June 15, 2026
Advancing Space Together: A Japan-South Australia Space Dialogue
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Signing the Basic Treaty on Friendship and Cooperation between Australia and Japan
Australian Embassy in Mita, Tokyo, Japan
Australian Embassy in Mita, Tokyo, Japan
Format: High level dialogue + industry exchange, Host: Government of South Australia
Agenda
14:00 – 14:30 | Arrival & Registration
14:30 – 14:50 | Opening & Welcome
Opening Remarks: Government of South Australia (Ms Sally Townsend)
Welcome Remarks: H.E. the Australian Ambassador-Designate to Japan (H.E. Andrew Shearer)
Keynote Address: The Hon. Governor of South Australia (H.E. Frances Adamson)
Special Address: President, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Dr Hiroshi Yamakawa)
Video Message: Head of Agency, Australian Space Agency (Dr Enrico Palermo)
Director of Space Technology, Australian Space Agency (Dr Katherine Bennell-Pegg)
14:50 – | Dialogues
Introduction (Dr Kate Kitagawa)
14:50 – 15:20 | Moderated Conversation: Why Collaborate Now?
Mr Tokuro Furuya (Consul-General of Melbourne), Dr Masaki Fujimoto (Director-General of ISAS, Vice-President of JAXA), Dr Romy Lawson (Flinders University), Dr Scott Smith (Adelaide University), moderated by Dr Kate Kitagawa
15:20 – 15:35 | Industry Dialogues (1): Current projects with Japanese Industry
Ms Natsuko Ogawa (Australia-Japan Foundation), Mr Leo Bremanis (Austrade),
Mr Masa Nagasaki (Space BD), Dr Hirdy Hideaki Miyamoto (Centre for Space Resources and Innovation)
15:35 – 15:50 | Industry Dialogue (2): Future opportunities for Japanese Industry
Mr Yudai Yamamoto (Japan LEO shachu), Dr Kenichi Ariyada, (JAMSA: Japan Aerospace Medical Support Associates), Mr Yuta Tochigi (Deloitte Tohmatsu Space & Security LLC)
15:50 – | Audience Q&A
16:00 – | Closing
Reflections (Dr Kate Kitagawa), Acknowledgements (Ms Maiko Suzuki)
Networking (Refreshments: SA wine, light afternoon tea)
Agenda
14:00 – 14:30 | Arrival & Registration
14:30 – 14:50 | Opening & Welcome
Opening Remarks: Government of South Australia (Ms Sally Townsend)
Welcome Remarks: H.E. the Australian Ambassador-Designate to Japan (H.E. Andrew Shearer)
Keynote Address: The Hon. Governor of South Australia (H.E. Frances Adamson)
Special Address: President, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Dr Hiroshi Yamakawa)
Video Message: Head of Agency, Australian Space Agency (Dr Enrico Palermo)
Director of Space Technology, Australian Space Agency (Dr Katherine Bennell-Pegg)
14:50 – | Dialogues
Introduction (Dr Kate Kitagawa)
14:50 – 15:20 | Moderated Conversation: Why Collaborate Now?
Mr Tokuro Furuya (Consul-General of Melbourne), Dr Masaki Fujimoto (Director-General of ISAS, Vice-President of JAXA), Dr Romy Lawson (Flinders University), Dr Scott Smith (Adelaide University), moderated by Dr Kate Kitagawa
15:20 – 15:35 | Industry Dialogues (1): Current projects with Japanese Industry
Ms Natsuko Ogawa (Australia-Japan Foundation), Mr Leo Bremanis (Austrade),
Mr Masa Nagasaki (Space BD), Dr Hirdy Hideaki Miyamoto (Centre for Space Resources and Innovation)
15:35 – 15:50 | Industry Dialogue (2): Future opportunities for Japanese Industry
Mr Yudai Yamamoto (Japan LEO shachu), Dr Kenichi Ariyada, (JAMSA: Japan Aerospace Medical Support Associates), Mr Yuta Tochigi (Deloitte Tohmatsu Space & Security LLC)
15:50 – | Audience Q&A
16:00 – | Closing
Reflections (Dr Kate Kitagawa), Acknowledgements (Ms Maiko Suzuki)
Networking (Refreshments: SA wine, light afternoon tea)
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