FORTITUDE - Switzerland Premiere at Hyatt Convention Hall (Zurich)
Fri, 13 Sept
|Convention Center | The Circle ZRH
Follow award-winning filmmaker Torsten Hoffmann as he meets leaders in the emerging space industry, including policymakers from the United Nations, renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, leading venture capitalists, established technology companies, ambitious start-ups, astronauts & many more.
Time & Location
13 Sept 2024, 18:00 – 21:00 CEST
Convention Center | The Circle ZRH, The Circle 27 Flughafen CH, 8058 Zürich, Switzerland
Guests
About the event
Follow award-winning filmmaker Torsten Hoffmann as he meets leaders in the emerging space industry, including policymakers from the United Nations, renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, leading venture capitalists, established technology companies, as well as ambitious start-ups, astronauts and many more.
Sparked by humanity’s thirst for exploration and propelled by breathtaking technological advances, a New Space Renaissance is emerging. Fortitude uncovers how a few influential individuals with utopian ideas and vast fortunes are forging a trillion-dollar off-world industry, while inspiring millions of us back on Earth.
This is the story of those who take the risks, invest the capital, and endeavor to turn science fiction into science fact.
Program (13 Sep 2024):
-special tour ticket required-
15:45 Welcome Coffee at Beyond Gravity
16:15 VIP Location Tour:
- Satellite Assembly
- Clean Rooms
- Testing Facilities
-Transfer-
Hyatt Convention Hall (The Circle, Zurich Airport):
17:45 Red Carpet Opens
Apéro Riche (sponsored by Green Eight Capital)
18:40 Panel Discussion: "LEO-Moon-Mars: Space Economy in 2040"
- Pascale Ehrenfreund (COSPAR President), Panel Lead
- Claude Nicollier (EPFL Professor, Swiss Astronaut)
- Oliver Grassmann (EVP Satellites, Beyond Gravity)
- Torsten Hoffmann (Filmmaker, Director)
--Premiere popcorn/drinks package--
19:20 FORTITUDE Movie Premiere | Screening
20:50 Farewell & Outlook LUNAR WEEK
Tickets
Premiere ONLY (Fri 18:40h)
***FREE TICKET / SET YOUR PRICE: Please consider supporting 'independent filmmaking', e.g. 10 CHF. Thank you!)*** Hyatt Convention Hall: From 18:40h (opens 18:30h) Enjoy the exclusive screening of Torsten Hoffmann's new documentary FORTITUDE and a panel discussion with space executives and astronaut Claude Nicollier
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