APRSAF-25
The 25th Session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-25), Singapore, November 6-9, 2018
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Day 1 & Day 2 : Working Group Sessions
Two-day working group sessions of APRSAF-25 began on Tuesday, November 6 at Sheraton Towers Singapore. More than 330 participants so far have joined the sessions.
Space Applications Working Group
Space Technology Working Group
Space Environment Utilization Working Group
Space Education Working Group
Day 3 : Plenary Session
On November 8 and 9, Plenary Session was held.
Welcome Remarks
Mr. Jonathan Hung
President,
Singapore Space and Technology Association (SSTA)
Opening Remarks
General Co-Chair, Ms. Naoko Okamura
Deputy Director General, Research and Development Bureau,
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan
Keynote Speech
Dr. Hiroshi Yamakawa
President
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Summary of APRSAF-24
Dr. P.G. Diwakar
Director,
Earth Observation Applications & Disaster Management Support Program Office (EDPO),
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), INDIA
Executive Committee (ExCom) Activity Report
Mr. Yoshikazu Shoji
Chair of APRSAF Executive Committee (ExCom)
Country Report
Moderator:
- Mr. Jonathan Hung
President,
Singapore Space and Technology Association (SSTA) - Mr. Yoshikazu Shoji
Director,
International Relations and Research Department,
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Speakers:
Mr. Anthony Murfett
Deputy Head,
Australia Space Agency (ASA), AUSTRALIA
Mr. Sonam Phuntsho
Chief ICT Officer, Department IT and Telecom,
Ministry of Information and Communications, BHUTAN
Mr. Xu Yangson
Director for International Cooperation,
China National Space Administration (CNSA), CHINA
Dr. P.G. Diwakar
Director, EDPO, ISRO, INDIA
Ms. Erna Sri Adiningsih
Prime Secretary,
National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), INDONESIA
Mr. Yasuhiro Yukimatsu
Deputy Director General for International Cooperation,
National Space Policy Secretariat,
Cabinet Office,
Government of Japan, JAPAN
Mr. Marat Nurguzhin
Vice Minister,
Minister of Defense and Aerospace Industry,
KAZAKHSTAN
Ms. Soojeong Park
Deputy Director,
Space and Big Science Policy Division,
Space, Nuclear & Big Science Policy Bureau,
Office of R&D Policy,
Ministry of Science and ICT, KOREA
Ms. Clarinda G. Reyes
Supervising Research Specialist, Emerging Technology Development Division, PCIEERD, DOST, PHILIPPINES
Mr. Kwoh Leong Keong
Director,
the Centre for Remote Imaging,
Sensing and Processing (CRISP), SINGAPORE
Mr. Damrongrit Niammuad
Acting Rector of GISTDA Academy,
Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA),
THAILAND
Dr. Mohamed Al Junaibi
Executive Director, UAE Space Agency (UAESA), UAE
Ms. Neevy Laningham
Asia-Pacific Regional Space Cooperation,
Office of Space & Advanced Technology,
The U.S. Department of State, USA
Dr. Dao Ngoc Chien
Deputy Director-General,
Department of High Technology,
Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST),
VIETNAM
Space Cooperation with the Asia Pacific Region
Moderator:
Mr. Shirishkumar Ravan
Senior Programme Officer,
United Nations Office of Outer Space (UNOOSA)
Speakers:
Mr. Shirishkumar Ravan
Senior Programme Officer,
United Nations Office of Outer Space (UNOOSA)
Mr. Ko Hamamoto
Infrastructure Specialist,
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Mr. Kwoh Leong Keong
Chairperson,
ASEAN-Sub Committee on Space Technology and Application
(ASEAN-SCOSA)
Mr. Isamu Yamaguchi
Director,
Space Policy Division,
Foreign Policy Bureau,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA)
Mr. Hamza Hameed
International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT)
Mr. Keran Wang
Chief,
Space Application Section,
Information & Communications technology & Disaster Risk Reduction Division, UNESCAP
Summary Reports by Working Groups & Initiatives
Speakers:
Space Application Working Group (SAWG) / SAFE Initiative
Mr. Kwoh Leong Keong
Chairperson, ASEAN-Sub Committee on Space Technology and Application (ASEAN-SCOSA)
Space Technology Working Group (STWG)
Prof. Kay Soon Low
Professor, National University of Singapore/ Director, Satellite Technology and Research Centre (STAR)
Space Environment Utilization Working Group (SEUWG) / Kibo-ABC Initiative
Mr. Cheng Hai Tan
Professional Member, Singapore Space and Technology Association (SSTA)
Space Education Working Group (SEWG)
Dr. Rogel Mari Sese
Program Leader, National Space Development Program
Sentinel Asia Initiative
Mr. Koji Suzuki
Executive Director, Asia Disaster reduction Center (ADRC)
Special Session by SSTA
Moderator:
Ms. Lynette Tan
