Space Cafè Austria

16. June 2023, 2 -3 p.m. CEST
Online

This Space Café Austria will feature Margit Mischkulnig, Head of Department for Space Affairs at the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, in conversation with Sabine Pongruber, Founder and CEO of WEME Global and a friend of SpaceWatch.Global. The main issue of the talk will be "Austria's Footprint in Space".

Organizer

SpaceWatch.Global is a Europe-based digital magazine and portal for those interested in space and the far-reaching impact of the space sector.

Content Description

In the upcoming Space Café Austria the real-life impact of Austria's leadership in Energy Transition with Space Data will be delved. Also the truth about the challenges of being united as a country towards space activities will be uncovered.

Margit Mischkulnig, Head of Space Affairs at the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action (BMK) will join this exciting discussion. The host Sabine Pongruber, CEO of WEME Global, will be leading the conversation while exploring Austria's strong footprint in space with UN Outer Space Affairs Office, EUMESAT, and ESPI headquartered in Vienna.

This is a good opportunity to learn more about the relevance of Austria's politics to the global space community. Be sure to join the conversation and share your thoughts!

Since September 2017, Margit Mischkulnig is serving as Head of the Department for Space Affairs at the BMK - Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology. Her areas of specialisation include macro- and micro-economics with a specific focus on industrial policy. She joined the BMK in 2015, after working in the Ministry of Finance, the European Commission and the World Bank Group. She served in ministers' cabinet responsible for innovation and technology. Margit Mischkulnig holds a master degree in economics from the University of Vienna.

Program

Discussion about "Austria's Footprint in Space"

Participants:

  • Margit Mischkulnig
    Head of Space Affairs at the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action (BMK)
  • Sabine Pongruber
    Host, CEO of WEME Global
  • The audience will have an opportunity to ask questions in dialogue with Margit Mischkulnig.

Participant Information