Online Event – Webinar objectives: the event output will be included in the final report of the Benefit Sharing Project organized by the MVA Lunar Governance Working Group. Rather than yet another deep dive in the fundamentals of benefit sharing in the context of space law and governance deliberations, the aim of the webinar is a reality check on the state of benefit sharing for lunar activities in late 2025: how do countries tackle lunar activities practical issues relative to benefit sharing? Do emerging frameworks provide practical solutions? Where do we stand on the critical step of Information Sharing?

Organizer: Chris Bosquillon, Co-Chair, Benefit Sharing Project/MVA Lunar Governance WG. Greece
MC: Ulpia Elena Botezatu, Chair COPUOS STSC, Co-Chair ATLAC. Romania
Participants:
Dr. Giuseppe Reibaldi, President, MVA Italy
Prof. Mark Sundahl, Co-Chair MVA Lunar Governance WG Co-Chair; Co-Chair ,GEGSLA WG3 USA
Dr. Rodrigo Leonardi, Portfolio Management Director, Brazilian Space Agency, Brazil Brazil
TBC: Dr. Ayman Ahmed, Act. Senior Director- Space Programs, Egyptian Space Agency, Egypt Egypt
Angshuman Kaushik, Space Policy Researcher, India India
Ulpia Elena Botezatu, Chair COPUOS STSC, Co-Chair ATLAC. Romania
Günes Unüvar, MVA Board Member and Legal Adviser Netherlands
Chris Bosquillon, Co-Chair, Benefit Sharing Project/MVA Lunar Governance WG Greece
TBC: Dr. Antonino Salmeri, Director, Lunar Policy Platform Italy
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Presentations – first 60 mn
+ MC Welcome Note: Ulpia Elena Botezatu – 3mn – webinar objectives – intro of participants
+ Intro: Dr. Giuseppe Reibaldi, President, MVA 3mn
+ Recap BSP: Chris Bosquillon, Co-Chair, Benefit Sharing Project 5mn
+ perspective from Brazil: Dr. Rodrigo Leonardi, Portfolio Management Director, Brazilian Space Agency, Brazil (6mn) (live or recording)
TBC: + perspective from Egypt: Dr. Ayman Ahmed, Act. Senior Director- Space Programs, Egyptian Space Agency (6mn)
+ perspective from India: Angshuman Kaushik, Space Policy Researcher (6mn)
+ ATLAC debrief: Ulpia E. Botezatu – relevance to ATLAC agenda in the foreseeable future (6mn)
+ GEGSLA WG3: Prof. M. Sundahl– int’l lunar stakeholders coordination and benefit sharing (6mn)
+ LSC WG on SRU: Günes Unüvar – debrief/benefit sharing not in the LSC WG output so far (6mn)
TBC: for transition to discussion on the topic of information sharing
– LPP / LIS 101: Dr. A. Salmeri – practical LPP framework (LIS101) for Information Sharing (6mn)

Discussion: next 30 mn (Moderator: Ulpia E. Botezatu)
Thread: Benefit Sharing isn’t about Information Sharing only, but Information Sharing is clearly one particularly critical step. How do the three countries represented here (Brazil, Egypt, India) see Information Sharing working practically? What can be implemented to see quick practical results there? What makes sense but will take more time? Key roadblocks and realistic solutions?

Discussion may be extended by 10-20 mn if guests require it.
Wrap-up by Chris Bosquillon & Ulpia E. Botezatu