ScyLight Conference
2-4 June 2026
Optical and quantum technologies are the future of secure, resilient, and ultra-fast communications, for governments, businesses and everyday life. The Optical and Quantum Communications – ScyLight programme brings together public and private partnerships to develop new and disruptive technologies, fuelling innovation across Europe and Canada and maintaining technological leadership.
NTN Forum’s Colloquium & General Assembly
31 August - 2 September 2026
Sponsored by Eutelsat, Novamint, and Viasat, and part of our Space for 5G/6G & Sustainable Connectivity programme, the NTN Forum's Colloquium & General Assembly provides the opportunity to meet Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) stakeholders from the whole value chain; assess the technology maturity through sharing of experiences; understand the good practices for the deployment/operation of 3GPP NTN based satellite services; exchange views among NTN stakeholders and showcase services, products and solutions of the 3GPP NTN ecosystem through demonstrations.
ESA-Oxford Training
2026
The Satellite Connectivity and Navigation: Systems, Services and Market course, held in collaboration with the University of Oxford, investigates the technical, financial and business aspects of satellite communications, linking market requirements to technical capabilities while considering the crucial aspects of costs and financing. The course has been developed by specialists under the lead of the Connectivity and Secure Communications, in conjunction with leading industry experts. It is supported by Thales Alenia Space.
ESA Workshop on Advanced Flexible Telecom Payloads
2027
Established in 2008, the ESA Workshop on Advanced Flexible Telecom Payloads is a unique opportunity to explore the advances in flexible payload products and solutions, to engage in discussion sessions led by the experts in the field and to connect with participants from a large variety of domains in the telecommunication business worldwide.
Space2Connect
2027
ESA Space2Connect aims the entire satellite telecommunications value chain, covering commercial and institutional parts, to explore innovative space solutions to EMPOWER CONNECTIVITY FOR OUR SOCIETY.