Partners and Sponsors
SPEAKERS
Prof. Claude Nicollier
ORIGINS Moderator, Astronaut
Benedikt Würth
Ständerat St. Gallen
Mattia Cavanna
Head of Technology and Innovation Leonardo
Jed Kalkstein
President & CFO, GPMS
Philip Bärtschi
Attorney-at-Law
Dr. Raphael Widmer-Kaufmann
Fellow CFAC-HSG
Oliver Grassmann
EVP Satellites Beyond Gravity
Prof. Pascale Ehrenfreund
President COSPAR / WEF Space Council
Torsten Hoffmann
Award-winning Filmmaker
Sascha Hardegger
CEO Dufour Aerospace
Rafael Enzler
President St. Gallen-Bodensee Tourism
Florian Erbach
Project Manager, LH Consulting
Dr. Peter Guggenbach
CGO Swissto12
Marco Viola
CEO Kopter Group / Leonardo
Prof. Ulrich Walter
ORIGINS Moderator, Astronaut
Prof. Dominique Foray
Innovation Economist
Dr. Andreas Wittmer
Managing Director CFAC-HSG
Dr. Merve Erdem Burger
Co-Founder Swiss Space Law Forum
AS Symposium
SUSTAINABLE AVIATION MEETS COMMERCIAL SPACE
In 2024, a top-class range of speakers from the aerospace industry will present and discuss current research and industry trends to a B2B and academic audience, addressing future challenges and opportunities followed by exciting panel discussions on our main stage in St. Gallen.
SPACE Track:
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NewSpaceRace
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Innovatisation in Space
AVIATION Track:
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Future Aviation
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Autonomy & Artificial Intelligence
SPECIAL FORUMS
SPACE LAW &
ROTORCRAFT
For the first time, the Symposium will host two special forums, addressing topics of particular interest and bringing together leading experts on the following subjects:
Space Law Forum:
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Space - The Regulatory Framework
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Space Law Updates (in Europe)
Rotorcraft Forum:
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Propulsion Systems
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Autonomy Systems
EXHIBITION |
NETWORKING PLATFORM & Career Day
Our new venue Hall 9.0 features a unique Foyer & Marketplace setting, offering bespoke lounge areas, static displays, table top areas and the renowned b2match networking and matchmaking zone next to our hospitality area.
In 2024, more than 300 matchmaking slots will enable industry, academia and talents to meet & exchange.
Exhibitors
The Aviation & Space Symposium 2024 is welcoming a handpicked selection of partners and exhibitors from industry, science and academia, showcasing their products, services and projects at one of OLMA's state-of-the-art exhibition areas. Our Exhibition Foyer in Hall 9.0 offers more than 1'200 sqm of prime location. Booth / Table top availability is limited to 20 slots.
PROGRAM
Symposium & Forum Day (Hall 9.0)
08.00
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WELCOME COFFEE | Exhibition
09.00–09.20
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Opening Session
(with Claude Nicollier, Professor & Astronaut)
Andreas Wittmer, Rafael Enzler
09.30–10.45
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AS Symposium SPACE Track I: NewSpaceRace – Commercial Projects Beyond the Prestige
(Moderated by Pascale Ehrenfreund, President COSPAR | former Chairwoman DLR)
Oliver Grassmann, Pascale Ehrenfreund, Peter Guggenbach
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Rotorcraft Forum: Sustainability: Propulsion Concepts for VTOL
(Hosted by Swiss Helicopter Association - SHA)
(Moderated by Martin Gerber, Skylab Foundation)
Rolf Heuberger, Sascha Hardegger, Fabi Riesen
10.00–12.00
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Matchmaking Slots (1:1) + Career Day Slots
11.00–12.15
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AS Symposium AVIATION Track I: Future Aviation – How We Travel in 2040
(Moderated by Andreas Wittmer, Managing Director Center for Aviation and Space Competence CFAC-HSG)
Florian Erbach, Alessandro Buchmann, Adrian Müller
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Space Law Forum I: The Regulatory Framework in Space
(Moderated by Raphael Widmer-Kaufmann Fellow CFAC-HSG)
Alexander Soucek, Merve Erdem-Burger, Ingo Baumann, Philip Bärtschi
— LUNCH | Exhibition —
