The final Agenda of the workshop is also available in pdf.
HEMUS24: Research and Innovation for Security, Defence, and Space
Congress Centre, “Bulgaria” Hall
(Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
All times are in local time (EEST)
09.30 – 10.30 Registrations
10:30 – 11.00 Opening
Opening by Col. Assoc. Prof. Dsc Borislav Genov, Director of the Defence Institute
Welcome Address by Dimitar Glavchev, Prime Minister of Bulgaria
10:40 – 11.15 Keynote Addresses
Mr. Atanas Zaprianov (Ret.G), Minister of Defence of the Republic of Bulgaria
H.E. Mr. Frédéric Meurice, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Bulgaria
Hon. Senator, Dominique Tilmans, President of EURISY
Cor. Member Stefan Hadjitodorov, Vice President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
11:15 – 11.30 Group Photo and Coffee Break
11:30-13:00 Plenary Session:
Enhancing the use of space for security and defence
Chairman: Tomas Dimitrov, Director for Defence, Space and Aviation Logos Public Affairs, MCI Group
Mr. Rodrigo da Costa, Executive Director, EUSPA
Mr. Hristo Gadzhev, Chairperson of the Committee on Defence, National Assembly of the R. Bulgaria
Mr. Krastio Preslavsky, Deputy Head of Unit EDF Implementation, DG DEFIS, EC
Ms. Dinka Dinkova, Deputy Head of Unit Innovation and New Space – Space Defence, DG DEFIS, EC
Q&A
Keynote:
Mr. Mathieu Bataille, Research Fellow, ESPI, EU Space and Defence Policy Framework
Workshop: Satellite-based Services for Disaster Risk Management
European Space Programme capabilities for Disaster Risk Management
14:00 – 14:20 Mr. Gabriel Lazazzara, Senior Consultant, EU Space Support Office on CEMS
14:20 – 14:40 Ms. Christina Giannopapa, Head of the Office of the Executive Director, EUSPA, EUSPA Galileo High Accuracy Service, and GOVSATCOM
14:40 – 15:00 Mrs. Dinka Dinkova, Deputy Head of Unit, DG DEFIS, CASSINI Programme
15:00 Q&A
15:45 - 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:00 Panel Presentations
Users Panel
16:00 – 16:10 Ministry of Innovation and Growth
16:10 – 16:20 DG “Fire Safety and Civil Protection”, MoI, BG
16:20 – 16:30 MoEW (ExA Environmental or Danube Basin Directorate) Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
16:30 – 16:40 Ivan Cristof, Special Operations Services
16:40 – 16:50 Prof. Miroslav Tsvetkov, Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy
16:50 Q&A
National space capabilities for disaster risk management
17:00 – 17:10 TAKT-IKI
17:10 – 17:20 Kontrax
17:20 – 17:30 Bianor
17:30 – 17:40 Digital Lights
17:40 – 17:50 TerraSigna
17:50 Q&A