Session
Mobility
The Path to Living on the Moon and Mars: The Possibility of Space Colonization.
Explore the technologies and challenges associated with living on the Moon and Mars as space colonization becomes a reality. Discuss the design of living environments, resource utilization, and the development of sustainable lifestyles, while envisioning the future of human life in space.
Available passes
- Executive
- Business/Startup
- Rising Star
- City
Language:English
Speakers
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Marcus Brauchli
Blue Ocean
Marcus Brauchli
Blue Ocean Chairman
Marcus Brauchli served as the Executive Editor of The Washington Post from September 2008 to December 2012 and worked for 24 years as a top editor at The Wall Street Journal, where he was a correspondent and editor in Asia, Europe, and the United States.
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Dr Adriana Marais
Proudly Human
Dr Adriana Marais
Proudly Human Founder
Dr Adriana Marais has a background in theoretical physics, her PhD and postdoctoral research focused on quantum effects in biology and the origins of the building blocks of life in space. Adriana is currently a researcher at the University of Stellenbosch and the National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences, both in South Africa, and faculty at the Singularity University. Adriana is also a director at the Foundation for Space Development Africa, preparing Africa’s first mission to the Moon, the Africa2Moon Project, she is scientific moderator on space resources with the Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator and chair of space sciences at Tod’Aérs Aeronautics and Space Research. In 2019, Adriana left her position as Head of Innovation at SAP Africa to found Proudly Human, and she is currently leading the organisation’s Off-World Project, in preparation for extreme conditions on Earth and beyond.