Space Investment & Talent Day

Attending on-site? Come by and have some breakfast with us before the broadcast begins.

Meet our hosts Frida Zetterström and Jenny Segergren, as well as audience in Trollhättan and Luleå

We discuss the vision and the reality of the space ecosystem as it stands today. How can we continue to build a thriving space tech innovation ecosystem? Where can we look to for inspiration?

Cecilia Hertz, Co-founder I.S.A.A.C. International Space Asset Acceleration Company, and Deborah Lygonis, Investment Manager, Innovatum Science Park, share their thoughts. 

Are you thinking that this interview looks familiar? We'll you'd be right! Our highest watched programme session in 2020 returns. Now's your chance to see some interview clips of Christer Fuglesang talking about what it takes to be an astronaut and ideas for new space startups.

The first of our ESA BIC Nordic pitch blocks. Watch startups from ESA's incubation centres pitch on stage and receive valuable investor feedback.

First up for the day, we have: 

Sebastian Aristotelis / SAGA Space Architects / ESA BIC Denmark
Luis De Ita Maubant / Surplusmap / ESA BIC Norway

With feedback from:

Malin Kjällström, COO and Co-Founder, Nordic Node
Gonzalo Martín de Mercado Pérez, Business Development Officer, ESA Space Solutions

Estelle Godard presents ESA Investor Forum and their community of businesses, investors and partners. Listen in for an overview on how they support space-enabled start-ups and SMEs to grow and commercialise their ideas.

Linda Lyckman, Head of Business & Technology Innovation at the Swedish Space Corporation, presents the company, their priorities and business needs. Essential viewing for startups interested in first contact.

Linda Lyckman (SSC) and Sara Hamlin, Head of Corporate Partnerships at Ignite Sweden, discuss the best practices behind corporate and startup collaboration. How can you improve your chances of success? Tune in to find out more.

Get a peek into northern Sweden's vibrant startup community.

Let's give a big hand to Moses Browne Mwakyanjala, Founder and CEO at Remos Space Systems.

How do we make space liveable for future space travellers? Sebastian Aristotelis from SAGA Space Architects tells us about innovative aesthetics and design which put human well-being at the centre of space habitation. 

We explore the whys and hows of regional and cross-border cooperation in attracting private investment. What role do publicly funded initiatives play in catalysing investment from other sources? 

On stage we have:

Erik Behm, Investment Strategist at Invest in Halland @ Region Halland.
Tanya Horowitz, Partner at Butterfly Ventures & Co-Founder at CapA
Sune Nordentoft Lauritsen, Managing Director, ESA BIC Denmark

A short break in the broadcast stream for you to stretch your legs and network on Brella.

AI Sweden and ESA's new collaboration is spearheading European space innovation. Join us and listen to Gabriele Meoni and Pablo Gómez explain how they work with AI onboard satellites in new applications for Earth observation.

Tune into this reverse pitch to hear what Gareth Keane, Partner at Promus Ventures, has to say about investing in space startups.

Ready for some entrepreneurial inspiration? One of the top players among European space startups & scaleups joins us on stage to share their journey to the stars.

Magnus Lingman, Managing Director at Isar Aerospace shares all with our event host.

Get a peek into northern Sweden's vibrant startup community.

Sandra Nilsson, co-founder and COO of Arctic Space Technologies, takes centre stage.

The second of our ESA BIC Nordic pitch blocks. Watch start-ups from ESA's incubation centres pitch on stage and receive valuable investor feedback.

In this round we present:

Magnus Arveng / Ntention / ESA BIC Norway
Shorena Tsindeliani / Hydromars / ESA BIC Sweden

With feedback from:

Deborah Lygonis, Investment Manager, Innovatum Science Park
Gonzalo Martín de Mercado Pérez, Business Development Officer, ESA Space Solutions

Deep technologies have a lot to contribute to space-related projects so we want to hear more!

