Agenda
Day 1 - May 20, 2026
= Evolving Threats and Risk
= Security of Next-Gen connectivity
= Quantum resilience
Master Stage
09:10 - 09:40
Opening
Spain Space Agency | Dulce Sanchez, Head of the Security and Certification Department
09:40 - 09:55
EUSPA’s Security Role within the EU Space Programme
EUSPA | Philippe Rosius, Head of Security Operations and Monitoring
09:55 - 10:10
Security in the EU Space Programme
EUSPA | Philippe Bertrand, Chairman of the EU Space Programme Security Accreditation Board
10:10 - 10:20
Cyber security protection for all space missions: a secure-by-design approach and associated technology developments
ESA | Antonios Atlasis, Hd. System Security Section
10:20 - 10:30
Five Years of CYSAT: How the Space Cybersecurity Conversation Changed
CYSEC | Patrick Trinkler, Co-Founder & CEO at CYSEC
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30
Unlocking Space Value: Cybersecurity and Data-Valorization for Next-Generation Missions
Leonardo | Alessandro Massa, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer
11:30 - 12:00
Cyber Threat Intelligence in Space: Annual Threat Landscape Overview
ETH Zurich | Clémence Poirier, Senior Cyberdefense Researcher
12:00 - 12:30
Space in 2030 a triple playground: commercial, sovereign and military in a complex geopolitical context.
THALES SIX | Frank Perrin, Space development director
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:00
From Design to Deployment: Cyber Sovereignty for Space-Terrestrial Networks
Secunet | Marcel Taubert, VP Defence & Space
14:00 - 14:30
Navigating a Changing Geostrategic Landscape: ESA’s Shift Towards Security and Resilience
ESA | David Phillips, Head of the Systems, Strategic Programme Lines and Technology Department
14:30 - 15:00
5G Goes to Space: Securing the New Orbit
GMV | Daniel San Miguel, Head of 5G Security Solutions
GMV | Leticia Para, Ground Segment Telecom Engineer
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
15:30 - 16:30
PANEL | Quantum Resilience for Space Systems: Preparing the Transition to Post-Quantum Security
- ESA | Antonios Atlasis, Head of Systems Security Engineering Section
- Thales Alenia Space | Cyrille Laborde, Head of Quantum Communications, Optical Communications department
- AIRBUS Defence & Space | Johanna Sepulveda, Senior Expert on Quantum Secured Communications
- University of Luxembourg | Sabrina Alam, Space Lead
MODERATOR: Erin M. Miller, Executive Director | Space ISAC
16:30 - 17:00
Lessons from Two Wars: How Ukraine and Iran Rewrote the Electronic Warfare Playbook for Unmanned Systems
Nexova | Matteo Merialdo, Director, Cyber Security Technology & Innovation
17:00 - 17:30
Inside China’s Space Ecosystem: Strategic Risks for Europe
CGI | František Avrat, Security and policy professional
17:30 - 21:00
Networking Cocktail
Central Room
09:30 - 10:00
From Thrust to Threat: Cyber Attacks on Rocket Propulsion as a Counterspace Tactic
HEPHAX | Pak Ho Chan, Founder & CEO
10:00 - 10:30
Optimizing Risk Management for Small SAR Satellite Constellation Systems
GMO IERAE | Kosuke Ito, Executive Officer, Global Strategy Dept.
