Shaping New Zealand's Burgeoning Space Industry

Expert Panel

Wednesday, 22 March 2023 5:40 - 7:00pm

Wellington

Rutherford House Mezzanine Floor Meeting Room (RHMZ03) , Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, Pipitea Campus

Join us on Wednesday 22 March for a panel discussion featuring three speakers on New Zealand's space industry. The speakers will be Mr Dimitri Geidelberg, Principal Advisor New Zealand Space Agency, Dr Maria Pozza, Principal Lawyer and Director of Gravity Lawyers, and Dr Nicholas Borroz, Founder of Rotoiti.

Light refreshments will be served following the discussion.

Please note, Rutherford House has wheelchair access.

Mr Dimitri Geidelberg, Principal Advisor New Zealand Space Agency

Dimitri Geidelberg is the Principal Advisor of the New Zealand Space Agency at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, where he has worked since 2016. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration and a Bachelor of Laws from Victoria University. Dimitri previously worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade where he had postings to Australia, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea.

Dr Maria Pozza, Principal Lawyer and Director of Gravity Lawyers

Dr Maria Pozza is the Principal Lawyer and Director of Gravity Lawyers, a law firm in New Zealand that offers specialist legal advice in space law. Her most recent publication is on Risk Management in Outer Space Activities – An Australian and New Zealand Perspective published by Springer, which is part of her Book Series titled Space Law and Policy. She is a panel reviewer for the Woomera Manual on International Law Applicable to Military Space Activities and Operations, and sits on a number of important international Advisory Boards focusing on space related activities.

Dr Nicholas Borroz, Founder of Rotoiti

Nicholas Borroz is the founder of Rotoiti, a space industry-focused consultancy that provides strategic validation services. He is also the Chair of Aerospace Auckland, a society fostering connectivity in Auckland's aerospace ecosystem and between that ecosystem and ecosystems elsewhere. Nicholas received his PhD from Auckland University, his MA from Johns Hopkins, and his BA from Macalester College.

 

 

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Join us on Wednesday 22 March for a panel discussion featuring three speakers on New Zealand's space industry. The speakers will be Mr Dimitri Geidelberg, Principal Advisor New Zealand Space Agency, Dr Maria Pozza, Principal Lawyer and Director of Gravity Lawyers, and Dr Nicholas Borroz, Founder of Rotoiti.

Light refreshments will be served following the discussion.

Please note, Rutherford House has wheelchair access.

Mr Dimitri Geidelberg, Principal Advisor New Zealand Space Agency

Dimitri Geidelberg is the Principal Advisor of the New Zealand Space Agency at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, where he has worked since 2016. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration and a Bachelor of Laws from Victoria University. Dimitri previously worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade where he had postings to Australia, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea.

Dr Maria Pozza, Principal Lawyer and Director of Gravity Lawyers

Dr Maria Pozza is the Principal Lawyer and Director of Gravity Lawyers, a law firm in New Zealand that offers specialist legal advice in space law. Her most recent publication is on Risk Management in Outer Space Activities – An Australian and New Zealand Perspective published by Springer, which is part of her Book Series titled Space Law and Policy. She is a panel reviewer for the Woomera Manual on International Law Applicable to Military Space Activities and Operations, and sits on a number of important international Advisory Boards focusing on space related activities.

Dr Nicholas Borroz, Founder of Rotoiti

Nicholas Borroz is the founder of Rotoiti, a space industry-focused consultancy that provides strategic validation services. He is also the Chair of Aerospace Auckland, a society fostering connectivity in Auckland's aerospace ecosystem and between that ecosystem and ecosystems elsewhere. Nicholas received his PhD from Auckland University, his MA from Johns Hopkins, and his BA from Macalester College.

 

 

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