Conferences & Speakers | Toulouse Space Forum 2026

Preliminary programme

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08h30

Opening

Amphithéâtre

Jean-Christophe TORTORA

Chairman of La Tribune, Chief Executive Officer of CMA Media

Jean-Luc MOUDENC

Mayor of Toulouse, President of Toulouse Métropole

08h55

Keynote Speaker

Amphithéâtre

09h15

The Time for a Sacred Union in the European Space Sector?

Amphithéâtre

Alain FAURÉ

Executive Vice President of the space division of Airbus Defence and Space and President of Airbus Defence and Space France

Hervé DERREY

Chairman and CEO of Thales Alenia Space

Massimo COMPARINI

Managing Director of Leonardo's Space Division

10h00

Debate: Do We Still Really Need Astronauts?

Amphithéâtre

Philippe PERRIN

Philippe LUGHERINI

Ingénieur aérospatial

10h25

Networking Break

Amphithéâtre

10h50

What Strategy for European Space Exploration?

Amphithéâtre

Giampiero DI PAOLO

Deputy CEO, Senior Vice President Observation, Exploration and Navigation Domain at Thales Alenia Space

Didier SCHMITT

Head of the Future Preparation Department for Robotic and Human Exploration at the ESA

David MASTERSON

Vice President, Future Programmes – Earth Observation, Science & Exploration, Airbus Defence and Space

Anna CHRISTMANN

Former Federal Government Coordinator for German Aerospace Policy

11h30

Award ceremony

Amphithéâtre

11h40

Interview

Amphithéâtre

Pierre LIONNET

Economist, Research Director and Chief Executive Officer of Eurospace

12h00

The Guest - What New Technological Frontiers for Space?

Amphithéâtre

Emmanuel CHIVA

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ONERA

12h25

Awards ceremony

Amphithéâtre

12h30

Lunch Break

Amphithéâtre

14h00

The German Model Facing New Space

Amphithéâtre

Anna CHRISTMANN

Former Federal Government Coordinator for German Aerospace Policy

14h20

Interview – Guest Country: Spain

Amphithéâtre

Juan Carlos CORTES

President of the Spanish Space Agency

14h35

Guest Country: Spain, Europe’s New Space Conquistador

Amphithéâtre

Juan Carlos CORTES

President of the Spanish Space Agency

Carlos HERNANDEZ MEDEL

Director of European Projects

Adrià ARGEMI

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pangea Propulsion

Miguel Ángel MOLINA

Space Council Chairman at GMV

Raquel GONZALEZ SOLA

Vice President and Head of Airbus Space Systems Spain

15h25

Interview – Defense Space: A New Boost for France

Amphithéâtre

EVA PORTIER

Space Deputy to the Director General for Armaments

15h35

Overview – Defense Space: What Should We Expect from New Space?

Amphithéâtre

EVA PORTIER

Space Deputy to the Director General for Armaments

Pierre BERTRAND

CEO of Skynopy

Emmanuelle MERIC

Managing Director, Loft Orbital Europe

16h20

Constellation Wars: Who Will Win Europe’s Small Satellite Battle?

Amphithéâtre

Claire BERTAUX

Strategic Operations Manager of ICEYE

Jean-Claude SOUYRIS

Director of Strategy at CNES

Florian DECONINCK

Vice President, Growth, OpenCosmos

17h00

Award Presentation – Special Jury Prize

Amphithéâtre

17h10

Closing Remarks

Amphithéâtre

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.