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Gaia Guiso

 

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Back Office, WIA-E Organization
 

Gaia Guiso holds a Master’s Degree in Law with focus on EU Law. After graduation, she attended the specialistic course on Space law, policies and institutions of SIOI (UN…


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Xenia Pattberg

 

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Back Office, WIA-E Organization
 

Xenia Pattberg is an experienced communications professional, translator and (copy)writer, having worked with a great variety of companies, international organisations and cultural institutions since her graduation from the…


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Christiane Llaca

 

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Back Office, WIA-E Organization
 

Christiane Llaca has International strategic planning and operational experience across EMEA, North and Latin America, she has worked with different multinational companies collaborating with stakeholders at all levels….


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Heidi Thiemann

 

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Back Office, WIA-E Organization
 

Dr Heidi Thiemann is a project manager leading the Cornwall Space and Aerospace Technology Training (CSATT) project at Truro and Penwith College, where her team is setting up…


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Susan Charlesworth

 

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Back Office, WIA-E Organization
 

Susan is the Founder of Oxford Human Performance, a coaching and training company which teaches high performance soft skills to people and companies in the space sector. Susan…


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Mariella Graziano

 

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Back Office, WIA-E Organization
 

Mariella Graziano is an Italian Aerospace Engineer from the  University of Rome La Sapienza. In 1996 she attended the Summer Session of the International Space University in Vienna….


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Arianna Cagliari

 

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Back Office, WIA-E Organization
 

Arianna Cagliari is the Business Development Manager and shareholder of PICOSATS, an Italian company specialized in the development of telecommunication systems for small satellites. In this role, she…


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Joerg Kreisel

 

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Back Office, WIA-E Organization
 

Joerg specializes in technology commercialization – with a strong focus on space – and has been involved in numerous primarily international activities in both space and early-stage equity…

 

 

 
 

WIA-Europe Local Groups




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As any professional will tell you, interpersonal connections form the very cornerstone of a successful and fulfilling career.

Among WIA-Europe’s goals is building our members’ careers through our network, and what better network to nurture than the one you are already in?

 

 

Honorary Board Members

 


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Other Honorary Members

 

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Honorary Board Members, WIA-E Organization
 

Ms. Maria Stella Gelmini (2010) Ms. Edelgard Buhlman (2011) Ms. Gerda Horneck (2012) Mr. Jean-Francois Clervoy (2013) Ms. Patrizia Caraveo (2014) Ms. Jocelyne Landeau-Constantin (2015) Ms. Candace Johnson…

 

 

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Board Members, WIA-E Organization – 04.06.2018

Luisella Giulicchi

 

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Luisella Giulicchi is a System Manager the European Space Agency (ESA) for the Copernicus Program. Copernicus is the largest worldwide operational Earth Observation program to date, funded by…

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Board Members, WIA-E Organization – 04.06.2018

Marc Heppener

 

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Marc Heppener studied physical chemistry at the University of Amsterdam and obtained his PhD in 1986 on time-resolved molecular dissociation processes. In 1986 he joined the Space Research…

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Board Members, WIA-E Organization – 04.06.2018

Diana Pueyo

 

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Diana Pueyo is our Director for Regional Development since 2013. In this role, she supports the creation and operations of local groups all over Europe. She launched the…

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Board Members, WIA-E Organization – 04.06.2018

Paola Belingheri

 

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Paola Belingheri grew up in an international environment. She has obtained a Masters degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Bologna and a Scholarship from the university…

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Board Members, WIA-E Organization – 04.06.2018

Christina Giannopapa

 

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Dr. Christina Giannopapa is the Head of the Office of the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA). Before that, she was advisor…

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Board Members, WIA-E Organization – 18.11.2019

Elizabeth Seward

 

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Elizabeth Seward has over 15 years of experience in the space industry and is a Senior Strategist for the Space Systems division of Airbus Defence and Space, responsible…

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Board Members, WIA-E Organization – 18.11.2019

Nicolas Peter

 

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Nicolas Peter is Policy Liaison Officer in the Policy and Programme Coordination Department of the European Space Agency (ESA). Before that, he was Head of International Relations at…

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Board Members, WIA-E Organization – 05.12.2021

Anna Gregorio

 

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Anna Gregorio has a Laurea (from the University of  Trieste) & Ph.D. (Scuola Normale Pisa) in Physics, Master in Space Systems Engineering (TU Delft). Professor of Astrophysics at…

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