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Pedro Duque
Astronaut, Head of the ISS Programme support Unit at
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Director at Harwell Oxford Space Cluster, former Executive
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Head of International Space Policy at the UK Space Agency
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Director of Sc. & Tech. Policy Institute, Institute for
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Sias Mostert
Managing Director, Space Commercial Services, South Africa
Michaela Musilová
Chair, Slovak Organisation for Space Activities & Senior
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Former Permanent Representative of Japan to the UN
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Vice President for Special Projects at Virgin Galactic
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