The 2024 Program
Jun 15
PORTO | Alfândega Congress Center.
GLEX IGNITION | MORNING SESSION
Living in Space | Returning to the Moon | Celebrating Space Dreams
GLEX IGNITION | AFTERNOON SESSION
New Discoveries in human origins. | The infinite monkey cage. (BBC Radio Live)
Jun 18
ANGRA DO HEROÍSMO | Angra do Heroísmo Cultural and Congress Center.
GLEX SUMMIT | 1 SESSION | STARGAZERS & TRAILBLAZERS
Explorers are dreamers, and in dreaming build new pathways toward what is possible. From the vastness of the deep, hiking the jungles of the Amazon, rocketing to the stars and beyond – we are charting the course for the future of the planet. Boundless possibilities await us all, kick-off the fifth Global Exploration Summit and dream big with us.
GLEX SUMMIT | 2 SESSION | FROM THE FRONT LINE.
Field science and the pursuit of cultural exchange cannot cease in conflict, in fact in crisis the spirit of human endeavor is needed more than ever. Through some of the most complicated political situations in the world, hear tales from incredible individuals overcoming the odds.
Special Session - SOE'24 | Women in Exploration: Breaking Boundaries
Women in Exploration: Breaking Boundaries.
SOE'24 - Space, Ocean, and Earth Insights - is a special session of the GLEX Summit, organised by INESC TEC, that will have its third edition this year, under the theme "Women in Exploration: Breaking Boundaries".
Jun 19
ANGRA DO HEROÍSMO | Angra do Heroísmo Cultural and Congress Center.
GLEX SUMMIT | 3 SESSION | INFINITE HORIZONS.
Infinite Horizons.
A horizon line denotes where the known meets the unknown.
The panorama of all possibilities lies before us, and it is up to those with the fire inside to seek beyond. From classical pursuits to groundbreaking new ways of understanding ourselves, start our second day with inspiring stories and reflections on courage in the face of the unknown.
GLEX SUMMIT | 4 SESSION | BEYOND THE VEIL.
Beyond the Veil.
Pull back the curtain and learn what's inside – pierce the black darkness of cave systems, watch insect predators hunt in the deep night, uncover cultural traditions buried beneath the sands of time, defy the loss of sight to hear the vibrance of life, and unfold the very origins of humanity.
GLEX SUMMIT | 5 SESSION | THE MAGIC OF EXPLORATION.
The Magic of Exploration.
Pull back the curtain and learn what's inside – pierce the black darkness of cave systems, watch insect predators hunt in the deep night, uncover cultural traditions buried beneath the sands of time, defy the loss of sight to hear the vibrance of life, and unfold the very origins of humanity.
GLEX IGNITION | MORNING SESSION
Jun 15 | 9:45 AM - 13:15 AM
Alfândega Porto Congress Centre | PORTOCheck-In | 9:45
10:15 | Opening Session
10:30 | LIVING IN SPACE:
From Space Stations to Deep Space.
11:15 | BREAK
Space Café
11:45 | RETURNING TO THE MOON AND BEYOND
Exploration in the next Decade.
12:00
ASTROLAB VENTURI – The next Lunar Vehicle
12:30 | CELEBRATING SPACE DREAMS.
Conversations with Suborbital Pioneers.
13:15 | BREAK
GLEX IGNITION | AFTERNOON SESSION
Jun 15 | 15:30 PM - 18:30 PM
Alfândega Porto Congress Centre | PORTO
16:00 | BREAK
Space Café
16:15 | THE INFINITE MONKEY CAGE.
BBC Radio Live. Hosted by:
OPENING SESSION | SESSION 1
Jun 18 | 9:30 AM | 12:00 PM
ANGRA DO HEROÍSMO | Angra do Heroísmo Cultural and Congress Center.9:30 AM | CHECK-IN
9:45 AM | OPENING SESSION
10:00 AM | SESSION 1
Stargazers & Trailblazers
10:00 AM | From Space to Sea: Unlocking Global Solutions.
10:20 AM | Hive & Prejudice: The Enduring Obstacle to Saving the Bees
10:40 AM | BREAK
Coffee-break
11:20 AM | The Only Constant is Change: Science on a Swiftly Tilting Planet
11:40 AM | The Crab-Cracking Capuchins of Brasil
12:15 PM | BREAK
Lunch break
2 SESSION | FROM THE FRONT LINE.
Jun 18 | 2:30 PM | 3:30 PM
2:30 PM | Conservationists in Danger
2:50 PM | Identity War in Ukraine: The Power of Cultural Resilience
3:10 PM | Crossing Boundaries
3:30 PM | Break
SPECIAL SESSION - SOE'24
Jun 18 | 3:45 PM | 5:50 PM
3:45 PM | A History of the Future.
Women in Exploration: Breaking Boundaries.
4:00 PM | The First Native-American Woman to Travel to Space.
4:14 PM | Timecave: 500 hundred days in one single night.
4:30 PM | Planning a Moonwalk on Earth: How Lunar Analogs Prepare Us for Artemis.
4:45 PM | Suit Up for the Stars: Innovating Gender-Inclusive Flight Suits for Outer Space and Earth Adventures.
5:00 PM | Breaking Ice: An Expedition to the North Pole.
5:15 PM | Biocontrol for interstellar agriculture: studying insect-killing worms on the International Space Station.
5:30 PM | CAMões Mission Unveiled: Empowering Emerging Space Nations Ascendancy of Exploration.
5:45 PM | CAMões Patch Competition
CAMões Patch Competition – Winner Award Gonçalo Ricarte.
5:50 PM | Closing
GLEX SUMMIT | 3 SESSION
Jun 19 | 9:30 AM | 12:20 PM
9:30 AM | SESSION 4
Infinite Horizons.
9:30 AM | The Real Voyage of Discovery.
10:10 AM | The Past of the Future / The Future of the Past.
10:30 AM | TITAN Memorial
Celebrating the life of Hamish Harding & PH Nargeolet, one yearlater.
11:00 AM | Coffee-break
11:20 AM | Darwin200, a preview, one year before arrival to the Azores.
12:00 PM | Spacewaling on Hubble and What’s Next in Space.
12:20 PM | Break
GLEX SUMMIT | 4 SESSION
Jun 19 | 2:30 PM | 3:50 PM
2:50 PM | From Antartica to Inclusion: A Journey Through Sound.
3:10 PM | Preserving Vanishing Cultural Tradition of Minorities in Crisis Zones.
3:30 PM | Understanding and Interpreting Human Origins in the Greatest Age of Exploration.
3:50 PM | Break
GLEX SUMMIT | 5 SESSION
Jun 19 | 4:30 PM | 5:40 PM
9:30 AM | SESSION 5
The Magic of Exploration.
4:20 PM | The Art & Beauty of Distraction.
4:40 PM | Bridging Human Origins to Fashion Futures.
5:00 PM | The Art in Exploration
