Space is the industrial opportunity of this century. Falling transport costs are opening it to a far wider range of countries and companies, much as shipping, rail and air transport did before. Satellite connectivity, Earth observation and the data services built on them already pay off on the ground: better weather forecasting and disaster response, stronger agriculture, and broadband where fibre will not reach. Gulf economies are becoming major space investors, funding connectivity that already serves developing regions.
This session brings that capital together with developing-country demand. Ministers, space agencies, investors and operators will map where developing countries can position themselves in the space supply chain, which partnerships between governments, investors and research institutions are working, and how national rules can keep pace with a supply chain that is global and extra-terrestrial. The session closes with countries recording their interest and partners responding in the room.
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