https://spacewatch.global/tag/world-economic-forum/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:06:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/world-economic-forum/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/spacewatchgl-opinion-from-orbit-to-oncology-spark-microgravitys-bid-to-transform-cancer-research/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=70801
Written by Kelly Soverns
Cancer touches nearly every family, and the sentiment that “cancer sucks” resonates universally. At the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, two leaders from SPARK Microgravity GmbH made the case that the path to better cancer treatments may run through outer space. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/08/spacewatchgl-opinion-space-workers-wanted-digital-education-for-an-expanding-sector/ Thu, 22 Aug 2024 08:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=56579 The space economy is undergoing a remarkable transformation; this explosive growth is creating a significant demand for a larger and more diverse workforce. As the industry continues to expand, it needs talented individuals with expertise in fields like engineering, science, telecommunications, and policy among others. The growing space economy will require more businesses and workers to support research, development, manufacturing, and operations. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/11/rivada-space-networks-joins-the-global-satellite-operators-association/ Wed, 30 Nov 2022 07:00:47 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=45162 Rivada Space Networks GmbH (RSN) has announced that it has joined the Global Satellite Operators Association (GSOA). It will work alongside other global satellite operators to realize GSOA’s aims to drive industry leadership in the face of unparalleled innovation in the space sector, an insatiable demand for all types of connectivity, and a need to bring sustainability to space. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/06/space-sustainability-rating-launches/ Mon, 27 Jun 2022 06:00:29 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=41777 An innovative and practical tool to support space actors in more sustainable mission design and operations, the Space Sustainability Rating (SSR) hosted by the eSpace-EPFL Space Center, launched last Thursday. The SSR encourages, recognises, and rewards, space actors who enforce sustainable space missions with a unique rating system.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/04/space-sustainability-rating-to-launch-in-june/ Thu, 21 Apr 2022 07:00:12 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=40566 The Space Sustainability Rating (SSR), hosted by the eSpace-EPFL Space Center, will allow space operators to improve their mission sustainability by obtaining a rating after transparent, data-based assessments and actionable guidance that support space debris mitigation efforts. The program, under which spacecraft and satellite operators ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/06/wef-and-esa-launch-new-space-sustainability-rating/ Mon, 21 Jun 2021 06:00:57 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=33788&preview=true&preview_id=33788 The World Economic Forum (WEF) and the European Space Agency (ESA) launched a new Space Sustainable Rating (SSR). The Swiss EPFL Space Center (eSpace) has been chosen to lead and operationalize the SSR, WEF said, it will begin issuing sustainability certifications to mission operators in early 2022.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/03/space-cafe-webtalk-recap-soft-power-and-satellites-33-minutes-with-aarti-holla-maini/ Wed, 31 Mar 2021 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=31486&preview=true&preview_id=31486 In this week’s Space Café Webtalk “33 minutes with…”, SpaceWatch.Global publisher, Torsten Kriening, had the chance to speak with Aarti Holla-Maini, who, since 2004, has been the Secretary-General of the EMEA Satellite Operators Association (ESOA). ESOA is a CEO-driven satellite association, with 22 satellite operators from across multiple orbits as members.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/03/spacewatchgl-opinion-corporate-social-responsibility-in-outer-space/ Mon, 22 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=31170&preview=true&preview_id=31170 https://spacewatch.global/2021/03/register-today-for-our-space-cafe-webtalk-33-minutes-with-aarti-holla-maini-on-30-march-2021/ Tue, 16 Mar 2021 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=31200 Join SpaceWatch.Global for an interesting and informative Space Café WebTalk featuring Aarti Holla-Maini, Secretary-General at EMEA Satellite Operators Association, ESOA, Brussels, Belgium. This event will take place on 30 March 2021 at 4:00 pm CEST.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/02/space-cafe-webtalk-recap-nikolai-khlystov-on-multi-stakeholder-collaboration/ Thu, 25 Feb 2021 09:00:16 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=30718 In this week’s Space Cafè WebTalk, Nikolai Khlystov, Lead, Shaping the Future of Mobility and Space at World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland talked about ways and initiatives that support sustainable peace in space. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky “Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot live in a cradle forever”]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/02/register-today-for-our-space-cafe-webtalk-33-minutes-with-nikolai-khlystov-on-23-february-2021/ Sun, 07 Feb 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=30064&preview=true&preview_id=30064 Join SpaceWatch.Global for an interesting and informative Space Café WebTalk featuring Nikolai Khlystov, Lead, Shaping the Future of Mobility and Space at World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/01/spacewatchgl-opinion-space-sustainability-trends-2020-2021-and-beyond/ Sun, 17 Jan 2021 09:00:38 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=29717 https://spacewatch.global/2020/09/spacewatchgl-perspective-next-gen-esa-by-dr-alice-bunn/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=26165&preview=true&preview_id=26165 On 26 August 2020, SpaceWatch.Global Editor in Chief Markus Payer started a dialogue about the next generation ESA here. We reached out to representatives in all ESA member states and beyond to get their feedback on that topic. Here we publish their perspectives. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/spacewatchgl-op-ed-orbital-space-the-next-resource-for-humanity-to-exhaustively-exploit-and-litter/ Wed, 18 Mar 2020 09:00:21 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20682 ASTRIAGraph, the world's first crowd-sourced, space traffic monitoring and assessment system, can trace its roots back to a landfill in Maui.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/spacewatchgl-oped-olga/ Sun, 17 Nov 2019 09:00:38 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17062 As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and Dr. Olga Stelmakh-Dresher, we have been granted permission to publish selected articles. This is “From Sustainable Development Goals to Space Sustainability Goals″, originally published on 4 August 2019 at spacegeneration.org]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/02/davos-2018-salem-al-marri/ Sat, 17 Feb 2018 09:00:36 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7419 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/09/spacewatchme-oped-new-space-race-must-focus-sustainability/ Sun, 17 Sep 2017 05:00:14 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5667 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/05/outer-space-treaty-marco-polos-world-reading/ Sat, 27 May 2017 08:00:35 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=4578 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/01/rahul-narayan/ Wed, 04 Jan 2017 07:00:15 +0000 http://spacewatchme.com/?p=2764 This content is for members only. 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