Vilnius Space Days 2025

6 May 2025 | Vilnius, Lithuania

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Tuesday, 6 May 2025 | 10:50 - 12:00

Policy session: Space industry: current challenges and path forward

Track:Panel Discussion

ESA is preparing for CM25 and deciding on its Strategy until 2040 having an ambition to focus on growth and competitiveness. New European Commission just started its work, EU will invest 14 bln Euro with its Space Program 2021-2027. On the other hand, European industry sales and employment stalled, especially in new space companies.  

The main goal of the discussion is to highlight current challenges that ESA, EU, industry and academia is facing and to discuss the path forward for Europe to live up to its ambition to play an active role in international space arena.

Moderator: Linas Sargautis

Giuseppe Lenzo, Leonardo

Marius Stasiukaitis, Vice-Minister of Economy and Innovation

Rodrigo Da Costa, Director, EUSPA

Stephen Airey, Head, New, Cooperating and Associate States, European Space Agency  

Olivier Lemaitre, ASD Eurospace, secretary – general

Paul Flament, Head of the Unit "Satellite Navigation", DG DEFIS, European Commission

6 speakers

  • Linas Sargautis

    CEO

    Melius Futurum

  • Paul Flament

    European Commission - DEFIS.D.2 - Head of Unit "Satellite Navigation"

    European Commission

  • Rodrigo da Costa

    Executive Director, European Union Agency for the Space Programme

    European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)

  • OLIVIER LEMAITRE

    SECRETARY GENERAL

    ASD-EUROSPACE

  • MARIUS STASIUKAITIS

    Vice - Minster of the Ministry of Economy and Innovation

    Ministry of Economy and Innovation

  • Giuseppe Lenzo

    Senior Vice President, Institutional and Domestic Marketing and Sales, Leonardo Space Division

    Leonardo