Defence Space Conference 2023

Description

Defence Space: The leading UK Defence event for Space professionals

Welcome to Defence Space Conference 2023

UK Space Command’s Defence Space Conference is the leading platform for all those who seek to influence emerging thinking on the UK’s military space capabilities.

Bringing together senior UK military and government officials, alongside industry, academics, and leaders in disruptive technologies, the conference coheres military space strategy and operations with space technology and innovation. It is the UK’s primary platform for sharing and shaping future UK space domain strategic thinking and operational delivery.

The programme for DS2023 is being delivered in partnership with UK Space Command and the Freeman Air & Space Institute. Key contributions will also be made from Strategic Command and the Ministry of Defence’s Security, Policy & Operations department, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Department for Business and Trade, and the UK Space Agency.

The conference will feature a range of topics including:

Delivering the National Space Strategy together: Representatives from different government departments will discuss the cross-government relationships and responsibilities for space and identify how the private sector can engage to support the delivery of the National Space Strategy.
Space sector Industry and Innovation: A panel will address how the UK plans to unlock growth in the space sector and the roadmap for unleashing the UK’s space potential to deliver the UK’s National and Defence Space Strategies.
Diversity in Space: Speakers from the military, industry and academia will examine how and why a diverse space workforce is critical for delivering the best security outcomes for the UK.
Attracting, Developing, and Retaining the UK’s Space Workforce: UK Space Command will chair a session focused on how to generate and maintain a skilled space workforce. This session will address the challenge of attracting, training, and retaining space skills across the sector. Panellists will also discuss plans for the UK Space Academy, and discuss how defence skills may differ from the civilian sector.

The conference will include a keynote session with Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey, Commander of UK Space Command, who will provide an update on UK Space Command’s progress and roadmap for 2024.

“The Defence Space Conference presents a unique opportunity to bring together all the critical stakeholders across the space community to share ideas and new initiatives to protect and defend the UK and harness the technology pipeline we need to deliver leading capabilities and generate the necessary skills to conduct space operations.”
Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey, Commander, UK Space Command

Defence Space Conference 2023 will be a one-day conference on Tuesday 12 December 2023. It will include an exhibition and an exclusive reception in the evening. The event will be held at The Institution of Engineering & Technology in London.

We are sorry but In-person tickets at the venue are now sold out, but you can still register to take part in the conference online by registering through the Virtual Access tab above. We look forward to you joining us on Tuesday.

Virtual attendees will be able to access the conference via a dedicated link to the livestream.

Next year’s two-day Defence Space Conference 2024 will be held on 24-25 September 2024 at The Institution of Engineering & Technology in London as well as online.

For sponsorship details please contact clive@airspacepower.com

Event Details

Date: 12 December 2023

Start time: 09:00 GMT

End time: 17:00 GMT

Venue: IET, Savoy Place, London

Description

Defence Space: The leading UK Defence event for Space professionals

Welcome to Defence Space Conference 2023

UK Space Command’s Defence Space Conference is the leading platform for all those who seek to influence emerging thinking on the UK’s military space capabilities.

The conference will feature a range of topics including:

Delivering the National Space Strategy together: Representatives from different government departments will discuss the cross-government relationships and responsibilities for space and identify how the private sector can engage to support the delivery of the National Space Strategy.
Space sector Industry and Innovation: A panel will address how the UK plans to unlock growth in the space sector and the roadmap for unleashing the UK’s space potential to deliver the UK’s National and Defence Space Strategies.
Diversity in Space: Speakers from the military, industry and academia will examine how and why a diverse space workforce is critical for delivering the best security outcomes for the UK.
Attracting, Developing, and Retaining the UK’s Space Workforce: UK Space Command will chair a session focused on how to generate and maintain a skilled space workforce. This session will address the challenge of attracting, training, and retaining space skills across the sector. Panellists will also discuss plans for the UK Space Academy, and discuss how defence skills may differ from the civilian sector.

The conference will include a keynote session with Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey, Commander of UK Space Command, who will provide an update on UK Space Command’s progress and roadmap for 2024.

Virtual attendees will be able to access the conference via a dedicated link to the livestream.

Next year’s two-day Defence Space Conference 2024 will be held on 24-25 September 2024 at The Institution of Engineering & Technology in London as well as online.

