Markus Payer 

Founder & Owner

I´m the founder and owner of waveL communications in Luxembourg. 

We support customers - companies and institutions - in the international space, semiconductor and banking sector.

I also serve as Chair of the Asteroid Foundation (www.asteroidday.org) and as Editor-in-Chief of SpaceWatch.Global (www.spacewatch.global).

My background: I have worked in senior positions in the global telco, space, chemical, and media sector for many years now, heading Communications, PR & Media Relations at SES in Luxembourg, the C-Band Alliance in Washington DC, the Nation Branding of Luxembourg, Syngenta in Switzerland, RTL Group in Luxembourg, and Bertelsmann in Germany.

Before all this I worked as journalist, reporter, correspondent and editor for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) and Reuters.

For more information visit www.linkedin.com/in/payer.

Audrey Ripoche

Communications & PR, Strategic Consultant

I am a PR and Communications advisor with a knack for turning complex topics into compelling stories.  In the past 10 years, I have worked for tech companies in various industries such as space, aerial imaging, semiconductors, and software solutions. 

I also managed Communications and Marketing for a leading not-for-profit organisation in Australia in the health and research sector.  My work experience ranges from devising a communications strategy to rolling it out across multiple channels, and includes crafting key messages and narratives, media relations, copywriting, managing and producing audiovisual content. 

For more information, visit my profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ripochea  

Penelope Diamantopoulos 

Communications & PR, Editor

I am a multilingual professional with almost 20 years of working experience with a mixed origin and location background: Greek of Italian origins, born and raised in Athens in a French-speaking family. 

I studied Sociology and Economics in Paris, worked as a Photographer in Rome and now living in Copenhagen, where I focus on writing, translation, communications and HR. 

My latest collaborations in Denmark included the World Health Organization, Fintech companies and a cryptocurrency bank. I am also a writer and a translator in six different languages. 

 I invite you to visit my LinkedIn profile for more details about me and my career so far: https://www.linkedin.com/in/penelope22/

Viktoria Urban

Communications & PR, Editor

I am a qualified journalist (BA), and a current science student (Astronomy and planetary science BSc)  with widespread experience in science communication, content writing, online research, translating, interpreting, video editing and education.

I am confident in my writing, researching, planning, organising and social media skills as I have studied and have also been implementing these throughout my career. I studied and currently still live in Scotland, UK, and speak English, Hungarian and Italian. 

I am trained and confident in using Microsoft Office and iWork packages, I am also familiar with Python programming, Wordpress and several sound- and video editing softwares.

I have an analytical mindset, a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

For more information visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/viktoria-urban-peraspera-adastra/

Chris Poray

Communications and Public Affairs Consultant

I am a strategic communications and public affairs consultant, having recently finished a contract at the European Space Agency. Recently, I have worked with a Brussels based public affairs consultancy and an International Affairs charity in the UK. 

I studied MSc Economics and International Relations at university, now living in Oxfordshire, UK. My professional experience consists of communications strategy, project management, speechwriting, social media, marketing and public policy.  

For further details about me and my career, please feel free to take a look at my LinkedIn page which you can find: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisporay