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# Space Business Forum
- URL: https://www.therecursive.com/space-business-forum/
- Published: 2026-11-05T10:35:15.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-05T10:35:15.000Z
- Description: The Space Business Forum will bring together Bulgaria’s space industry, investors, policymakers, and academia to explore commercial opportunities, funding, technological innovation, and international collaboration.
- Author: The Recursive
- Tags: Calendar, Bulgaria, Space Business Forum

📅 **Date:** 6 November 2026  
📍 **Location**: Sofia, Bulgaria  
🏢 ****Venue**: [John Atanasoff Innovation Forum, Sofia Tech Park](https://www.google.com/maps/place//data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x40aa8679286c7ed7:0x4a9d96383bfc10e5?sa=X&ved=1t:8290&ictx=111&ref=therecursive.com)

[**Space Business Forum**](https://ratio.bg/space-business-forum/?ref=therecursive.com) will bring together companies, investors, policymakers, academic institutions, and industry experts to discuss the development of Bulgaria’s commercial space sector and its opportunities within the European and international markets.

As European space programmes, private investment, and defence priorities create new opportunities for the industry, the forum will examine Bulgaria’s position in the evolving space economy.

The programme will cover **Bulgarian-developed space technologies**, including satellites, components, software, and contributions to international missions such as NASA’s Artemis programme. Discussions will also explore the impact of geopolitics and defence on commercial space activities, available funding instruments for space and deep-tech companies, and the development of specialised talent.

Participants will have the opportunity to connect with members of the **Bulgarian Space Cluster (BSC)**, learn about their technologies and projects, and explore potential partnerships.

## Key topics

- **Technology:** Bulgarian space innovations, satellite development, subsystems, and international missions.
- **Business:** Commercial opportunities, market developments, and the growing influence of geopolitics and defence.
- **Funding:** Public and private financing opportunities for space and deep-tech companies.
- **Education:** University programmes, practical training, and talent development for the space industry.

The event aims to encourage collaboration between industry, academia, investors, and public institutions while highlighting the capabilities of Bulgaria’s growing space ecosystem.

## Speakers

- Petko Dinev, President and CEO, IMPERX
- Victor Danchev, Chief Technology Officer, EnduroSat
- Sibyl-Anna de Courson, System Engineer, European Space Agency (ESA)
- Simon Jenner, Director, Sodalis Space
- Paul Iliffe, Director, The Sat-Comms Game
- Chris Welch, engineer and space propulsion expert
- Veronica La Regina, expert in space economics and innovation
- Sabrina Alam, Founder and CEO, Matter Space & Defence
- Chief Assist. Prof. Stoil Ivanov, PhD, Faculty of Physics, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
- Irina Gancheva, Chair, Bulgarian Space Cluster