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ESA Business Ambassadors

BASS has Business Ambassadors in eight countries across Europe: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Norway, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom. 

The Business Ambassadors have a key role to play in inspiring, aiding and fostering new business and venturing opportunities in: 

  • space-related business applications and services 
  • products based on space capabilities for terrestrial use 

Their goal is to attract new players to participate in the space ecosystem, and to provide guidance to businesses looking to apply to ESA funding opportunities, specifically by: 

  • supporting preparation of the Activity Pitch Questionnaire  
  • providing companies with an overview of ESA Business Applications Calls  
  • consulting on country-specific application processes where relevant  

Find out more about your local Business Ambassador and how to contact them in the interactive map below.

If there is no Business Ambassador listed for your country, please contact your National Delegation for support. 

 

 

 

Norway


Kjeller Innovasjon AS
Lillestrøm

    Nils Haga

nh@kjellerinnovasjon.no
Connecting Norwegian businesses with space solutions to drive innovation, sustainability, and growth. We offer free guidance on ESA funding, validate business ideas, and build partnerships. Discover how space technology can address challenges across various industries.

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Czechia


    David Hladik
    Vojtech Urban

esa.ambassador@czechinvest.gov.cz
czechinvest.gov.cz/en
Our purpose is to serve as a gateway—connecting Czech talents and industries to the vast opportunities of the space sector. By fostering innovation, collaboration, and ambition, we help position our region as a strong and credible contributor to the European space community.

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Poland


Consultant and R&D/Innovation Call Expert ESA Business Ambassador Poland

    Wojciech Adamiak

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

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Italy


Fondazione E. Amaldi c/o Agenzia spaziale italiana
Via del Politecnico snc
00133, Rome

    Eleonora Lombardi,
    Valerio Roscani

esabassambassador@fondazioneamaldi.it
The democratisation and commercialisation of space is opening the door to the development of sustainable downstream services provided by new space ventures. The Italian Ambassador is your contact for business, technology and financial guidance.

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Portugal

Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN)
Rua Pedro Nunes
3030-199, Coimbra

    Jorge Pimenta,
    Carla Duarte

space@ipn.pt
space.ipn.pt
We believe we can enhance people’s lives on Earth through space. At IPN, we strive to make this possible by supporting businesses in the short-term commercialisation and application of space technology and data to achieve improved everyday services.

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Belgium

Annekatrien Debien
Avenue Louise 89​
1050, Brussels

    Annekatrien Debien

ambassador@space-business.be
space-business.be
Space technology has made tremendous advancements over the past two decades, leading to the creation of innovative products and services that are now integral to everyday operations. Our goal is to assist both the space and non-space communities in harnessing the power of space and capitalising on its commercial potential for the benefit of businesses, individuals, and the environment.

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United Kingdom

    Kenneth Gordon,
    Grant Day

The Ambassador team has a wide range of experience and expertise to help businesses across the UK access the opportunities offered by space.

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Germany

bavAIRia e.V.
Sonderflughafen Oberpfaffenhofen
Friedrichshafener Straße 1
82205, Gilching

    German BASS Ambassador team

nonstop@german-ba-ambassador.de
german-ba-ambassador.de/
Space for Earth! We support companies from both the non-space and space sector to realise their business ideas, integrating space technologies and/or space data to create services and applications for the benefit of today’s society. We are happy to support you on your journey with ESA Business Applications and foster sustainable, innovative and commercial ideas for various sectors on Earth.

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