Event agenda
Wednesday, 14 October 2026
10:30 - 13:00
Welcome Registration
11:00 - 13:30
One-on-one meetings - Day 1 (Morning)
- 1-1 Meetings Area
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
Request 15-minute meetings with participants of your choice.
12:00 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 - 13:40
13:40 - 14:15
Keynote 1: Swiss State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation
1 speaker
14:15 - 14:45
14:55 - 15:10
One-on-one meetings - Day 1 (Afternoon)
- 1-1 Meetings Area
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
Schedule 15-minute meetings with participants of your choice.
15:15 - 15:30
15:35 - 15:50
15:55 - 16:35
Who is PRODEX @ESA?
Learn more about how PRODEX works
4 speakers
16:45 - 17:00
17:00 - 17:45
Delegation Presentation Romania
Speakers: - HU-Hungary - Dr. Ádám Schlégl - RO-Romania - Dr. Bogdan Mihalcea
1 speaker
19:00 - 22:30
Casual Standing Dinner
The casual dinner will take place at DUPONT Brasserie & Bar, housed in a building that has stood in Zurich since 1913. Beatenpl. 4, 8001 Zürich
Thursday, 15 October 2026
08:00 - 08:30
One-on-one meetings - Day 2 (Morning)
- 1-1 Meetings Area
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
Request 15-minute meetings with participants of your choice.
09:00 - 09:30
09:35 - 09:50
Delegation Presentation Hungary
Speakers: HU-Hungary - Dr. Ádám Schlégl
10:10 - 10:40
Coffee Break
10:40 - 11:50
Panel Discussion 1: European Leadership in Space Instrumentation – Why does PRODEX matter for Europe?
With several country representatives
11:55 - 12:10
12:15 - 12:30
12:15 - 13:00
One-on-one meetings - Day 2 (Afternoon)
- 1-1 Meetings Area
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
12:30 - 13:15
Lunch
13:30 - 16:30
Site Visit 1: Lindt Home of Chocolate – CHOCO-WORLD
Visit the CHOCO-WORLD at the Lindt Home of Chocolate with a self-guided audio tour and chocolate tastings, followed by some free time to explore the shop. Places are limited.
Site Visit 2: Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich (IPZ) – Innovation & Start-up Tours
Visit the Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich (IPZ) and discover its activities, from student hands-on space projects to start-ups that aim for the moon. Places are limited.
Site Visit 3: ETH Zurich – Robotics, Science & Campus Tour
Visit ETH Zurich through three guided rotating tours covering robotics and research at the RobotX Hall, art or architecture at the Zentrum Campus, and Earth and planetary science at focusTerra. Places are limited.
Site Visit 4: Beyond Gravity and Thales Alenia Space Switzerland (FULLY BOOKED)
Visit two renown space companies in Switzerland: Beyond Gravity will show their strong space heritage and TAS will present their activities on the LISA. Places are limited.
Site Visit 5: Swiss Federal Laboratory for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) Labs Visit
- Materials science
Empa advances materials science and technologies for space exploration, contributing components to ESA missions such as BepiColombo to Mercury. Places are limited.
17:30 - 18:00
18:00 - 22:30
Gala Dinner (aboard the Panta Rhei)
Step aboard the MS Panta Rhei for an elegant evening on Lake Zurich. Address: Bürkliplatz, Zürich
Friday, 16 October 2026
08:00 - 09:00
One-on-one meetings - Day 3 (Morning)
- 1-1 Meetings Area
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
Request 15-minute meetings with participants of your choice.
09:00 - 09:30
Keynote 4: From The Deep Earth to Mars to Black Holes and Back!
1 speaker
09:35 - 09:50
09:55 - 10:10
10:10 - 10:40
Coffee Break
10:40 - 11:50
Panel Discussion 2: Instrumentation Technologies for Next-Generation Science – How do we successfully develop the next generation of scientific instruments
11:55 - 12:10
12:15 - 12:30
12:30 - 12:45
12:45 - 13:15
Lunch to go
A packed lunch to take away will be provided to all participants. To avoid waste, please only sign up to this session if you want to take the "to-go lunch".