Space and Defence 2026

Keynote speakers

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Timo Herranen

Commander of the Finnish Air Force, Space Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces

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Laurent Jaffart

ESA, Director of Connectivity and Secure Communications

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Pekka Laurila

ICEYE, Chief Strategy Officer, Co-founder

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Hanna-Miina Sihvonen

Head of Civil Security from Space Programme Office, European Space Agency - ESA

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Jarmo Limnell

Member of Parliament, Adjunct Professor, Cybersecurity Expert

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Dominique Gillieron

Head of the Earth Observation Projects Department, European Space Agency - ESA

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Lina Eklund

Lund University, Associate Senior Lecturer and Researcher

WSW Space and Defence track 2026

Winter Satellite Workshop organizes a special track for discussing security and defence related topics. The track is targeted mainly to industry and researchers who can discuss current topics and communicate with governmental stakeholders. Thematic topics are divided between fully public tracks and Defence and Space track with invitation only.

Key topics

  • Space contributing security and defence
  • High resolution Remote Sensing
  • Radio Spectrum and Communication
  • Production and scalability
  • Situational awareness
  • Collaboration and interoperability
  • Innovation and scale-up
  • Posters

Full conference program

Defence and Space related program

TUESDAY 20.01.2026

📱 Tuesday 20.1.2026

Public program
  • Non-Terrestrial Networks
  • Production and scalability
  • Secure Communications
  • Scaleup and investing
  • Innovation and education
  • GNSS Resilience
  • EXPO
  • Public Social Program (Sponsored by Industry)
Invited: Defence and Space (request invitation)
  • Defence ecosystems
  • Dual-use startups presentation and pitching
  • Open floor - Who are you?

WEDNESDAY 21.01.2026

📱 Wednesday 21.1.2026

Security and Space
  • Technology
  • AI Applications
  • EXPO
Invited: Defence and Space (request invitation)
  • Evolving policies ESA, EUSPA
  • Role of Dual Use and Space Industry
  • Missions and cababilities
  • Missions and cababilities
    • Topics
    • Evolving Role of Satellites
    • Satellites as Sensors and as Targets
    • System-of-Systems: Integrating satellites to defence
    • NATO and Industry collaboration
  • Nordic Space Cluster Round Table
  • Public Social Program and Sauna (Sponsored by Industry)

THURSDAY 22.01.2026

📱Thursday 22.1.2026

Security and Space
  • Space Situational Awareness
  • Space Business
  • Radiation and COTS usage
  • Space Debris and Space Asset Tracking
  • EXPO
Defence and Space
  • B2B meetings
  • B2G meetings

Request an invitation to D&S track

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