Danilo Sakay

Background

About Danilo Sakay

Tech. Adivsor at Brazilian Space Agency - Office for Strategic Inteligence and New Business. 2023 - current. Previous regional coordinator for the AEB 2022- 2023. Participates and represents Brazil on cutting edge technology and international working groups, such as: The International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG), an initiative to cooperate with other space agencies on critical technologies as we look on to the future of space exploration. Further explored on AEB's Artemis Task Force; Was a member of several selection committees on Brazilian state public calls such as-Brazil's procurement for critical technologies-New capacity building and training sub orbital rockets-First private orbital launch vehicle initiative-Ministry of technology satellites olympiades Commended as an honorary member of the Brazilian Air Force for professional contributions to the aerospace sector. Brazilian candidate for the position of Vice President of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), in 2022. Is a Member of the Federation IAF Technical and Administrative Committees- Committee on Space Transportation: Rapporteur on the 2021 IAC D2.7 session and Co-Chair on the 2022 and 2023 IAC D2.1 sessions - Launch Vehicles in Service or in Development- Space Education and Outreach technical committee (SEOC)- Committee on Liaison with International Organisations and Developing Nations (CLIODN)- Committee on Developing Countries and Emerging Communities (ACDCEC), and the Latin America and Caribbean sub-committee. International Astronautic Congress 2020 to 2022 and Global Space Exploration Conference 2021 - autored multiple publications on Technology, Education, Legal framework, International Cooperation and other topics. 2022 UN Office for Outer Space Affairs workshop on Socio-Economic benefits: Access to Space for All - Bridging the Space Divide. Global Conference on Space for Emerging Countries 2022 Speaker for the plenary session on Co-evolution of the Space Ecosystem; GNF session on Space Technology for Emerging Countries. SGAC workshop. 2023 invited and contributed to the Nexus- Nairobi: When space, purpose & culture collide. Mentor for the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) 2022. Mechanical engineer - Federal University of Brasilia (UnB). Intern INPE and IAE. Scholarship CNPq and AEB Uniespaço. Ph.D. and post-doctorat the École Nationale de Mécanique et Aéronautique (ENSMA), Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l’Espace (ISAE).