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09:00 - 10:30 hrs

Session 1. GNSS PROGRAM UPDATES – GLOBAL, REGIONAL AND AUGMENTATION SYSTEMS

Speakers from the respective organizations and countries present news from the worldwide global, regional and 
augmentation satellite navigation systems in operation and under development.

Global: GALILEO (EU), GPS (USA), BeiDou (China) 
Regional: QZSS (Japan), IRNSS/NAVIC (India), KPS/KASS (Korea), 

Augmentation: EGNOS (EU), WAAS (USA), MSAS (Japan), Gagan (India)

Chairman:

John Wilde, CEO, SPACEKEYS Gmbh, Vienna, Austria

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Panel Members:

​​Xavier Maufroid, Head of Sector Galileo Implementation, Head of GNSS Joint Office, DG DEFIS, Brussels, Belgium

Sara Krauss, Head of Engineering Department, EUSPA, Prague, Czech Republic

Robert O. Wray, Lt Col, Commander of the Second Space Operations Squadron, Space Force, USA

Lu Jun, China Satellite Navigation Project Center, Beijing, China

Sharafat Gadimova, Executive Secretariat of the International Committee on Global Satellite Navigation Systems (ICG), UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, Vienna, Austria

Satoshi Hosoda, Deputy Director of National Space Policy Secretariat, QZSS Strategy Office, Japan

Vishwanath M. Tirlapur, Satellite Navigation Program Office, ISRO, Bangalore, India

Nayoung Youn, Senior Researcher, Strategy and Planning Directorate, Korea Aerospace Research Institute, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

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10:30 - 11:00 hrs

REFRESHMENT BREAK

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11:00 - 12:30 hrs

​​Session 2. DISCOVERING THE LOW-EARTH ORBIT FOR PNT AND BEYOND

The interest for complementary Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) has significantly increased in recent years following the emergence of international initiatives from private and public sector, relying on new industrial models and early availability of in-orbit results. The list of possible technical advantages is large, ranging from increased resilience to faster high-accuracy convergence, to simple low-energy solutions, and to integration with communication systems (such as provision of 5G/6G NTN localization compatible with communication protocols), to signal monitoring on-board, among several others. User communities aiming for increased performance (robustness, accuracy, availability, time-to-fix, …) would benefit from such advantages in combination with existing solutions, including GNSS and inertial user equipment. Current international initiatives are incorporating PNT solutions in LEO with different services and use-cases in mind, in parallel to assess initial results and to develop sustainable system architectures and business cases. This session will aim to discover the present and future of PNT from LEO orbits.

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Chairman:

Roberto Prieto Cerdeira, Head of the LEO-PNT Project, ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

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Panel Members:

Zak Kassas, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Patrick Shannon, Founder and CEO, TrustPoint Inc., Herndon, VA, USA

Francis Soualle, Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Taufkirchen (Munich), Germany

Li Zhen, Ass. Professor, Beihang University, Beijing, China

Masaya Murata, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan

Trevor Landon, Vice President, Satelles, Reston, VA, USA

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12:30 - 13:30 hrs

NETWORKING LUNCHEON - Round table discussion hosted by spaceopal

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Afternoon

13:30 - 14:55 hrs

Session 3. FUTURE OF SATCOM AND SYNERGIES WITH PNT

Satellite Communications is currently undergoing a significant transformation with new standards for 5G/6G non-terrestrial network access which is under development. Mega constellations in LEO promise global network connectivity, with ongoing developments for additional constellations with new features such as the European IRIS2 initiative. Optical link technologies, facilitating high data rates and features like quantum key distribution play a significant role. Currently, the synergetic usage of the SATCOM signals for PNT services as well as the joint usage of constellations and satellites for communications and PNT is under investigation. Additionally, there's consideration for leveraging optical intersatellite links to enhance PNT services. The panel will provide insights into these developments and will highlight potential synergies between SATCOM and PNT.

 

Chairman:

Sandro Scalise, Head of Satellite Networks Department, Institute of Communications and Navigation, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany

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Panel Members:

Sandro Scalise

José-A. del Peral Rosado, Navigation Engineer, Airbus Defence and Space, Taufkirchen (Munich), Germany

Gabriele Giorgi, Group Lead GNSS Evolution, ICN, DLR, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany

Christian Hofmann, Jun.-Professor, Institute of Information Technology, University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Neubiberg, Germany

Vera Eklund, System Engineer, Tesat-Spacecom, Backnang, Germany

Stephan Roemer, BD Manager SatCom & Navigation, OHB Group, Bremen, Germany

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15:00 - 16:00 hrs

Session 4. USE OF PNT FOR EARTH OBSERVATION

There exist numerous synergies between Earth observation (EO) and navigation satellites in the upstream sector that will be covered by this session including a state-of-the-art overview on EO, the importance of a well-defined SSV and remote

sensing of the Earth with navigation signals. The panel covers also synergies in the downstream sector of combined EO+NAV applications.