For sponsorship details please contact clive@airspacepower.com

0800	Venue registration opens
0830	Coffee and Networking
0930	Welcome and Conference Introductions	Air Commodore Mark Roberts (Retd) Chair, The Air & Space Power Association Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst
0935	Opening Address	Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey Commander, UK Space Command
0945	Stage change
0950	Session 1: Delivering the Space Strategy together: Space in the UK is a cross-department strategic endeavour. The first ever National Space Strategy brought together the UK’s strengths in science and technology, defence, regulation, trade, and diplomacy to pursue a bold national vision: to build one of the most innovative and attractive space economies in the world, growing the UK as a space nation. The aim of this session is for the leading government departments to expose the cross-government relationships and responsibilities, and identify how academia and the private sector can engage to support delivery of the national space strategies. The session includes representatives from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Ministry of Defence and the Department for Business and Trade, with an academic perspective from RUSI and industry perspective led from In-Space Missions, part of BAE Systems.	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Doug Liddle Chief Executive Officer, In-Space Missions Group Captain Dave Keighley Assistant Head for Strategy and Operations, UK MOD Space Policy Team Juliana Suess Research Analyst and Policy Lead, Military Sciences, RUSI Joshua Broom Head of Space, UK Department for Business & Trade (DBT) Mark Bacon Deputy Director of Programmes, Direct Investments & Sector Policy in Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
1100	Morning Coffee & Networking
1130	Session 2: Industry and Innovation: Collaborating for Success This session will focus on how to unlock growth in the UK space sector and the collaborative routes for industry to turn innovation and new technologies into world-leading space capabilities. Panellists from across the space industry and science and technology sector will discuss how best to work with government bodies and Defence to deliver the national space strategy as well as work together with international partners to unleash the UK’s space potential.	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Air Commodore Mark Roberts (Retd) Chair, The Air & Space Power Association Dr Matthew Broadhead Chief Consultant, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) Space Systems Programme Dr Michael O’Callaghan Head of Future Programmes, Airbus Defence and Space UK David Pile Regional Director – UK, Europe & MENA at Northrop Grumman Space Systems
1210	Stage change
1215	Session 3: Diversity in Space This session will discuss the importance of diversity not just on moral grounds but because research shows time and again that diversity improves decision-making and appropriate risk appetites. Panellists from military, industry and academia will discuss how a lack of diversity in the space sector could hamper delivering the best security outcomes for the UK. They will ask why diversity matters, what opportunities are we missing, and is the route to diversity more challenging for the military sector? This will be a briefing session before lunch with facilitated Q&A in the afternoon.	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Carissa Bryce Christensen Founder & Chief Executive Officer, BryceTech Melissa Quinn Managing Director of Seradata, Slingshot Aerospace Wing Commander Sas Duffin Deputy Director and Branch Head Enablement, NATO Space Centre, Combined Force Space Component Command Julia Balm Doctoral Researcher, Freeman Air & Space Institute, King’s College London
1300	Networking & Lunch
1400	Session 3: Diversity in Space Q&A	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Carissa Bryce Christensen Founder & Chief Executive Officer, BryceTech Melissa Quinn Managing Director of Seradata, Slingshot Aerospace Wing Commander Sas Duffin Deputy Director and Branch Head Enablement, NATO Space Centre, Combined Force Space Component Command Julia Balm Doctoral Researcher, Freeman Air & Space Institute, King’s College London
1430	Stage change
1435	Session 4: Attracting, Developing, and Retaining the UK’s Space Workforce: UK Space Command will lead this session focused on how to generate and maintain a skilled space workforce. This session will address the challenge of attracting, training, and retaining space skills across the sector. Panellists will also discuss plans for the UK Space Academy, and discuss how defence skills may differ from the civilian sector. A facilitated Q&A will follow after Tea & Networking.	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Group Captain John Hetherington Deputy Head Space Enablement, UK Space Command Dr Joanna Hart Space Partnership Director, The Space Partnership Dr Heidi Thiemann Co-founder & Director, Space Skills Alliance Charlotte Petrides Director of Engineering, ViaSat UK Andrew Ratcliffe Chief Engineer, UK Space Agency
1510	Afternoon Tea & Networking
1540	Session 4: Attracting, Developing, and Retaining the UK’s Space Workforce Q&A	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Group Captain John Hetherington Deputy Head Space Enablement, UK Space Command Dr Joanna Hart Space Partnership Director, The Space Partnership Dr Heidi Thiemann Co-founder & Director, Space Skills Alliance Charlotte Petrides Director of Engineering, ViaSat UK Andrew Ratcliffe Chief Engineer, UK Space Agency
1610	Stage Change
1615	Keynote In his Keynote Address Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey, Commander of UK Space Command, will provide an update on UK Space Command’s progress and roadmap for 2024.	Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey Commander, UK Space Command
1630	Keynote Q&A	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey Commander, UK Space Command Doug Liddle Chief Executive Officer, In-Space Missions Air Commodore Mark Roberts (Retd) The Air & Space Power Association Group Captain John Hetherington Deputy Head Space Enablement, UK Space Command Carissa Bryce Christensen CEO and Founder, BryceTech
1700	Closing Remarks	Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey Commander, UK Space Command
1715-2030	Drinks Reception in the Riverside Room

