H.E. Dr. Tidiane Ouattara
President of the Council
African Space Agency (AfSA)
H.E. Dr. Tidiane Ouattara, President of the Council of the African Space Agency (AfSA) since 2024, is a distinguished expert in space policy and sciences. He holds a PhD in Remote Sensing/GIS (Sherbrooke University, Canada) and has held leadership roles at Canada’s Space Agency (International Relations), Natural Resources Canada (Senior Science/Policy Advisor), and Environment Canada (Geospatial Management). Formerly at the African Union Commission, he coordinated the African Outer Space Programme including GMES & Africa program. Bilingual professional with tremendous experience in space R&D, policy and international relations, he pioneered Africa’s space governance as AfSA’s inaugural Council President.
Programm
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Global Cooperation in Times of Increasing Geopolitical Competition (in English)
Whether it's Earth observation, space exploration, navigation, infrastructure in orbit, or dealing with space debris, international cooperation has long been an important driver in space travel. At the same time, geopolitical competition in space is increasing. A new space race has long since begun.
Against this backdrop, what might cooperation in space look like? And what does cooperation in space mean for partnerships on Earth?
Florian Hahn MdB, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office, Germany
Samuel Mamou, Director, Alliance NewSpace, France
Wolfgang Niedermark, Member of the Executive Board, BDI
Tidiane Ouattara, President, African Space Agency, Kenya
