Panel: Financing and Insuring Space Exploration: Ensuring Sustainability in Space Activities 
Main Stage

Panel: Financing and Insuring Space Exploration: Ensuring Sustainability in Space Activities 

FISS
Wednesday, Mar 19, 2025
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM

FISS

Main Stage
English
About
As space exploration and activities continue to expand, ensuring their sustainability requires robust financial backing and innovative insurance solutions. This panel will explore how the financial and insurance industries are addressing the unique challenges of funding and insuring space activities. Experts will discuss the role of public-private partnerships, new investment models, and insurance mechanisms that support both economic growth and operational sustainability. The session will feature real-world examples of successful commercial initiatives and explore how financing and risk management strategies are evolving to support the long-term viability of space exploration and commercial ventures.

Speakers

Indigo Brownhall

Researcher in Space Sustainability and AstrodynamicsUniversity College London (UCL)

Rory Holmes

Managing DirectorClearSpace

Simon Mills

Associate ZYen and Former Head of SustainabilityCity of London

Moderators

Charles Vermont

Chair of the 695th Lord Mayor of London's Space Protection InitiativeLead Broker on Space Debris Removal Insurance Bonds