Management
Professional Profile
Since June 2016
Director, European Space Policy Institute, Vienna, Austria
2007 - 2016
Served as the Secretary General of ASD-Eurospace.
2004 - 2007
Head of the French Space Agency (CNES) office in North America and Attaché for Space and Aeronautics at the Embassy of France in Washington, D.C.
2001 – 2004
Deputy Director for Strategy and Programs, responsible for the Industrial Strategy of CNES, the French Space Agency.
1998 – 2000
Adviser to the French Ministry of Research for Industrial Policy Funds management, aiming at support to competitiveness support and new space applications and services development and promotion.
1996 – 1998
Appointed by Arianespace in Evry, France, to lead a risk mitigation and cost reduction plan covering to the end of operational life of the Ariane 4 launcher.
1990 - 1996
Mr. Tortora was based in Kourou, French Guiana, as Head of Arianespace Operations Quality Department. There, he led the Quality Management of the Ariane 4 launchers final integration and of the launch pad operations and maintenance. He supervised the industrialization and the implementation of the associated control plans.
Mr. Tortora started his career in 1984 at the French military procurement agency, DGA, as a naval weapons integration and test engineer, expert in signal processing and warships acoustic discretion.
Languages: English, French
Nationality: French
Professional Profile
Since 2018
Treasurer at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), Vienna, Austria
2014-2018
Financial and Administrative Assistant at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), Vienna, Austria
Accounting, Project Controlling, Budgeting and Forecast
2009-2014
Maternity Leave
2004-2008
Finance Management & Research at the LBI for Social Psychiatry
Research, Financial Operations, Project Management and Reporting
2001
Tutor at the Institute of Sociology, University of Vienna
Assistance for Gender Studies
1999-2000
Finance & Controlling at Universal Music Austria
Accounting & Controlling issues
Education
2014-2018
Professional training and specialization at the Institute for Economic Development of the Vienna Economic Chamber
1998-2004
Master´s degree in Sociology and Economics; University of Vienna
1995-1998
Humboldt Business school, Vienna
Languages:
German, English, Basic French
Nationality:
Austrian
Professional Profile
Since June 2017
Research Manager, European Space Policy Institute, Vienna
Planning and supervision of ESPI workplan
Project management and quality assurance
ESPI databases management
2015 - 2017
Senior Advisor, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Space strategies studies managment
Business and partnership development
2010 - 2015
Industry Strategy Analyst, Eurospace
Research and analyses
Database management
Events organisation
Working groups management
2010
Methods Engineer, Thales Alenia Space
Lean manufacturing and process integration
Smart production tools
Education
2010
Master in Industrial management and logistics, IPSA
2009
Master in mecatronics, Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées
2005 - 2008
Bachelor in aeronautics and space system engineering, IPSA
2012
Space technology professional course TTVS, CNES
Languages:
French, English, Spanish
Nationality:
French
Associate Senior Fellow
Professional Profile
Since September 2019
Associate Senior Fellow for ESPI, Vienna, Austria.
2018 - 08/2019
Senior Research Fellow at ESPI, Vienna, Austria.
2014 - 2018
Resident Fellow at ESPI, Vienna, Austria.
2012 - 2013
Research Intern at ESPI, Vienna, Austria.
2011
Manager of a Beach Club, Grosseto, Italy.
2009
Trainee at the Protocol Assistance Office of the Organizing Committee of the XIII FINA, Rome, Italy.
Education
2012
ESA/ECSL Summer Course on Space Law and Policy, Paphos, Cyprus
2012
SIOI/ASI/CNR-ISGI Master on Space Policy and Institutions, Rome, Italy. Final dissertation on International Space Law: “Space Sustainability and the new Normative Solutions”.
2011
Institute for Global Studies- School of Government Security Studies Programme, Rome, Italy.
2008-2012
Magister´degree in International Relations of Asia and Africa, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Naples, L´Orientale, Naples, Italy. Final dissertation on World Politics (pending): “Asian Regionalism in the Space Sector”.
2009
SIOI Master on International Relations and International Protection of Human Rights, Rome, Italy. Final dissertation on International Relations: “Article IX of Japanese Constitution and its Geopolitical Effects”
2006
Intensive Japanese Language course, Kudan Institute of Language and Culture, Tokyo, Japan
2004-2008
Bachelor´s of Oriental Languages and Cultures, University of Rome, La Sapienza, Rome, Italy. Final dissertation on Japanese History.
