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european space: from fragmentation to consolidation ?

Facing world-class American and Chinese competitors, Europe’s space sector is increasingly fragmented, with (perhaps too?) many satellite constellation projects, small launch vehicles, and even startups. This proliferation often lacks overall coherence and, above all, the scale required to compete on equal terms in a rapidly growing market. The consolidation of space activities by Airbus, Thales, and Leonardo under the Bromo initiative, the launch of the IRIS² constellation, and the merging of startups could reverse this trend. The upcoming edition of the Toulouse Space Forum, organised by La Tribune on 29 September 2026 at the "Cité de l’espace", will once again examine these crucial issues. After highlighting the African space sector and then Italy’s during the previous two editions, Spain will be the guest country at Toulouse Space Forum 2026.

Florine GALÉRON – Editor-in-chief at La Tribune

Among THE 2026 speakers

Chaque année, le Paris Air Forum réunit des dirigeants, experts et décideurs de premier plan : PDG d’industriels mondiaux, responsables d’agences spatiales, ministres, investisseurs et chercheurs. Après une édition 2025 marquée par la présence de figures emblématiques, l’édition 2026 promet de nouvelles personnalités d’exception.

Adrià ARGEMI

Pangea Propulsion

Alain FAURÉ

Airbus Defence and Space

Anna CHRISTMANN

Carlos HERNANDEZ MEDEL

Hispasat

Claire BERTAUX

ICEYE

David MASTERSON

Airbus Defence and Space

Didier SCHMITT

ESA

Emmanuel CHIVA

Onera

Emmanuelle MERIC

Loft Orbital

EVA PORTIER

Fabien APPER

U-Space

Florian DECONINCK

OpenCosmos

Giampiero DI PAOLO

Thales Alenia Space

Hervé DERREY

Thales Alenia Space

All speakers

catch up on SPACE forum 2025

key moments from September 9th, 2025

Special Guest speaker : François JACQ - President-CEO of the CNES
Panel : The space industry at a turning point
Discussion : Space, Astrocapitalism vs Democracies
Interview: Josef ASCHBACHER – Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA)
The New High-Altitude Frontier of Conflict – Interview with General Alexis ROUGIER, Air and Space Force Headquarters
Italy – Guest of Honour at the Space Forum: Interview with Teodoro VALENTE, President of ASISpotlight on Italy, Guest Country of the Space Forum: Conversation with Teodoro VALENTE, ASI President
Panel : Italy's ambitious goals in the space industry in Europe
Panel : Future Constellations: Powered by AI to protect our democracies
Interview – Colonel Sylvain DEBARRE, NATO Centre of Excellence
Panel - European NewSpace After 2030: Stop or Go Further?

they talk about it

At the heart of Europe’s space capital, the Space Forum brings together those driving the space industry forward.

Meetings and discussions on Europe’s space sector at the Toulouse Space Forum 2025, organised by La Tribune, offering highly relevant and high-quality content.

Bertrand LEVIVIER — Business Innovation Manager, Airbus Defence and Space

Meetings and discussions on Europe’s space sector at the Toulouse Space Forum 2025, organised by La Tribune, offering highly relevant and high-quality content.

Cordula BARZANTNY — Aerospace Management Professor, Toulouse Business School

La Tribune’s Space Forum is a flagship event marking the start of the Toulouse space season!

Sylvain DRILHOLLE — Business Development Manager, Endurosat

The B2B space was very engaging. The option to attend the conferences in the other room was also much appreciated. Everything was excellent ! Thank you.

Prénom NOM — Directeur Innovation, ENTREPRISE