The SRI 4th World Congress Program – Sessions and Panels
DAY 1 – 30 JUNE 2026
SESSION: Opening
Chair: Robert Katz, Moderator: Shelli Bruswick [13:00 UTC / 15:00 CEST / 9:00am US East]
| speaker | time (UTC) | |
 | Bernard Foing, Space Renaissance International, President | 13:00 UTC |
 | Frank White Space philosopher and author | 13:08 UTC |
 | Johann-Dietrich (Jan) WörnerFormer Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA) from 2015 to 2021 | 13:16 UTC |
 | Gabriella Arrigo, Director of International Affairs at Italian Space Agency (ASI), current president of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF). | 13:24 UTC |
 | Prof. Gregg Li is the founding Chairman and current President of the Orion Astropreneur Space Academy (OASA) in Hong Kong | 13:32 UTC |
 | Paul Werbos, National Space Society Board | 13:40 UTC |
 | Rick Tumlinson, co-founded the Space Frontier Foundation and SpaceFund to promote the commercialization and settlement of space. | 13:48 UTC |
 | Dr. Robert Zubrin is President and Founder of The Mars Society. | 13:56 UTC |
 | Prof. Sergio Marchisio, leading expert in international space law. Chairman of the European Centre for Space Law (ECSL) at ESA. | 14:04 UTC |
 | Isaac Arthur, science educator and futurist, President of the National Space Society (NSS). | 14:12 UTC |
 | Sam Coniglio is a board member and former Vice President of the Space Tourism Society (STS). | 14:20 UTC |
 | Dr. Joseph N. Pelton, Dean Emeritus of the International Space University, Chairman of the Alliance for Collaboration in the Exploration of Space (ACES Worldwide) | 14:28 UTC |
 | Dr. Eligar Sadeh, CEO of Astroconsulting International and the non-profit Astropolitics Institute. | 14:36 UTC |
 | Gary Barnhard, Vice President of the Moon Village Association and Director of Strategic Relationships for the National Space Society. | 14:44 UTC |
 | Giuseppe Reibaldi, co-founder and President of the Moon Village Association (MVA). | 14:52 UTC |
 | Haroon Oqab, President and CEO of the Kepler Space Institute (KSI), President and CEO of the Kepler Space University. | 15:00 UTC |
 | Steve Wolfe, President and Co-Founder of the Beyond Earth Institute. | 15:08 UTC |
 | Madhu Thangavelu, North American coordinator for the Moon Village Association. National Space Society Board. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Advisory Board member . | 15:16 UTC |
 | Michelle Hanlon, Former President of the National Space Society. Co-founder and CEO of For All Moonkind. | 15:24 UTC |
 | Henk Rogers, Founder of Blue Planet Software and Blue Planet Energy. Founder of the International MoonBase Alliance. | 15:32 UTC |
| adjourn | 15:40 UTC |
SESSION: Status of Civilization and Quality of Life
Chair: Adriano V. Autino, Moderator: Shelli Bruswick [16:20 UTC / 18:20 CEST / 12:20pm US East]
| speaker | paper | time (UTC) | |
 | Adriano V. Autino, SRI CEO & Founder, et Al | SRIC4 Thesis 1 - Status of civilization and quality of life | 15:40 UTC |
| Eligar Sadeh | The Spacefaring Revolution and the Future of Planet Earth | 16:00 UTC |
 | Alberto Cavallo SRI Co-founder | A Critique of Maslow’s Motivation Theory with Special Reference to Human Expansion into Space | 16:10 UTC |
 | Elinah Chanda | Stolen Minds: Why Environmental Justice is the Foundation of Quality of Life | 16:20 UTC |
 | Alastair Brown | How Mining Resources in Space Can Put an End to Resource Wars on Earth | 16:30 UTC |
 | Veronica Chiaravalli | Civilization-Building Intelligence: What Humans Must Become on the Path to Two Worlds | 16:40 UTC |
| Steve Wolfe | From Lunar Base to a Lunar Economy | 16:50 UTC |
| Thesis 1 final discussion | 17:00 UTC | ||
| adjourn | 17:10 UTC |
SESSION: Space Renaissance International organization, structure and planning
Chair: Dr. Gülin Dede, Moderator: Adriano V. Autino [17:40 UTC / 19:40 CEST / 1:40pm US East]
| speaker | paper | time (UTC) | |
 | Dr. Gülin Dede | THESIS 2: A STRATEGY FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF THE SPACE RENAISSANCE Paving the way forward for Sustainable Civilian Space Development, Education, and Institutional Growth | 17:10 UTC |
| Bernard Foing, SRI President | SRI Highlights | 17:30 UTC |
| Bernard Foing, SRI President | Space Renaissance Partners | 17:40 UTC |
| Thesis 2 final discussion | 17:50 UTC | ||
| adjourn | 18:00 UTC |
DAY 2 – 1 JULY 2026
SESSION: Space Philosophy & History
Chair: Dr. Marie-Luise Heuser, Moderator: Adriano V. Autino [13:00 UTC / 15:00 CEST / 9:00am US East]
SESSION: Space Policy
