Mercoledì, 8 aprile 2026 (09:00 - 13:00) Incontro

ESA Future Skills Executive Roundtable: preparing the Human Capital of Tomorrow

ESA Headquarters 8-10, rue Mario Nikis PARIS

Join us for the Final Event of the ESA Skills Digital Twin Initiative, led by the European Space Agency (ESA) in partnership with TEHA Group. This initiative is a strategic research project aiming at mapping the current European space workforce and forecasting future talent requirements through a data-driven "digital twin" model.

The event starts with the presentation of the White Paper “ESA Skills Digital Twin Initiative: Understanding current and future skills and competencies needs in the European space ecosystem”, providing a comprehensive overview of Europe’s evolving talent landscape.

Throughout the event, experts from industry, research, education, and policy will explore the challenges and opportunities related to current and future skills, addressing both the space sector and the wider European technology ecosystem. The sessions will focus on identifying emerging competency needs, understanding the impact of technological and organizational transformations, and fostering strategies to develop the talent required to drive Europe’s innovation and growth.

The event will conclude with a networking lunch, providing participants with the opportunity to connect, exchange insights, and build collaborations to support the future of skills in Europe.

Speakers

Marina Bill

ABB, Head of Software and Digital, Robotics Division

Paolo Biscari

POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF MILAN, Vice Rector for Talent Development

Alice Bunn

UK SPACE AGENCY, Former International Director

Adriano Camps

UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA – BARCELONA TECH, Full Professor

Milva Carbonaro

GISIG ASSOCIATION, coordinator large-scale skills partnership SPACE4GEO and SpaceSUITE project

Angela Casini

CORPORATELEONARDO, Head of Change Management

Andrew Cawthorne

SURREY SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY, Managing Director

Marek Chodnicki

GDAŃSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Vice-Dean for Cooperation

Igor Ciminelli

TITAN DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION CENTER, General Manager

Louise Croquette

ARIANEGROUP, VP HR Human Resources Development

Valerio De Molli

Managing Partner & CEO, The European House – Ambrosetti e TEHA Group

Joseph Dudley

SPACE SKILLS ALLIANCE, Director & Co-Founder

Sarah Fern

THE EXPLORATION COMPANY, Chief People Officer

Marco Ferrazzani

EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY, Director of Resources and Services

Christian Geiß

GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER, Head of Research Group “Georisks"

Kayte Gittens

ASTROSCALE, VP Human Resources

Audrey Hebrard

THALES ALENIA SPACE, Head of Talent & Performance, Diversity and Inclusion

Matus Kirchmayer

MATSUKO, CTO & co-founder 

Martin Lindecrantz

SSC SPACE, CHRO

Joris Melkert

TU DELFT, Director of Education, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering

El Iza Mohamedou

OECD, Head of the Centre for Skills

Corrado Panzeri

Partner, The European House Ambrosetti; Responsabile InnoTech Hub; Consigliere di Amministrazione, TEHA Group

Soledad Patiño

UNESCO Global Skills Academy, Coordinator

Chiara Pedersoli

OHB SYSTEM AG, CEO

Matteo Polistina

THE EUROPEAN HOUSE - AMBROSETTI, Senior Consultant e Digital Expert

Gabriella Povero

LINK FOUNDATION, Team Leader International Cooperation in Space and Satellite Navigaiton

Pedro J Schoch

GMV, Director of Corporate Development

Shana Sonntag

EURISY, Project Officer

Ildikó Szőke

EUOROPEAN SPACE AGENCY, Head of Human Resources

Daniel Vandenbroucke

KU LEUVEN, Research Manager

Ersilia Vaudo Scarpetta

Chief Diversity Officer, ESA

Programma

08 aprile 2026
09:00 - 13:00 Final Event