The 2022 Program
July 2nd
LISBON
GLEX IGNITION SESSION - 4:00 PM
(GUEST ONLY AND LIVE STREAMING)
Future of Space Economy
Zero-G, making space accessible for all
Earth Observation Business Model innovation & acceleration
Axiom Space’s Ax-1 Mission Heralding Humanity’s Commercial Future in Space
July 4th
AZORES
OFFICIAL OPENING SESSION - 10:00 AM
SPACE
DAVINCI - Venus Exploration
Life: From Earth to Space and Back
Making Space for Everyone
eARTh from Space
Glass Terraforming
SESSION 2 - 2:00 PM
OCEAN
Welcoming Sharks to Paradise
Apex Predators of the Azores
How Tiger Sharks Discovered a Lost Ecosystem
The Giants off Sri Lanka
July 5th
AZORES
SESSION 3 - 10:00 AM
EARTH
Proteins from the Extremes
Urgent Dispatches From The Fossil Record
Resurrecting the Mammoth
SESSION 4 - 2:00 PM
EARTH
African Twilight: Vanishing Ritual & Ceremonies
“Farm from a Box: Food as a Pathway to Peace & Prosperity”
Across the North Pole in the Dark
Memories in the Ice
July 6th
AZORES
SESSION 5 - 10:00 AM
EC 50 - GENERATION
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Other Species
The DNA Manifesto
Polar Bears and Polar Nights
CLOSING SESSION - 11:10 AM
EC 50 - GENERATION
WHAT'S NEXT?
Charting Paradise
Laws of the Wild
Medic on the Moon
July 7th
(streaming)
GLEX IGNITION
LISBON / GARE MARÍTIMA DE ALCANTÂRA
JULY 2 | 16:00 - 21:30
(GUEST ONLY AND LIVE STREAMING)16:00
CHECK IN | Portugal Space | welcome drink
16:30 - OPENING SESSION
16:45 - 17:10
What’s New in Space 500 years after Magellan Circumnavigation
Introduction - José Marques - President of the 500 years Circumnavigation Celebration
Dr. James Garvin – Nasa Chief Scientist – Mars and Davinci Venus Program
17:10 - 17:55
Future of Space Economy
Moderator - Ricardo Conde – President - Portuguese Space Agency
Richard Garriott - President Explorers Club, Private Astronaut
Pascale Ehrenfreund - President International Space University
Jean-Yves Le Gall - Former CNES President
Raphael Roettgen - E2MC Ventures
17h55 – 18h15
Coffe Break
17:10 - 17:55
Zero-G, making space accessible for all
Introduction - Richard Garriott - The Explorers Club President
Matt Gohd - Zero G Fligths
18:30 – 18:45
Earth Observation Business Model innovation & acceleration. The future with GEOSAT
18:45 – 19:10
Axiom Space’s Ax-1 Mission Heralding Humanity’s Commercial Future in Space
Introduction - Simon Jenner – Axiom Space
Michael López-Alegría - VP Axion Space | Chief Astronaut
Tejpaul Bhatia - Chief Revenue Officer da Axiom Space
19:10 – 19:30
Debate
Close Session
Luís Araujo - Turism of Portugal President *TBC
DAY 1 - AZORES / TEATRO MICALENSE
JULY 4 | 09:45AM - 12:30 PM (Azores, GMT)
OPENING SESSION | WELCOME TO THE GLOBAL EXPLORATION SUMMIT
09:00 - CHECK-IN
9:45 - OPENING SESSION
WELCOME TO THE GLOBAL EXPLORATION SUMMIT
Richard Garriott - The Explorers Club President
Rita Marques - Secretary of Portuguese State for Tourism
José Manuel Bolieiro - President of the Regional Government of the Azores
SESSION 1 | SPACE PROGRAM 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
10:00 - 10:10
What's New? - The New Golden Age of Exploration
Explorers Club President - Richard Garriott
10:10 - 10:15
CHANGING ALTITUDE IN THE WINDS OF LIFE
Bertrand Piccard – Explorer and Environmentalist
10:15 - 10:35
DAVINCI – Painting the Atmosphere of Venus
James Garvin - Nasa Chief Scientist - Mars Exploration and Davinci Venus Program
10:35 - 10:50
Extraterrestial Volcanoes
10:50 - 11h05
eARTh from Space
11:05 - 11:25
COFFEE BREAK
11:25 - 11:40
Making Space for Everyone
11:40 - 11:55
Glass Terraforming
11:55 - 12:10
Azores Space Port
12:10 - 12:20
Ax-1 - How the First Fully Private Mission to the ISS Pushed the Boundaries of Science
DAY 1 - AZORES / TEATRO MICALENSE
JULY 4 | 14:00AM - 16:30 PM (Azores, GMT)
SESSION 2 | OCEANS PROGRAM
14:00 - 14:05
Opening Session
Richard Wiese - GLEX Chair & Explorers Club President Emeritus
14:05 – 14:20
Welcoming Sharks to Paradise
14:20 - 14:35
Here Be Dragons
14:35 - 14:50
SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LARGEST FULLY PROTECTED MPA IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC.
