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On Guard, from Deep Sea to Orbit

January 21, 2026
13:15–14:00 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Every exchange on Earth passes through a fragile web that stretches into orbit above. Yet cyberattacks, debris and growing monopoly power are eroding the safety of these shared domains. Can we protect the world’s unseen lifelines before space becomes another arena of conflict?

This is a livestreamed session.

Speakers

JA
Josef Aschbacher
Director-General
European Space Agency (ESA)
NC
Ángel Cabrera
President
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)
RL
Robert M. Lee
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
Dragos
RM
Rafal Modrzewski
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
ICEYE
JR
Jessica Rosenworcel
Executive Director, MIT Media Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

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