Rodrigo  da Costa

    Rodrigo da Costa

    Executive Director
    European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)


    On 16 October 2020, Rodrigo da Costa took up his duties as Executive Director of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), formerly the European GNSS Agency (GSA). Prior to this, he was the Galileo Services Programme Manager from March 2017.

    EUSPA is an Agency of dedicated EU professionals working for a stronger, more competitive and united European Space Programme, creating synergies between satellite navigation (EGNOS & Galileo), Earth Observation (Copernicus) and secure telecommunications (GOVSATCOM). EUSPA designs and delivers user-centered services working together with the European Commission and a wide range of national, European and international stakeholders, industries and user communities. The EU Space Programme is both a resource and a springboard for the European economy, competitiveness and sustainability.

    Before joining EUSPA, Rodrigo da Costa held several senior project management, business development, and institutional key account management positions in the space industry, in the areas of human space flight, exploration, launchers and R&D.

    Rodrigo da Costa holds a degree in Aerospace Engineering from the “Instituto Superior Tecnico” in Lisbon, a Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Delft, and an MBA from the EuroMBA consortium of Business Schools.

    Programm

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      Shaping the Change – New Approaches for New Times

      The gap in terms of capabilities, technologies, and investments has widened between Europe on one side and the USA and China on the other. Germany and Europe need greater ambitions to safeguard and enhance their competi-tiveness and security. How can we better learn from global partners and competitors? What are critical lessons learned? What specific measures need to be taken to bring Germany and Europe back to the forefront?

      Impuls
      Generalleutnant Michael Vetter, Abteilungsleiter, Cyber- und Informationstechnik im BMVg 

      Panel
      Bulent Altan, Founding Partner, Alpine Space Ventures
      Rodrigo da Costa, Executive Director, European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)
      Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Knopp, Sprecher Forschungszentrum SPACE, Universität der Bundeswehr München
      Aaron Nzau, Founder & CEO, SayariLabs
      Generalleutnant Michael Vetter, Abteilungsleiter, Cyber- und Informationstechnik im BMVg 

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