0800	Venue registration opens
0830	Coffee and Networking
0930	Welcome and Conference Introductions	Air Commodore Mark Roberts (Retd) Chair, The Air & Space Power Association Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst
0935	Opening Address	Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey Commander, UK Space Command
0945	Stage change
0950	Session 1: Delivering the Space Strategy together: Space in the UK is a cross-department strategic endeavour. The first ever National Space Strategy brought together the UK’s strengths in science and technology, defence, regulation, trade, and diplomacy to pursue a bold national vision: to build one of the most innovative and attractive space economies in the world, growing the UK as a space nation. The aim of this session is for the leading government departments to expose the cross-government relationships and responsibilities, and identify how academia and the private sector can engage to support delivery of the national space strategies. The session includes representatives from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Ministry of Defence and the Department for Business and Trade, with an academic perspective from RUSI and industry perspective led from In-Space Missions, part of BAE Systems.	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Doug Liddle Chief Executive Officer, In-Space Missions Group Captain Dave Keighley Assistant Head for Strategy and Operations, UK MOD Space Policy Team Juliana Suess Research Analyst and Policy Lead, Military Sciences, RUSI Joshua Broom Head of Space, UK Department for Business & Trade (DBT) Mark Bacon Deputy Director of Programmes, Direct Investments & Sector Policy in Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
1100	Morning Coffee & Networking
1130	Session 2: Industry and Innovation: Collaborating for Success This session will focus on how to unlock growth in the UK space sector and the collaborative routes for industry to turn innovation and new technologies into world-leading space capabilities. Panellists from across the space industry and science and technology sector will discuss how best to work with government bodies and Defence to deliver the national space strategy as well as work together with international partners to unleash the UK’s space potential.	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Air Commodore Mark Roberts (Retd) Chair, The Air & Space Power Association Dr Matthew Broadhead Chief Consultant, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) Space Systems Programme Dr Michael O’Callaghan Head of Future Programmes, Airbus Defence and Space UK David Pile Regional Director – UK, Europe & MENA at Northrop Grumman Space Systems
1210	Stage change
1215	Session 3: Diversity in Space This session will discuss the importance of diversity not just on moral grounds but because research shows time and again that diversity improves decision-making and appropriate risk appetites. Panellists from military, industry and academia will discuss how a lack of diversity in the space sector could hamper delivering the best security outcomes for the UK. They will ask why diversity matters, what opportunities are we missing, and is the route to diversity more challenging for the military sector? This will be a briefing session before lunch with facilitated Q&A in the afternoon.	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Carissa Bryce Christensen Founder & Chief Executive Officer, BryceTech Melissa Quinn Managing Director of Seradata, Slingshot Aerospace Wing Commander Sas Duffin Deputy Director and Branch Head Enablement, NATO Space Centre, Combined Force Space Component Command Julia Balm Doctoral Researcher, Freeman Air & Space Institute, King’s College London
1300	Networking & Lunch
1400	Session 3: Diversity in Space Q&A	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Carissa Bryce Christensen Founder & Chief Executive Officer, BryceTech Melissa Quinn Managing Director of Seradata, Slingshot Aerospace Wing Commander Sas Duffin Deputy Director and Branch Head Enablement, NATO Space Centre, Combined Force Space Component Command Julia Balm Doctoral Researcher, Freeman Air & Space Institute, King’s College London
1430	Stage change
1435	Session 4: Attracting, Developing, and Retaining the UK’s Space Workforce: UK Space Command will lead this session focused on how to generate and maintain a skilled space workforce. This session will address the challenge of attracting, training, and retaining space skills across the sector. Panellists will also discuss plans for the UK Space Academy, and discuss how defence skills may differ from the civilian sector. A facilitated Q&A will follow after Tea & Networking.	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Group Captain John Hetherington Deputy Head Space Enablement, UK Space Command Dr Joanna Hart Space Partnership Director, The Space Partnership Dr Heidi Thiemann Co-founder & Director, Space Skills Alliance Charlotte Petrides Director of Engineering, ViaSat UK Andrew Ratcliffe Chief Engineer, UK Space Agency
1510	Afternoon Tea & Networking
1540	Session 4: Attracting, Developing, and Retaining the UK’s Space Workforce Q&A	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Group Captain John Hetherington Deputy Head Space Enablement, UK Space Command Dr Joanna Hart Space Partnership Director, The Space Partnership Dr Heidi Thiemann Co-founder & Director, Space Skills Alliance Charlotte Petrides Director of Engineering, ViaSat UK Andrew Ratcliffe Chief Engineer, UK Space Agency
1610	Stage Change
1615	Keynote In his Keynote Address Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey, Commander of UK Space Command, will provide an update on UK Space Command’s progress and roadmap for 2024.	Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey Commander, UK Space Command
1630	Keynote Q&A	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey Commander, UK Space Command Doug Liddle Chief Executive Officer, In-Space Missions Air Commodore Mark Roberts (Retd) The Air & Space Power Association Group Captain John Hetherington Deputy Head Space Enablement, UK Space Command Carissa Bryce Christensen CEO and Founder, BryceTech
1700	Closing Remarks	Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey Commander, UK Space Command
1715-2030	Drinks Reception in the Riverside Room

