ISpA presents 5^th Edition

Co-hosted with ISRO

India International Space Conclave 2026

Orbital Horizons 2026: Building A Globally Competitive & Sustainable Space Economy

23-24 November 2026 The Lalit, New Delhi

5^th Edition
2 Days
12 Sessions
8 Objectives

What will shape
India’s space economy?

Eight priorities for building a globally competitive, sustainable and trusted space ecosystem.

Read the concept note

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01

A leading global space economy.

Map India’s pathway to becoming a leading Global Space Economy.
02

Policy and private investment.

Debate Policy and Regulatory reform that unlocks Private Investment.
03

Satellite connectivity.

Advance dialogue on Satcom, Spectrum and emerging Space services.
04

NewSpace financing.

Explore Financing, Venture Capital and Insurance for NewSpace.

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05

Earth observation and geospatial.

Showcase Earth observation and Geospatial applications.
06

Sustainable space operations.

Champion sustainable, responsible space operations and STM.
07

Skills and collaboration.

Build skilling pipelines and industry-academia collaboration.
08

Exploration beyond Earth.

Look ahead to Lunar Exploration, Human Spaceflight and Deep Space.

Chief Guest & Guests of Honour

IISC 2026 23-24 November New Delhi

Chief Guest

Dr. Jitendra Singh

Hon’ble Minister of State (IC) for Science & Technology; Earth Sciences; Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office; Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space

Guest of Honour

H.E. Thierry Mathou

Ambassador of France to India

Guest of Honour

Dr. Pawan Goenka

Chairman, IN-SPACe

Confirmed speakers

Dr Saku Tsuneta

Director, Astronomy Research Center (ARC), Chiba Institute of Technology
Noel Ballot

EVP, Safran Data Systems
Giuseppe Galimberti

CEO, NANO-TECH S.p.A.
Vincent Kessler

CEO, Synspective
Nathan Juglard

Skynopy
Shaanti Shamdasani

CEO & President, SAIAC

Your host

Lt Gen AK Bhatt (Retd)

PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM

Founding Director General, Indian Space Association (ISpA)

Former Director General Military Operations, Indian Army

Two days. Two mandates.

Policy, Markets & Investment

Enabling India’s next phase of space growth.

India’s Space Economy
Telecom Regulations, Spectrum & the Future of Satellite Connectivity
Financing the NewSpace Revolution
Scaling India’s Space Enterprises: Startup to Unicorn
India’s Geospatial Economy
Cross-Continental Dialogue

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18-19 November 2025New Delhi

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Hosted in collaboration with ISRO and IN-SPACe.

Dignitaries at IISC 2025

Smt Meenakshi Lekhi

Former Minister of State for External Affairs & Culture, Government of India
H.E. Antonio Bartoli

Ambassador of Italy to India
Shri AS Kiran Kumar

Member, Space Commission; Former Chairman, ISRO
A.T. Ramchandani

Chairman, ISpA
Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria (Retd.)

Former Chief of the Air Staff, IAF
Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari (Retd.)

Former Chief of the Air Staff
Takashi Ariyoshi

Minister & Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan
Gp Capt Shubhanshu Shukla

ISRO Astronaut
Gp Capt P.B. Nair

ISRO Astronaut
Gp Capt Angad Pratap

ISRO Astronaut

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