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30
Towards automated threat modeling for space systems via SPARTA matrix
Korea University | Joonhyuk Park, Cybersecurity researcher
11:30 - 12:00
Bringing 5G to Space; Architectures, Security Challenges and Potential Solutions
ESA | Giacomo Da Broi, Systems Security Engineer
12:00 - 12:30
Scalability and resilience of TN/NTN domains with disaggregated 5G LiquidRAN - the perspective of EU funded research projects
IS-wireless | Arkadiusz Czuba, Research & Innovation Engineer
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
13:30 - 14:00
Towards Post-Quantum Image Integrity in Small Satellites: TPM 2.0 and wolfSSL
The Stratosphere IPS Lab | Juan Ignacio Bousquet, Researcher
14:00 - 14:30
From Earth to Orbit: A Quantum-Secure Authentication Key-Establishment Mechanism to Defend Satellite Communications in the Quantum Age
University of Bristol | Dr. Sana Belguith, Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security
University of Bristol | Prof. Lucy Berthoud, Professor of Space Systems Engineering
14:30 - 15:00
Space Fabric: Bridging Classical and Post-Quantum Security in Orbit
Technical University of Munich | Filip Rezabek, Research Associate
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
15:30 - 17:30
IRIS2 match-making session
17:30 - 21:00
Networking Cocktail
Day 2 - May 21, 2026
= AI-Enabled Cyber Resilience
= The Space–Cyber Regulatory Landscape
= Defense and Sovereignty
Master Stage
09:00 - 09:30
Fireside chat with Luc Julia : AI in Space — Between Hype and Operational Reality
Luc Julia, AI expert, co-creator of Siri
09:30 - 10:00
Sovereign Intelligence at the Edge: Deploying AI-Powered ISR in Disconnected and Contested Environments
ARMADA | Aziz Lefilef, Field Technology & AI Officer for the Europe, Nordics & MEA
TII & EDGE Group | Dr. Chaouki Kasmi, CIO at TII & CTO and President of Technologies & Industrialization at EDGE Group
10:00 - 10:30
From Regulation to Resilience: Implementing EU Space Act Cybersecurity Requirements
VisionSpace | Milenko Starcik, Head of Cyber Security
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 12:00
PANEL - Navigating the Space–Cyber Regulatory Landscape: From Policy to Operational Compliance
- European Commission | Nicolas Guillermin, Policy Officer
- GOGO Aviation | Nick Goddard, CISO
- Eutelsat | General Thierry Bauer, Defense and Security Director
- Cabinet De Gaulle Fleurance | Laetitia Cesari, Doctor of Laws
MODERATOR: Andrea Alberti, Cybersecurity Governance and Compliance Specialist | UniCredit Bank Austria AG
12:00 - 12:30
Certified for Orbit: Leveraging Established Standards for Cybersecure Space Systems
TUVÏT | Alexandra Gerling, IT Security Expert
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:30
PANEL | The Strategic Evolution of the Space CISO: Adapting to Hybrid Architectures, AI-Driven Threats, Quantum Transition and Emerging Regulation.
- Starion Luxembourg | Bruno Perrot, Managing Director & Security Officer
- Planet | Scott McCormick, Chief Security Officer
- Vantor | Norm Laudermilch, CISO
- ICEYE | Andrew Newson, VP Security
- Leanspace | Gert Villemos, CISO / CTO
MODERATOR: Cesar Carmona, Principal | Novaspace
14:30 - 15:00
Sovereign Secure Infrastructure: A practical approach to building defense grade capabilities
ICEYE | Andrew Newson, VP Security
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
15:30 - 16:00
ALPSTAR: a federated, agnostic and orchestrator-free network of ground stations and satellites
Swiss Armed Forces | Colonel Ludovic Monnerat, Head of Space Command
16:00 -16:30
Closing by The Cybersecurity Agency of the Community of Madrid
The Cybersecurity Agency of the Community of Madrid | Alejandro Las Heras Vázquez, Chief Executive
16:30 - 17:00
Closing
Central Room
09:00 - 09:30
How the CRA (Cyber Resilience Act) can help to cover the resilience pillar for the EU Space Act
SYSGO | Stephane Le Merdy, Solutions Architect and Project Manager
09:30 - 10:00
Securing a constellation with CCSDS-SDLS: Live Demo and resistance to attacks
CYSEC France | Anna Barraqué, ARCA SATLINK Team Lead
Leanspace | Gert Kryger Villemos, CTO/CISO
Univity | Pierre Popineau, Digital Twin Development Lead
10:00 - 10:30
AI-Enabled Cyber Resilience for Space Systems: From the Lab to Orbit
DLR | Michael Felderer, Director, Institute of Software Technology
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
Cybersecurity for Space: AI as an assistant, Formal Methods as a Foundation
TrustInSoft | Rolland Dudemaine, Director, Field Engineering
TrustInSoft | Laurent Maillard, Business Development and Account Manager for EMEA
11:30 - 12:00
NLP Supported Risk Assessment
Telespazio | Martin Kemken, Security Engineer
Telespazio | Fabian Bauer, Security Engineer
12:00 - 12:30
Building Space SOC: Leveraging Trustworthy AI for Space Cybersecurity
THALES SIX | Adrien Bécue, AI & Cybersecurity Expert
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:00
DIPS in Space – cyberresiliency by EDGE AI and anomaly-based intrusion detection
FORCE Technology | Christian Kloch, Technology Lead
DTU | Michael Berger, Associate Professor in communication network engineering
14:00 - 14:30
Defending the Command Hub: Security for mission critical Control Centers
DLR GfR | Dr. Rolf Kozlowski, Managing Director
14:30 - 15:00
Security in Yamcs Mission Control
Space Applications Services | Alexander Balgavy, Software Engineer
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00
Decoding VShell: Insights into a Chinese-Language Cyber Espionage Tool
NVISO | Pierre-Alain Mouy, Cyber Security Engineering Global Lead
