Venue
All times are in local time (GMT-4)
Wednesday 22 April
11:00 – 11:45 Panel discussion on User Driven Space Application
Moderated by Sander Koenen
Marie Ménard, Senior Communication Officer, EUSPA
Coco Antonissen, Director Space Applications, NLSA
Caren Eckrich, Ecology Advisor, STINAPA
Savannah Schultz, Senior information investigator, Police
14:00- 15:30 Live Search and Rescue demonstration
Thursday 23 April
08:30 – 09:00 Registrations and welcome coffee
09:00 – 10:00 High-Level Policy Introduction
John Soliano, Governor of Bonaire
Lianne Mooldijk, Head of Space, Ministry of Infrastructure and Water management
Coco Antonissen, Director Space Applications, NLSA
Dominique Tilmans, President, Eurisy
Marie Ménard, Senior Communication Officer, EUSPA
10:00 – 10:30 Live Galileo Early Warning Satellite Service (EWSS) demonstration
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:45 European Space Components for Disaster Risk Management
Copernicus: Coco Antonissen, Director Space Applications, NLSA
GovSatCom: Coco Antonissen, Director Space Applications, NLSA and Marie Ménard, Senior Communication Officer, EUSPA
EU funding opportunities: Marie Ménard, Senior Communication Officer, EUSPA
Q&A
11:45- 13:30 Networking Lunch
13:30- 14:35 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 Coco Antonissen, Director Space Applications, NLSA
Andre Bennett, Disaster Manager, Government of Sint Eustatius
Gunther Flanegin, Harbour master Bonaire
Q&A
14:35– 15:00 Panel on Space assets supporting the Disaster Risk Management Cycle
What can space data contribute to prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery?
Moderated by Zaklin Butinar, Interim Secretary General, Eurisy
Iris Keizer, Climate Scientist, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
Shawn Boyce, Chief Hydrologist, Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology
Freddy Paya, Senior Business Development and Sales Manager, Furgo
Q&A
15:00– 15:15 Conclusion
Coco Antonissen, Director Space Applications, NLSA
Marie Ménard, Senior Communication Officer, EUSPA
Zaklin Butinar, Interim Secretary General, Eurisy