The Future Of International Space Station Utilization:
An Industry Perspective
NanoRacks ISS Workshop – Hampshire Hotel Fitland, Leiden, The Netherlands
NanoRacks, along with Blue Origin and Airbus DS are proud to sponsor their first ever European workshop: “The Future of ISS Utilization: An Industry Perspective.”
Being held this December 7th and 8th in Leiden, NL, this event will allow for an open discussion across industry and government users of the International Space Station to speak on the needs of the user community and the future commercial direction of the Space Station. Join with leading officials from ESA, Thales, DLR, NanoRacks, Airbus, Blue Origin, NASA, and more.
See previous workshop videos by filling in the form, download the Preliminary Agenda or to RSVP visit: https://eepurl.com/bzbA6P.
Day 1: Monday, December 7, 2015 – 9:30 am-17:00
9:30-9:45
Welcome – Mr Jeffrey Manber, CEO NanoRacks
9:45-10:15
Keynote Discussion: “Europe’s ISS Utilization: Today and Tomorrow”
· Mr Michael Suffredini, SGT, Former NASA ISS Program Manager
· Mr Bernardo Patti, ISS Program Manager, ESA
10:15-10:45
The US Commercial Pathway: How NanoRacks Interfaces With NASA and the Space Station Partners, Our Lessons Learned
· Mr Richard Pournelle, Senior Vice President of Business Development, NanoRacks
Coffee Networking Break
11:00-Noon
Customer Panel: Internal International Space Station Payloads
· Moderator: Ms Mary Murphy, Internal Payloads Manager, NanoRacks
· Panel:
o Mr Dorin Prunariu, Cosmonaut and Member of the Board, Romanian Space Agency
o Mr Gary Stutte, President, SyNRGE LLC
o Mr Hamish Torrie, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, Glenmorangi/LVMH
o Dr. Fengyuan, Professor, Beijing Institute of Technology
o Luca Briganti, Head of Life Science and Commercial Payloads, Airbus DS
12:00-12:30
NanoRacks Head of European Operations, Mr Peter Bak
GOMX-3 CubeSat Deployment, Mr Dennis Elgaard, Gomspace
12:30-13:00
Value of Branding With The International Space Station
Mr Hamish Torrie, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, Glenmorangie/LVMH
13:00-14:00: Lunch
14:00-15:00
Customer Panel: External International Space Station Payloads
· Moderator: Mr Conor Brown, External Payloads Coordinator, NanoRacks
· Panel
o Mr Vytenis Buzas, CEO, NanoAvionics
o Mr Dennis Elgaard, APAC Sales Manager, Gomspace
o Mr Jens Dirk Schiemann, Senior Program Engineer, ESA
15:00-15:45
External ISS Platforms – NanoRacks and Airbus Partnership
· NanoRacks External Payload Platform (NREP)
o Per-Christian Steimle, Project Manager- Business Development, Airbus DS
o Mr Conor Brown, External Payloads Coordinator, NanoRacks
· Bartolomeo Concept
o Per-Christian Steimle, Project Manager- Business Development, Airbus
15:45-16:15– Coffee/Networking Break
16:15-17:00
Commercial Space Station Airlock
· Mr Mike Lewis, CTO, NanoRacks
· Mr Bob Richards, Vice President of Business Development, OrbitalATK
17:00-17:15
End of Day Summation
18:00: RECEPTION
Please join NanoRacks and Ardbeg with a special whisky tasting lesson led by Mr Hamish Torrie, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility at Glenmorangie/LVMH. Sample three specialty flavors while learning the proper tasting techniques. Beer, wine, and appetizers will also be served.
Day 2: Tuesday, December 8, 2015, 9:30-12:30
9:30-10:30
Stepping Stones to Low Earth Orbit
Moderator: Richard Pournelle, Senior Vice President of Business Development, NanoRacks
· Dr. Erika Wagner, Blue Origin, Business Development Manager
· Mr Thorben Koenemann, Deputy Scientific Director, ZARM FAB mBH
10:30-11:00 –Coffee/Networking Break
11:00-11:45
DreamUp – Educational Access to Space
Ms. Abby Dickes, Marketing and Communications Manager, NanoRacks
12:00-12:30
Increasing Station Utilization Across All Research Areas
· Moderated By: Dr. Jessica Grenouilleau, Systems Engineer, Robotics & Future Projects
Office, ESTEC
o Mr Franco Fenoglio, Thales, Head of Advanced Exploration Programs
o Mr Pierfilippo Manieri, ESA, Head of Biology and Physiology Payload Section,
Development Department
o Mr Helmut Luttmann, Head of ISS Operations, Airbus DS
Closing Remarks
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