Date: October 8, 2025 | Time: 14:30 – 16:00 CET
Theme: Living on the Moon
Format: 90-Minute Virtual Program

This joint event, organized by the World Space Week Association (WSWA) and the Moon Village Association (MVA), is part of the global celebrations of World Space Week 2025, which this year carries the theme “Living in Space.” and the same time, an official International Moon Day (IMD) Global Event, focusing specifically on the theme of living on the Moon.

Bringing together voices from across the world, including NASA (USA) and the Deep Space Exploration Lab (China), this 90-minute international program will explore the opportunities, challenges, and global cooperation needed to make lunar living a reality. Experts, policymakers, and industry leaders will share perspectives on current missions, future plans, human factors, sustainability, and the role of global collaboration in shaping humanity’s future on the Moon.

By joining forces, WSWA and MVA highlight the importance of international dialogue and partnership in ensuring that humanity’s next big step beyond Earth is inclusive, cooperative, and inspiring for future generations.

The event will be live-streamed — link will be provided soon.

Agenda

1. Introduction

• World Space Week Welcome – Alma Okpalefe, Executive Director, WSWA
• Moon Village Association Welcome – Giuseppe Reibaldi, President, Moon Village Association
• International Moon Day Welcome – Nasr Alsahhaf, Chair, International Moon Day

• “Why living on the Moon is the next big step for humanity.” – John Mankins, CEO, Mankins Space Technologies Inc.

2. Keynote Addresses

Topic: Laying the Foundations for Lunar Living

Speakers:

• Dr. Jacob Bleacher, Chief Exploration Scientist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), USA
• Dr. Wang Zhongmin, Director of International Cooperation Center, Deep Space Exploration Lab. (DSEL), China

3. Spotlight Talk

Topic: “Building Habitats Beyond Earth: Designing for Survival and Sustainability on the Moon.”

Timothy Cichan, Lead Space Exploration Architecture, Lockheed Martin

4. Panel Discussion

Topic: Living on the Moon – Challenges, Opportunities, and Global Cooperation
Moderator: Satoru Kurosu, Moon Market Coordinator, Moon Village Association
Speakers:

• Shatel Bhakta, NASA
• Wang Zhongmin, DSEL
• Timothy Cichan, Lockheed Martin
• Bob Lamboray, Luxembourg Space Agency
• Ulpia Botezatu, UNOOSA
• Marlene Losier, For All Moonkind

6. Closing Remarks

• World Space Week Association – Dennis Stone, President, WSWA
• Moon Village Association – Giuseppe Reibaldi, President, Moon Village Association