We are pleased to announce and invite you to join us for this year’s Panel Discussion 4, taking place on Saturday, November 22 at Yasuda Auditorium, UTokyo.

｜Exploring Space Capitalism｜

Panel Discussion 4
Capitalism and Space Resources: Institutional, Ethical, and Scientific Perspectives

Space exploration was once a symbol of national pride and power. Now, entrepreneurs are entering this sphere, turning outer space into a new economic frontier. Will space activities lead us to redefine capitalism? Or, will capitalism transform the landscape of the cosmic frontier? The expert panel on space law and space exploration will probe space capitalism from ethical, institutional, and scientific viewpoints.

| Moderator |
MIYAMOTO “Hirdy” Hideaki
Director, Center for Space Resources and Innovation, the University of Tokyo

| Panelists |
Erik ASPHAUG
Professor, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona

Angel ABBUD-MADRID
Director, Space Resources Program, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines

AOKI Setsuko
Professor, Chiba Institute of Technology