IAF Bureau

The IAF Bureau is one of the main organs of the International Astronautical Federation, consisting of Elected and Appointive Officers.

The IAF Bureau generally meets five times a year – twice in March during the IAF Spring Meetings held in Paris and three times during the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in September/October.

Duties of the IAF Bureau include:

  • Receive applications for Membership and report its recommendation to the General Assembly;
  • Recommend to the General Assembly for consideration the termination of Membership;
  • Recommend and supervise the arrangements for the plenary meetings of the General Assembly and for congresses, symposia and other such IAF meetings;
  • Prepare an agenda for the plenary meetings of the General Assembly;
  • Supervise the preparation of an annual financial report to the General Assembly;
  • Appoint interim committees;
  • Take appropriate measures for developing the cooperation of the Federation with national and international organizations, societies and bodies;
  • Perform such additional duties as may be directed by the General Assembly.

The President and Vice Presidents are elected for three years. The IAF President and IAF Vice Presidents shall serve in their office according to the provisions in the IAF Constitution for a maximum period of two non-consecutive terms.

THE IAF BUREAU CONSISTS OF:

VOTING MEMBERS

  • The IAF President
  • 12 IAF Vice- Presidents

NON VOTING MEMBERS

  • The Incoming IAF President
  • The IAF Executive Director
  • The IAF General Counsel
  • The IAF Honorary Secretary

IAF BUREAU 2025 – 2026:

IAF President

Gabriella ARRIGO

IAF President, Director of International Affairs, Italian º£½ÇÖ±²¥ Agency (ASI)

IAF Past President

Clay MOWRY

Chief Executive Officer, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

VP: Next Generation Activities

Amal ALBINALI

Chief, Strategic Planning & Projects Management Department, Bahrain º£½ÇÖ±²¥ Agency

VP: Science and Academic Relations

Samaddin ASADOV

Deputy Minister, Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan

VP: Global Membership Development and Financial Matters

Michal BRICHTA

Head of Innovation Department, Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic

VP: Relations with International Organizations

Yusuf KIRAÇ

Chairman of The Board and President, Turkish º£½ÇÖ±²¥ Agency (TUA)

VP: Diversity Initiatives

Nikol KOLEVA

Executive Director, º£½ÇÖ±²¥ Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)

VP: Societies and Museums

Daming LI

President, China Academy of º£½ÇÖ±²¥ Technology (CAST)

VP: Astronauts Relations and Outreach

Michael LOPEZ-ALEGRIA

Chief of the Astronaut Office and Ax-1 Mission Commander, Axiom º£½ÇÖ±²¥, LLC

VP: Industry Relations and º£½ÇÖ±²¥ Economy

Geraldine NAJA

Director of Commercialisation, Industry and Competitiveness, European º£½ÇÖ±²¥ Agency (ESA)

VP: Honors and Awards

Asanda NTISANA

º£½ÇÖ±²¥ and Stakeholder Liaison Specialist, South African National º£½ÇÖ±²¥ Agency (SANSA)

VP: º£½ÇÖ±²¥ Agency Relations

Enrico PALERMO

Head, Australian º£½ÇÖ±²¥ Agency

VP: Technical Activities and IAF Global Networking Forum

David SPENCER

Vice President for Publications, American Astronautical Society (AAS) Senior staff Member, The Aerospace Corporation

VP: Emerging º£½ÇÖ±²¥ Ecosystems

Gaspard TWAGIRAYEZU

Chief Executive Officer, Rwanda º£½ÇÖ±²¥ Agency (RSA)

General Counsel

Sergio MARCHISIO

Full Professor of International Law, Sapienza University of Rome

IAF Honorary Secretary

Geir HOVMORK

Retired, Norwegian º£½ÇÖ±²¥ Agency (NOSA)

Executive Director

Christian FEICHTINGER

Executive Director, IAF Secretariat