Chair: Eligar Sadeh, Moderator: Robert Katz [14:00 UTC / 16:00 CEST / 10:00am US East]
SESSION: Space 18th SDG Coalition
Chair: Dr. Gülin Dede, Moderator: Robert Katz [15:10 UTC / 17:10 CEST / 11:10am US East]
| speaker | paper | time (UTC) | |
 | Son Nguyen | Beyond the Blue Boundary: Governing an 18th Sustainable Development Goal – “Space for All, on Earth and Beyond” | 15:10 UTC |
| Veronica Chiaravalli | The Digital Bird Must Fly: Why the 18th SDG Needs Freedom from Agenda 2030 | 15:20 UTC |
 | Amalie Sinclair | 18thSDG a holistic rationale | 15:30 UTC |
| Amalie Sinclair | A perspective for an 18thSDG working group | 15:40 UTC |
| adjourn | 15:50 UTC |
PANEL: Lunar Astropolitcs
Chair: Eligar Sadeh [15:50 UTC / 17:50 CEST / 11:50am US East]
TBD
PANEL: A Ban on Space Weapons, including Dual-use
Chair: Dr. Gülin Dede [16:50 UTC / 18:50 CEST / 12:50pm US East]
TBD
DAY 3 – 2 JULY 2026
SESSION: Living in Space
Chair: JoePelton, Moderator: Robert Katz [13:00 UTC / 15:00 CEST / 09:00am US East]
SESSION: Space Habitats
Chair: Jerry Stone, Moderator: Shelli Bruswick [14:50 UTC / 16:50 CEST / 10:50am US East]
| speaker | paper | time (UTC) | |
 | Jerry Stone | A background to space stations | 14:50 UTC |
| Jerry Stone | Space habitat studies from the 1970s | 15:00 UTC |
| Jerry Stone | NASA studies on Space Habitats | 15:10 UTC |
| Jerry Stone | Space Settlements on Planetary Surfaces vs Free Space | 15:20 UTC |
| Jerry Stone | Island Zero - A new concept for developing space habitats | 15:30 UTC |
 | Anastasiia Zhikhareva | From Analog Missions to Lunar Settlement: Optimising Logistics, Teamwork and Training | 15:40 UTC |
| Bernard Foing | ILEWG LUNEX EuroMoonMars : Analogue Astronauts, Habitats & Campaigns | 15:50 UTC |
| adjourn | 16:00 UTC |
PANEL: Space 18th SDG
Chair: Dr. Gülin Dede, Moderator: Robert Katz [16:00 UTC / 18:00 CEST / 12:00am US East]
 | Dr. Gülin Dede | Chair of the Space 18th SDG Coalition, SRI, Director of Partnerships |
| Frank White | Human Space Program, Founder |
 | Robert Katz | World Innovation Network, CEO |
| Gary Barnard | President & CEO Xtraordinary Innovative Space Partnerships |
| Henk Rogers | International MoonBase Alliance, Founder |
SESSION: Target Young Generations
Chair: Ghanim Alotaibi, Moderator: Robert Katz [17:00 UTC / 19:00 CEST / 01:00pm US East]
| speaker | paper | time (UTC) | |
 | Miracle Chibuzor Marcel | The Pan-African Citizen Science e-Laboratory Project | 17:00 UTC |
 | Ayah Othman | The Role of Space Expansion in Determining 21st Century Life Quality | 17:10 UTC |
 | Poojan Chanyiara | Beyond Survival: A Governance Framework for the Cultural Continuity and Political Autonomy of Space Settlers | 17:20 UTC |
| adjourn | 17:30 UTC |
SESSION: SCI-FI & Future Narrative
Chair: Adriano V. Autino, Moderator: Robert Katz [17:30 UTC / 19:30 CEST / 01:30pm US East]
| speaker | paper | time (UTC) | |
| Adriano V. Autino | Is universe a dark forest? | 17:30 UTC |
 | Cheryl Gallagher | The Role of Space Expansion in Determining 21st Century Life Quality | 17:40 UTC |
 | Victoria Ustimenko | Does modern science fiction have a role in accelerating civilian space development? | 17:50 UTC |
| adjourn | 18:00 UTC |
DAY 4 – 3 JULY 2026
SESSION: Space Tech & Industry
Chair: Werner Grandl, Moderator: Alberto Cavallo [13:00 UTC / 15:00 CEST / 09:00am US East]
PANEL: Funding life protection in space research
Chair: Joe Pelton, Moderator: Adriano V. Autino [15:50 UTC / 17:50 CEST / 11:50am US East]
| Joe Pelton | Dean Emeritus, ISU. ACES World-wide, President |
 | Alessandro Bartoloni | AMS Team Leader at CERN and INFN Rome |
 | James Green | Former Chief Scientist At NASA |
 | Adriano V. Autino | SRI, CEO & Founder |
SESSION: Space Renaissance 4 All Gallery
Chairs: Bernard Foing, Robert Katz [16:50 UTC / 18:50 CEST / 12:50pm US East]
| speaker | paper | time (UTC) | |
| Cheryl Gallagher | Space Art, Art in Space and the Influence of Art Technology | 16:50 UTC |
 | Guy Pignolet | Cooking-up-APAS-cakes-for-a-Peaceful-Development-of-Space-Habitat | 17:00 UTC |
| Bernard Foing | Space Renaissance 4 All Gallery | 17:10 UTC |
| Gülin Dede | From Orbit to Exhibition: Developing the Space Renaissance 4 All Gallery as an Art, Media, and Outreach Platform | 17:20 UTC |
 | Sabine Heinz | 17:30 UTC | |
| final discussion | 17:40 UTC | ||
| adjourn | 18:00 UTC |
DAY 5 – 4 JULY 2026
PANEL: ITACCUS 13:00 UTC
Chair: Marléne Losier, Moderator: Dr. Gülin Dede [16:00 UTC / 18:00 CEST / 12:00am US East]
TBD
SESSION: Voting and Final Resolution 14:00 UTC
END OF WORKS: 17:00 UTC