Programme

October 27
October 28
October 29
* This programme is subject to change.
13:00
13:00 – 14:00
Registration & welcome lunch
📍 D’Etigny Auditorium Terrace
14:00
14:00 – 14:30
CEDS 2026 Opening Ceremony
📍D’Etigny Auditorium
14:30
14:30 – 15:30
Plenary Session: National Space Policies in LAC
Speaker: Marco Antonio Chamon, President of the Brazilean Space Agency (AEB)
📍D’Etigny Auditorium
15:30
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee break
📍 D’Etigny Auditorium Terrace
16:00
16:00 – 18:00
IADB Panel
Advancing the Space Economy in Latin America and the Caribbean: Policies, Challenges and Opportunities
📍D’Etigny Auditorium
16:00 – 18:00
DGI Session
Financing for EO innovators: bridging the gaps
📍 OpenBeauchef
18:00
09:00
09:00 – 10:30
Plenary Session: Space Businesses
Speaker: Ilona Zabryksta, EU Policy Manager at Eurospace
📍D’Etigny Auditorium
10:30
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break
📍 D’Etigny Auditorium Terrace
11:00
11:00 – 13:00
DGI Pitch Event
Climate-tech & EO ventures showcase + investor feedback
📍D’Etigny Auditorium
11:00 – 13:00
CEDS BS-1 Session
Telecommunications and Ground Segment
📍 TBA
11:00 – 13:00
CEDS BS-2 Session
Business Opportunities
📍 TBA
11:00 – 13:00
CEDS BS-3 Session
Agriculture Applications
📍 TBA
13:00
13:00 – 14:00
Networking Lunch
📍 D’Etigny Auditorium Terrace
14:00
14:00 – 15:30
Plenary Session: Space and Earth Observation Technology
Speaker: Simonetta Chelli, Director of Earth Observation Programmes at the European Space Agency (ESA)
📍D’Etigny Auditorium
15:30
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee break
📍 D’Etigny Auditorium Terrace
16:00
16:00 – 18:00
CEDS ST-1 Session
AI for Earth Observation
📍 TBA
16:00 – 18:00
CEDS ST-2 Session
Small Satellites
📍 TBA
16:00 – 18:00
CEDS ST-3 Session
Monitoring Global Change
📍 TBA
16:00 – 18:00
CEDS ST-4 Session
Disaster Management
📍 TBA
16:00 – 18:00
Sesión DGI – OpenBeauchef
Session Innovator matchmaking
📍 OpenBeauchef
18:30
18:30 – 20:00
CEDS Networking Cocktail
Sponsored by DGI
📍 D’Etigny Auditorium Terrace
20:00
08:30
08:30 – 10:00
Plenary Session: Global Space Challenges
Speaker: TBA
📍D’Etigny Auditorium
10:00
10:00 – 10:30
DGI Policy Panel
Building the LAC Earth Observation Ecosystem
📍D’Etigny Auditorium
10:00
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break
📍 D’Etigny Auditorium Terrace
11:00
11:00 – 13:00
CEDS Panel
Global Challenges
📍 TBA
11:00 – 13:00
CopernicusLAC Chile — Services Training Workshop
📍 TBA
11:00 – 13:00
DGI Session
Learnings from the European private sector/EO ecosystems
📍 TBA
13:00
13:00 – 14:00
CEDS Closing Session
📍D’Etigny Auditorium
14:00
14:00 – 15:00
Farewell networking lunch
📍 D’Etigny Auditorium Terrace

15:00

15:00 – 16:30
European Space Agency (ESA) Session
The Biomass Satellite Mission
📍 TBA
15:00 – 19:00
European Southern Observatory (ESO) Session
Astronomy Policy Dialogue (Closed session; prior registration required)
📍 TBA

19:00