0800	Venue registration opens
0830	Coffee and Networking
0930	Welcome and Conference Introductions	Air Commodore Mark Roberts (Retd) Chair, The Air & Space Power Association Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst
0935	Opening Address	Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey Commander, UK Space Command
0945	Stage change
0950	Session 1: Delivering the Space Strategy together: Space in the UK is a cross-department strategic endeavour. The first ever National Space Strategy brought together the UK’s strengths in science and technology, defence, regulation, trade, and diplomacy to pursue a bold national vision: to build one of the most innovative and attractive space economies in the world, growing the UK as a space nation. The aim of this session is for the leading government departments to expose the cross-government relationships and responsibilities, and identify how academia and the private sector can engage to support delivery of the national space strategies. The session includes representatives from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Ministry of Defence and the Department for Business and Trade, with an academic perspective from RUSI and industry perspective led from In-Space Missions, part of BAE Systems.	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Doug Liddle Chief Executive Officer, In-Space Missions Group Captain Dave Keighley Assistant Head for Strategy and Operations, UK MOD Space Policy Team Juliana Suess Research Analyst and Policy Lead, Military Sciences, RUSI Joshua Broom Head of Space, UK Department for Business & Trade (DBT) Mark Bacon Deputy Director of Programmes, Direct Investments & Sector Policy in Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
1100	Morning Coffee & Networking
1130	Session 2: Industry and Innovation: Collaborating for Success This session will focus on how to unlock growth in the UK space sector and the collaborative routes for industry to turn innovation and new technologies into world-leading space capabilities. Panellists from across the space industry and science and technology sector will discuss how best to work with government bodies and Defence to deliver the national space strategy as well as work together with international partners to unleash the UK’s space potential.	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Air Commodore Mark Roberts (Retd) Chair, The Air & Space Power Association Dr Matthew Broadhead Chief Consultant, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) Space Systems Programme Dr Michael O’Callaghan Head of Future Programmes, Airbus Defence and Space UK David Pile Regional Director – UK, Europe & MENA at Northrop Grumman Space Systems
1210	Stage change
1215	Session 3: Diversity in Space This session will discuss the importance of diversity not just on moral grounds but because research shows time and again that diversity improves decision-making and appropriate risk appetites. Panellists from military, industry and academia will discuss how a lack of diversity in the space sector could hamper delivering the best security outcomes for the UK. They will ask why diversity matters, what opportunities are we missing, and is the route to diversity more challenging for the military sector? This will be a briefing session before lunch with facilitated Q&A in the afternoon.	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Carissa Bryce Christensen Founder & Chief Executive Officer, BryceTech Melissa Quinn Managing Director of Seradata, Slingshot Aerospace Wing Commander Sas Duffin Deputy Director and Branch Head Enablement, NATO Space Centre, Combined Force Space Component Command Julia Balm Doctoral Researcher, Freeman Air & Space Institute, King’s College London
1300	Networking & Lunch
1400	Session 3: Diversity in Space Q&A	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Carissa Bryce Christensen Founder & Chief Executive Officer, BryceTech Melissa Quinn Managing Director of Seradata, Slingshot Aerospace Wing Commander Sas Duffin Deputy Director and Branch Head Enablement, NATO Space Centre, Combined Force Space Component Command Julia Balm Doctoral Researcher, Freeman Air & Space Institute, King’s College London
1430	Stage change
1435	Session 4: Attracting, Developing, and Retaining the UK’s Space Workforce: UK Space Command will lead this session focused on how to generate and maintain a skilled space workforce. This session will address the challenge of attracting, training, and retaining space skills across the sector. Panellists will also discuss plans for the UK Space Academy, and discuss how defence skills may differ from the civilian sector. A facilitated Q&A will follow after Tea & Networking.	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Group Captain John Hetherington Deputy Head Space Enablement, UK Space Command Dr Joanna Hart Space Partnership Director, The Space Partnership Dr Heidi Thiemann Co-founder & Director, Space Skills Alliance Charlotte Petrides Director of Engineering, ViaSat UK Andrew Ratcliffe Chief Engineer, UK Space Agency
1510	Afternoon Tea & Networking
1540	Session 4: Attracting, Developing, and Retaining the UK’s Space Workforce Q&A	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Group Captain John Hetherington Deputy Head Space Enablement, UK Space Command Dr Joanna Hart Space Partnership Director, The Space Partnership Dr Heidi Thiemann Co-founder & Director, Space Skills Alliance Charlotte Petrides Director of Engineering, ViaSat UK Andrew Ratcliffe Chief Engineer, UK Space Agency
1610	Stage Change
1615	Keynote In his Keynote Address Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey, Commander of UK Space Command, will provide an update on UK Space Command’s progress and roadmap for 2024.	Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey Commander, UK Space Command
1630	Keynote Q&A	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey Commander, UK Space Command Doug Liddle Chief Executive Officer, In-Space Missions Air Commodore Mark Roberts (Retd) The Air & Space Power Association Group Captain John Hetherington Deputy Head Space Enablement, UK Space Command Carissa Bryce Christensen CEO and Founder, BryceTech
1700	Closing Remarks	Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey Commander, UK Space Command
1715-2030	Drinks Reception in the Riverside Room

