Singapore, Singapore Feb 11, 2019 (Issuewire.com) - Singapore’s leading Space and Technology Convention, Global Space and Technology Convention (GSTC), organised by Singapore Space and Technology Association (SSTA), will be held at St. Regis Singapore on 14 and 15 February 2019. Minister Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Trade and Industry will be the Guest-of-Honour. More than 600 industry professionals are expected to be in attendance, leaders of global space agencies – Mr Jean-Yves Le Gall, President of CNES, Prof Itzik Ben Israel, Chairman of Israel Space Agency, Dr Thomas Djammaluddin, Head of LAPAN and Mr Yang Baohua, Vice President of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Several key industry leaders representatives from Airbus, Thales Alenia Space, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd etc will be sharing industry insights, innovations and strategies.
https://www.space.org.sg/gstc
Into its 11th year, the Global Space and Technology Convention (GSTC), created by the Singapore Space and Technology Association (SSTA) will once again be bringing together leaders in the field of Space for a comprehensive overview of this rapidly progressing area of innovation and application.
Please find detailed programme here - https://www.space.org.sg/gstc/conference
Key topics this year includes:
• Creating Business Opportunities in Space - Start-up Pitching
• Disaster Relief and Space Technology
• How Geospatial Applications is Changing the World
• Access to Capital in Space
• 3D Map for Autonomous Driving Using Quasi-Zenith Satellite System
• Cybersecurity Challenges for Satellites
• Small sat applications and small sat bubble
The Convention aims to create a platform for the fast-evolving Asian space industries, for new business partnerships and opportunities. MOU/VP signings will solidify space technology cooperation between SSTA and Singapore Land Authority, a venture capitalist - Leonie Hill Capital; Indonesia's SAAI and other partnerships.
Topics about NewSpace, business opportunities, capital financing in Space, disaster relief applications, commercialization of space, are all topics that will be discussed at the 11th Asia’s Global Space & Technology Convention (GSTC) 2018, which will kick off on 14 February at St Regis Singapore.
The two-day event will be launched by Guest of Honour, Mr Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Trade and Industry, with an opening Industry address on Day One by Mr Philippe Pham, Head of Earth Observation, Navigation & Science, from Airbus; and on Day Two, the opening keynote address “The New Game for Space Innovation that is Changing Business and Live” will be delivered by Mr. Jean-Yves Le Gall, President, CNES. The convention brings together stakeholders from across Asia and the globe, including international space organizations, policy makers, innovators, start-ups and venture capitalists.
Created and hosted by Singapore Space & Technology Association, the focus of this convention is Pushing the Innovation Frontier’, bringing together more than 500 delegates to share innovation, breakthroughs.
GSTC will see the delegation from across the world – Malaysia, China, Indonesia, Korea, Japan, France, United Kingdom, United States, Sweden and more.
During the event, SSTA will announce the signing of three MOUs, with Singapore Land Authority (SLA), Space & Aeronautics Association of Indonesia (SAAI) and Leonie Hill Capital (LHC). The signings will take place at St Regis on Thursday, 14 February from 10:30 am.
Another highlight of the event will be the signing of the ST Electronics and DSO National Laboratories at the opening ceremony at about 9:20 am on Thursday, 14 February.
Event highlights include:
Start-up pitching
Date: 15 February, 2019, Friday (Day 2 of GSTC) Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Calling for startups with offerings in space technologies and/or satellite applications to participate in the pitching sessions at GSTC 2019. Selected startups will each be allocated a slot during the event to pitch and share on your company to a selected panel of industry experts, angels and VCs. Each startup will have up to 10 mins to pitch, inclusive of 3 mins for Q&A.
The Singapore Space Challenge (SSC) Award Ceremony
Date: 15 February, 2019, Friday (Day 2 of GSTC) Time: 5:00pm – 6:15pm
The Singapore Space Challenge (SSC) is a national design competition aimed at inspiring and encouraging Singapore youth to engage in exciting technical space-related projects. This year’s competition will welcome guest of honor Ms. Indranee Rajah, Second Ministry of Finance and Education to present the winning team the grand prize of S$10,000.
Airbus x SSTA Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) Challenge 2018
The second edition of the HADR challenge tasked participants to develop an innovative smart application to increase efficiency and effectiveness of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in the region / globally. With the help of Changi Regional HADR Coordination Centre (RHCC) and Singapore’s Civil Defence Force (SCDF) to set the parameters of the disaster scenario, the objective of the challenge was to stimulate and tap into the creative minds to identify new solutions to complex problems of coordination within the context of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. The winners of the challenge are being announced during the first day of the event, receiving a trip to the United Kingdom to visit the Airbus facility.
NewSpace Launchers and Missions
Date: 15 February, 2019, Friday (Day 2 of GSTC) Time: 3:00pm – 4:10 pm
Five female speakers will speak on the topic of NewSpace launchers and missions. They will cover different areas and provide insights into this emerging industry. We will hear from Ms. Monica Jan from Virgin Orbit, Ms. Yevheniia Tishchenko from Firefly Aerospace, Ms. Neger Fehar from Momentus Space, Ms. Jeanne Medvedeva of EXOLAUNCH and Ms. Melissa Wuerl of Spaceflight Inc.
Panel: The Smallsat Bubble?
Date: 14 February, 2019, Thursday (Day 1 of GSTC) Time: 5:15pm – 5:55 pm Moderated by Mr Jose Del Rosario of Northern Sky Research (NSR), this panel brings together an international representation of satellite manufacturers, end-users, educators to discuss a range of concerns with the rise of small sats – Including policies, regulatory considerations, the economic climate, how it affects Asia and the world.
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