SPACE LAW ACROSS BORDERS: COMPARATIVE FRAMEWORKS IN U.S, INDIA, JAPAN & S. KOREA (GW Univ), Sept 4, 2025, DC, 10:00 am-2:00 pm ET

Updated, August 27

George Washington University’s Space Policy Institute (SPI) and the GW Law School will hold an in-person event on September 4, 2025 in Washington, DC.

The topic is “Space Law Across Borders: Comparative Frameworks in the United States, India, Japan, and South Korea.”

Speakers include:

• Ranjana Kaul, Partner, Dua Associations, New Delhi, India
• Shimpel Ishido, Partner, Nishimura & Ashai, Tokyo, Japan
• Nayoung Youn, Senior Researcher, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), Republic of Korea
• Gabriel Swiney, Director, Policy, Advocacy and International Division, Office of Space Commerce, NOAA

The first part of the meeting from 10:00 am-12:00 pm is at SPI’s offices at 1957 E St., NW, Washington, DC.

That will be followed by a luncheon from 12:10-2:00 pm ET at the nearby GW Law School where Swiney will give a keynote address.

More information and the agenda are on the event’s website.

GW SPI’s Henry Hertzfeld and GW Law School’s Rosa Celorio will give introductory remarks, along with Stefan Samse of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’s Rule of Law Programme Asia (KAS RLPA).

A virtual option is not available.

RSVP in advance is required because space is limited. The link is here, or phone 202-994-1592 or email spi@gwu.edu