Marco Antonio Chamon

Marco Antonio Chamon is the President of the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB). With more than 40 years of experience in space engineering and satellite development, he has played a key role in landmark national programs, including the SCD-1 satellite, the oldest satellite still operating in Earth orbit, the China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite (CBERS) program, and the Amazonia-1 remote sensing satellite. Before assuming the presidency of AEB, he held senior leadership positions at the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE), serving as General Coordinator of Space Engineering and Technology and Coordinator of Planning, Budget, and Evaluation. Dr. Chamon holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil, and a Ph.D. in Electronics from the Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (ISAE-SUPAERO) in Toulouse, France.