Asimina Syriou
Business Applications & Partnerships Officer, Energy BASS Lead European Space Agency (ESA)
Asimina leads the energy strategy for BASS (Business Applications Space Solutions programme), driving business development and forging industry partnerships to scale space-enabled innovation in the energy sector. She oversees a portfolio of energy-focused initiatives and chairs the Energy Task Force – a global coalition of energy leaders working to build a green economy powered by space. With over 15 years of experience across business development, project management, and international cooperation, Asimina has worked in the public, private, academic, and non-profit sectors, including with the United Nations, NGOs, and national governments. She brings deep expertise in Earth observation and geospatial applications. Asimina is a Chartered Geographer and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. She supports innovation through mentoring startups in EU accelerator programmes and regularly lectures on space and sustainability at leading universities, including Oxford and UCL.