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Preliminary Agenda — Subject to Change
Day 1
Wednesday, 10 June 20269:00 – 9:30
Registration & welcome coffee
9:30 – 9:45
Opening remarks
9:45 – 10:00
Keynote
Keynote
10:00 – 11:00
High-level opening panel
This high-level opening panel will gather key stakeholders to discuss and explore the evolution of the European Earth Observation industry and the crucial role of EO across a variety of sectors, including opportunities to come and future evolution, especially in light of the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and the ongoing negociations of the EU Space Act.
Panel
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee break
11:30 – 12:15
Earth Observation in Support of the Future of European Defence & Security - part 1
This two part panel focused on defence and security will aim to discuss how Earth Observation can help meet future security and defence needs, including considerations around dual-use systems and the connections between the two domains. The first part will be more focused on high-level strategic considerations and the policy landscapse, whereas the second panel will be focused on more operational aspects around requirement gathering, user needs, and future implementation.
Panel · Part 1
12:15 – 13:00
Earth Observation in Support of the Future of European Defence & Security - part 2
Panel · Part 2
13:00 – 14:30
Lunch break
14:30 – 15:15
Unlocking the power of Earth Observation for the Ocean
In June 2025, the European Commission adopted the EU Ocean Pact, an overarching strategy for all ocean-related EU polices. In this framework, they have been working on the upcoming EU Ocean Act and the EU Ocean Observation Initative. This session will aim to understand how Earth observation can support the overall objectives of the EU Ocean Pact, the implementation of the future EU Ocean Act and help address the challenges outlined in the EU Ocean Observation Initiative, bringing together European and international stakeholders accross the ecosystem.
Panel
15:15 – 16:00
Lightning talks: water resilience and carbon farming
We will continue the afternoon programme with shorter "lightning talks" with key stakeholders from the European Commission regarding several upcoming or ongoing policy files of interest to the EO downstream industry, including the Water Resilience Strategy and the CRCF certification methodologies for carbon farming.
Lightning Talks
16:00 – 16:30
Coffee break
16:30 – 17:15
Interoperability and federation of data platforms
More info coming soon
Panel
17:15 – 18:00
Start-Up Showcase: The Pitch-Off
To finalise the first day of EXPANDEO 2026, we are thrilled to continue with the EARSC Start-Up Award live pitching after the previous' years resounding success. Five finalists will take the stage to showcase their solutions, and the EXPANDEO audience will vote to crown the winner—to be revealed at the Award Ceremony soon after.
Start-Up Award
18:00 – 18:15
EARSC Awards ceremony
The Awards Ceremony will feature the announcement of the winners of the EARSC Company, Start-Up and Product Awards for 2026 and will be followed by a networking cocktail.
Awards
18:15 – onwards
Cocktail
Day 2
Thursday, 11 June 20269:00 – 9:30
Registration & welcome coffee
9:30 – 10:30
EARSC AGM (only for EARSC members)
Members Only
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 11:45
Earth Observation for Emergency Management: European Perspectives and Needs
This session will focus on exploring the synergies between emergency management and Earth Observation. Gathering emergency management authorities from different regions in Europe, it will explore their needs and challenges, especially in transnational contexts, gauge how EO is currently used and where there might be gaps, as well as understand how to best integrate EO-based insights.
Panel
11:45 – 12:30
Driving Sustainable Land Use with Nature-based Solutions and Earth Observation
This session will explore sustainable land use management through the lens of nature-based solutions (NbS) and the ongoing Horizon-funded LandShift project. It will address the needs and challenges of local authorities when it comes to sustainable land use, how NbS can be useful in this context, and how the LandShift project and its solutions are supporting local authorities achieve sustainable land management. It will also dig into the role for Earth Observation in the NbS approach and its benefits in this context, further reflecing on how these solutions and the approach can be replicated in other regions and challenges.
Panel
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 – 14:30
International collaboration & opportunities
This session will shed light on the strategic and operational aspects of different ongoing and upcoming international EU-funded initiatives and programmes around the globe, with a specific focus on Latin America and Africa, sharing any concrete opportunities for European EO service provides to get involved.
Panel
14:30 – 15:00
Closing high-level remarks
This session will provide high-level insights and reflections on the current and future landscape of the EO sector, and where we expect to be in the comings years on key relevant topics, including: commercialisation and market aspects, how policy can support the market but not overburden it, how to best reach all potential users from the global to the local level, balancing security/defence and environmental applications and more.
Closing
15:00 – 16:00
Closing networking coffee