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"Space Industry in UAE — Current Trends & Perspectives": this session maps the UAE’s fast-rising space ecosystem across Earth Observation & AI, commercialisation pathways, legal/regulatory readiness, propulsion R&D, & talent pipeline. Leaders from industry, academia, & policy share concrete use-cases (from decision-ready EO to SAR analytics), cross-border collaboration signals, & where new founders should focus in 2026. Speakers : 🚀 Yuliya Tarabalka – VP of Geospatial Solutions, Space42     🚀 Salim Al Alawi, Business Development Director Orbitworks   🚀 Amèle Benamara – Head of Sales, GAEL Systems   🚀 Abdullah AlSalmani – Co-Founder & CEO, SpacePoint 🚀 Juan Peña Ibáñez – CEO & Co-founder, ORBITAL  🚀 Daniel Smith – The Scottish Government Trade & Investment Envoy for Space 🚀 Abdulrahman Sulaiman – Space Technology Support Engineer, Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, SAASST    🚀 Fatima Alhammadi – Research Assistant in Aerospace Engineering, Khalifa University 🚀 Elie Badawi – Associate, Space & Defence Activities, Bird & Bird 🚀 Sultan A. – Researcher, EO & Situation Awareness Program, Technology Innovation Institute (TII) 🚀 Rajeeshwaran Moorthy MRAeS – Advisor for UNOOSA, Axiom Space, Maldives Space Research Organisation (MSRO)   🚀 Madin Maseeh – Founder & President, MSRO   🚀 Yegor Plyashkov, TII, Control & Measurement System - Propulsion & Space Research Center   •AI-Driven Geospatial Intelligence for the UAE — Yuliya Tarabalka •How to Sell Space in the GCC — Salim Al Alawi •Mission-Ready Software & Ground Segment — Amèle Benamara • Building the UAE Space Talent Pipeline — Abdulrahman Sulaiman, Space Technology Support Engineer at SAASST (University of Sharjah) •Startup Playbook for the UAE Space Market — Abdullah AlSalmani •From EO Data to Daily Decisions — Juan Peña Ibáñez •UK–UAE Collaboration & Investment Signals — Daniel Smith —Trade & Investment Envoy for Space at The Scottish Government—highlights UK–UAE collaboration opportunities: trade routes, investment pipelines, supply-chain partnerships, and how clusters can work together across the GCC and UK •AI for EO & Situation Awareness — Sultan Abughazal (TII)—Researcher in the Earth Observation & Situation Awareness Program at the Technology Innovation Institute (TII)— •Propulsion Test & Measurement for Space — Yegor Plyashkov (TII) —Engineer at the Technology Innovation Institute (TII), • From Lab to Flight: Emerging Aerospace Research — Fatima Alhammadi —Research Assistant in Aerospace Engineering at Khalifa University • Space Law, Contracts & Compliance in the GCC — Elie Badawi • Launching Space Industry in the UAE — Alex Cresniov —CEO of SpaceTech in Gulf • Audience Q&A — Space Industry in the UAE (Highlights) | SpaceTech in Gulf 2025 SpaceTech in Gulf https://lnkd.in/ew5u2jhJ