Vienna Space Diplomat
Climate, security, mobility, energy or health: space is at the heart of solving humankind's most urgent challenges, while serving as a rich source of inspiration, curiosity and imagination.
The Vienna Space Diplomat (VSD) platform, launched by the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) in 2023, seeks to facilitate diplomatic discourse on space related issues, bringing together policymakers, industry representatives and diplomats to promote consensus building through both formal and informal exchanges, in the context of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) agenda.
Enabling utilisation, preserving science: lunar policy options to promote alignment
VSD Evening Reception | 15 April 2026, 18:00 - 22:00 | Schwarzenbergplatz 16
18:00 Doors Open
18:30 Welcome Remarks & Panel Discussion
19:30 Networking Dinner
22:00 Reception Closing
Speakers
Speakers
Therese Jones
Research Manager @ European Space Policy Institute
Bob Lamboray
Senior Manager - Lead Exploration & Space Resources @ Luxembourg Space Agency
Matija Renčelj
Director of Strategy & Operations @ European Space Policy Institute
Kevin Cannon
Founding Member of Technical Staff @ GRU SPACE and Research Assistant Professor @ Colorado School of Mines
Kathryn Hadler
Director @ European Space Resources Innovation Centre
Héloïse Vertadier
Legal Counsel @ ispace Europe
Registration
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