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3.6. PUBLIC RELATIONS

AND PROMOTIONAL

ACTIVITIES

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as a Diplomatic Tool.” At this last table
Jorge Domeq, Director of the Euro-
pean Defence Agency (EDA), and Mi-
guel Ángel Panduro, CEO of Hisdesat,
U nder the auspices of the Euro- addressed how space programmes su-
pport the political priority of European
pean Parliament and the Eu-
ropean Commission, the 9th Con- Security and Defence, including immi-
gration and border surveillance.
ference on Space Strategy for
Europe was held in Brussels (Bel- A new edition of HOMSEC included
gium) this year featuring the slogan a talk on: “The New Generation of
“The Road Ahead”, in which the com- Security and Defence Satellites”,
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pany participated as a sponsor and given by Miguel Ángel García Primo,
with speakers. Over the course of two Director of Operations and New Pro-
very busy days, 750 participants sha- grammes at Hisdesat.
red ideas to establish a common stra-
tegic action framework for Europe. The company’s participation was not
limited to this presentation, as Miguel
This forum also presented several Ángel Redondo (MAR), Commercial
round tables with institutional from and Business Development Director,
the industry and European political also participated in the round table
representatives, with titles such as on “Satellites as a Key Element
“The New Space Strategy and the New for Security and Defence”, which
Space”, “The Integration of Space Ser- he moderated. Participating was
vices into a Connected Economy and Lieutenant Coronel Jaime Sánchez
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Society”, and “European Space Policy Mayorga (JSM), Head of the Special

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