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AGENDA
Westcott Space Cluster Expo:
Enabling Space Innovation
Agenda*
Time | Session |
08:30 – 09:25 | Arrival and registration, light refreshments available |
09:30 – 09.35 | Welcome Address – The Countess Howe, Buckinghamshire Lord Lieutenant |
09:35 – 09:40 | Briefing: UK National Space Strategy – Kathy Bass, BEIS |
09:40 – 09:45 | Briefing: National Cluster Development for Space – Barbara Ghinelli, UKRI STFC |
09:45 – 09:50 | Briefing: Buckinghamshire as the place for space – Martin Tett, Buckinghamshire Council |
09:50 – 09:55 | Briefing: Targeting Investment – The case for space – Richard Harrington, Buckinghamshire Local Enterprise Partnership |
09:55 – 10:00 | Briefing: Powering Space Innovation at Westcott – Nigel MacKenzie, PATRIZIA |
10:00 – 10:05 | Briefing: Agile Space and Westcott – Paul Febvre, Satellite Applications Catapult |
10:05 – 10:10 | Briefing: The journey through Westcott – Matt Escott, Protolaunch |
10:10 – 10:15 | Closing Address – Tony Forsythe, UK Space Agency |
10:15 – 10:40 | BREAK – Coffee & Networking |
10:40 – 11:10 | Panel Session 1: Commercial Space – Hosted by Mike Curtis-Rouse, Head of Access to Space at Satellite Applications Catapult |
11:10 – 11:40 | Panel Session 2: Small Business Growth – Hosted by Avantika Gupta, Vice President UK & Europe at Type One VC |
11:40 – 12:00 | Briefing: The Living Labs ecosystem: more than just a great facility – Sonia Pietosi, Business Development Lead at Satellite Applications Catapult |
12:00 – 12:45 | BREAK – Lunch & Networking |
12:45 – 13:15 | Panel Session 3: Integrating drone aircraft into national airspace – Hosted by Liam Braeger, Business Development – Transport Lead at Satellite Applications Catapult |
13:15 – 14:00 | BREAK |
14:00 – 16:30 | Facility Tours – Opportunity to visit space cluster facilities (subject to Map schedule) Westcott Space Cluster Exhibition Area – Exhibition space open for visiting and 1-2-1 meetings |
17:00 – 17:30 | Shuttle buses depart for Bicester North Station and event parking |
Delegates are invited to depart the Expo at 17:00. The Expo officially closes at 17:30.
