The IMD Main Event 2026 will take place in Bogotá, Colombia on July 20, 2026, at the Maloka Museo Interactivo.
The event is being organized by the MVA National Coordinator in Colombia, Francisco Forero, in collaboration with a dedicated team from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
The IMD Main Event will be broadcasted live in this page and on the IMD Youtube Channel.
Stay tunned for program and more information!
Preliminary Program
9:00 AM – 9:35 AM | Opening
- Welcome by Irina Lopez, Maloca Interactivo Representative
- Welcome by Francisco Forrero, MVA Colombia & IMD Main Event Organiser
- Greetings by:
- Aarti Holla-Maini, Director, UNOOSA
- Marco Antonio Chamon, President, Brazilian Space Agency
- Senior Space Leaders
- Tribute to Cesar Ocampo
9:35 AM – 10:35 AM | Keynotes
- Objective 2030: Garavito Crater, Armando Higuera, Director, National Astronomical Observatory (Colombia)
- Chinese lunar program, DSEL Representative
- ispace lunar missions: experience from a private industry, Antonio Stark, ispace
- ATLAC (Action Team on Lunar Activities Consultation)
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM | Coffee Break
11:00 AM – 11:25 AM | Keynote
- Artemis Accords: Current Status & Signatories, David Reinecke, Foreign Affairs Officer at the U.S. Department of State (TBC)
11:25 AM – 11:55 PM | Keynote
- Journalism and outreach: Space exploration for everyday people, Faber Burgos, Influencer and science communicator (Colombia)
11:55 PM – 12:45 PM| Roundtable: Latin American Space Law & Future Pathways
Moderator: Gabriela Cárdenas, MVA National Coordinator, Colombia
- Ivan Luna, Colombia
- Marcia Alvarenga – Brazilian Space Agency, Brazil
- Lucas Fonseca – Brazilian Entrepreneur, Brazil
- Fermin Romero Vazquez – Space Strategy Expert, Mexico
- Rodrigo Vesule – MVA Regional Coordinator, Latin America