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Morning sessions
8.30 – 9.00 Welcome & registration
9.00 – 9.15 Opening remarks
GAC
European Commission
9.15 – 10.00 Panel discussion 1: PROTECT Lessons learnt: How can Pre-Commercial Procurement support climate change adaptation efforts through Earth Observation-based solutions?
Moderated by Stefka Domuzova, EIT Climate-KIC This session will set the scene by exploring the interactions between climate change adaptation efforts and existing commitments on behalf of public authorities and the potential of pre-commercial procurement to assist them and provide tailored EO-based solutions for these challenges.
BitaGreen, Mission Adaptation
Climate adaptation, development scientist-Practitioner/ coordinator
Moderator
EIT Climate-KIC
EIT Climate KIC & PROTECT project Partner
10.15 – 11.00 Panel discussion 2: How innovation procurement can boost the development of new and innovative solutions?
This session will dive into the Innovation Procurement as an instrument to foster the development of R&D and innovative solutions. The PCP and PPI approaches and their respective benefits will be explained through concrete examples of past or ongoing projects conducted in various sectors (health, security, etc.). This session will further present the new Strategic Innovation Procurement Programme of the EIC and the opportunities it offers for European public buyers and EIC beneficiaries.
European Innovation Council
European Commission – DG CNCT
European Commission – DG GROW
Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic
SYNYO / iProcurity PCP
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee and tea break
11.30 – 12:15 Panel discussion 3: How Earth Observation (EO) can contribute to new and innovative climate adaptation solutions and to innovative governance tools?
This session will gather key stakeholders and networks in the field of Earth Observation (space agencies, funding agencies and programmes, networks of EO providers, networks of EO regions, academia, etc.) to discuss the potential and benefits EO data can bring in developing new and innovation solutions, and specifically climate services that can help adapt or mitigate the effects of climate change.
SpaceSide
European Commission – DG RTD
EARSC
12.15 – 13.45 Lunch break
13.00 – 14.30 Grab a coffee and Meet, greet and network!
This session will take the form of a networking area where four corners will be available, each representing a stakeholder group, namely the PROTECT project partners, the PCP WISE buyers, EO providers and selected representatives of other running EU projects. Participants will be able to navigate between the four corner areas as they wish and stop by to ask specific questions and get to know stakeholders better.
Corner 1 – Meet the PROTECT team and discover the PROTECT Toolkit of market awareness-raising and capacity building resources in the area of Innovation Procurement, EO and Climate Change Adaptation.
Technical Director
Moderator
EIT Climate-KIC
GAC
Corvers Procurement Services
Aerospace Valley
Corner 2 – Meet the PCP WISE Buyers and express your interest to join the future project Stakeholder Observatory Group.
STOWA
Sloval Environmnetal Agency
Forum Virium Helsinki
City of Haarlem, The Netherlands
Corner 3 – Meet the EO providers and discover the world of innovative climate services based on EO data
VorteX-io
Constellr
DISAITEK
Corner 4 – Meet other EU running projects
Climate adaptation, development scientist-Practitioner/ coordinator
EARSC
Climateurope2
CLIMAAX
14.30 – 15.30 Presentation of PROTECT project and Key Exploitable Results
This session will present the 4 Key Exploitable Results developed by the PROTECT CSA project, their added value and how external stakeholders intend to reuse and build on these results. The session will further explain how each of these results will be further reused in the upcoming PCP project.
GAC
Technical Director
Corvers Procurement Services
GAC
Aerospace Valley
15.30 – 16.00 Coffee and tea
16.00 – 17.00 Panel discussion: From PROTECT CSA to PCP WISE
This session will gather selected public buyers from the PROTECT Community and part of the buyers group of the PCP WISE Consortium who have prepared an application in response to the PCP call for projects. The lead buyers of the group will first present the challenge proposed in the PCP application to be overcome by the development a prototype/ end user solution based on EO data. Each buyer will further explain their respective use case, and the proposed functional requirements of the end-user solution.
SpaceSide
STOWA
Sloval Environmnetal Agency
Forum Virium Helsinki
City of Haarlem, The Netherlands
9:00 – 9:30
Registration
9:30-9:45
Opening Remarks
EARSC
9:45 – 10:00
The role of Earth Observation for the future of Europe – keynote speech
Keynote speech
DG DEFIS – European Commission
10:00 – 11:00
The future of Earth Observation in Europe
Opening high-level panel
This high-level opening panel will gather key stakeholders to discuss and explore the evolution of the European space domain and the pivotal role that Earth Observation is playing across a variety of sectors. Looking towards the future, we will gather their high-level insights on the evolution of this trend and new opportunities to come for the Earth Observation industry.
GMV
Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament
ESA
EUSPA
11:30 – 13:00
Commercial Opportunities from Policy Implementation: the Carbon Removals Certification Framework (CRCF) and the Deforestation-Free Products Regulation (EUDR)
2 panel discussions
The Green Deal has driven significant growth for the Earth Observation sector in Europe, as satellite-derived data and services have become a key enabler in meeting the EU’s climate neutrality goals, in the context of many different policies. In recent years, policy implementation has relied heavily on Earth Observation and satellite-derived data and services. This is expected to continue as new policies create new commercial opportunities for the EO industry in Europe. The session will feature two high-level panels, which aim to delve into two timely legislative initiatives – the upcoming Carbon Removals Certification Framework (CRCF), and the Deforestation-Free Products Regulation (EUDR). Panelists will discuss the role of Earth Observation in supporting the implementation of these policies at the EU (and national/international) levels and future opportunities for the pivotal role that new technologies such as Earth Observation will play.
