Official Partners and Publications World Summit for Satellite Financing

SES (Euronext Paris, Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) is the world’s pre-eminent satellite operator. SES operates through two market-leading satellite operators, SES ASTRA and SES WORLD SKIES. Via a satellite fleet of outstanding technical reliability and global reach, these companies provide transmission capacity as well as platform and application services for media, enterprise and government customers to an area which is home to 99% of the world’s population.

www.ses.com

Arianespace is the world’s leading launch service & solutions company, providing innovation to its customers since 1980. Backed by 21 shareholders and the European Space Agency, Arianespace offers an unrivalled family of launchers, comprising Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega, and an international workforce renowned for a culture of commitment and excellence. As of 1st May 2011, Arianespace had launched with Ariane launchers a total of 292 payloads, including more than half of all the commercial satellites now in service worldwide. It has a backlog of 19 Ariane 5 and 18 Soyuz launches, equal to more than three years of business. www.arianespace.com
 

MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & McCLOY LLP is committed to providing comprehensive legal services to the space business. New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, London, Frankfurt, Munich, Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong and Beijing, the Space Business Group at Milbank delivers experienced advice in finance, commercial contracts, risk management and trade and regulatory matters to satellite operators, aerospace manufacturers and financial institutions around the world.

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Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a highly diversified global enterprise principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture and integration of advanced-technology systems, products and services. The Corporation’s core businesses span space and telecommunications, electronics, information and services, aeronautics, and energy. Lockheed Martin designs and builds both Commercial and Military communication satellites, Commercial Launch Services and a variety of other products and services.

The Isle of Man is dedicated to providing a financial and regulatory environment specifically tailored to meet the needs of the satellite communications industry. With a Zero Rate of Corporate Tax for Space Based Businesses, a strong economy 'AAA' rated by both Standard & Poor's and Moody's and a stable political foundation celebrating 1,031 years of continuous parliamentary government in 2010, our goal is to continue to provide an environment that allows the growing space-based business sector on the Island to thrive.

For more information, please visit www.spaceisle.com