Event on attracting and retaining talent in the Catalan NewSpace sector

2023-01-25 16:30:00
Event on attracting and retaining talent in the Catalan NewSpace sector
One of the main challenges of the NewSpace sector in Catalonia is the generation, attraction and retention of talent in the territory. Providing strategies and resources to the NewSpace ecosystem is precisely the objective of the event "Attraction and retention of talent in the Catalan NewSpace sector", which will be held on 9 February from 10.00 am to 12.00 pm at the Macaya Palace.

The day will begin with the presentation of the DCA-NewSpace Talent Working Group, created at the end of 2022 in order to define a shared roadmap and join efforts in the field of talent within the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the territory. This will be followed by a presentation on the European Space Agency (ESA) and the promotion of talent, followed by the presentation of the European call ESA BIC Barcelona, the incubator for the Catalan NewSpace ecosystem, which aims to boost start-ups.

The day will also feature a round table with NewSpace professionals to understand first-hand the challenges and opportunities of the ecosystem to attract and retain talent. Finally, research centres and universities will be invited to discuss how to improve the connection and synergies between academia and industry. The day will end with a networking breakfast.

The event is organised by the Digital Catalonia Alliance (DCA) and is supported by the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC), the ESA Business Incubation Centre of Barcelona and the Barcelona representation of the organisation Women in Aerospace Europe (WiA Europe – BCN). The initiative is also supported by the La Caixa Foundation.

The event is primarily addressed to members of the DCA's NewSpace community, but it is an open event to all people interested in the topic.
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Programme

09.40 h – Reception of attendees
10.00 h – Welcome and presentation of the talent challenges of the NewSpace sector

  • Ms Laura Val, Business Developer at ROKUBUN and head of the DCA-NewSpace Talent Working Group

10.05 h – Presentation "ESA and the promotion of talent" (presentation in English)

  • Mr Niels Eldering, Technology Transfer Officer at ESA's Technology Transfer Programme Office (TTPO).

10.25 h – Presentation of the ESA BIC European call for proposals

  • Ms Elisabet Vilchez, ESA BIC Barcelona manager.

10.30 h – Round table: "Newspace career opportunities from different perspectives"

  • Ms Andrea Jaime Albalat, Institutional Business Developer at Isar Aerospace – Ottobrunn in Bavaria (Germany)
  • Ms Helena Carré, Head of Infrastructures, Catalan Space Office at the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC)
  • Ms Licia Verde, Professor at the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA)

Moderated and facilitated by Ms Mercedes Reche, Director of Operations and Engineering at Pildo Labs.
11.00 h – Talk "The talent and society programme of the Catalan Newspace Strategy"
Ms Anna Ruiz, Manager of the Talent and Society Programme, Catalan Space Office at IEEC.
11.10 h – Round table: "Research, promoter of talent in the space sector"
With the participation of universities and research centres.
Moderated and facilitated by Mr Miquel Sureda, Head of the Talent and Society Programme, Catalan Space Office at the IEEC.
11.30 h – Networking breakfast
12.00 h – End of the day

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