Afternoon OPENING  Wednesday, March 26, 2025

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14:30 - 16:00 hrs

PRE-CONFERENCE

Registration, Exhibition and Networking

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16:00 - 18:30 hrs

OPENING PLENARY

Representatives of the Bavarian State Government and of the Federal Government of Germany, representatives of the European Commission, the EU Agency for the Space Programme, the European Space Agency, National Space Agencies as well as representatives from USA and China are opening the Munich Satellite Navigation Summit 2025.

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Welcome:

Thomas Pany, Professor of Satellite Navigation, ISTA/FZ Space, University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Neubiberg, Germany

Michael Meurer, Professor, Head of Navigation Department, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany

Eva-Maria Kern, President, University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Neubiberg, Germany

Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla, Chair of the DLR Executive Board, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Cologne, Germany

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Keynotes and discussions:

Christoph Kautz, Director, Satellite Navigation and Earth Observation, DG DEFIS, European Commission (EC), Brussels, Belgium

Rodrigo da Costa, Executive Director, EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), Prague, Czech Republic

Francisco-Javier Benedicto Ruiz, Director of Navigation, European Space Agency (ESA), Noordwijk, The Netherlands

U.S. Speaker *

GUO Shuren, Chief Engineer, China Satellite Navigation Project Center, Beijing, China

René Kleeßen, German Space Agency at DLR, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Bonn, Germany

Giancarlo Natale Varacalli, Head of Communications and Navigation Office, Agencia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), Rome, Italy

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Moderator:

Claus Kruesken, Presenter, Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian Broadcasting), Munich, Germany

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18:30 - 21:00 hrs

EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION at the foyer and mezzanine of the Alte Kongresshalle
hosted by Thales Alenia Space.

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

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