Agenda

Welcome remarks.

Space in Africa Market Debrief

speakers

CEO, Egyptian Space Agency

Dr. Sherif Sedky

President, Council of the African Space Agency

H.E. Dr. Tidiane Ouattara

Former Minister of Higher Education, Burkina Faso; Project Lead, BurkinaSat-1

Dr. Ouattara Frédéric

Director of Research, Institute of Research for Development, Cote d'Ivoire

Arona DIEDHIOU

Since its inauguration in April 2025, the African Space Agency has emerged as the continent’s most ambitious coordination mechanism for space development. This keynote reflects on AfSA’s first operational year, early flagship initiatives such as the EUR 100 million Africa–EU Space Partnership, and the challenges of aligning 55 national ambitions under a shared continental vision.

speakers

President, Council of the African Space Agency

H.E. Dr. Tidiane Ouattara

This high-level segment convenes heads of African national space agencies and space programme authorities for a focused discussion on the strategic direction of their respective programmes and the evolving role of space in national economic development. Rather than retrospective overviews, this session is designed to surface forward-looking insights. Agency heads will outline near-term priorities, upcoming missions, infrastructure investments, regulatory developments, and partnership frameworks that will shape their programmes over the next three to five years. Beyond technical updates, the discussion will examine how national space agencies are catalysing domestic commercial ecosystems through public procurement and private-sector participation in the governance of each national programme

speakers

CEO, Egyptian Space Agency

Dr Maged Ismail

General Director, Gabonese Agency for Space Studies and Observations (AGEOS)

Dr. Mambimba Aboubakar

Director General, National Space Research and Development Agency

Dr. Matthew Adepoju

Deputy Executive Director, Research, Innovation, and Training, Ministry of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation, Namibia

Dr. Mundia Lisho

CEO, Rwanda Space Agency

Mr. Gaspard TWAGIRAYEZU

Managing Director, Space in Africa

Temidayo Oniosun

This high-level segment convenes heads of African national space agencies and space programme authorities for a focused discussion on the strategic direction of their respective programmes and the evolving role of space in national economic development. Rather than retrospective overviews, this session is designed to surface forward-looking insights. Agency heads will outline near-term priorities, upcoming missions, infrastructure investments, regulatory developments, and partnership frameworks that will shape their programmes over the next three to five years. Beyond technical updates, the discussion will examine how national space agencies are catalysing domestic commercial ecosystems through public procurement and private-sector participation in the governance of each national programme

speakers

Technical lead, Department of Aeronautics and Space Science, the Science Technology and Innovation Secretariat, Uganda

Dr. Doreen Agaba

Director-General, Senegalese Agency for Space Studies

Maram Kaire

Amal Layachi Head of Training and Cooperation Department, Centre Royal de Télédétection Spatiale (CRTS)

Amal Layachi

Technical Lead, Space Unit, Mauritius Research and Innovation Council

Ziyaad Soreefan

General Director, Angola National Space Program Management Office (GGPEN)

Dr Zolana João