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Women in Aerospace Europe enters a new chapter as Dr. Christina Giannopapa begins her term as President at a pivotal moment for the aerospace sector. In this letter to the community, she shares her vision, priorities, and objectives for the road ahead.
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Following the General Assembly on Saturday, 29 November, WIA-Europe is pleased to announce a leadership transition within the association.
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Board Member & Co-Chair Professor Dr. Kai-Uwe SchroglĀ is the Special Adviser for Political Affairs of the European Space Agency ESA. Before, he was seconded from ESA to the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy in Berlin to support the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Until 2019, he was the
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Co-Chair Natacha Callens graduated with a double PhD in Physics awarded by the UniversitĆ© Pierre et Marie Curie and the UniversitĆ© Libre de Bruxelles. She started her career in the space sector as local research manager of the ESA/PRODEXĀ project BIOMICS (BIOMImetic and Cellular Systems) successfully launched in theĀ MASER 11 sounding rocket. She joined theĀ ESA Education
Director Ad Interim Mary L. Snitch joined Lockheed Martin Corporation in Washington, DC in 1990, and now leads corporate-wide engagements with US and international professional and scientific organizations, along with research universities and national academies. Throughout Maryās career she has been an advocate for STEM education, particularly for females and underrepresented communities in science and
Head of Research Dr. Marcelle A. LalibertĆ©Ā is Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer at HEC Paris and an academic researcher specializing in AI governance, STEM equity, and the space sector. Recognized by the United Nations as an expert on gender and AI ethics, she served on the UN Secretary-Generalās High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence,
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We would like to announce that Paola Belingheri will be stepping down from her role as a Women In Aerospace-Europe Board Member, where she served as Director of Research. We are deeply grateful for her contributions and wish her all the best in her next chapter. Ā Paola Belingheri has been an active member of
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We would like to announce that Rachel Jenkins will be stepping down from her role as LinkedIn Management and Content Integration on the WIA-Europe Volunteer team at the end of this year. Rachelās contributions have been truly invaluableāfrom curating the weekly Job Boards on LinkedIn and launching a new series highlighting women trailblazers in the
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Board Member Pieter van Beekhuizen has worked his whole professional life in the space domain, first with ESRO and later with ESA, and has occupied during this period a large variety of different staff functions and management responsibilities within ESA. His last assignment was Head of ESA Industrial Cost Auditing and Return Division which has
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Board Member Joerg specialises in technology commercialisation ā with a strong focus on space ā and has been involved in numerous primarily international activities in both space and early-stage equity finance since 1987 (i.e., support to the creation and early years of RapidEye). After pursuing a first career in space business he became a venture
