Space Technologies: Program

Program
Monday, 6th June 2011

09:00 – Registration

09:30 – Welcome Remarks and Introduction
António Cruz Serra, Presidente do IST
João Sentieiro, Presidente FCT
Vasco Varela, FCT – UTEN Portugal

09:45 – Introduction of participants
Roundtable (5 min/participant)
Discussion: What do we expect to get from this event and in what way can we contribute to improve PT Space Technology Transfer?

10:30 – ESA Technology Transfer (TT) and National Technology Transfer Initiatives
Discussion: What can we learn from ESA TT model – Successes & Failures?
Technology Transfer readiness level
Round table discussion: How to get space technology to non-space markets?
Cornelis J.J. Eldering, ESA

Coffee break (≈11:00)

12:00 – ESA Portuguese Brokerage model
Discussion: Which are the barriers and how to overcome them?
Nuno Soares, Inova+

13:00 – Lunch at IST

 14:30 – Terrestrial Market Applications
Discussion: Which markets to address and how to be disruptive?
Diamantino Costa, Critical Software
Pedro Venceslau, MDU Space

Coffee Break (≈16:00)
 
16:15 – Funding Entrepreneurs
Discussion: Can space tech new ventures fit in the existing schemes?
Ricardo Marvão, Novabase (former CEO Evolve)
José Esperança, AUDAX ISCTE/MIT

17:30 – Wrap up and way forward
Discussion: What can we recommend and what’s next?

18:00 – Close
Moderation of the day: FCT SO
Moderation of the sessions: ESA
Presentations are limited to 10 minutes