During the IESA Spacetronics 2019 on 19th September 2019, Vinod Chippalkatti was a panelist on the discussion with the topic “Indian Space Manufacturing Ecosystem”. With other Industry captains, Vinod discussed on the areas of Industry readiness to New Space, experiential learnings with ISRO, advises for newcomers in space sector including start ups. The event was well attended by Indian Defense and Space scientists and Industry experts from India and abroad.