Venue
All times are in local time (EEST)
09:30 – 10:00 Registrations and welcome coffee
10:00 – 10:50 High-Level Policy Introduction
Edvinas Grikšas, Minister of Economy and Innovation
Video welcome Andrius Kubilius, EU Commissioner for Defense and Space
Monika Paulė, Director of Innovation Agency Lithuania
Rodrigo Da Costa, Executive Director, European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)
Zaklin Butinar, Interim Secretary General, Eurisy
10:50 - 12:10 European Space Components for Disaster Risk Management
Copernicus: TBC
Galileo: TBC
GovSatCom: Francesco Rocca Cirasa, Secured Communications Operations Delivery Manager, EUSPA
EU funding opportunities: Marie Ménard, Senior Communications Officer, EUSPA
Q&A
12:10 – 12:25 Live Galileo Early Warning Satellite Service (EWSS) demonstration
12:25- 12:40 Live GOVSATCOM demonstration
12:40- 13:40 Networking Lunch
13:40– 14:40 Panel on Space assets supporting the Disaster Risk Management Cycle
What can space data contribute to prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery?
Moderated by TBC
Žygimantas Saruolis, Aero and Space Imagery Analyst, Hnit-Baltic
“EO-BALP: Earth Observation for aquatic pollution and maritime security monitoring”, Diana Vaičiūtė, lead researcher at Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, Lithuania
TBC, Kongsberg NanoAvionics
TBC
Q&A
14:40- 15:10 Coffee Break
15:10- 16:15 Current challenges and opportunities related to the uptake of satellite data
Users best practices and lessons learned stemming from the use of satellite applications in their daily operations
Moderated by TBC
Viačeslavas Jabluninas, Advisor at the Civil Protection Board, Fire and Rescue Department
“Satellite-based Services in the civil protection, fire and rescue activities”, Vilmantas Vitkauskas, Head of the National Crisis Management Centre
“Satellite products in operational meteorology and hydrology: supporting hazard monitoring and disaster response”, Adas Pranckevičius, Chief Specialist of the Climate and Research Division, Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service
“Smart Agriculture: Maximizing Yields and Sustainability Through the Use of Satellites”, Aušrius Kučinskas, Head of the Direct Support Control Unit, National Paying Agency
Q&A
16:15– 16:30 Conclusion
Marie Ménard, Senior Communication Officer, EUSPA
Zaklin Butinar, Interim Secretary General, Eurisy