Local Organizing Committee (LOC)
Switzerland has formed an LOC to provide insight and support in strengthening our candidacy and shaping a compelling vision for IAC 2029 Geneva.
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BOARD
LOC CHAIR
DR. STEFAN BRUPBACHER
CEO, SWISSMEM
LOC CO-CHAIR
CATHERINE KROPF
HEAD SWISS SPACE OFFICE (SSO) AT THE STATE SECRETARIAT FOR EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (SERI), HEAD OF SWISS DELEGATION TO ESA
BOARD MEMBER
DARIA ROBINSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SOLUTION ACCELERATOR, GESDA, GENEVA SCIENCE AND DIPLOMACY ANTICIPATOR
DEPUTY CHAIR – INDUSTRY
RAOUL KELLER
SECRETARY GENERAL SSIG SWISS SPACE INDUSTRIES GROUP
DEPUTY CO-CHAIR – GOVERNMENT
RAPHAEL VON ROTEN
DEPUTY HEAD SWISS SPACE OFFICE (SSO) AT THE STATE SECRETARIAT FOR EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (SERI), DEPUTY HEAD OF SWISS DELEGATION TO ESA
SPACE EXCHANGE SWITZERLAND
GRÉGOIRE BOURBAN
CAROLE MÜLLER
GENEVA CONVENTION BUREAU
DAVID COUGOULE
CHLOÉ BIGRE
K.I.T. GROUP (PCO)
ANOUK REY
LUDIVINE SIMON
EXTENDED BOARD
PROGRAM COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR / SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF ASTRONOMY - UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA
PRESIDENT OF SWISS COMMITTEE ON SPACE RESEARCH (CSR) OF THE SWISS ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
PROF. DR. STEPHANE PALTANI
IAF INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTS CHAPTER
EMMANUELLE DAVID
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT EPFL SPACE
STUDENTS, YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PROGRAMS AND DIVERSITY ACTIVITIES
GRÉGOIRE BOURBAN
HEAD OF SPACE EXCHANGE SWITZERLAND EPFL
WOMEN IN SPACE
DR. NTORINA ANTONI
CO-LEAD WOMEN IN AEROSPACE-EUROPE – SWITZERLAND
GOVERNMENT & STAKEHOLDER RELATIONS
DAVID BLUM
HEAD OF SCIENCES AND INNOVATION SPACE AT THE SWISS SPACE OFFICE (SSO) AT THE STATE SECRETARIAT FOR EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (SERI), LEAD DELEGATE TO THE ESA INDUSTRIAL POLICY COMMITTEE
MILITARY
COL (GS) LUDOVIC MONNERAT
COMMANDER, SWISS SPACE / COMMAND, SWISS ARMED FORCES SA
UN / INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
GRÉGOIRE HAUSER
SCIENTIFIC OFFICER, FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS FDFA, STATE SECRETARIAT PROSPERITY AND SUSTAINABILITY DIVISION SCIENCE, SPACE AND ARCTIC SECTION
ACADEMIES
PROF. DR. SASCHA P. QUANZ
FULL PROFESSOR AT THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, ETH ZURICH – INSTITUTE FOR PARTICLE PHYSICS AND ASTROPHYSICS