Languages:
Italian, English, Japanese
Nationality:
Italian
Resident Fellows
Professional Profile
Since 2019
Resident Fellow at ESPI, Vienna, Austria
2018
Research officer at the Studies and Influence Department of the French Air Force
2018
Intern at Keolis – Assistance to the management of press relations
Education
2016 - 2018
Master’s degree of Political Science and International Relations, Sciences Po Paris, France
2013 - 2016
Bachelor’s degree of Political Science, Sciences Po Grenoble, France
Languages:
French, English, German
Nationality:
French
Professional Profile
2020
Resident Fellow at ESPI, Vienna, Austria
2017 - 2018
Intern at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)- Economy division. Worked with the former 10YFP now One Planet Network
Education
2018-2019
MSc in the Department of Space and Climate Physics at University College London (UCL), London, UK
2015 - 2017
ME in Climate-Change Science at the University of Melbourne. Melbourne, Australia
2011 - 2015
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political-Sciences and Environmental Studies at McGill University. Montreal, Canada
Languages:
French, English, German
Nationality:
French
Professional Profile
Since 2021
Resident Fellow at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), Vienna, Austria.
2020
Research Intern at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), Vienna, Austria.
2020
Research Assistant at the Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Education
2020
LLM in Air and Space Law, Institute of Air and Space Law, Faculty of Law, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
2019
Strategic Space Law Course 2019, Institute of Air and Space Law, Faculty of Law, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
2019
LLM in International Trade Law, International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITCILO), Turin School of Development, Turin, Italy.
2018
5 years Law Degree, University of Bologna, Italy.
Languages:
Italian, English, Spanish
Nationality:
Italian
Professional Profile
Since June 2018
Resident Fellow at ESPI, Vienna, Austria.
Since 2016
Chairman of the Slovak Space Policy Association NGO
Since 2015
Various positions in the Space Generation Advisory Council – NPoC for Slovakia, member of the Space Law and Policy project group, member of the organizing team of the Space Generation Forum 2.0
2014 - 2018
Member of delegation of the Slovak Republic to the UN Committee for Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
2017
Researcher for the Space Security Index Project covering national space policies and multilateral forums for space governance
2013 - 2015
Internships - International Visegrad Fund, Representation of European Commission in the Slovak Republic, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic
Education
2015 - 2018
PhD. in International Relations, Faculty of Political Science and International Relations of the Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
2016 - 2017
Fulbright Research Stay at the Space Policy Institute of George Washington University in Washington, DC, USA
2015
Master of Arts in International Relations at the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations of the Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
2014
CEEPUS research stay at the University of Vienna in Vienna, Austria
2014
European Centre for Space Law Summer Course on Space Law and Policy, Geneva, Switzerland
Languages:
Slovak, English, German
Nationality:
Slovak
Professional Profile
Since 2021
Resident Fellow at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI). Vienna, Austria. (CNES seconded researcher).
2020
Research Intern at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), Vienna, Austria.
2019
Intern at Handicap International, Lyon, France.
Education
2020
Master’s degree in International Relations, International Security and Defense, University Jean Moulin Lyon III, France.
2018
Bachelor’s degree in Foreign Applied Languages, University Jean Moulin Lyon III, France.
Languages:
French, English, Russian, Spanish
Nationality:
French
Professional Profile
Since 2020
Resident Fellow at ESPI, Vienna, Austria
2018 - 2020
Strategy Officer, European Space Agency, Paris, France
2018 - 2018
Blue Book Stagiaire in the Cabinet of the European Commissioner for Transport, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
2017 - 2018
Legal trainee, Star Alliance Services GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2014 - 2016
Associate, Schoenherr Attorneys at Law, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2013 - 2014
Legal Advisor, Lukem d.o.o., Ljubljana, Slovenia
Education
2016 - 2017
LL.M. in Air and Space Law, Institute of Air and Space Law, Faculty of Law, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
2008 - 2014
Law Degree (Master of Laws equivalent), University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Languages:
English, French, Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian
Nationality:
Slovenian
Professional Profile
Since April 2021
Resident Fellow at European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), Vienna, Austria, with a fellowship by SIOI-ASI
2020
Intern in the Member States Relations and Partnerships Office at ESRIN, Frascati, Italy
2014
Press Office at Più libri più liberi - National fair of small and medium publishing, Rome, Italy
Education
2021
Postgraduate Master´s Degree Course in Intelligence and National Security, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
2020
Master in Space Institutions and Policies, SIOI, Rome, Italy
2019
Single-cycle Master’s Degree in Law, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
2016
Scuola di Politiche (SdP) by Enrico Letta, Arel, Rome, Italy
Languages:
Italian, English, Spanish
Nationality:
Italian
Professional Profile
Since 2021
Resident Fellow at European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), Vienna, Austria (DLR seconded researcher)
2021
Assistant to the Head of International Relations Department, German Aerospace Center (DLR)
2020
Temporary Research Assistant, International Relations Department, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Cologne International Organizations, UN and Development Cooperation, Russia/CIS, Japan
2017 - 2019
Student Assistant, International Relations Center, WiSo-Faculty, University of Cologne
2016
Intern at European Office of Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS), Brussels
Education
2017 - 2020
Master’s degree of Political Science, Focus: International Relations, University of Cologne, Germany
2013 - 2016
Bachelor’s degree of Social Sciences, Focus: Political Science, University of Cologne, Germany
Languages:
German, English, French, Russian
Nationality:
German
Associate Fellow
Professional Profile
Since September 2020
Associate Fellow at ESPI, Vienna, Austria.
