About CanSat Competitions and CanSatLab:

The CanSat competition is an educational initiative that offers students a unique opportunity to gain practical experience in designing, building, and testing a simulated satellite, known as a CanSat. The competition simulates a real space mission in a more accessible and compact format, with the CanSat itself being a small electronic device housed within the volume and shape of a standard soda can. Participants are tasked with integrating all the major components of a satellite, such as payload, telemetry, and a recovery system, into this small space.

During the competition, the CanSats are launched to a certain altitude using rockets or balloons and must complete a specific mission while descending back to Earth, typically by parachute. Missions vary each year and can include tasks like measuring atmospheric conditions, carrying out scientific experiments, or testing technology for space applications. This competition not only teaches students about space engineering and atmospheric science but also helps develop team collaboration, problem-solving, and project management skills. The CanSat competition is open to university and high school students worldwide, fostering an educational environment where students can apply theoretical knowledge in a practical, exciting real-world setting.

Here is a summary video of the most recent competition:

CanSatLab is a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring middle school students towards STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) through space research. The first of its kind student lab provides professional support and an educational environment in collaboration with universities, experts, and space research companies. Annually, they co-organize the CanSat competition, where teams build mini satellites within a soda can-sized module, guided by mentors and university students, some of whom have worked with ESA and NASA. For more information, visit CanSatLab .

The Hungarian Astronautical Society (MANT) - the organizer of CanSat Hungary Competitions:

The Hungarian Astronautical Society, abbreviated as MANT in Hungarian, is a non profit organization that gathers Hungarian space researchers, users of space technology and everyone who is interested in the interdisciplinary and state-of-the-art uses and research of outer space.

MANT, through its members from various fields of science, organizes conferences, youth forums, summer space camps, issues periodicals, releases media material and holds lectures about space research and connected scientific fields. Since 1959, MANT is a member of the International Astronautical Federation.

For further information visit their website.

About Peter Kristof (LinkedIn):

A multiple award-winning innovation expert, startup founder, corporate executive, and strategic consultant in digitalization, venture capital, as well as technology and economic development. He is a regular speaker at international conferences on these topics.

As a leading expert and researcher for OpenExO with global presence, he investigates the connections and mechanisms of impact between disruptive innovations, accelerating technological advancement, and organizational and national economic transitions. As the Hungarian partner of the Swiss-Indian Enabling Excellence, he regularly participates in transformation projects for multinational corporations, aiming to set them on new development paths. Serving as the innovation director for HungaroFlow Consulting, noted as a qualified space industry supplier, he realizes flagship projects aimed at digitalization, the creation of innovation ecosystems, and the development of the space and defense sectors, alongside colleagues with decades of international experience. As a member of the advisory board for Stradamus Inc., he deals with equity financing, creation of venture capital funds, and transaction advisory.

In his social-professional roles, he works on strengthening the domestic innovation culture as the vice president and South Transdanubian regional director of the Hungarian Association for Innovation, president of the Society of IT Leaders, chairman of the supervisory board for the Carpathian Basin Talent Spotting Foundation, member of the advisory board of the Infotér Association, invited lecturer at Corvinus University of Budapest and the University of Pécs, and chief advisor of Rátgéber Basketball Academy Foundation.

He completed his studies in economics and informatics at the University of Pécs, Jönköping Business School, University of Hagen, and Gábor Dénes University, obtaining his PhD in innovation management from Corvinus University of Budapest. He pursued postgraduate studies at the world-leading Harvard (disruptive strategy), INSEAD (leadership), and EPFL (new space economy and space mission design and operations). Recently, he was awarded a prestigious scholarship by the European Space Agency, which he will use to spend the summer of 2024 at Rice University and NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, organized by the International Space University, conducting executive studies in space technology, space economy, and space law.

As a delegate of the Hungarian Innovation Alliance, he is the chairman of the Cluster Certification Board and a member of the Monitoring Committees for the Economic Development and Innovation Operational Program Plus (GINOP), Digital Renewal Operational Program Plus (DIMOP), and the Implementation Operational Program (VOP).

As the prior of Baranya County for the Visegrád-based Order of Saint George, he regularly participates in local and regional charitable actions and historical preservation.

As a techno-optimist, he unshakably believes in the positive transformative power of science and technology, supporting and facilitating their realization through his activities. His hobbies include astrophysics, innovation, economic diplomacy, skiing, and trail running. He lives in Keszü, Baranya County, with his wife and two children.

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• Business transformation workshop: after the training, I’ll lead two half-day workshops for up to 20 of your colleagues, exploring the transformative opportunities offered by the space industry and disruptive technologies.
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