David Jelínek
David Jelínek https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/25160727/David-Jelinek-Photo.png 480 270 Asteroid Day https://asteroidday-uploads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/25160727/David-Jelinek-Photo.pngAsteroid Day Affiliation:
Anthropologist by education, Policy Officer by employment – currently working at the European Commission, DG DEFIS (Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space). I spent last two and a half years working in a unit responsible for Space Innovation and Entrepreneurship, where I worked on institutional support to startups and SMEs, organised hackathons and space camps, or created a platform for internships and entry-level jobs in the space sector. I am also the Youth Correspondent of DG DEFIS, streamlining youth issues and making sure young people are heard.
