The delegation of Uzbekistan is participating in the first International Space Summit, which is taking place in Paris from September 9 to 10. The event was organized at the initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron and is being held at the Grand Palais.
Uzbekistan is represented by Bobur Khodjayev, Head of the Department of Financial Technologies, Digitalization, and Artificial Intelligence of the Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan, as well as Minister of Digital Technologies Sherzodom Shermatov.
The main focus of the summit is the future of the space industry. Participants are discussing issues of international cooperation, the development of the space economy, science and technology, as well as ensuring the safety and sustainability of space activities.
Representatives from 90 countries and international organizations are present at the event, including about 60 heads of state and government, ministers, specialists from space agencies, astronauts, experts, and startups. More than a thousand leading companies in the space industry are represented at the summit.
Participants are analyzing current problems in the space industry, considering potential joint solutions and opportunities for exchanging experience and knowledge. Special attention is paid to strengthening international interaction and creating conditions for the sustainable development of the space sphere.
Within the framework of the summit, round tables were held on the topics of 'New Space for a Rapidly Changing World,' 'Space Security: Europe's Response,' and 'Vision for Future Space Infrastructure.' Panel discussions were also held on the global space economy, security, cooperation, as well as science and research.
Nineteen renowned astronauts from fourteen countries arrived in Paris. Among them are French astronaut Thomas Pesquet, Italians Samantha Cristoforetti and Luca Parmitano, Germans Alexander Gerst and Matthias Maurer, UAE astronaut Sultan Al Naeadi, and Turkish astronaut Alper Gezeravcı.
The wide composition of participants provides opportunities to exchange views on the current state and prospects of the space industry, discuss new opportunities, and establish contacts for future cooperation. A welcoming ceremony for the astronauts was also held within the framework of the summit, attended by French President Emmanuel Macron.
