Ambassador Platforms

ESA Business Applications Ambassadors

The ESA Business Applications Ambassadors extend the reach of the Agency by engaging with communities which would otherwise never hear about space. The role of the Ambassadors is threefold: 

  1. They are the first national point of contact, have the ability to multiply and reinforce positive messages about space in Europe and act as a bridge between ESA, Member States, and industry.
  2. Ambassadors create and manage relationships with the non-space industries, actively engaging with communities in line with national strategies.  
  3. Provide support to companies: Ambassadors are also advisors for companies from the initial stages of awareness to the different types of funding opportunities inside of ESA‘s ARTES (Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems) 4.0 programme – feasibility studies, kick-starters, demonstration projects, etc. Their support consists of providing information, advice, matching with potential partners (consortia building), validating business cases and supporting companies in the application process. Ambassadors do not have a stake in the ARTES programme.

Their main activities are participating in non-space events, by re-distributing social media messages, and most importantly consulting companies on how ESA’s Directorate of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications (TIA) can support industry. Additionally, the Ambassadors of the different countries exchange on insights between each other and can support the creation of international consortia.

 

Czechia

Jana Kapounova

As ESA Business Ambassador for the Czech Republic, I am happy to support the ecosystem of Czech companies in accessing…

Poland

Wojciech Adamiak

SPACE is the key to your innovation. Let’s brainstorm to find out how to accelerate your success with space!

Italy

Lorenzo Scatena,Eleonora Lombardi

The democratisation and commercialisation of space is opening the door to the development of sustainable downstream…

Austria

Prof. Hans Sünkel, Martin Mössler & Inês Plácido

Promoting Austrian cross-industry innovation, powered by space technology and data to foster increased economic…

Portugal

Jorge Pimenta, Carla Duarte

We believe we can enhance people’s lives on Earth through space. At IPN, we strive to make this possible by supporting…

Belgium

Annekatrien Debien

Space technology has made tremendous advancements over the past two decades, leading to the creation of innovative…

United Kingdom

Kenneth Gordon,Grant Day,Elizabeth Clutton,Paul Singh Bhatia,Pier Lion Stoppato

The new Ambassador team onboarded in September 2022 has new ambitions and a new structure. They rely on the experience…

Germany

Bärbel Deisting

Space for Earth! We support companies from both the non-space and space sector to realise their business ideas,…

News and Events

FATMAP – new features for leading outdoor platform

Getting out in the fresh air is more ‘in’ than ever this year, and with FATMAP’s adventure platform, activities in the Great Outdoors have never been easier to plan. With the support of ESA Space Solutions, FATMAP have now added some crucial ‘live data’ enhanced features, which take the application to new heights. 

ESA SPACE HACK

Time to hack the Finnish NewSpace Industry: 17 - 19 November, Helsinki (Finland)

We invite you to participate in the hackathon and work on solving challenges with Finnish NewSpace industry - namely ESA, Reaktor Space Lab, CGI and Nokia.

ESA Business Applications Regional Ambassador Platform for the UK

Invitation to Tender: Closing date 22 November 2017

The objective of this activity is to implement a UK based Ambassador Platform Network, promoting the ESA Business Applications and supporting the UK industry in creating sustainable applications and services using space assets. ESA has earmarked a budget of €150,000 per activity.

Norwegian Space opportunities within ESA's Business Applications programme

Workshop: 19 June 2017

The AP Norway Workshop on “Norwegian Space opportunities within ESA's Business Applications programme” this year took place in Stavanger during the Spaceport Norway Conference on 19 June 2017.

Maritime Communication Seminar

AP Norway: 15th February 2017, Trondheim

On 15 February 2017, a Maritime Communication Seminar was held in Trondheim. It was a cooperative initiative between AP Norway, NFAS (Norwegian Forum for Autonomous Ships) and Geminisenter Maritime Communication.

Offshore Energy and the Space Industry

Event Report

The event covered the opportunities available through the ESA IAP programme to develop potentially game-changing concepts that could provide the solution to challenges in satellite services for offshore energy.

New ESA BICS and Ambassador Platforms for Switzerland and Austria

New ESA Business Incubation Centers (BIC) and Ambassador Platforms in Switzerland and Austria are now up and running. Both developments are part of ESA's long-term strategy for expanding outreach programmes that target European SMEs.

Satellite Services for Integrated Port Logistics Workshop

Presentations available for download

On 10th March 2016, ESA IAP in collaboration with the Transport Systems Catapult (TSC, UK) and Satellite Applications Catapult (SAC) held a Workshop on Satellite Applications for Integrated Port Logistics hosted at TSC in Milton Keynes. The workshop presentations are now available for download.

Norwegian Space opportunities within ESA's ARTES Applications programme 2016

Presentations available for download

The APNorway workshop “Norwegian Space opportunities within the IAP program” took place in Stavanger at iPark on 13 April 2016.

Seedstars Summit 2016

3 March 2016 - Space Prize competition finale, SwissTech Convention Center

As part of the third edition of the Seedstars World competition, designed to celebrate entrepreneurialism and technology in emerging markets, Seedstars, Inmarsat and AP-Swiss will be presenting a Space Prize at the competition finale, Seedstars Summit on 3 March 2016.