DG's opening speech at Living Planet Symposium
The Director General, Jean-Jacques Dordain addressed the conference on the first day. Held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, UK, the event is bringing together more than 1800 scientists and users from across the globe to present their latest findings on Earth’s environment and climate derived from satellite data.
Left to right: Alan O’Neill, Chairman of ESAC, Philippe Brunet, Director at DG Enterprise and Industry, Directorate of Aerospace, Maritime, Security and Defence Industries, European Commission, Volker Liebig, Director of Earth Observation Programmes, ESA, Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director General, ESA, Minister David Willetts, Minister of State for Universities and Science, UK, Dr David Parker, Chief Executive, UK Space Agency.