Livestream/Recording:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SD51eL00_fs

Description:

The New Horizons Summit is a curated, one-day gathering of 150 invited leaders from government, industry, research, and emerging ventures. Designed as a high-impact forum for strategic dialogue, the summit focuses on defining Australia’s role in the future of lunar supply chains, space infrastructure, and off-world sustainability.

This year’s summit features a unique fusion of international companies and diplomatic representatives, highlighting key strategic regional relationships in a joint session presented in partnership with the United Nations Association of Australia. With a strong emphasis on cross-sector collaboration, the event brings together expertise from mining, energy, robotics, and space to explore how Australia’s terrestrial strengths can accelerate global space missions. This diplomacy session also serves as a timely warm-up ahead of the International Astronautical Congress (IAC), offering a platform for aligning priorities and strengthening regional cooperation in space.

Purpose:

The purpose of the New Horizons Summit is to position Australia as a meaningful contributor to sustainable space exploration by:

Showcasing Australia’s strengths in remote operations, advanced logistics, and autonomous systems to support international space efforts
Fostering cross-sector partnerships that unlock dual-use innovation and enable rapid deployment of infrastructure solutions
Catalysing national and regional collaboration around lunar mission readiness, space self-sufficiency, and long-term off-world resilience
Embedding Australia into the strategic and operational fabric of space exploration, not just as a participant but as a core enabler of mission-critical systems

Agenda:

Start	Topic	Name	Organisation	Role
9:15 AM	MC Welcome
	Host Welcome	Jason Bender	Deloitte Asia Pacific	Lead Partner, Deloitte Space
	Lunar Discovery and Exploration	Dr. Joel Kearns	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration, Science Mission Directorate
	Moon to Mars - And Beyond	Arvind Ramana	Australian Space Agency	General Manager (Acting), Space Capability Branch
9:45 AM	Session 1: Access & Communications	Sam Faigen	HDR (Gilmour)	Sector Lead - Aerospace, Data Centres, Telecom
	Launch Providers	David Jervis	Gilmour Space Technologies (HDR)	Head of Sales
	Mission Operations & Communications	Eric Blood	Fugro	Senior System Engineer & Project Manager
	AWS in Space: From Ground Station to Orbit	David Freeman	Amazon Web Services	Partner Sales Manager, Aerospace and Satellite Partners – APJ
	Space-Ready Data Storage	David Tran	Seagate	ANZ Enterprise Business Development Manager
	On-Orbit Servicing	Nhat Nguyen	Space Machines Company	Mission Manager
	Whole Panel Q&A
11:10 AM	Morning Tea		Mitsubishi: Snapshot
11:30 AM	Session 2: Infrastructure & Energy	Geraldine Baca Triveno, PhD	Deloitte	Director of Space Systems
	Navigational Systems	Joe Vandecar	Advanced Navigation	Senior Product Manager
	Commercial Lunar Payload Services	Hiroko Asakura	ispace	Global Alliance Specialist, JP Business Development Division
	Lunar Resource Extraction	Kaye Mizuno	Yokogawa Electric Corporation	Business Development Manager
	Autonomous Maintenance	Andrew Scott	BHP	Lead Principal, Think and Act Differently
	Off-World Drilling: The Next Frontier in Mining Tech	Dave Lawie	IMDEX	Chief Technologist - Mining
	Whole Panel Q&A
1:20 PM	Lunch
1:40 PM	Session 3: Logistics & Industry	Aude Vignelles	Australian Remote Operations for Space and Earth (AROSE)	Senior Space Executive GAICD, Former CTO - Australian Space Agency
	Lunar Surface Logistics	Clyde Webster	Crest Robotics	Founder & CEO
	Supply Chain Integration and Advanced Manufacturing	Amanda MacKinnell	L3Harris	Industry Capability Development
	Off-Earth Prospecting & Lunar Mining	Nina Hooper	Interlune	Director of Business Development
	Lunar ISRU Plants	Takuya Yokoyama	JGC Corporation	Space Development Planner
	Edge AI and Compute for Enabling Autonomy	Johan Barthelemy	NVIDIA	Senior Developer Relations Manager
3:45 PM	Whole Panel Q&A
3:50 PM	Afternoon Tea		Honda: Snapshot
4:05 PM	Global Collaboration Session Launch	Dr Patricia Jenkings	United Nations Association of Australia NSW Inc	Chair/President
	Session 4: New Horizons, Shared Futures	Steven Freeland	United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS)	Chair, Space Resource Activities Working Group
		Inès ABDERRAHMANE	Economic Department, Embassy of France in Canberra	Head of Sydney Office
		Nooh AlHammadi	Embassy of the United Arab Emirates	Deputy Head of Mission
		Tristan Piguet	Embassy of Switzerland in Australia	Science, Technology and Education Advisor
		Hugo Klijn	Consulate of the Netherlands	Consul-General
5:20 PM	Wrap Up and Thank You
5:30 PM	End

Since launching in 2021, the New Horizons Summit has become a recognised fixture in the global space industry. Each year, it features over 50 leading organisations, including Rolls-Royce, Blue Origin, NVIDIA, Woodside, Lendlease, Lockheed Martin, Relativity Space, and Gilmour Space Technologies.

With a hybrid format, the summit consistently brings together 150 in-person attendees and reaches thousands more through global streams, fostering a connected and inclusive community. Participants range from start-ups and investors to senior executives and technical experts, creating a vibrant mix of business opportunities, bold ideas, and emerging technologies.

More than an event, New Horizons is a call to action that shapes the future of space through strategic collaboration and informed dialogue.

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