Michael Byers (DBA University of British Columbia)
Space debris and national security: An interdisciplinary solutions-oriented examination — A two-day interdisciplinary workshop focused on the threat space debris poses to national security. The workshop will host lawyers, academics, military and industry to conduct research on the problems of space debris, legal considerations of anti-satellite weapons, commercial constellations of satellites, and cooperation challenges with Russia, India, and China. Policy options will also be developed for the Government of Canada.