[Invite only]

This event marks an important milestone for SESAC and an opportunity to bring together existing partners as well
as organizations and individuals we have identified as potential collaborators, users, and innovators. You are
invited because of your experience, perspective, and potential role in shaping how Earth observation (EO) can be
used to address societal challenges.

We hope you will join us for an afternoon of conversation, reflection, and forward-looking discussion on future
directions, collaboration opportunities, and shared priorities. The centre’s mission is to strengthen national capacity
in Earth observation through research, education, and the development of open, reusable workflows and analytical
tools. By making EO-based methods more accessible, we aim to support researchers, students, policymakers, and
practitioners in applying satellite data to real-world questions.

In close collaboration with public agencies, industry, and civil-society actors, the centre will develop applied use
cases that demonstrate how EO data can improve decision-making in areas such as sustainability, public health,
inclusive growth, and crisis preparedness. This co-creative approach ensures that methods, tools, and applications
are both scientifically robust and socially relevant. Our consortium formalizes long-standing collaborations across
universities and disciplines, while also opening new interfaces for innovation and engagement beyond academia.
The inauguration is therefore not only a celebration, but a starting point for new partnerships, experimentation, and
continued development of Sweden’s Earth observation ecosystem.

12:30–13:00 Doors open
13:00–13:30 Introduction by Ola Hall, SESAC, Agnes  Anderson, Dean of the Social Science faculty at LU, Iris Lee Thomson & Ernesto Gutierres, the Swedish National Space Agency
13:30–13:50 Keynote 1: Dr Trevor Maynard; Vice Chair and Director of Systemic Risk at the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies
13:50–14:20 Panel discussion
14:20-15:00 Mingling and opportunity to become affiliated with the center
15:00-15:30 Keynote 2: Dr Alex de Sherbinin; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia Climate School, Columbia University
15:30–16:00 Panel discussion
16:00-16.30 Closing