BIO

Justyna Redelkiewicz is an EU Space applications pioneer and a serial business
developer. For over 14 years, Justyna has been working for the EU Agency for the Space
Programme (EUSPA), developing the European Space Programme from service provision to
applications and market, and forging an unparalleled business intelligence.She has helped
hundreds of EU start-ups and entrepreneurs leverage space-based investments and build
disruptive applications that benefit European business and growth. Justyna is also working
with leading corporations across Europe to disrupt and boost business leveraging satellite
data. Championing the unique features of EU sat-nav Galileo and Earth Observation
Copernicus, Justyna has been able to catalyse the resources needed to ignite space-based
innovation in Europe, while ensuring, for example, that globally, anybody with a mobile
phone can benefit from the enhanced performance of Galileo when renting a bike or calling
an ambulance.

Justyna is currently leading Cassini, the 1bln EUR EU initiative to bolster entrepreneurship in
the space sector, including hackathons, competitions, acceleration program, funding and
matchmaking with private investors. At EUSPA, she is also in charge of EU Space
downstream market and technology intelligence, leading the publication of two flagship
reports such as the EUSPA GNSS and EO Market Report, with a readership of over 100 000
professionals globally. Justyna’s work was commended by the United Nations for her
contributions to the UN-EUSPA report European Global Navigation Satellite System and
Copernicus supporting the Sustainable Development Goals, looking at EU space services
and applications to accelerate progress towards the UN 2030 Agenda.

Before joining EUSPA, Justyna held management positions in Nestle, Toshiba and Comarch.
Justyna was featured as “Strong Woman in IT” among 200 leaders promoting new
technologies, and is a member of the Space Executive Committee of the European Business
Angel Network. A personal growth addict, Justyna is a graduate of Columbia Business
School, Leipzig Gradutate School of Management and the Poznan University of Economics
and a visiting lecturer at International Space University.
She is a passionate discoverer of countries, cultures, and quantum physics, pushing the
boundaries of innovation in EU space applications and beyond.