International Telecommunications Satellite Organization

ITSO Symposium 2026


The Director General is pleased to inform all Parties that the ITSO Symposium will be held in-person only on September 29, 2026, as a pre-event to the Forty-Second Meeting of the Assembly of Parties (AP-42).

The Symposium entitled “Satellite Developments Shaping Connectivity – An ITSO Perspective”  will take place from 14:00 to 17:00 hours, at the American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL). The Symposium will bring together Member States, speakers from the ITSO regions, and industry experts from SES, and to discuss key developments shaping the future of satellite communications, connectivity, access, affordability, resilience and public policy.

If you are only attending the Symposium, please email us at itsomail@itso.int

Please note that all Symposium material is in English only.

The Symposium Program is as follows:

Symposium Moderator And Speakers


Nonkqubela Thathakahle
Jordan-Dyani

Director-General. Department of Communications and Digital Technologies

REVATHI MANEPALLI

Joint Wireless Adviser International & National Spectrum Management & Member, ITU Radio Regulations Board

ABRAHAM S. OSHODAMI

Executive Commissioner, Technical Services of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)

SITARA MEHDIYEVA

Head of Spectrum management Division – Azercosmos Space Agency

MICHAEL DEMARCO

President, Aero Vertical, SES

NIHAR SHAH

Chief Strategy Officer, SES

VELI YANIKGÖNÜL

Director of Spectrum Management at Turksat

MARIO MANIEWICZ

Director, ITU-R

CARLOS BAIGORRI

President, ANATEL, Brazil

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