0800	Venue registration opens
0830	Coffee and Networking
0930	Welcome and Conference Introductions	Air Commodore Mark Roberts (Retd) Chair, The Air & Space Power Association Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst
0935	Opening Address	Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey Commander, UK Space Command
0945	Stage change
0950	Session 1: Delivering the Space Strategy together: Space in the UK is a cross-department strategic endeavour. The first ever National Space Strategy brought together the UK’s strengths in science and technology, defence, regulation, trade, and diplomacy to pursue a bold national vision: to build one of the most innovative and attractive space economies in the world, growing the UK as a space nation. The aim of this session is for the leading government departments to expose the cross-government relationships and responsibilities, and identify how academia and the private sector can engage to support delivery of the national space strategies. The session includes representatives from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Ministry of Defence and the Department for Business and Trade, with an academic perspective from RUSI and industry perspective led from In-Space Missions, part of BAE Systems.	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Doug Liddle Chief Executive Officer, In-Space Missions Group Captain Dave Keighley Assistant Head for Strategy and Operations, UK MOD Space Policy Team Juliana Suess Research Analyst and Policy Lead, Military Sciences, RUSI Joshua Broom Head of Space, UK Department for Business & Trade (DBT) Mark Bacon Deputy Director of Programmes, Direct Investments & Sector Policy in Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
1100	Morning Coffee & Networking
1130	Session 2: Industry and Innovation: Collaborating for Success This session will focus on how to unlock growth in the UK space sector and the collaborative routes for industry to turn innovation and new technologies into world-leading space capabilities. Panellists from across the space industry and science and technology sector will discuss how best to work with government bodies and Defence to deliver the national space strategy as well as work together with international partners to unleash the UK’s space potential.	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Air Commodore Mark Roberts (Retd) Chair, The Air & Space Power Association Dr Matthew Broadhead Chief Consultant, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) Space Systems Programme Dr Michael O’Callaghan Head of Future Programmes, Airbus Defence and Space UK David Pile Regional Director – UK, Europe & MENA at Northrop Grumman Space Systems
1210	Stage change
1215	Session 3: Diversity in Space This session will discuss the importance of diversity not just on moral grounds but because research shows time and again that diversity improves decision-making and appropriate risk appetites. Panellists from military, industry and academia will discuss how a lack of diversity in the space sector could hamper delivering the best security outcomes for the UK. They will ask why diversity matters, what opportunities are we missing, and is the route to diversity more challenging for the military sector? This will be a briefing session before lunch with facilitated Q&A in the afternoon.	