The future of Europe's launcher capability was central to a panel featuring leaders in agencies and industry. ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, President of CNES François Jacq, ArianeGroup CEO Martin Sion, , Arianespace CEO David Caviollelès, and Avio CEO Giulio Ranzodiscussed the need for continuing guaranteed access to space, and the necessary supporting infrastructure on the ground. Josef Aschbacher said that Europe had exited the launcher crisis but now needs to focus on increasing the cadence of launches. He also stated that launchers and spaceports go together and mentioned ongoing developments at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana to help guarantee long-term access to space, as well as looking ahead to this year's Council at Ministerial level where selected proposals from the European Launcher Challenge will be put forward for funding. The panel discussed reusability including Themis.