Venue & dates announced: The Ritz Carlton Hotel - Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), between 28th February and 1st March 2012
Over 500 global space business leaders including manufacturers, operators, underwriters, brokers, financiers, attorneys, space agencies and re-insurers expected to converge on Dubai.
(Dubai, UAE): Dates have been announced for the second World Space Risk Forum. The established bi-annual conference, hosted in Dubai, brings together leading professionals in the global space industry. The event is the largest of its kind and will take place at The Ritz Carlton Hotel - Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), from 28th February until 1st March 2012.
Over 500 delegates, representing all aspects of the space industry, will come together at the world's leading space risk management and insurance forum event. Attendees will include CEOs and CFOs of satellite manufacturers, satellite operators and launch service providers, in addition to all the major global insurance brokers and underwriter companies.
Over the course of the three day forum, delegates will exchange ideas and develop risk management and space insurance solutions of mutual interest. Industry experts and panels will debate and discuss:
- Future Space Activities and Risk Management Implications
- Capital for Space Insurance
- Space Environment and Liabilities
- New Technologies and Markets
- How to Improve Coverages Provided
Jeff Cassidy, of Global Aerospace and Chairman of the World Space Risk Forum 2012 Working Committee commented:
"We are delighted to announce the dates and host venue for the World Space Risk Forum 2012 - an event that will build upon the success of our 2010 forum. We will have double the number of delegates and, in The Ritz Carlton DIFC, we have an excellent venue located in Dubai's financial and insurance heart."
"These are exciting, but challenging times for the industry. The Space Shuttle might be retired but the next generation of innovative applications are quickly entering the market. At the same time, whilst the industry strives to improve its products and reliability, we are facing new, high profile, concerns regarding orbital debris and solar activity as well as financial new threats. The World Space Risk Forum 2012 will provide an ideal opportunity to help us address these issues."
The World Space Risk Forum is the main space risk forum in the world. The space industry is worth an estimated $170bn per year globally.
Whist the global space industry is expected to grow by 4.5% annually over the next 10 years, the Middle-East region, Asia and Africa is expected to grow by more than 10% a year. Furthermore, the region is investing heavily in high technology to become a significant player in the years to come. The space risk industry is facilitating this development by providing clients with solutions for covering their assets, revenues and liabilities to third parties.
Further information on the World Space Risk Forum 2012, including registration details and the latest programme agenda can be viewed at http://www.worldspaceriskforum.com.
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For further information on the World Space Risk Forum 2012; enquiries about media accreditation; or to set up interviews with spokespeople and/or key event speakers, please contact:
Greg Moore @ FSM: e: greg@fsmuae.com
t: +971(0)55 885 4734
e: lucy@WorldSpaceRiskForum.com
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