Since September 2020
Researcher at Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Since September 2019
Fellow at Space Policy Research Centre, Japan Space Forum, Tokyo, Japan.
2019
Visiting Researcher at Secure World Foundation, Washington, D.C., USA.
Since 2018
Chief Strategy Officer at Space Edge Lab. Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan.
Since 2017
Researcher at Intelligence Space Systems Laboratory, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Since 2016
External Consultant at National Space Policy Secretariat, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, Tokyo, Japan.
2016-2018
External Project Researcher at Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Jakarta, Indonesia.
2014-2015
Intern at Reuniwatt SAS, Reunion Island, France.
2013
Intern at Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie (IRAP), Toulouse, France.
Education
2017 - 2020
Ph.D. in Public Policy, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
2015-2017
M.Eng. in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
2012-2017
M.Sc. in Aeronautics and Space and SUPAERO Engineer Degree, ISAE-SUPAERO, Toulouse, France (double-degree with The University of Tokyo).
Languages:
French, English, Spanish, Japanese
Nationality:
French
Administration and Support Staff
Professional Profile
Since 2021
Certified Data Protection Officer at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), Vienna, Austria
Since 2016
Management Assistant at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), Vienna, Austria
2013 - 2015
Administrative Assistant at Andritz Hydro Canada, Inc., Montreal, Canada
2012 - 2013
French course at Geos Academy, Montreal, Canada
2005 - 2012
Travel manager at Travel Agency "Mondial", Vienna, Austria
2001 - 2004
Business Administration Assistant for the coffee trading company "Promocoffee" in Zaporozhye, Ukraine
Education
2001
Master degree in Industrial Economics, National University in Zaporozhye, Ukraine
Languages:
English, German, French, Russian, Ukrainian
Nationality:
Austrian
Professional Profile
Since 2019
Financial and Administrative Assistant at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), Vienna, Austria Accounting, Project Controlling, Budgeting and Forecast
2014 - 2018
Certified employee in accounting and payroll at ATP Austrian Tax Partner
2012 - 2013
Certified employee in payroll at Consultatio Audit and Fiduciary Tax Advice GmbH & Co KG
2007 - 2012
Human Resource Generalist at the Austrian Federal Railways
2005 - 2007
Certified employee in accounting and payroll at Tax Advisor Mag. Dietmar Pfeiler
2003 - 2005
Certified employee in accounting and payroll at Tax Advisor Geza Bernd Dickinger
Education
2013
Diploma in Accounting at the finance Academy from the Institute for Economic Development of the Vienna Economic Chamber
2006
Graduation from Business School in Vienna
2004
Graduated from the Academy of Tax Advisors and Public Accountants as a certified payroll accountant
2003 - 2003
Completed apprenticeship as office clerk
Languages:
German, English
Nationality:
Austrian
Professional Profile
Since 2021
Communication Officer at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), Vienna, Austria
2019 - 2020
Press Secretary for the Minister of Education at the Government of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
2019
Issues Manager (Communications) for the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services at the Government of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
2018 - 2019
Member of Provincial Parliament Liaison for the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services at the Government of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
2017 - 2018
Research and Policy Analyst at the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance, Toronto, Canada
2016
Leadership Program Intern at the Sigma Chi Fraternity, Salt Lake City, USA
Education
2017
Bachelor of Arts in History, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada
Languages:
English
Nationality:
Canadian
