This is the golden era for the private space industry. Three private companies now take people into space for tourism, two private companies have docked with the international space station, and thousands more are integral to the space exploration value chain. What's driving companies to push further into our cosmos? What industries stand to gain from expanded space exploration? How can private businesses and governments work together to ensure that future gains accrue to a greater percentage of humanity? 

Moderator

Hiromichi Mizuno

Special Envoy of U.N. Secretary-General on Innovative Finance and Sustainable Investments

Speakers

Takafumi Horie

Founder and Director, Interstellar Technologies Inc.

Satoshi Takamatsu

Founder and CEO, Space Films

Naoko Yamazaki

Former JAXA Astronaut and Member of Japan's Space Policy Cabinet Office Committee; Council Member, Earthshot Prize