Emanuel Gonçalves – Fundação Oceano Azul; Marine Ecologist and Conservationist
14:50 - 15:10
BREAK
15:10 - 15:25
How Tiger Sharks Discovered a Lost Ecosystem
15:25 - 15:40
Apex Predators of the Ocean
15:40 - 15:55
The Giants of Sri Lanka
DAY 2 - AZORES / TEATRO MICALENSE
JULY 5 | 10:00AM - 14:30 PM (Azores, GMT)
SESSION 3 | EARTH
10:00 – 10:05
Opening Session
Richard Wiese - GLEX Chair & Explorers Club President Emeritus
10:05 - 10:20
Bigger Than Me: Inclusion in Conservation
10:20 - 10:40
Of crafty crows and space shuttles and;
Tracking animals during covid-19 lockdowns
10:40 - 10:55
Proteins from the Extremes - Basecamp
Glen Gowers - biotechnologist - Co-Founder at Basecamp Research
Oliver Vince - biotechnologist - Co-Founder at Basecamp Research
10:55 - 11:15
BREAK
11:15 - 11:30
Urgent Dispatches from the Fossil Record
11:30 - 12:00
Ressurecting the Mammoth
Ben Lamm - CEO and Founder, Colossal
Eriona Hysolli - De-extinction geneticist
12:30 - 14:00
LUNCH
"VOLCANO INTERPRETATION CENTER OF CAPELINHOS" – Faial Island | Participation by invitation
10h30
Welcome Session
Will Roseman -Executive Director / The Explorers Club
10h40
AZORES ISLANDS: WHEN AND WHERE ( VOLCANIC ) FIRE BEATS ( SEA ) WATER
11h10
FROM CAPELINHOS TO SPACE: WE EXPLORE VOLCANOES!
James Garvin - NASA’s first Chief Scientist for Mars Exploration and led the scientific strategy that led to Mars Exploration Rover. Since 2021, he has been the Principal Investigator of the DAVINCI mission to Venus, the first mission to return to its atmosphere and surface since 1985
DAY 2 - AZORES / TEATRO MICALENSE
JULY 5 | 14:00AM - 16:30 PM (Azores, GMT)
SESSION 4 | EARTH
14:00 - 14:25
Saving Wildlife on the Brink
Dereck Joubert - Conservation Filmmakers and Photographers
Beverly Joubert - Conservation Filmmakers and Photographers
14:25 - 14:50
African Twilight: Vanishing Ritual & Ceremonies
Carol Beckwith - Award Winning Authors and Photo Journalists
Angela Fisher - Award Winning Authors and Photo Journalists
14:50 - 15:10
BREAK
15:10 - 15:25
“Farm from a Box: Food as a Pathway to Peace & Prosperity”
15:25 - 15:40
Across the North Pole in the Dark
15:40 - 16:55
Memories in the Ice
DAY 3 - AZORES / TEATRO MICALENSE
JULY 6 | 09:50AM - 13:30 PM (Azores, GMT)
SESSION 5 | EC50 PROGRAM
09:45 - 09:50
Opening Session
Richard Wiese - Club President Emeritus and EC50 Chair
09:50 - 10:05
Space2Inspire
10:05 - 10:20
The Other Species
10:20 – 10:35
The DNA Revolution
10:35 - 10:50
Polar Bears and Polar Nights
10:50 - 11:10
BREAK
DAY 3 - AZORES / TEATRO MICALENSE
JULY 6 | 09:50AM - 13:30 PM (Azores, GMT)
SESSION 6 | EC50 PROGRAM
Closing Session
11:10 – 11:25
Fresh Tracks: A Cross Cultural Revolution
11:25 - 11:40
Charting Paradise
11:40 - 11:55
Laws of the Wild
11:55 – 12:10
MEDICINE FOR THE MOON, MARS , AND BEYOND
12:10 - 12:20
ZERO-G, MAKING SPACE ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL
12:20 - 12:40
HORIZONS A 21ST CENTURY SPACE ODYSSEY
12:40 - 12:50
Official Closing Session
DAY 4 - DIGITAL PROGRAM
JULY 7 |15:30 (Azores, GMT)
Welcome with Richard Garriott, President of the Explorers Club.
A GlexSummit Journey brought to us from 2019 to new digital presentations
15:30
2019
EXPLORATION: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE - FROM MAGELLAN TO MARS
Moderator: Luis Araújo, President of Turismo de Portugal
José Manuel Núñez de la Fuente, Author and Magellan expert
Laurence Bergreen, Author of Magellan Biography
Dr. James Garvin, NASA Chief Scientist
Dr. João Paulo Oliveira e Costa, Professor at Universidade Nova de Lisboa
EXPLORATION TO CHANGE THE WORLD
Dr. Bertrand Piccard, Pilot of Solar Impulse and Balloonist
FUR, FEATHER AND FINS: ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ANIMAL MUMMIES
Dr. Salima Ikram, Archaeologist American University
2021
Ocean Rise
Moderator: Ted Janulis
James Cameron
Ray Dalio – OceanX
Unity in Space
Moderator: Richard Garriott
Danica Remy
A Reason to Love Bats
Dr. Rodrigo Medellin
2022
DIGNITY & TRUTH: THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS PROJECT
Erick Cedeno
SAILING THE POLAR HIGHWAYS
Ignacio Oficialdegui
STALKING FANTASTIC CREATURES IN THE DARK
Edie Widder
OCEANO SEM LIMITES | DOCUMENTARY
Nuno Sá
