Nationality: Russian

Country of Residence: Russia

Nominator: Svetlana Popova

Supporters: Aslan Abashidze, Irina Chernykh, Chuck Dickey, Victoria Kichenina, Aleksandra Komleva, Igor Porokhin, Alexander Solntsev, J. H. Castro Villalobos

Professional path (including present position)
Valentin Uvarov is a founder and the Director of the Research Center for Space Economy and Policy, Moscow, Russia, http://www.sep.center.
Valentin Uvarov is a Russian expert, a specialist in the field of space policy, economics and law. His research interests include the creation of favorable legal conditions for the development of the space economy; problems of the safety of near-Earth orbits and space traffic; regulation of the receipt, processing and dissemination of remote Earth observation data from space, as well as products based on them; the formation of a new world order in the field of space resources.
While in his capacity as Director of the Department of Commercial Projects in the Field of Manned Spaceflight Missions and Space Research and the Department of Manned Space Complexes of JSC United Rocket and Space Corporation, Valentin was a member of the State Commission for Flight Testing of Manned Space Complexes.

Education and degree
Valentin Uvarov graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Relations, International Law Department in 1983, went for his professional development course in a joint program of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, AFW Wirtschaftsakademie Bad Harzburg GmbH (Germany) and Independent Director Program of the Higher School of Public Administration with Moscow State University. Fluent in English and Spanish.

Main publications in English
Cooperative Debris Remediation: Ready for Action. Chuck Dickey, Valentin Uvarov and Guoyu Wang, IAC-23-E7,7,8-79129, Recent Developments in Space Law with Particular Focus on Space Debris Remediation, 74th International Astronautical Congress, Baku, Azerbaijan, IISL Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space October 6, 2023,
Bridging National and International Efforts on Space Debris Remediation. Chuck Dickey, Valentin Uvarov, Guoyu Wang, and Brian C. Weeden, IAC-22-A6/8-E9.1, 73rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Paris, France, 18-22 September 2022.
“Principles for Cooperative ADR”: A Viable Path for Remediation of High Mass Derelict Objects in Crowded Low Earth Orbits? GLEX-21-1.4.9 x62056, Chuck Dickey, Valentin Uvarov

Membership and professional affiliation
Deputy Chairman of the Expert Council on Improving Legislative Regulation of the Space Industry of the Committee of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Economic Policy, expert of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation, expert of the Valdai International Discussion Club a member of the Association of Independent Directors.

Awards and other accomplishments
Certificate of Honor of the President of the Chamber of Commerce and industry of the Russian Federation, 2021
Certificate of Gratitude, SPACELOG, 2018
Certificate of Honor of the President of the Registration Chamber at the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation^ 2004

Space law expertise
74th International Astronautical Congress, Colloquium "Current Processes in Space Law with a focus on space debris removal", report "Cooperative space Debris Removal: Ready for action" (Baku, October 2023).
II International Conference "Digital International Relations 2023", section "International Space Law: current state and prospects" (track - "Current trends in the development of space diplomacy"), report "Space debris removal: opportunities of international law and public diplomacy" (Moscow, October 2023).
XI St. Petersburg International Legal Forum, report "Legal incentives to attract private investment in the Russian space economy: problems and opportunities" (St. Petersburg, May 2023).
International Conference "Modern international legal regime of natural resources of celestial bodies: the impact of legislative innovations", report "Organizational and legal aspects of space debris removal". (Belgrade-Moscow, October 2022).
International round table "The role of law in increasing the social and economic benefits of space projects" report "Mechanisms of space cooperation in a conflicting world" (Shenzhen-Moscow, October 2022). Round table of the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy on "Improving legislative regulation in order to create conditions for attracting private investment in the development of space programs" (Moscow, February 2023), report "On measures to attract private investment in the space sector of the economy of the Russian Federation".
International round table "Cooperation and Competition in Space: Legal problems and prospects" (Shenzhen-Moscow, June 2022), report "Problems of using Earth remote sensing data for monitoring greenhouse gases: where is the boundary between space and climate law?"
Twenty-sixth UN Climate Conference (Glasgow, Scotland, 2021).
"Russian-American Round table on the prevention of the militarization of outer space" (Moscow, IMEMO RAS, December 2018)
United Nations Conference on Space Law and Space Policy (Istanbul, Turkey, September 2019)
The First UN Conference on Space Law and Space Policy (Moscow, September 2018)

IISL Position applied for
director

Specify your relationship with the IISL
Member since 2018

Specify the reason for applying for the postition and how you can serve IISL
I want to contribute to creation of favorable legal conditions for the development of the space economy, resolving problems of the safety of near-Earth orbits and space traffic management

Name, Surname of Nominator
Svetlana Popova

Nominator's reasons for nominating the nominee
Valentin Uvarov can make a significant contribution to the implementation of the IISL mission. He is an expert in space activity regulations and has experience working in the space sector of his country's economy. Mr. Uvarov is one of the founders of an American-Chinese-Russian non-governmental organization that works to solve urgent problems related to space regulation (this NGO has observer status with the UNCOPUOS). Mr. Uvarov is a public figure who promotes interest in space and space law among young people and the widest audience. Mr. Uvarov is also certified as a director and has extensive contacts at both governmental and non-governmental levels, internationally and nationally. These contacts can be useful for promoting the IISL and effectively solving the problems facing our professional community.

Supporters:

Aslan Abashidze

Irina Chernykh

Chuck Dickey

Victoria Kichenina

Aleksandra Komleva

Igor Porokhin

Alexander Solntsev

J. H. Castro Villalobos