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Carissa Bryce Christensen Founder & Chief Executive Officer, BryceTech Melissa Quinn Managing Director of Seradata, Slingshot Aerospace Wing Commander Sas Duffin Deputy Director and Branch Head Enablement, NATO Space Centre, Combined Force Space Component Command Julia Balm Doctoral Researcher, Freeman Air & Space Institute, King’s College London
1300	Networking & Lunch
1400	Session 3: Diversity in Space Q&A	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Carissa Bryce Christensen Founder & Chief Executive Officer, BryceTech Melissa Quinn Managing Director of Seradata, Slingshot Aerospace Wing Commander Sas Duffin Deputy Director and Branch Head Enablement, NATO Space Centre, Combined Force Space Component Command Julia Balm Doctoral Researcher, Freeman Air & Space Institute, King’s College London
1430	Stage change
1435	Session 4: Attracting, Developing, and Retaining the UK’s Space Workforce: UK Space Command will lead this session focused on how to generate and maintain a skilled space workforce. This session will address the challenge of attracting, training, and retaining space skills across the sector. Panellists will also discuss plans for the UK Space Academy, and discuss how defence skills may differ from the civilian sector. A facilitated Q&A will follow after Tea & Networking.	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Group Captain John Hetherington Deputy Head Space Enablement, UK Space Command Dr Joanna Hart Space Partnership Director, The Space Partnership Dr Heidi Thiemann Co-founder & Director, Space Skills Alliance Charlotte Petrides Director of Engineering, ViaSat UK Andrew Ratcliffe Chief Engineer, UK Space Agency
1510	Afternoon Tea & Networking
1540	Session 4: Attracting, Developing, and Retaining the UK’s Space Workforce Q&A	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Group Captain John Hetherington Deputy Head Space Enablement, UK Space Command Dr Joanna Hart Space Partnership Director, The Space Partnership Dr Heidi Thiemann Co-founder & Director, Space Skills Alliance Charlotte Petrides Director of Engineering, ViaSat UK Andrew Ratcliffe Chief Engineer, UK Space Agency
1610	Stage Change
1615	Keynote In his Keynote Address Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey, Commander of UK Space Command, will provide an update on UK Space Command’s progress and roadmap for 2024.	Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey Commander, UK Space Command
1630	Keynote Q&A	Susannah Streeter Broadcaster & Analyst Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey Commander, UK Space Command Doug Liddle Chief Executive Officer, In-Space Missions Air Commodore Mark Roberts (Retd) The Air & Space Power Association Group Captain John Hetherington Deputy Head Space Enablement, UK Space Command Carissa Bryce Christensen CEO and Founder, BryceTech
1700	Closing Remarks	Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey Commander, UK Space Command
1715-2030	Drinks Reception in the Riverside Room

Defence Space Conference 2023

12 December 2023

IET, London and Online

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