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We are thrilled to share that the Academy of Management has just upgraded our PDW "Space Economy: Opportunities for Management Research" to the largest auditorium at the Bella Center, now accommodating up to 582 participants!

This new milestone nearly doubles our capacity and with nearly every detail finalized, we are opening a new round of registration, facilitator, and volunteer recruitment. Don't miss your chance to secure your spot or join our team for what promises to be one of AOM's most forward-looking sessions.

🧭 Session Format

Our immersive session is built around three dynamic components, crafted to inspire, inform, and engage:

• ✨ Keynote Talks
• 🌌 Industry Panel: Voices from the Frontier
• 🪐 20+ Expert-Led Roundtable Discussions

🌟 Keynote Speakers

• Clay Mowry – President, International Astronautical Federation (IAF) & CEO, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
• Prof. Christopher Tucci – Vice President and Program Chair, Academy of Management

🌌 Industry Panel: Voices from the Frontier

• Johan Åman – CEO, Unibap Space Solutions AB – Edge Computing & Autonomous Systems in Orbit
• Olga Moraru – Business Development Manager, Voyager Technologies Europe – Commercial Space Station
• Leo Jofeh – Programmes Manager for Platform, Space Forge – In-Space Manufacturing
• Charlie Kellagher – Programmes Manager for Payload, Space Forge  – In-Space Manufacturing

🪐 Roundtable Themes & Chairs

We proudly present 12 themed roundtables that tackle cutting-edge issues in management, strategy, innovation, and space technology:

🪐 Roundtables & Themes:

1. Emerging Business Models
Lorenzo Massa & Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli
→ Novel paths to create, appropriate, and sustain value in space.

2. Open Innovation Beyond Boundaries
Wim Vanhaverbeke & Ntorina Antoni
→ Digital ecosystems, policy, and cross-sector collaboration.

3. Methodological Challenges for Management Scholars
Raja Roy & Jingning Ao
→ Data gaps, governance, and interdisciplinary approaches.

4. Phenomenon-Driven Research in the Space Economy
Erkko Autio & Markus Perkmann
→ Defining Space Economy and unpacking its political and technological dimensions.

5. Emergence of the Small Satellite Ecosystem
Devi R. Gnyawali, Ken Davidian & Yue Song
→ Innovation emergence, coopetition, and ecosystem dynamics.

6. Startups & Nanosatellites
Esteve Almirall
→ Entrepreneurial strategies and IoT use cases from the periphery.

7. Contracting Governance in Interorganizational Space Projects
Beverly Tyler, Jens Roehrich, Benn Lawson & Brian Squire
→ Cross-national contracts and large-scale coordination mechanisms.

8. Contracting for Innovation in the Space Economy
Janet Bercovitz & Kyle Mayer
→ Balancing control and creativity in multi-party innovation.

9. Behavioral Economics & Engineering Management in Space
Marc J Ventresca & Dr. Nate Dailey
→ Incentives, systems decision-making, and sustainability.

10. SpaceX & the Emergence of New Space
Petteri Leppänen
→ Disruptive strategy, NASA collaboration, and Mars ambitions.

11. Research Urgency & Challenges
Gideon Markman & Maurizio Zollo
→ Sustainability, legal complexity, and future global cooperation.

12. International Business & New Space
Sebastian H. Fuchs & Prof Tim Vorley OBE
→ Rethinking globalization and value chain governance in SE.

📅 Key Details

• 🗓 Date: Saturday, July 26, 2025
• ⏰ Time: 2:00 – 5:00 PM CET
• 📍 Location: Bella Center, Auditorium 15, Copenhagen
• 🔗 Register Here: https://lnkd.in/e9kSDhMX
• ⏳ Deadline: July 20, 2025 - or until added capacity is reached
• 📩 Contact: mehdi.montakhabi@said.oxford.edu
  
  

📬 For expressions of interest in facilitation or volunteering, please reach out to:
📩 mehdi.montakhabi@said.oxford.edu

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Mehdi Montakhabi
Associate Scholar
University of Oxford | Saïd Business School
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