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 – 9:30 AM | Opening
- Welcome by Maloca Interactivo Representative
- Welcome by Francisco Forrero, MVA Colombia & IMD Main Event Organiser
- Greetings by:
- Heads of Space Agencies
- Senior Space Leaders
- Tribute to Cesar Ocampo
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Keynotes
- Objective 2030: Garavito Crater, Armando Higuera, Director, National Astronomical Observatory (Colombia)
- Chinese lunar program, DSEL Representative
- GUAOSPLE (Global University Alliance for Outer Space Policy and Law Education)
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM | Coffee Break
10:50 AM – 11:20 AM | Keynote
- Artemis Accords: Current Status & Signatories, NASA Representative
11:20 AM – 12:10 PM | Roundtable: Latin American Space Law & Future Pathways
Moderator: Rodrigo Vesule, MVA Latin America Regional Coordinator, Brazil
- Ivan Luna, Colombia
- Marcia Alvarenga – Brazilian Space Agency, Brazil
- Lucas Fonseca – Brazilian Entrepreneur, Brazil
- Juan Allonca – CIEE/CONAE, Argentina
12:10 PM – 12:40 PM | Keynote
- Journalism and outreach: Space exploration for everyday people, Faber Burgos, Influencer and science communicator (Colombia)