4th New Horizons Summit
APAC’s Leading Forum for Sustainable and Self-Sufficient Space Exploration: Sydney, Australia | May 8–9, 2025
About the Summit
The New Horizons Summit is the APAC region's premier forum for advancing space sustainability, designed to address the immediate and long-term challenges of ensuring a responsible and resilient presence in space. In partnership with United Nations agencies, this two-day summit will bring together over 250 leaders, including government officials, UN delegates, industry pioneers, and subject-matter experts, for high-level dialogues and practical discussions. The summit’s mission is not only to protect space as a shared environment but also to foster the self-sufficiency required to enable deeper exploration and meaningful impacts on Earth.
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Focused on immediate challenges, Day 1 will convene government officials and UN delegates to discuss urgent issues such as space debris, space weather, and international policy frameworks. Through high-level dialogue, these leaders will explore partnerships and investments to ensure the resilience and security of space assets.
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Day 2 shifts to industry insights, featuring experts from across sectors who will explore sustainable solutions for self-sufficiency in lunar exploration, focusing on the Artemis missions. This day emphasizes technology, supply chains, and innovations needed to transform the Moon into a habitat and launchpad, setting a model for sustainable exploration that can inspire solutions for Earth.
Land, Sea, and Space: Foundational Domains for Sustainable Exploration
The path to sustainable space exploration begins by learning from the systems and challenges here on Earth. These domains—grounded in governance, resource management, and extreme environment operations—offer critical insights and innovations that will shape our journey to self-sufficiency in space. This blueprint for thriving beyond our planet will be reflected in the summit agenda, as it has been in our past initiatives.
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Land
The resources beneath our feet hold the key to survival and self-sufficiency in space. By drawing from terrestrial mining, resource processing, and logistics, we can adapt these practices to extraterrestrial environments. Innovations such as in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) will enable us to transform the Moon’s raw materials into essential supplies like water, oxygen, and construction materials, ensuring sustainable operations beyond Earth.
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Sea
The challenges of the deep sea closely mirror those of space, with its extreme conditions, isolation, and reliance on advanced engineering. Innovations in underwater habitats, robotics, and resource extraction offer invaluable insights for creating resilient systems in space. Lessons from undersea exploration provide a roadmap for thriving in harsh, resource-scarce environments, from the ocean floor to the lunar surface.
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Space
The domain of space itself drives our technological and scientific evolution. Advances in autonomous systems, robotics, and infrastructure design are critical for sustainable extraterrestrial exploration. From the Artemis missions to building lunar habitats, this domain represents the forefront of humanity’s effort to create a permanent and self-sufficient presence in space.
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Governance
Beyond physical domains, governance is the glue that binds all efforts together. International cooperation, policy development, and equitable frameworks ensure that space exploration remains sustainable and accessible to all. Effective governance fosters collaboration across nations, industries, and disciplines, setting the stage for responsible and impactful exploration.
