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ESA's Director of Technology oversees every mission the agency flies. After recovering a tumbling spacecraft in a three-month rescue operation, Dr. Dietmar Pilz brings Europe's technology readiness question to SmallSat Europe's defense stage.
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Rear Admiral Louis Tillier directs the EU Satellite Centre, the geospatial intelligence agency serving 27 member states. His career traces from French naval intelligence through Space Command to the top of an EU defense agency. At SmallSat Europe, he joins a fireside chat on the defense stage.
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Alexis Sáinz leads Hogan Lovells' global Space and Satellite practice. She structures the financings, M&A, and regulatory work behind the sector's biggest transactions. At SmallSat Europe, she joins a panel on the financial restructuring of European space.
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Omar Qaise founded OQ Technology to build 5G NB-IoT connectivity from LEO. The company proved an end-to-end link with a standard terrestrial chipset — no hardware modifications required. At SmallSat Europe, he joins the panel on 5G NTN regulation.
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Kateryna Chernohorenko served as Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Defence for Digital Development, building Reserve+, Army+, and the NATO-certified DELTA system under active combat. She created the Space Policy Directorate. At SmallSat Europe, she joins a fireside chat on defence innovation and Ukraine's space imperative.
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Celia Pelaz joined Spire Global as COO from HENSOLDT's Management Board. The company projects 30%+ revenue growth in 2026 with more than $200 million in backlog. At SmallSat Europe, she brings the operational playbook.
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Juan Carlos Cortés Pulido directs the Spanish Space Agency, Europe's newest national space body. Spain is now ESA's fourth-largest contributor, and Cortés becomes ESA Council Chair in June 2026. At SmallSat Europe, he brings the institutional momentum.
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John Rood leads Momentus (NASDAQ: MNTS), a publicly traded in-space transportation company that has placed eight customer satellites in orbit. Before joining Momentus, he served as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. At SmallSat Europe, he brings the operational track record.
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Moritz Novak co-founded GATE Space to build green propulsion systems for maneuverable smallsats. The company is building Austria's first military satellite. At SmallSat Europe, he delivers a Tech Brief on redefining satellite mobility for defense.
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Dr. Oguz Karasu researches space industry economics at Oxford's Saïd Business School. At SmallSat Europe, he delivers a Market Brief on the economics of orbital data centers.
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