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In the latest SpaceWatch Middle East interview series, Torsten Kriening speaks to Salem Al Marri of Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center, Dubai. They discuss the work of the World Economic Forum’s, ‘Future of Space Technologies’ Council. On 13-14 November 2016 the Annual Meeting for the Global Future Councils took place in …

In the latest SpaceWatch Middle East interview series, Torsten Kriening speaks to Simonetta Di Pippo of UNOOSA. They discuss the work of the World Economic Forum, ‘Future of Space Technologies’ Council. What motivates you about space? I have always been scientifically curious about outer space and its open questions, which …

In the latest SpaceWatch Middle East interview series, Torsten Kriening speaks to Dr. Olga Stelmakh of McGill University, Canada. They discuss the work of the World Economic Forum, ‘Future of Space Technologies’ Council. On 13-14 November 2016 the Annual Meeting for the Global Future Councils took place in Dubai, UAE. Once …

In the latest SpaceWatch Middle East interview series, Torsten Kriening speaks to Thomas Van den Driessche, Chief Executive Officer at Newtec. They discuss the Middle East satellite market, areas for growth, company innovation and the future of the business.  Newtec is one of the biggest satellite communications companies in the …

In the latest SpaceWatch Middle East interview series, Torsten Kriening speaks to Samer Halawi, Chief Executive Officer at Thuraya. They discuss the Middle East satellite market, areas for growth, company innovation and the future of the business. Thuraya is set to diversify the business and to disrupt the industry with …

We live in an era of free access to information, to an infinite array of content, from literature and opinion through to news and entertainment. This has fundamentally changed the way in which the majority of us live and work and it gives us a fresh, up-to-date perspective on the …

In the latest SpaceWatch Middle East interview series, Torsten Kriening speaks to Markus Fritz, Director of Commercial Development and Marketing, at Eutelsat. They discuss the Middle East satellite market, areas for growth, company innovation and the future of the business. Eutelsat is one of the satellite operators in the Middle …

Dubai and Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre hosted the UN High Level Forum ‘Space as a Driver for Socio-Economic Sustainable Development’ last week. SpaceWatch Middle East asked Dr. Michael Simpson, Executive Director of Secure World Foundation, to gives his take on the UN’s long-term vision in space and the Dubai …

In this interview series, SpaceWatch Middle East is taking a closer look at outstanding SatCom solutions and innovations. In this exclusive interview, SpaceWatch Middle East’s Helen Jameson speaks to Evert Bopp, Founder & CEO  of Disaster Tech Lab. Have you ever thought about how communications change the lives of people …

The election of Donald J. Trump as the United States’ next President has obviously divided opinion in America and around the world, but one possible appointment to the Trump administration that all of us at SpaceWatch Middle East can get behind would be Professor Scott Pace as the next administrator …