Space for Planet Earth Challenge Briefing - Tauranga

Dates: Thursday 20 July 2023
Time: 4.30pm - 6.00pm
Venue: Hosted ONLINE via Microsoft Teams

Do you have an interest in sustainability?
A curiosity to mitigate climate change?
Satellite technology? Data-analysis?
Do you love design thinking or problem solving?
Or are you simply space curious?

If any of the above resonate with you, we encourage you to come and join the Priority One team and the founders of SpaceBase to learn about the latest Space for Planet Earth Competition.

Emeline Paat-Dahlstrong, the CEO and Co-Founder of SpaceBase, and Eric Dahlstrom, CFO and Co-Founder, will join us to talk through the SpaceBase challenge. Supporting the evening online event will be Dr Moritz Lehmann, an oceanographer and remote sensing scientists from Starboard Maritime Intelligence.

The Challenge

Using satellite data, in combination with other data sources, help develop scientific methods to identify target areas of methane emissions on Earth. This challenge invites teams to develop tools to help in the global effort to monitor and control methane emissions, and directly contribute to the fight against climate change.

Apply and you could win up to NZ$25,000 in cash and mentorship support.

The Challenge is open to all. Inclusive of startups/new teams, university students and secondary school students living in New Zealand.

Light snacks and refreshments will be provided

Priority One proudly supports this event in alignment with our strategic pillars of sustainability, innovation and youth development in the Western Bay of Plenty.

Our Hosts

Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom

Emeline is Co-Founder and CEO of SpaceBase based in New Zealand. Emeline is also part of the Ceres Robotics team and a Co-Founder of International Space Consultants. She is an Institute of Space Commerce Fellow and is a member of the Associate Editorial Board for the New Space Journal.

Emeline has a BS and MS degrees in Physics and Earth and Space Science, and is an alumni of the International Space University. Emaline has worked for space startups including Space Adventures, Odyssey Moon, Moon Express and Orbital Astronautics, as well as co-authoring the book “Realizing Tomorrow: The Path to Private Space Flight”.

Eric Dahlstrom
Eric Dahlstrom is a co-founder and CTO of SpaceBase, a social enterprise democratizing space access through co-creating space ecosystems in emerging countries, starting with New Zealand. With 35 years of experience in spacecraft design, space science, and consulting, he has contributed to projects for NASA and the commercial space industry. Eric is a space engineer, astronomer, and faculty member at the International Space University. His notable accomplishments include working on the design of the International Space Station, co-authoring NASA's "Lessons Learned from Challenger" report, and managing projects for commercial lunar spacecraft and payloads. He has also supported numerous entrepreneurial space companies such as Extraterrestrial Power, Made In Space, Satellogic, and Moon Express.

Moritz Lehmann

Dr Moritz Lehmann is an oceanographer and remote sensing scientist who likes to squeeze every little bit of knowledge from ship tracks and vessel behaviour at sea. He leads Starboard's biosecurity research and supports operations against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing using satellite dark vessel detections. Moritz is a well-published scientist and a skilled communicator. His work has been featured in several interviews for radio, newspapers and TV.

Starboard Maritime Intelligence builds powerful and intuitive maritime domain awareness software. Customers all around the world use it every day to protect the ocean and their national waters. Effective maritime domain awareness is required to tackle climate security, environment and resource security and transnational crime. Starboard helps address these complex global challenges by uniquely combining multiple layers of satellite data, scientific models, vessel information, and intelligence into a common view of the maritime world, enabling teams to effectively analyse and investigate vessels and maritime areas of interest.

Check out www.starboard.nz to find out more.

Link to ONLINE EVENT:
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/...

To find out more about the Spacebase challenge, CLICK HERE!

Agenda:

4:00 - 4:05 - Priority One Welcome and Intro
4:05 - 4:30 -    SpaceBase Space Challenge Briefing
4:30 - 4:50 -    Dr. Moritz Lehmann presentation on Starboard
4:50 - 5:00 -    Q&A and Close Out

Space for Planet Earth Challenge Briefing - Tauranga

Dates: Thursday 20 July 2023Time: 4.30pm - 6.00pmVenue: Hosted ONLINE via Microsoft Teams

Our Hosts

Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom

Dates: Thursday 20 July 2023
Time: 4.30pm - 6.00pm
Venue: Hosted ONLINE via Microsoft Teams