Welcome to a fireside chat where we will discuss the opportunities with deep tech and trends. We have invited Niko Elers from Voima Ventures and Anna Haupt from Industrifonden to have a dive into their deep tech portfolios and investments.

This is a Nordic Node sponsored session, moderated by Malin Kjällström, COO and Co-Founder.

To what extent do sustainable development goals permeate space-related innovation activities? What does the push for global environmental, social and economic sustainability mean for the space sector? Do sustainability concerns play a part in space tech investment? Or is it all just greenwashing?

These questions and more will be answered by our expert panel:

Eva Vati, CEO & founder of VATI of Sweden
Daniel Enström, CEO Mobilaris Group
Estelle Godard, Commercialisation Officer, Investments & Ventures, European Space Agency
Tobias Edman, Head of Innovation and Public Benefit, Swedish National Space Agency

The third of our ESA BIC Nordic pitch blocks. Watch start-ups from ESA's incubation centres pitch on stage and receive valuable investor feedback.

Last for the day, we have:

Dragos Dancila / Percy Roc / ESA BIC Sweden
Damir Ljubičić / Space Composite Structures Denmark / ESA BIC Denmark

With feedback from:

Deborah Lygonis, Investment Manager, Innovatum Science Park
Gonzalo Martín de Mercado Pérez, Business Development Officer, ESA Space Solutions

Curious about our investor panel's questions and comments today? Now's your time to make your voice heard! Send in your questions throughout the day and we'll see if we can answer them.

The who's who of our Trollhättan studio audience. Meet some of the movers and shakers in the West Sweden space ecosystem

Say farewell to our hosts and audience in Trollhättan and Luleå.

Attending on-site? Come by and have some breakfast with us before the broadcast begins.

Meet our hosts Frida Zetterström and Jenny Segergren, as well as audience in Luleå. 

The development of Sweden's Esrange Space Center, and especially the ability to send satellites into orbit, will generate new jobs and new possibilities in a variety of fields. Learn more about your next possible career move from Åsa Johansson, Innovation Lead at the Swedish Space Corporation. 

Tune into the eminent René Laufer talk about space-related education at the Kiruna space campus, why Norrbotten is "a space place" and the importance of university-industry symbiosis when it comes to educating about space. 

Talent is a crucial part of the equation when it comes to space industry growth. Lucy van der Tas, Head of Talent Acquisition at European Space Agency (ESA), talks about the challenges and opportunities of space industry recruitment and whether ESA has a career opening that fits you. 

Students from Luleå University of Technology present exciting projects on building satellites and space instruments.

Presenting today, we have: 

• Maja Renström, project HAMMER
• Ilham Ibrahim, project RAVEN

Are you a space career seeker in our Luleå venue? Don't miss out on this exclusive opportunity to meet Swedish Space Corporation HR. They will present their company, work culture and future employment opportunities and be available for questions.

In Trollhättan, rocket science is business as usual. Linda Bohlin Trajkovski (Innovatum Science Park), Marcus Broberg (GKN Aerospace) and Geraldine Puyoo (GKN Aerospace) speak with our event host about finding their space in Trollhättan and their contribution to the region’s rich history of innovation and design.

Matija Milenovic, founder of the Swedish space startup Porkchop, talks about making your own opportunities and how sheer stubbornness powered their journey from idea to orbit.

The Swedish company Satcube is a disruptive development company in the satellite communications arena. Teanette van der Spuy and Amritha Rajan are here to speak about Satcube’s company culture, their values and recruitment possibilities.

How can we work with young people to change attitudes to space sector careers? What role do images of diversity play? Have you ever heard of an Archaeoastronomer?

Beatrice Malnati tell us about the results of the Our Space Our Future project and why the step to a space career doesn’t have to be so big.

Are you a space career seeker in our Luleå venue? Welcome to a whole afternoon with the European Space Agency when you can learn about their opportunities for students, recent graduates and professionals. 

After a short presentation, you can book a meeting with the Talent Acquisition Section on-site, just drop by their booth.

Say farewell to our hosts and the audience in Luleå.