The IMD Main Event 2026 took place in Bogotá, Colombia on July 20, 2026, at the Maloka Museo Interactivo.
The event was organized by the MVA National Coordinators in Colombia, Francisco Forero and Gabriela Cárdenas, in collaboration with a dedicated team from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
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Program
9:00 AM COT / 4:00 PM CEST | Opening
- Opening Remarks by Francisco Forrero, Master of Ceremonies
- Welcome by Irina Lopez, Maloca Interactivo Representative
- Welcome by Nasr Alsahhaf, IMD Co-Chair
- Greetings by:
- Aarti Holla-Maini, Director, UNOOSA
- Wu Weiren, DSEL Director (China)
9:30 AM COT / 4:30 PM CEST | Keynotes
- Objective 2030: Garavito Crater, Armando Higuera, Director, National Astronomical Observatory (Colombia)
- ATLAC (Action Team on Lunar Activities Consultation), Ulpia-Elena Botezatu, Space Policy Officer at the Romanian Space Agency & ATLAC Co-Chair (Romania)
- Colombia Looks Up, A New Chapter in Space, Raul E. Gutierrez G., National Space Society Colombia
10:40 AM COT / 5:40 PM CEST| Coffee Break
11:00 AM COT / 6:00 PM CEST | Greetings & Tribute
- Greetings – Marco Antonio Chamon, President, Brazilian Space Agency
- Tribute to Cesar Ocamp
- Introduction to ROund table – Rodrigo Vesule, MVA Regional Coordinator, Latin America
11:35 AM COT / 6:35 PM CEST | Roundtable: Latin American Space Law & Future Pathways
Moderator: Gabriela Cárdenas, MVA National Coordinator, Colombia
- Ivan Luna, Space Systems & Technology Strategy Consultant, Colombia
- Marcia Alvarenga – Brazilian Space Agency Representative, Brazil
- Lucas Fonseca – Brazilian Entrepreneur, Brazil
- Fermin Romero Vazquez – Space Strategy Expert, Mexico
- Rodrigo Vesule – MVA Regional Coordinator, Latin America
12:25 PM COT / 7:25 PM CEST | Keynote
- The US Moon Base and its Commercial applications, Jim Keravala, OffWorld Inc., USA
12:35 PM COT / 7:35 PM CEST | Closing Remarks
- Closing Remarks by Cnel. Sonia Ruth Rincon Urbina