Stefan Schneider

Stefan Schneider serves as the Space Downstream Entrepreneurship Officer at

EUSPA, the European Union Agency for the Space Programme, where he oversees

the Cassini initiative.

Cassini, an undertaking by the European Commission, aims to bolster

entrepreneurs, start-ups, and SMEs within the space industry, particularly in New

Space endeavours.

Central to Cassini’s objectives is its matchmaking component, facilitating networking opportunities through a series of events tailored for start-ups and SMEs. Participation in these events enables start-ups to broaden their professional connections and discover potential partners for product development, as well as opportunities for securing customers and investors.

EUSPA is the operational European Union Agency for the Space Programme, whose unique mission is to serve as the essential link between space technology and user needs, translating the European Union’s investment in space into valuable, reliable services for European citizens. At the heart of its work are the efforts to support an innovative and competitive EU space sector, to ensure that space continues to drive innovation-based growth in Europe, deliver services and applications that meet the challenges that we face and support the implementation of priority EU policies.

It leads the implementation of the EU Space Programme, provides safe and secure European satellite navigation services, advances the commercialization of Galileo, EGNOS, and Copernicus data and services, engages in secure satellite communications (GOVSATCOM & IRIS2), and operates the EUSST Front Desk.