Jean-Dominique (JD) is a Senior Manager at AIRBUS, developing the future of its space and defence division. In this role, he works with top-level executives on country development strategies, partnerships, business growth, and corporate governance. He started his 13-years career as a Systems Engineer in Human Spaceflight programmes, at Airbus, NASA and ESA. He has also worked as Innovation Project Manager, building a startup and working with emerging startups. A convinced “citizen of the world” having lived and worked in Europe, Asia and US, he is a passionate space aficionado, and enjoys music production and freeride snowboarding in his free time.