BLACK EMERGENCY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL: Space Industry: Laws and Liability in Space. How do we protect people, business, and intellectual property in orbit. The Series.

Saturday, June 3, 2023

Space Industry: Laws and Liability in Space. How do we protect people, business, and intellectual property in orbit. The Series.

Since its launch on December 12, 2022, the Future Space Economy webcast series has garnered over 2,500 viewers, 30% of whom are international. These viewers have collectively spent more than 54,000 minutes watching the series.

Each Future Space Economy webcast educates various industries about the benefits of space – fostering dialogue among global industries, commercial space leaders, governments, and educators to build the necessary infrastructure for space expansion of people, businesses, heavy industry, and the global economy.

In case you missed any episodes, you can access the on-demand links below:

Episode 5 – The Value of Medical R&D in Space
Episode 4 – Computing Power in Space: Extending our Complex Data Infrastructure Beyond Earth
Episode 3 – Business Models in Space: How Private Industry, Civil Space Agencies, and Government Collaborate to Achieve Common Goals
Episode 2 – Building in Space: Infrastructure for a New Frontier
Episode 1 – The Next “Giant Leap” – How Industry, Technology, and People Move Off Earth to Create a New Economy in Space

There is still time to sign up for our upcoming webcast, scheduled for Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at 1:00 PM EST. This episode will explore the legal framework required to guide and safeguard our off-Earth endeavors. As the global economy expands into space, understanding the intricate landscape of laws and intellectual property rights will become essential.

Join our panelists, Therese Jones, Senior Policy Director, SIA, and Chris Kunstadter, Global Head of Space, AXA XL, for a discussion on corporate ownership and liability in space; how space policy needs to evolve in the future; the parties responsible for creating the legal framework for space; and the impact of cooperation with other space-faring nations, among other questions.