Montag, 15. Juni 2026
15:00 Registration and Coffee
15:30 Welcome and Introduction
Christoph Teichmann (Dean of the Law Faculty, University of Würzburg)
Isabel Feichtner (University of Würzburg)
Anna Raab (University of Würzburg)
16:00–17:30 Panel I
Science – Science Diplomacy in the Governance of Outer Space
Ulpia Botezatu (Co-Chair United Nations COPUOS - Action Team on Lunar Activities Consultation (ATLAC) / Romanian Space Agency)
Hakan Kayal (University of Würzburg)
Martin Müller (Executive Director, Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA))
Moderator: Philipp Sauter (University of Würzburg)
18:00–19:30 Public Keynote and Roundtable Discussion
“From Cold War Commons to the Second Race for Outer Space”
Matthew Craven (SOAS University of London)
Isabel Feichtner (University of Würzburg)
Alexandra Kemmerer (Senior Research Fellow & Head of Berlin Office at Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law)
Dienstag, 16. Juni 2026
09:30–11:00 Panel II
Security – Outer Space as a Domain of Militarization, Conflict and Defence
Hasan Abbas (Deputy Director (Arms Control, Disarmament & International Security) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan)
Almudena Azcárate Ortega (Secure World Foundation)
Guido Dietl (University of Würzburg)
Franziska Knur (German Aerospace Center)
Moderator: Anna Raab (University of Würzburg)
11:15–12:45 Panel III
Satellites and Science Fiction – Outer Space as Junk Yard or Future Habitat
Michael Hennessy Picard (University of Edinburgh)
Caroline Rapatz (University of Kiel)
Kevin Madders (King´s College London)
Marine Briard (KU Leuven)
Moderator: Eva-Marie Kieninger (University of Würzburg)
13:00 Concluding Remarks