Space Policy in an Industry Association - a conversation with Charles Galland, ASD Eurospace | The Space Policy Pioneers Podcast

In this episode of the Space Policy Pioneers Podcast, host Andy Williams, Director of Science in Space, converses with Charles Galland, Policy Manager for ASD Eurospace. They discuss Charles's unique career transition from Unilever's European affairs team to the space sector, highlighting the importance of key skills such as understanding the political environment, working with groups to gain consensus, and mastering the ability to analyze complex documents quickly. Charles shares his views on the varied career opportunities in the space policy field and how to pursue them. The impact of the growing 'New Space' sector also gets discussed, along with the role Eurospace plays in advocating for the European Space Industry.

Bio: Charles Galland is Policy Manager at ASD-Eurospace, the trade association of the European space industry, since 2018. Charles is notably responsible for EU and ESA affairs. In this respect, he allows industry to best position itself in an European context, and its interests to be heard by the people that matter in European space policy.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-galland-eurospace/

Disclaimer: All guests are talking in their personal capacity and are not representing any official position of their former or current employing organization.

Links and Resources:

Unilever, Charles’ early Brussels role: https://www.unilever.com/planet-and-society/responsible-business/engaging-with-stakeholders/

Sciences Po, Strasbourg: https://www.sciencespo-strasbourg.fr/

ASD Eurospace: https://eurospace.org/

EU Space Policy: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/eu-space-programme/

Read ASD Eurospace’s position on the EU “Space Law” https://eurospace.org/eurospace-position-paper-contribution-to-the-future-eu-space-law/

Another interesting perspective on EU space law: https://www.ejiltalk.org/a-future-eu-space-law-a-few-constitutional-considerations/

A fascinating and indepth report covering many of the contemporary issues of European space: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2023/734691/EPRS_STU(2023)734691_EN.pdf

Space Generation Advisory Council: https://spacegeneration.org/

DLR video mention: https://www.dlr.de/en/latest/news/2021/02/20210611_a-new-animation-shows-a-day-without-space

DLR - German Space Agency: https://www.dlr.de/en/dlr