‘Unlocking the potential of Copernicus and European Earth Observation capabilities’. The panel, held on 28 January at the 17th European Space Conference, featured participants from the European Space Agency and space sector. The panelists included (from left to right): DG DEFIS Director for Satellite Navigation and Earth Observation at the European Commission Christoph Kautz, ESA Director of Earth Observation Programmes Simonetta Cheli, EUMETSAT Director-General Phil Evans, ECMWF Director-General Florence Rabier, Mercator Ocean International Chief Executive Officer Pierre Bahurel, Airbus Defence and Space Head of Space Digital for Connected Intelligence Eric Even and GEOSAT Chief Executive Officer Francisco Vilhena da Cunha.