Executive Director
SSTA
Speakers:
- Mr. Tan Khai Pang, COO/CTO, Addvalue Innovation Pte Ltd
- Mr. Tan Chee Seng, Director, A*STAR - I2R
- Mr. Nobu Okada, CEO, Astroscale Pte Ltd
- Asst Prof. Amal Chandran, Assistant Professor, NTU – SaRC
- Dr. Victor Khoo, Senior Deputy, Director(Land Survey), Singapore Land Authority
Heads of Space Agencies Session
Moderator:
- Dr. Chiaki Mukai, Senior Advisor to the Director General, JAXA, JAPAN
Panelists:
- Mr. Anthony Murfett, Deputy Head, Australian Space Agency (ASA) , AUSTRALIA
- Dr. P.G. Diwakar, Director (as Deputy Head to AP-25), Earth Observation Applications & Disaster Management
Support Program Office (EDPO), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), INDIA
- Prof. Dr. Thomas Djamaluddin, Chairman, National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), INDONESIA
- Dr. Hiroshi Yamakawa, President, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), JAPAN
- Dr. Anond Snidvongs, Executive Director, Geo-Information Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA),
THAILAND
- Mr. Sergey Saveliev, Deputy Director General, Russian State Space Corporation (ROSCOSMOS), RUSSIA
- Dr. Mohamed Al Junaibi, Executive Director (as Deputy Head to AP-25), UAE Space Agency (UAESA), UAE
- Mr. Marat Nurguzhin, Vice Minister, Minister of Defense and Aerospace Industry
(supervising Kazakhstan Aerospace Committee, KAZCOSMOS), KAZAKHSTAN
- Mr. Vu Viet Phuong, Deputy Director General, Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC) of Vietnam Academy of
Science and Technology (VAST), VIETNAM
Day 4 : Plenary Session
The second day of the Plenary Session started with the Remarks by General Co-Chair, Mr. Kong Hwee Tan, Executive Director, Transport Engineering, Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB).
Mr. Kong Hwee Tan
Executive Director, Transport Engineering, Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB)
Space Exploration Session
Moderator:
- Ms. Kanae Kurata, Director, Office of Space Utilization Promotion, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology (MEXT), JAPAN
- Mr. Kazuyoshi Kawasaki, Deputy Director, Space Exploration Innovation Hub Center, JAXA
Panelists:
- Mr. Garvey McIntosh, NASA Asia Representative, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), USA
- Mr. G. Ravi Chandra Babu, Head, IRS&SS Systems Division (ISSD), U.R. Rao Satellite Centre (URSC),
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), INDIA
- Prof. Dr. Thomas Djamaluddin, Chairman, National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), INDONESIA
- Mr. Adam Brian Gilmour, CEO, Gilmour Space Technologies, Australia
- Mr. Norihiro Suzuki, Assistant Professor, Tokyo University of Science, Organization for Research Advancement,
Research Institute for Science and Technology, Research Center, JAPAN
Space Policy Session
Moderator / Speaker:
- Mr. Yosuke Asai, Director, Space Industry Office, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), JAPAN
Panelists:
- Mr. Anthony Murfett, Deputy Head, Australian Space Agency (ASA), AUSTRALIA
- Dr. P.G. Diwakar, Director, Earth Observation Applications & Disaster Management Support Program Office (EDPO),
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), INDIA
- Mr. Robertus Heru Triharjanto, Director for Space Policy Study Center,
National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), INDONESIA
- Ms. Soojeong Park, Deputy Director, Space and Big Science Policy Division, Space, Nuclear & Big Science Policy
Bureau, Office of R&D Policy, Ministry of Science and ICT, KOREA
- Dr. Dao Ngoc Chien, Deputy Director-General, Department of High Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology,
VIETNAM
Space Leaders' Roundtable
The announcement of APRSAF-26 was delivered by Mr. Masato Nakamura, Vice-President, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
Mr. Masato Nakamura
Vice-President, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
The Joint Statement was made as a fruit of an active discussion.
The General Co-Chairs closed the Plenary Session.
APRSAF Activities & Related Projects
During APRSAF-25, Five sub-sessions were conducted as below:
SAFE Initiative Workshop
Kibo-ABC Initiative Workshop
The 4th Meeting on Joint Development of Innovative Small & Cube Satellite
Side Events
The 5th Asia-Pacific Space Generation Workshop
(APSGW 2018)
Academic Space Policy Workshop
Water Rocket Event
APRSAF-25 Water Rocket Event was held from 2nd to 4th November 2018 in Singapore. 58 Students at age of 12 to 16 from 12 countries in Asia-Pacific region participated in the event, enjoying international communication as well as the water rocket competition.
