North East Space Conference 2024

The North East Space Conference is coming back for 2024!

Agenda

Registration 8:30 for a 9am start

Morning Session

- Welcome & order of the day

- Welcome from Durham County Council

- Space and the North East - John Bone, Chair of the North East Space Leadership Group

- Universities in the North East and Space

- From Gilette to Satellites - An Unconventional Route to a Career in Space - Preeya Lakhani, Lockheed Martin Space

- Break

- Creating the Ecosystem for Outer Space - Lucy Mason, Director for Innovation, Capgemini Invent UK

- Fireside chat: Space & Sustainability with:

• Panel Chair - Jayne Dale, Jacobs (Business Development Director)
• Miguel Bello Mora, Chair, Orbex
• Jake Geer, UK Managing Director, Orbit Fab
• Lucy Mason, Director for Innovation, Capgemini Invent UK
• Ralph 'Dinz' Dinsley, Managing Director, 3S Northumbria

12:15pm - 2:15pm - Lunch and network

1 - 2 pm -  Lunch roundtable session

Afternoon Session

- UK Space - Looking Ahead with Julie Black, Discovery & Sustainability Director, UK Space Agency

- The Business of Space as We See It  - JB Young, Strategy and Business Development Analyst, Lockheed Martin

- Fireside chat: Changing business opportunities in the Space sector with:

• Panel Chair: Nafeesa Dajda, Director of National Capability, Satellite Applications Catapult
• JB Young, Strategy and Business Development Analyst, Lockheed Martin
• Sean Goldsbrough, Head of Space and ISR, Raytheon UK
• Richard Gibbs, Filtronic
• David Parker, European Space Agency

Coffee and network

Finish

(This agenda is correct at the time of publishing, however may be subject to change).

The North East Space Conference is proudly sponsored by Lockheed Martin and NETPark.

For a discounted room rate please contact events.durham@radissonblu.comdirectly, quoting attendance at NE Space Conference. These rooms are on a first-come, first-served basis.