Description:
Relive the opening session of ESA’s Living Planet Symposium 2022.
Held on 23–27 May 2022 in Bonn, Germany, the Living Planet Symposium brings together scientists and researchers, as well as industry and users of Earth observation data, from all over the world to present and discuss the latest findings on Earth science and how satellite data support environmental research and action to combat the climate crisis. The symposium also focuses on emerging space technologies and the new opportunities emerging in the rapidly changing sector of Earth observation.

Moderator:
Lea Albrecht – Deutsche Welle

Programme:

-09:00 Opening Video

-09:05 The Next Frontiers in Earth Observation: Josef Aschbacher (Director General, ESA)

-09:15 An Astronaut’s Observation of Earth: Alexander Gerst (Astronaut, ESA)

-09:25 Earth Observation as a Means for Government Goals and Decision Making: Anna Christmann (Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy)

-09:35 Videorecorded Message: Thierry Breton (EU Commissioner for internal market, European Commission)

-09:45 Earth Observation in Germany: Walther Pelzer (Head of the German Space Agency, DLR)

-09:55 ESA EO Programmes: Achievements and Next Challenges:
Simonetta Cheli (Director of Earth Observation Programmes, ESA)

-10:10 Copernicus: Way Forward: Paraskevi Papantoniou (Acting Director of Space, European Commission)

-10:20 The European Satellite Meteorology Programme: Philip Evans (Director General, EUMETSAT)

-10:30 Satellites to Improve Weather Prediction: Florence Rabier (Director General, ECMWF)

-10:40 New Space Actors: Grega Milcinski (General Manager, Sinergise)

-10:50 Perspectives from the Science-Policy Nexus: Yvonne Walz (Associate Academic Officer, United Nations University)

-11:00 Closing by Local Host: Katja Dörner (Mayor of Bonn)

-11:10 End of the Opening Session