Paul Webster, Trade and Investment Commissioner, UK and Europe, Investment NSW, James Brown Industry Association of Australia, Enrico Palermo, Head, Australian Space Agency, Jessica Saladine, Senior Associate, Investment NSW, David Swagell, Director of Client Engagement, BESydney at IAC22 in Paris. Photo Credit: BESydney
Thousands of space experts will be touching down in Sydney in 2025.
Around 4,500 delegates are expected to attend the International
Astronautical Congress (IAC), which will spotlight the latest
developments in science, academia, and industry.
Adelaide was the last Australian city to host the event, in 2017, and
the one of the event’s legacies was the formation of the Australian
Space Agency in the South Australian city.
The meeting is organised by the International Astronautical
Federation (IAF), founded in 1951, which has become the world’s leading
space advocacy body with around 460 members in 72 countries.
The federations’ members include the world’s leading space agencies,
companies, research institutions, universities, societies, associations,
institutes, and museums.
Sydney’s bid was a collaboration between the Space Industry
Association of Australia (SIAA), the Australian Space Agency, the New
South Wales Government, and convention bureau BESydney.
Interim CEO of Investment NSW Katie Knight said: “NSW generates up to
75% of Australia’s space-related revenue and 41% of the country’s space
businesses are based here. The five-day event will attract 4,500
delegates and generate an estimated A$21 million (US$13.6 million) in
direct expenditure delivering a big economic boost to local businesses.”
BESydney CEO Lyn Lewis-Smith added: “Business events are an
incredible soft power diplomacy asset, with the ability to create impact
for an industry, our country and our region before, during and long
after the delegates arrive. Whether it be solving global problems,
advancing the frontiers of science, or attracting the talent to build
new industries, the gathering together of global ecosystems is a
powerful lever for economic and social development.”
Source: AMI