Space Conference 2025
This year's Space Conference was 20 - 21 October 2025 in Aalborg and gave the participants an exclusive opportunity to explore some of the most exciting and pressing topics in the field of space.
See the programSpace Conference 2025
This year's Space Conference was 20 - 21 October 2025 in Aalborg and gave the participants an exclusive opportunity to explore some of the most exciting and pressing topics in the field of space.
See the program
Thank you for participating in the Space Conference 2025!
We would like to thank all the participants, speakers and sponsors and everyone else, who played an important part in securing the conference was a great experience!
Space Conference 2026
ESA will host the Space Conference in 2026, and ESA Business Incubation Centre Denmark will organize the conference.
Space Conference Pictures
Watch the video presentations
- presentations from the main stage
- Q&A for university students with EU Commissioner Andrius Kubilius, Danish Minister for Higher Education and Science Christina Egelund, and Astronaut Andreas Mogensen.
Main Stage (20 October)
Students' Q&A (20 October)
Main Stage (21 October)
The Space Conference was on 20 - 21 October 2025 in the beautiful Musikkens Hus (The House of Music), located in the center of Aalborg. Over two days, the conference brought together leading voices from across Europe to explore key themes such as European autonomy in space, sustainability, robotics, science, education, and security.
HIGHLIGHTING KEY DIMENSIONS OF SPACE IN EUROPE
The Space Conference 2025 was structured around four themes, each focusing on a key dimension of the European space landscape:
- Space Policy – Sustainability, Autonomy, and Competitiveness
- Security and Resilience from Space
- Space Science
- Commercialization and Business Opportunities
The program featured international speakers and leading voices, including:
- Andrius Kubilius, EU Commissioner for Defence and Space
- Christina Egelund, Minister for Higher Education and Science, Danish Government
- Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Former Danish Prime Minister, former NATO Secretary General, Head of Rasmussen Global
- Andreas Morgensen, Chief of ESA Astronaut Corps, European Space Agency
- Timo Pesonen, Director General, DG for Defence Industry and Space, EU Commission
- Laurent Jaffart, Director of Connectivity and Secure Communications, European Space Agency
- Rodrigo Da Costa, Executive Director, EU Agency for the Space Programme
- Joachim Finkielman, Vice Director, Confederation of Danish Industry
- Per Michael Johansen, Rector, Aalborg University
KEY ORGANIZERS
CO-ORGANIZERS
WITH SUPPORT FROM PARTNERS
