“Merging Visions, Shaping the Future” was the motto of the Munich Space Summit 2026 – and it proved entirely true. No fewer than 852 visitors from 32 countries attended the conference, which took place from 23 to 27 March at the Alte Kongresshalle in Munich. As the merger of the Munich Satellite Navigation Summit and the Munich New Space Summit, the new format celebrated a remarkable premiere.
Among the political representatives and speakers participating in a total of 22 discussion sessions, several key panels, deep-dive sessions, and keynotes were:
- Florian Herrmann, Head of the Bavarian State Chancellery and State Minister for Federal and Media Affairs
- Markus Wittmann, Ministerialdirektor
- Tobias Gotthardt, State Secretary
- Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference
- Seppo Aaltonen, VP, NATO & Nordics Mission Systems – Iceye
- General Armin Fleischmann, Bundeswehr
- Josef Aschbacher, Director General, European Space Agency (ESA)
- Rodrigo da Costa, Executive Director der European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)
- Cécile Gaubert, General Counsel, Exotrail
- Indulis Kalnins, CEO, Rocket Factory Augsburg
- Klaus Michel, VP – Deputy Head of Space System Germany, Airbus Defence & Space
- Mattia Moscardino, CEO Deutschland, GMV
- Rainer Malmberg, Head of Business Program Department, IABG
- Luisa Buinhas, Co-Founder & CPO, Vyoma
- Ilaria Martini, Head of Navigation and Cyberresilience, Leonardo Space Division
- Tyler Reid, Co-Founder & CTO, Xona Space Systems
The Munich Space Summit 2026 proved to be a global gathering of high-level space stakeholders, bringing together participants from around the world: from New Zealand to North America, and across Europe from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean region. This international character was also reflected in the exhibitors and speakers, who traveled from Asia, Europe, and North America.
The discussions and presentations covered a broad range of topics – from the growing role of start-ups, private capital, and agile technologies in shaping the commercial space sector, to international perspectives from space agencies, research institutions, and industry representatives, as well as the future of global navigation satellite systems, resilient PNT frameworks, and the crucial role of navigation technologies for autonomous systems, mobility, and infrastructure resilience.
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