Space Insurance Symposium sponsored by Relm Insurance ?

Keynote - Insurance as the Invisible Force Behind Progress. Innovation doesn’t fail because of ambition, it fails when risk is misunderstood, unmanaged or ignored. Joseph Ziolkowski, Founder and CEO of Relm Insurance, demonstrates how insurance underpins the survival and scalability of innovative industries, from space to digital assets to emerging technologies like AI. He’ll explain how modern risk management helps leaders look around corners, absorb shocks and move forward with confidence. More than a backstop, insurance increasingly acts as a commercial enabler, providing the green light investors, partners and customers need to engage with bold new business models. Panel 1 Synopsis: Risk Management and Risk Transfer for Space Constellations The original space insurance policies were created to support large, capital-intensive GEO satellites. But space has changed in the 30 years since they became the benchmark. Today’s constellations are smaller, faster to deploy, and backed by new economic models and financial structures. This panel explores how risk management and insurance must evolve to support LEO and MEO constellations, addressing physical infrastructure, revenue dependencies and systemic risk. Panelists will discuss how adaptive insurance solutions can strengthen resilience, unlock capital and support sustainable growth in the new space economy. Panel 2 Synopsis: Cyber Risk in Space: From Blind Spot to Business Priority On Earth, cyber risk is the number one threat most CEOs prepare for, but in space it remains under-addressed outside defense operations. As satellites become more software-defined and interconnected, cyber vulnerabilities pose existential risks to operators and customers alike. This panel examines how cyber risk manifests in space systems, what lessons can be learned from terrestrial cyber insurance, and how insurers support prevention, resilience and rapid response following incidents. Turning cyber from an afterthought into a core pillar of space risk management. Key Takeaways - How insurance acts as a commercial enabler for innovation, not just a safety net. - The impact of new constellation financial models on risk in space, and how insurers are responding. - Why cyber risk in space is a business issue today yet currently ignored.