Preliminary Agenda

June 9

Satcom Day: Security, architecture, and space sovereignty
 

09:15 – 09:20:    

Editorial opening

• Mariana Rodríguez Zani, CEO, Grupo Convergencia. 

09:20 – 09:30:    

Presentation of the 2026 Satellite Map for Latin America

• Danila Curotto, Editorial Director, Grupo Convergencia.

09:30 – 10:00    

Critical Space Infrastructure: Power, regulation and competition in a new era

Communications, Earth observation, and network resilience increasingly depend on orbital assets. The rise of LEO constellations has reopened the debate around technological autonomy, economic development, and security.

• Allan Ruiz, Market Access Senior Advisor, Eutelsat.

• Benjamín Valverde, General Manager for Latin America, Hughes.

• Moderator: Oscar González, Consultant & Lawyer in Telecommunications, ICTs & Digital Economy, Former Undersecretary of Regulation at the Secretariat of Information and Communications Technologies and former Director at ARSAT.

10:00 – 10:15 Executive Workshop 1: Hughes

JUPITER System: Next generation terrestrial satellite platform for the evolution of connectivity

• René Ibarra, Director, International Operations Sales Division.

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10:15 – 10:25    

Strategic outlook for the Satcom business in Latin America. Special guest

• Juan Cacace, Director, Space & Connectivity, Consulting and Innovation, Access Partnership.

10:25 – 10:40  Executive Workshop 2: Eutelsat

Driving Hybrid Networks for a Connected World

Gabriela Serrano, Sales Regional Manager.

10:40 – 11:30    

GEO, LEO, and MEO: Competition, complementarity, and control of space
The coexistence of multiple orbits is reshaping capabilities, business models, and the balance of power in access to space, with growing tensions over spectrum and orbital positions.

• Gabriela Serrano, Sales Regional Manager, Eutelsat.

• Claudia Ximena Bustamante Osorio, Commissioner, Comisión de Regulación de Comunicaciones (CRC), Colombia.

• Guillermo Gómez, Business Development Team, Space Area, Invap.

• Telefónica Global Solutions (TGS, speaker to be confirmed).

11:30 – 11:45  Executive Workshop  3: Invap

Optical Feeder Links: taking GEO capacity to the next level

• Hernán Sineiro, Satelite Communications Specialist.

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11:45 – 12:15     

NTN and 5G: The convergence that integrates space into terrestrial infrastructure
Satellites are consolidating as an extension of mobile networks, accelerating the signing of new agreements and the development of business models for direct-to-device (D2D) services.

• Maximiliano Martinhão, Senior Director, Government Affairs, Qualcomm.

• Elizabeth Sosa Hernández, President, Work Group on Satellite and Scientific Services,Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL).

• Moderator: Natalia Vicente, VP, Public Affairs, Global Satellite Operators Association (GSOA).

12:15 – 12:30    Executive Workshop 4: Orbith
 

12:30 – 12:55

Brazil and the orbital dispute: Regulation, competition and business in the LEO era
Brazil’s LEO market is preparing for the arrival of Chinese constellations planning to enter the country. How Anatel is responding to mounting pressure on spectrum and orbital slots, the strategies operators are deploying to monetize hybrid networks, and the outlook for Direct-to-Device services.

Moderator: Rubens Glasberg, president, Glasberg Comunicacoes.

12:55 – 13:00    

Closing. Strategic interpretation of the day 
 

June 10

Space Day: Resilience and strategic applications of space infrastructure

09:15 – 09:20    Strategic overview: The evolving space scenario

• Mariana Rodríguez Zani, CEO, Grupo Convergencia.

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09:20 – 09:40    

National resilience: Satellites as infrastructure for operational continuity

Space functions as a critical backup in times of crisis, climate-related disasters, system failures, and public safety needs.

• Julissa Cruz Abreu, Director, Sustainable Digital Infrastructure, Digital Transformation, CAF.

• Alberto Pérez Cassinelli, VP of Data, Open Cosmos.

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09:40 – 09:50 Special Presentation: Satellite Atenea in Artemis II Mission

• Fernando Filippetti, director, Astar Project, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA).

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09:50 – 10:00 Business outlook for the space sector in the new global context. Special guest 

• Juan Cacace, Director, Space & Connectivity, Consulting and Innovation, Access Partnership.

10:00 – 10:15    Executive Workshop  5 - Telefónica Global Solutions (TGS)

10:15 – 10:45    

Earth observation and geointelligence: From data to strategic power
Satellite imagery, combined with AI and big data, transforms planning, security, and land management and has a direct impact on how decisions are made.

• Gilberto Camara, Senior Researcher, Getulio Vargas Foundation and Instituto Nacional de Investigación Espacial (INPE), Brasil.

• Danilo Dadamia, Earth Observation Manager, Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales(CONAE).

10:45 – 11:05    Keynote 2

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11:05 – 11:35    

Space AI: Intelligent infrastructure for autonomous space operations

Artificial intelligence is redefining constellation management, in-orbit data processing, and the operation of complex space systems, enabling new capabilities in space robotics and debris removal

Nicolò Donà dalle Rose, Senior Director of Business & Corporate Development, Loft Orbital.

11:35 – 11:50    Executive Workshop  6

11:50 – 12:20   

New Space in action: Innovations redefining space infrastructure
In-orbit services, in-orbit manufacturing, space mining, debris removal, space tourism, among others, are marking the next wave of innovation and the creation of new space companies.

Ulises Lopez Pacholczak, Co-founder and Head of Innovations, Satellites on Fire.

Cristian Senyk, Founding Partner, Ascentio Technologies.

12:20 – 12:35    Executive Workshop  7

12:35 – 12:55    

Space governance and sustainability: security, monitoring and international coordination

Regulation, disputes over orbital resources, sustainability, and the challenge of managing space as a critical global infrastructure.

• Jorge Ciccorossi, Head, Space Strategy and Sustainability Division, Radiocommunication Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

• Almudena Azcarate Ortega, analista Senior de Programas para áreas Legal y Regulatoria, Secure World Foundation.

12:55 – 13:15    

Precision agriculture: Space infrastructure applied to production and natural resource management 
The transformation of food production and natural resource management through sensors, AI, predictive models, smart machinery, and satellite connectivity.

Moderator: Comisión Económica para América latina y el Caribe (CEPAL, speaker to be

confirmed).

13:15 – 13:20    

What's coming: Projection of Satellite Map Day 2027 (June 24–25, 2027)

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