SA - Hybrid | Start-ups and beyond: Collaboration in the Space Ecosystem

The French-Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry​​ in South Australia was delighted to invite its members & friends to its "SA - Hybrid | Start-ups and beyond: Collaboration in the Space Ecosystem' hosted by our partner, Flinders University in Adelaide.

This event was a unique occasion to hear from our excellent speakers involved in the "Earth Observation" and "Access to Space" sectors.

Nicola Sasanelli, CEO of The Andy Thomas Space Foundation opened the formalities. We had the privilege to hear the keynote addresses delivered by Aude Vignelles, CTO of the Australian Space Agency and Kathryn Robison, Lecturer in Government at Flinders University.

Carla Dias Wadewitz, Director MBA of Flinders University was moderating the event and Stephanie Morley from Business France closed the event by introducing the upcoming Space mission and the French space delegation scheduled to travel to Australia in October 2022.

We would like to thank our wonderful speakers:

Earth Observation Sector:

•            Tony Scoleri, Chief Executive Officer at AICRAFT

•            Paul Hilton, Business Development Manager at SPIRAL BLUE

•            Shoaib Iqbal, Co-founder and CEO at ESPER SATELLITE IMAGERY

•            David Hello, Chief Executive Officer at TerraNIS

•            Alexandre Stegner, Co-Founder and CEO at AMPHITRITE

•            Antoine Lefebvre, Co-Founder and CEO at KERMAP

Access to Space Sector:

•            Lloyd Damp, Chief Executive Officer at SOUTHERN LAUNCH

•            Michael Jones, Chairman and Group CEO at EQUATORIAL LAUNCH AUSTRALIA (ELA)

•            Mark Ramsey, Chief Operating Officer at SPACE MACHINES COMPANY

•            Stanislas Maximin, Chief Executive Officer at VENTURE ORBITAL

Finally, thank you to Flinders University ​for hosting and kindly providing drinks and canape and to La French Tech Australia​​, Cicada Innovations​​ and ASITII​​ for their support.