham Univeristy Stefania Paladini – Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
12:15	Lightning Talks chair: James Blake – University of Warwick	“Funding Debris Remediation With An Offset Market” “Carbon Impact Modelling as an Engineering Design Tool” “Exploring Solutions to the Detriments of Spacecraft Light Pollution”	Matthew Wills – Sustain Space Ltd Charlie Young – Near Zero by Design Krish Thakrar – Merchant Taylors’ School
12:30	Lunch
13:15	Welcome and Readout		Katherine Courtney
13:20	Deepening Our Understanding of the Space Environment – Sources of Orbital Uncertainty chair: Stuart Eves – SJE Space/GNOSIS	“Force models in use for precise orbit determination of geodetic satellites” “Passive RF Ranging”	Graham Appleby, Andreja Susnik – BGS Jack Ramshaw – GMV ThinkTank Maths Ltd
14:00	New Debris in GEO – Special update on IS-33E event chair: Katherine Courtney	“Update on IS-33E Breakup and its Contribution to GEO Debris”	Brien Flewelling – ExoAnalytic
14:15	Space Weather chair: Ian McCrea – RAL Space Developments in Space Weather understanding and forecasting	“The impact of space weather on space domain awareness” “Looking at the Sun with Fresh AIs” “Earth’s X-ray Aurora” “Space Weather Resilience through International Collaboration”	Ravi Desai – University of Warwick Madhulika Guhathakurta – Goddard Space Flight Center Shyama Narendranath – Indian Space Research Organisation Mpho Tshisaphungo – South African Space Agency
15:15	Coffee break
15:30	Sharing Data for Safer Space chair: Katherine Courtney	“The Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) Data Policy” “How the Space Data Association Promotes Best Practice in SSA” “The Development of the EUSST Partnership”	Richard Dal Bello – US DoC Erika Rossetto – Space Data Association Rodolphe Muñoz – European Commission Eugene Avenant – SANSA Operations
16:30	Closing Keynote	“Sustainable Space Futures: Empowering Young Professionals to Make a Difference”	Nikol Koleva – Space Generation Advisory Council
17:00	Wrap-up	Thank Yous, Readout from afternoon sessions and Close Conference	Katherine Courtney
17:15	End day 2

Speakers

Prof. Pascale Ehrenfreund President of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)	Aarti Holla-Maini, Director of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)	Sir Chris Bryant MP, Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology	Richard DalBello, Director, Office of Space Commerce NOAA, US Dept of Commerce	Quentin Verspieren, Space Safety Programme and Protect Accelerator Coordinator ESA
Nikol Koleva, Executive Director,Space Generation Advisory Council	Jacob Geer, Managing Director Orbit Fab UK & Europe	Holger Krag, Head of ESA Space Safety Programme	Peter Death, Director, CGI Space, Defence and Intelligence	Mekhi Dhesi, SSA Strategy Lead Astroscale UK
Ravindra Desai, University of Warwick	Erika Rossetto, Director, Space Data Association	Prof. Don Pollacco, University of Warwick	Sam Adlen, CEO of Space Solar	Troy Morris, Co-Founder of KMI
Christopher Newman, Professor of Space Law and Policy, Nothumbria University	Beril Saadet Turnbull, PDRA in Space Circular Economy, Durham University	Madhulika Guhathakurta, Senior Advisor for New Initiatives at Goddard Space Flight Center	Kerri Mertz, Director of International Business, Slingshot Aerospace (UK)	Minkwan Kim, Associate Professor in Astronautics, University of Southampton
Daniel Murphy, Program Lead Aerosol Properties & Processes, NOAA	Torsten Kriening, Publisher and CEO SpaceWatch Global	Prof. Marcus Holzinger, University of Colorado, Boulder	Mishaal Ashemimry, Managing Director of the Center for Space Futures	Alan Thompson, Head of Government Affairs, Skyrora
Temidayo Oniosun, Managing Director of Space in Africa	Shyama Narendranath, Indian Space Research Organisation	Prof. Yang Gao, Head of Centre for Robotics Research, King’s College London	Santosh Bhattarai, Lecturer in Space Geodesy, UCL	Megan Perks, PhD student, University of Southampton
Graham Appleby, BGS Honorary Research Associate, Space Geodesy Facility, Herstmonceux	Mpho Tshisaphungo, Head of Space Weather, South African Space Agency	Rodolphe Muñoz, Team Leader, Secure Connectivity and Space Surveillance, European Commission	Mamatha Maheshwarappa, Head of Research & Development, UK Space Agency	Brien Flewelling, Director of Strategic Program Development, ExoAnalytic Solutions
Ralph “Dinz” Dinsley, Founder of 3S Northumbria	Ray Fielding, Head of Space Sustainability, UK Space Agency	Prof. Stefania Paladini, Queen Margaret Business School, Edinburgh	Ian McCrea, Head of Space Physics and Operations, STFC RALSpace	Adam Staincliffe, Space Domain Awareness/ Defence Lead, LMO
Will Feline, Senior Principal Scientist, DSTL	Max Alexander, Photographer	Daniele Luchena, Arca Dynamics	Eugene Avenant, Chief Engineer, SANSA Space Operations	Andreja Susnik, Head of NSGF ILRS Analysis Centre
David Regad, Senior Electrical Systems Engineer, LMO	Jack Ramshaw, Aerospace Engineer, GMV

Registration

Registration for the Conference is now open.

Attendance at the event is free, and tickets are available to attend online.

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Sponsors

Organising Committee

Katherine Courtney, Chair of GNOSIS	Stuart Eves, GNOSIS Programme Manager	Theresa Harrison, GNOSIS Network Manager	James Blake, GNOSIS Social Media Manager