At the beginning of the event, our members were welcomed with words and well wishes from CHINALUX President Ms. Zhujun XIE. Following, Ms. Na SHI, Senior Advisor of International Affairs, Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, also gave a warm welcome speech to our members and friends at the event.

We were also honoured to have Ms. Jingdong LIU, economic commissioner at the Chinese Embassy in Luxembourg at our event. Ms. Jingdong LIU extended her greetings to all guests and friends. She mentioned the strong economic and political ties between Luxembourg and China and she expressed her hope to see more collaborations between the two countries in the space sector.

Mr. Marc SERRES, CEO, Luxembourg Space Agency, gave an informative speech about Luxembourg and its space industry. He mentioned that Luxembourg has been active in space for more than 30 years and has introduced laws regarding the use of space resources and space activities. He further stressed the importance of education, research, data collection and financing for the development of the space industry.

Mr. William ZHANG,  President of Spacety Luxembourg, also gave an interesting speech on what Spacety is doing in China and Luxembourg. Spacety is one of the earliest and fast-growing private space companies in China and is a world leader in satellites, providing services to global users for science, technology, and commercial purposes.

The Q&A session was moderated by Mr. Jacques BORTUZZO, Vice President, CHINALUX. Mr. James ZHENG, Vice President of Spacety Luxembourg, was able to connect remotely during this session. The guest speakers, along with Mr. ZHENG, answered questions that audiences were mostly interested in regarding the space industry and its development.

The event ended with a cocktail session and we are very much looking forward to seeing everybody again very soon!