Panel 1: Commercial Opportunities from Policy Implementation, the Carbon Removals Certification Framework (CRCF)
European Commission – DG CLIMA
CinSOIL
Verra
European Environmental Bureau
Panel 2: Commercial Opportunities from Policy Implementation, the Deforestation-Free Products Regulation (EUDR)
LiveEO
Inter IKEA
CEPF
Planet
Airbus / EARSC Director
Closing remarks
Planet
13:00 – 14:30
Lunch break
14:30-14:45
Afternoon opening
ESA
14:45 – 16:15
Navigating market dynamics and international partnerships for the growth of the EO industry
2 panel discussions
Space has always been an area where international collaboration and partnerships have driven technological evolution and commercial opportunities. As the world’s geopolitical landscape becomes increasingly volatile and complicated, the European space sector is also having to adapt to a new reality. Understanding how global and regional market dynamics and trends affect the need for technological solutions, such as Earth Observation, as well as the specificities and challenges of accessing those markets is paramount. This session will feature two panels which will delve into these topics with the aim of helping European EO companies understand where market opporuntities lie and how to best access those markets.
Panel 1: Regional EO Market Perspectives: Strategies for Sustainable Development and Collaboration
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
DG INTPA – European Commission
African Union Commission
Transition talk: ESPI Space Venture – Investment in the European and global space sector
European Space Policy Institute (ESPI)
Panel 2: Strategies for European-global private sector partnerships in regional and national markets
RPAG
Moderator / Geosystems Hellas S.A.
CopernicusLAC
China Siwei Surveying and Mapping Technology Co.Ltd.
To finalise the first day of EXPANDEO 2024, we will host, for the first time ever, a live pitching session for the Start-up of the year Award. The five finalists will take turns in pitching their solution and the EXPANDEO in person audience will then cast their vote to determine the winner who will be announced at the Award ceremony shortly after.
16:45 – 17:15
What are the new opportunities and challenges for the uptake of Copernicus data in operational climate solutions?
The session will take the form of a panel discussion and will discuss the opportunities, challenges and obstacles connected with the use of Sentinel data in the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem. This will include access to EO data and the variety of interfaces, establishing EO data in operational management solutions, development of new services and applications, scalability and commercialization on CREODIAS. Several use cases on operational climate and environmental solutions will also be presented.
Sinergise
T-Systems
CloudFerro / EARSC
VITO
17:15 – 18:00
Startup Showcase: The Pitch-Off
To finalise the first day of EXPANDEO 2024, we will host, for the first time ever, a live pitching session for the Start-up of the year Award. The five finalists will take turns in pitching their solution and the EXPANDEO in person audience will then cast their vote to determine the winner who will be announced at the Award ceremony shortly after.
VorteX-io
METRICSAT
SaferPLACES
WEO
CloudFerro / EARSC
EARSC
18:00 – onwards
EARSC AWARDS Ceremony
9:00 – 9:30
Registration & Welcome Coffee
9:30 – 10:30
AGM (only for EARSC Members)
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break & Networking
Sponsored by:
11:00 – 11:15
Opening Keynote: Strategic priorities for the European Space and Earth Observation industry
DG DEFIS, European Commission
11:15 – 13:00
This session will delve into a transversal view of the benefits derived from the use of Copernicus Sentinel data for roads infrastructure management, forests management and lake water quality monitoring as seen through the perspective of public authorities.
ESA
NEREUS – Network of European Regions Using Space Technologies
Spatial Planning Regione Veneto
Governo dos Açores
IRISPACE
EARSC / Terranis
OECD Space Forum
13:00 – 14:30
Lunch
14:30 – 14:50
Lightning session: pathways to further user uptake
Presentations
EuroGEO Sec
GEOSYSTEMS HELLAS S.A.
ECMWF
14:50 – 15:45
Charting the future of the Earth Observation industry in Europe
Panel discussion
Policy, international partnerships, innovation and public procurement are some of the drivers of growth and commercial opportunities for the European EO industry. This panel will bring together high-level representatives to reflect on all these different elements discussed throughout the previous sessions and what comes next for the European EO industry, particularly different
aspects and dynamics impacting growth and commercialisation.
EARSC / Terranis
NOVASPACE
ESA
European Commission – DG DEFIS
15:40 – 15:45
Closing remarks main track EXPANDEO
15:45 – 16:15
coffee Break & networking (SebS)
Sponsored by:
14:15 – 17:30
Sentinel Benefits Study: the international perspective
Parallel session
In parallel of the main EXPANDEO session, the Sentinel Benefits Study (SeBS) workshop will continue to explore the benefits derived from the use of Copernicus Sentinel data for roads infrastructure management, forests management and lake water quality, this time from the international perspective, bringing together experiences from around the world.
14:15 Welcome
ESA
European Commission – DG DEFIS
Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Secretariat
14:45 ROADS INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT
Egis Road Operation Portugal
EEA
15:05 FORESTS MANAGEMENT
PEFC
INPE
Planning Division, Forestry Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
16:00 LAKE WATER QUALITY MONITORING
IWA
Environment and Climate Change Canada – ECCC
Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency – IUCMA
17:00 OVERALL
ESA
OECD Space Forum
DG JRC, European Commission