Splinter sessions
Session 1: Space research and securitization: cross-sector collaboration  
(Auditorium)
Moderator: Nina Holm Vohnsen (Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, SpaCe, AU)

The session focuses on the intricate connections between space and defence activities, featuring inspiring presentations and facilitating in-depth discussions.
Speakers:

• Maja Horst (Dean, Arts, AU)
• Søren Pedersen (Director, Business Development Industrial Collaborations, Terma)
• Casper Andersen (Chair of Science Diplomacy Group, AIAS)
• Karsten Bubber Outzen (Business Developer, Kitchen, Aarhus University)
• Michael Lumholt (Director of Equipment Sales, Space Inventor)
• Desiree Ferreira (Head of Astrophysics and Atmospheric Physics Division, DTU Space)
• Anne Sofie Bramsen Dahlmann (Relation Officer, Innovation Fund, Denmark)

Session 2: Space & life sciences 
(room 301)
Moderator: Rune H. Jacobsen (Professor, ECE, SpaCe, AU)

The session explores how to leverage our university's established excellence in life sciences to advance space research and missions, featuring innovative approaches and fostering collaborative discussions on this promising intersection.
Speakers:

• Tina Santl-Temkiv (Associate Professor, Department of Biology - Microbiology, SpaCe, AU)
• Simon Lind Kappel (Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Biomedical Engineering, AU)
• Jens Vinge Nygaard (Associate Professor, Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering - Molecular and Cellular Biotechnology, AU)
• Thomas A.E. Andersen (Managing director, Danish Aerospace Company)
• Kai Finster (Professor, Department of Biology - Microbiology, AU)

Using Space Data
(Auditorium)

Facilitator: Hans Kjeldsen, Professor, IFA, SpaCe, AU

Selected presentations from researchers and students who worked with space data.

• Chris Frem (PhD Student, AGRO, Land-CRAFT, AU)
• Yuvaa Borra (PhD Student, ARGRO, AU)
• Sergio Ioppolo (Associate Professor, PHYS, AU)

Workshops: How to work with space data

Hands-on experience working with space data. Participants should bring a computer.

• Track 1: Working with PlanetLabs EO data – Christoffer Karoff (Associate Professor, GEOS, SpaCe, AU) (Auditorium)
• Track 2: Working with astronomical data – Mikkel N. Lund (Associate Professor, IFA, SpaCe, AU) and Emil Knudstrup (Post. Doc IFA) (room 301)

Participants should bring own lap-top for this session

The National Space Strategy – future opportunities
Danish National Space missions 2026–2036
Speaker: Hans Kjeldsen (Professor, IFA, SpaCe, AU)
(Auditorium)

The session presents Denmark's 10-year space mission framework for building capacity and strengthening collaboration. Inspired by the Ørsted mission, this framework establishes fund deployment structures and highlights funding opportunities, directly addressing Initiative 3 of the new Danish Space Strategy. Time will be allocated to Q&A.