Digital society and satellite applications: successful business cases

Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

9h00 Welcome adresses

 

9h30 Introduction: How SMEs and local governments can benefit from satellite services in a digital society

 

10h20 – Coffee break

 

10h40 Satellite services in practice: success stories and lessons learnt

During three parallel sessions, representatives of SMEs who created innovative digital products and services using satellite applications, and publi authorities who use them, will share their hands-on experience and successful business cases. 

 

 

Parallel session 1: E-learning, education, media and transmedia

Chair: Tom Mason, Director, Armagh Planetarium, UK

  1. Video Sailors
  2. Video Rallye
  3. Video Sailplanes

 

Parallel session 2: Tourism, Arts&culture, leisure

Chair: Alan Wells, Emeritus professor, Space Research Center, University of Leiceter, UK

Parallel session 3: Smart cities

Chair: Nick Thomas, Business Modeling lead, Satellite Application Catapult, UK

 

12h10 – Lunch

 

13h10 Round table: support and financing mechanisms for SMEs and local governments

On the basis of opportunities for SMEs to replicate success stories identified in the parallel sessions, the conference moderator organises a friendly debate between users and representatives of funding and support bodies


 

14h40 – Elevator pitches

Public and private organisations who exhibit their products and services in the demo corner have three minutes to introduce themselves and what they offer.

 

15h15 – Conclusions and recommendations

 

15h20 – Coffee break

 

15h20 Match-making session

Participants will have the opportunity to find and meet like-minded or different-minded individuals to exchange with, thanks to the be2match brokerage tool provided by Enterprise Europe Network.

Register HERE to attend the match-making session

 

Event co-organised by

Northern Ireland Space OfficeInvest NIEurisy

Golden Sponsors                                 

Armagh Planetarium 

Session sponsors

  SatApps Catapult           EEN          

Event partners

Momentum Digital Circle culture techfutur en seineESA

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