The first plenary session at the 63rd International Astronautical Congress in Naples, Italy, featured a discussion panel with heads and top representatives of space agencies, 1st October, 2012.

Speakers from left to right: Enrico Saggese, President of Italian Space Agency (ASI); P.S. Veeraraghavan,
Council Vice-Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation, Yafeng Hu, Coordination Committee for International Cooperation
China National Space Administration (CNSA); Steve MacLean
President Canadian Space Agency (CSA); Uli Bobinger, moderator, Keiji Tachikawa, President of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA Director General; Sergei Saveliev, Deputy Head Roscosmos and Charles Bolden, NASA Administrator.