11 - 12 December, 2018
Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore
Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore
Conference Day Two – Wednesday 12 December 2018
8:00 am - 9:00 am Morning Refreshment and Registration
9:00 am - 9:10 am Opening Remarks from the Chairperson
9:10 am - 10:00 am PANEL: Assessing Opportunities for Smallsats Applications in a Data-Driven Economy
- Capturing big data opportunities with smallsats
- How else can regional governments and corporations utilise smallsats to transform agriculture, telecommunications, earth observation activities and more?
- How can smallsats stakeholders further develop smallsat abilities and expand usage as the more economical and cost-effective space infrastructure?
10:00 am - 10:40 am Smallsats Constellation as an Alternative Enabler to Build Space-Based Communication Platform for Global Coverage
- Building a more economical space-based communication infrastructure
- Leveraging on customised smallsat solutions to provide value-added services to customers and end users
- Capitalising on smallsats to drive new markets and industry expansions
Mr Thomas van der Heyden
Senior Expert & Program Architect for the SatKomHan/SatKomNas programMinistry of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia
10:40 am - 11:20 am Morning Networking & Refreshment Break
11:20 am - 12:00 pm Improving Communication Networks in Africa via Smallsat Constellation
- Realising Space Inclusion in Africa through lean space technologies transfers and capacity building
- Deploying distributed satellite systems to enhance data collection in remote areas
- Increasing data supply in the market for business utilisation in Africa
12:00 pm - 12:40 pm Achieving Smallsat Constellation’s Mission in Tapping into New Commercial Services in Earth Observation and Remote Sensing
- Leveraging distributed satellite systems with increased technical capabilities for new mission types
- Increasing high-resolution data supply in the market to generate the most revenue of data sales
- Enhancing the speed of delivery of data to customers via smallsat constellations
12:40 pm - 1:40 pm Networking Lunch
1:40 pm - 2:20 pm Overcoming the Barriers in Smallsat Commercialisation to Enable Greater Democratisation of Space
- The space access barriers: technology, bureaucracy and costs
- The new space solution: Smallsats, mission solutions and mass customisation.
- The impact of space democratisation
2:20 pm - 3:20 pm PANEL: Uberisation of Space – Investigating Commercialisation Models for Smallsats
- Developing the winning business model for smallsats: How can we leverage on the success of traditional satellite models?
- Identifying the unique business proposition of smallsats within the existing satellite value chain
- Unlocking opportunities to establish cost-effective projects
Mr Thomas van der Heyden
Senior Expert & Program Architect for the SatKomHan/SatKomNas programMinistry of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia
3:20 pm - 4:00 pm Evaluating Small Satellites Vs Large Satellites Business Model
- Exploring the key differences of both the business models for better commercial opportunities
- Developing new space business proposals that fulfills a strong investor’s appetite
- Leveraging on models that foster operations in clusters for greater agility, more rapid technology refresh and lower individual launch costs