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The programme · North Star Rising
Two days at Oslo Event Hub, Dronningens gate 4, Oslo. Select a speaker to read more about them.
The evening before · 18:00–22:00
Spaceport Norway: The Night Before at Inventas
Factory Tøyen, Kjølberggata 21, Oslo. For registered Spaceport Norway 2026 participants and speakers – registration details are sent after you register.
Day 1
12:00–12:25
Welcome to North Star Rising
Ole Dokka · Spaceport Norway
Max Q! Breaking the space barrier
Christian Hauglie-Hanssen · Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA)
Main theme
12:25–13:35
European Collaboration in Space, needed for a secure Arctic
Pascal Legai · European Space Agency
From Arctic Advantage to Global Impact – A Story of Pioneering Spirit
Marte Indregard · KSAT
The invisible infrastructure: who owns the ground truth?
Johnny Welle · The Norwegian Mapping Authority
Questions from the floor
Ole Dokka · Spaceport Norway
Main theme
13:55–16:00
What the Armed Forces need next: a challenge to industry
Col. John-Arild Bodding · Norwegian Armed Forces
Sovereign Eyes for the High North – Space-based ISR for situational awareness and long-range targeting
Seppo Aaltonen · ICEYE
Strengthening Europe’s Strategic Edge: German-Norwegian Industry Collaboration on the Multi-Sensor ISR Constellation
Camilla Kiss · KONGSBERG
Developing German-Norwegian space strength in light of the Hansa Agreement
Dr Roman Sperl · Rheinmetall
The power and significance of partnerships
Odd-Harald Hagen · Space Norway
Strategic importance of standardisation in a European perspective
Truls O. Andersen · EIDEL
Allied by design: which barriers are real, and which are culture?
Steinar Thomsen · Moderator · Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA)
Special session
16:25–17:30
On the map: the strategic case for launch from Norway
Ole Morten Olsen · Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA)
Europe’s launch gap: the capacity we lack and the capital it takes
Troels Sandreid · Andøya Spaceport
From one launch to cadence: who flies next, and why from Norway
Josef Wiedemann · Isar Aerospace
How do we build Europe’s launch capacity together – and fund it?
Torsten Kriening · Moderator · SpaceWatch.Global
With Ole Morten Olsen, Troels Sandreid and Josef Wiedemann
Day 1
17:30–17:35
Summary and the evening ahead
Ole Dokka · Spaceport Norway
Day 2
08:50–09:15
Welcome to day 2
Ole Dokka · Spaceport Norway
Is Space the Driver of Economies for the next 50 years?
Laura Anne Edwards · GeoSpace Resources
Main theme
09:15–10:50
Mobilising Capital for the Next Wave of Space Innovation
Katya Gorbatiouk · London Stock Exchange
Space investments and climate action
Siri Kalvig · Nysnø Klimainvesteringer
The world is changing, and so should the way we invest
Tom Sleep · HANetf
Barriers, and what opens up now
Katya Gorbatiouk · Moderator · London Stock Exchange
With Siri Kalvig, Audun Wickstrand Iversen, Knut Klonteig Nielsen, Jon Kåre Stene and Tom Sleep
Showcase
11:05–12:05
Aspecto · Skida · Cuatro · Havguard
Jo Bjørnstad and Bielenis Villanueva Triana · Moderators · Kjeller Innovasjon
Transatlantic research cooperation and new opportunities in spaceborne SAR
12:05–12:40
Norway-Canada Cooperation in Target Detection and Resilient Communications
Tonje Nanette Arnesen · FFI
New opportunities in spaceborne SAR
Atle Onar Knapskog · FFI
Two stages in parallel · opened by Gunnar Maehlum
13:35–14:35
Main stage
Growing a space value chain in Norway: achievements and challenges
Gunnar Maehlum · IDEAS
Visual Intelligence from Space and for Arctic AI
Robert Jenssen · UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Space-edge AI with FPGAs: efficient on-board intelligence for Earth observation
Yaman Umuroglu · EmLogic
Space as an integrated layer in multidomain maritime awareness
Christina Aas · KONGSBERG
Stage 2
Interchangeable and interoperable satellite electronics modules: The not so distant future
Tore André Bekkeng · EIDEL
Embedded electronics to the Moon – Lunar Rimfax on the MAGPIE rover
Espen Flo Eriksen · EmLogic
From astronomy to surveillance, unknown capabilities in Norway
Torbjørn Østmoe · IDEAS
Complex manufacturing for space and defence
Mie Haraldsted · Tiltro — Space + Defence
IceView: operationalizing EO for Arctic operations on and near sea ice
Dyre Dammann · NGI
The next generation
14:40–15:40
Launch: A diamond in orbit – Orbit NTNU joins the quantum race
Lars Andreas Weel Aasen · FramSat-1 and FramSat-1.5 · Orbit NTNU
With Helga Therese Vrenne, Head of Orbit NTNU, and Hedda Aukan, Project Manager, QuSat
Norstec – home of all student space organisations in Norway
Vilde Rygge · President · Norstec
No permission asked
15:50–16:50
Ultralight cooling for orbital data centres
Mats Burud Skjølsvold · Light Technologies
With Sandra Rønquist Slåttelia, Light Technologies
Shifting gears
Martin Modell Grande · Tycho Space
From ocean to orbit: the rocket that needs no launch pad
Daniel Cau Varming · Space Lab
Next-generation spacesuits – designed and developed in Norway
Nima Shahinian · Nåva Space
Joint launch
Light Technologies · Tycho Space · Space Lab · Nåva Space
Day 2
16:50–17:00
What comes next
Ole Dokka · Spaceport Norway