40th Anniversary International Forum of the Air and Space Academy

Can innovation alone meet the challenges of aeronautics and space?

23 november – Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier (Auditorium Marthe Condat) – Toulouse – France

Programme

Presentations will be given by high-level speakers capable of taking a holistic view and thinking outside the box. (Forum will have simultaneous translation french-english)

OPENING
7:45 Registration, welcome coffee
8:30 Welcome by Jean-Marc BROTO, President of University Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier
Welcome by Michel WACHENHEIM, président of Air and Space Academy
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
8:45 Intervention by Ilmo. Sr. D. Miguel BELLÓ MORA, Commissioner for aerospace PERTE (Strategic Project for Economic Recovery and Transformation), Director of Spanish Space Agency, Ministry of Science and Innovation of Spain.
9:15 Debate on the role of technology
WIth Laurent CASTAIGNEDE, BCO2 Ingénierie essayiest on transports
and Yann BARBAUX, Chairman of the Section 2, Air & Space Academy
9:45 Break
CIVIL AVIATION
10:15 Interventions by Antoine BOUVIER, Head of Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions and Public Affairs Airbus, and Philippe COUTEAUX, Senior Vice-President, Safran Group Strategy & Programs
10:45 Round Table « Energy and climate challenges »
Moderated by Xavier BOUIS (Chairman of the Energy & Environment commission (C2E), AAE), with :

  • François ARBAULT (Director for Defence Industry, DG DEFIS, Commission européenne)
  • Jérôme du BOUCHER (Head of Aviation for Transport & Environment in France),
  • Laurent JOLY (Director of the Institute for Sustainable Aviation, ISAE-SupAero),
  • Marian-Jean MARINESCU (Member of the European Parliament, TRAN committee / AAE),
  • Prof. Dr. Markus RAPP (Director, DLR),
11:45 Round Table « Technology roadmaps »
Moderated by Agnès PLAGNEUX-BERTRAND (Deputy Mayor of Toulouse and Vice-President of Toulouse Métropole for Industry and the Productive Economy) with:

  • Jacqueline CASTLE (Chief Technology Officer, Aerospace Technologies Institute),
  • Bruno DARBOUX (President of Aerospace Valley),
  • Patrick HADOU (Senior Military Advisor EASA),
  • Nicolas JEULAND (Prospective manager “Aviation environmental impact assessment and low carbon fuels”, Safran),
  • Prof. Dr Andreas STROHMAYER (Profesor at University of Stuttgart – Institute of Aircraft Design, EASN Chairman)
12:45 Lunch
DEFENCE
14:00 Intervention by Air Corps General Jean-Georges BRÉVOT, Air and Space Academy
14:30 Round Table « Defense »
Moderate by Claude-France ARNOULD (Chairman of European Action Commission, AAE), with:

  • François ARBAULT (Director for Defence Industry, DG DEFIS, Commission européenne)
  • Bruno DEPARDON (Secretary of the “Collaborative air and space combat in Europe” working group, AAE),
  • Hervé GUILLOU (President of EXAIL, former vice-president of the General Armaments Council and former CEO of Navalgroup)
  • Admiral Arie JAN DE WAARD (European Defence Agency),
  • General Denis MERCIER (Executive Vice President, Fives Group),
  • and other European representatives (Ministries of Defence, Military Staff, etc.)
16:00 Break
SPACE
16:30 Intervention by Josef ASCHBACHER, Director General, ESA
17:00 Round Table « Space »
Moderated by Jean-Marc ASTORG (Strategy Director at CNES, AAE), with:

  • Catherine KAVVADA (Director for Space Development & Innovation, European Commission/DG DEFIS),
  • Yohann LEROY (General Director, MaiaSpace/ArianeGroup),
  • Emmanuelle MÉRIC (General Director, Loft Orbital),
  • Dr Walther PELZER (Director General of the German Space Agency, DLR),
  • Magali VAISSIÈRE (resident of IRT St-Exupéry, member of the ministerial steering committee for France 2030’s space plan)
CONCLUSIONS
18:30 Conclusions by Denis RANQUE, President, Académie des Technologies
18:45 Closing of the forum

* To be confirmed