Argentina National Space Day

Join us on March 13th to celebrate Argentina National Space Day!

The entire morning will be dedicated to B2B sessions about climate change, entrepreneurship and financing.

See detailed program below:

Monday 13th, 2023

9.30 – 9:40 am  Opening remarks 

 

Deputy Chief of Mission, Minister Adrian Nador

 

9:40- 10  am U.S. and Argentina´s longstanding Space relationship

Message from Executive Director of CONAE, Dr. Raul Kulichevsky

 

President of ARSAT, Facundo Leal

 

Undersecretary for International Commerce and Investments, Ambassador Guillermo Merediz

 

Session 1

10  – 11 am Satellite industry solutions for climate change, energy transition and connectivity


Description:
Roundtable of experts from Argentina and the U.S. about public-private cooperation to address climate change, energy transition and connectivity. Space technologies are a crucial platform for these efforts. Companies will present their solutions.

 

Moderator:  David Logsdon, Executive Director, CompTIA Space Enterprise Council

 

Argentinean Industry

 

U.S. Government:

  • Gerald Geernaert, Director, Climate and Environmental Sciences Division, Office of Science, Department of Energy

 

U.S. Industry:

 

10 Minutes networking break

 

Session 2

11.10 am – 12 pm  Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and the New Space Era: Manufacturers and Entrepreneurs

 

Moderator: Kerry Slattery, Program Manager, International Entrepreneurship, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, The George Washington University

 

Argentinean Panelists:

 

U.S. Panelists:

 

Session 3

12 – 12.30 pm: “Strategic financing in the space sector”

 

Moderator: Juan Manuel Cortelletti, Chief of Economic and Commercial Section, Embassy of Argentina in the U.S.

 

Speakers

 

12.30 pm: Networking Lunch

 

Afternoon Session- Argentinean Companies Only

 

2 pm – 3 pm Meeting of Argentinean companies with David Logsdon, Comptia-SEC

 

3: 15 pm -4:15 pm: Commercial space regulations meeting with Courtney Stadd