Heads of Agencies Dialogue: German Space Agency at DLR, Spanish Space Agency (AEE), UK Space Agency

Watch the replay of part 1 of the Heads of Agencies Dialogue at the 19th ESPI Autumn Conference at Vienna City Hall held on 28–29 October 2025.

In this session we heard from: Walther Pelzer, Director General of ‪@DLRSpaceAgency‬, Juan Carlos Cortés, Director of the Spanish Space Agency (AEE), Chris White-Horne, Space Director at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology; Deputy CEO of the ‪@spacegovuk‬.
ESPI's Director, H. Ludwig Moeller, moderated the session.

The event brought together over 300 participants from government, international institutions. Industry and academia. Under the aspirational theme “Europe as a Space Power,” the event explored how Europe can strengthen its position as a global space actor and trusted partner, at a time of growing geopolitical and geoeconomic change.

Credits: European Space Policy Institute (ESPI)

More on the conference: https://www.ac.espi.or.at/b?p=ac2025

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