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Chairman:

Michael Schmitt, Professor of Earth Observation, ISTA/FZ-SPACE, University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Neubiberg, Germany

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Panel Members:

Werner Enderle, Professor, Head of the Navigation Support Office, ESA/ESOC, Darmstadt, Germany

Rashmi Shah, NASA/JPL, Pasadena, USA

M. Mainul Hoque, Head of Dept. for Space Weather Observation, Institute for Solar-Terrestrial Physics, DLR, Neustrelitz, Germany

Geng Jianghui, Professor, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Reinhard Blasi, Market Downstream & Innovation Manager, EUSPA, Prague, Czech Republic

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16:00 - 16:30 hrs

REFRESHMENT BREAK

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16:30 - 17:55 hrs

Session 5. OPERATIONS OF MEO-GNSS AND PNT SERVICES FROM LEO CONSTELLATIONS

 

Emerging applications pose several challenges to navigation such as high accuracy, resilient and robust service provision needs. In responding to these application demands, new navigation services such as Galileo HAS and OS-NMA are being introduced as well as augmentations of MEO-GNSS with space-based and terrestrial elements are being developed. In particular, supplementary PNT services, which are provided from orbits below the MEO- GNSS backbone, are currently under discussion with the ultimate aim of creating a multi-layered system imposing further new challenges. With the introduction of additional LEO constellations, new approaches for ensuring navigation services and underlying operations services are required. The panel will discuss the current and future approaches to constellation operations and service provision, the biggest challenges and ongoing develop- ments towards new and innovative solutions.

 

Chairman:

André Bauerhin, Managing Director COO, spaceopal, Munich, Germany

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Panel Members:

Robert O.Wray, Lt Col, Commander of the Second Space Operations Squadron, US Space Force, Colorado, USA

Giuseppe Tomasicchio, Head of RDI System Engineering & Design Authority, Research, Digital & Innovation (RDI), Telespazio SpA, Rome, Italy

Spencer Ziegler, DLR Galileo Kompetenzzentrum, Wessling, Germany

Victor Pozo Monsalve, Director Navigation Systems Ground Control Segment, GMV, Madrid, Spain

Brian Manning, Co-Founder & CEO, Xona Space Systems, San Mateo, CA, USA

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18:00 - 19:30 hrs

Session 6/7. LEGAL ASPECTS AND PNT POLICY IN AN AGE OF COMMERCIALIZATION

Whereas commercial use of PNT technology and PNT policies have always been paramount to the development of satellite navigation, the recent and rapid appearance of commercial system providers in LEO drastically changes the environment. Key questions arise about the market, regulatory and public procurement aspects for LEO PNT and also the question whether new national policies and standards can encourage growth and diversification of new navigation-based applications. What will be the appropriate coordination mechanisms for new and emerging stakeholders, whether governmental or commercial?

 

Chairmen:

Ingo Baumann, BHO Legal, Cologne, Germany

Oliver Heinrich, BHO Legal, Cologne, Germany

Thomas Seiler, Member of the Board of Directors, u-blox AG, Thalwil, Switzerland

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Panel Members:

Vladislav Beregovskiy, ITU BR, Geneva, Switzerland

Rasmus Flytkjaer, London Economics, London, UK

Brian Manning, Co-Founder & CEO, Xona Space Systems, San Mateo, CA, USA​

Nayoung Youn, Senior Researcher, Strategy and Planning Directorate, Korea Aerospace Research Institute, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

Reinhard Blasi, Market Downstream & Innovation Manager, EUSPA, Prague, Czech Republic

Patrick Shannon, Founder and CEO, TrustPoint Inc., Herndon, VA, USA

Karen van Dyke, Director for Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) and Spectrum Management in the U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, USA

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20:00 hrs

EVENING RECEPTION: Munich Space Night 2024

at the Alte Kongresshalle (Old Congress Hall)

offered by AIRBUS

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We are looking very much forward to meeting you for drinks and food and great networking opportunities.

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