Dr Louise Butt leads the Space South Central Enterprise Network, the delivery arm of the regional space cluster, Space South Central. Over the last four years, Louise has been a champion and advocate for space and satellite technologies. During her tenure at the South Coast Centre of Excellence in Satellite Applications, her team worked tirelessly to unlock the region’s latent space potential, build a thriving regional space community, and explore relevant space opportunities to promote economic growth.

Passionate about the role of science and technology in solving some of the world’s greatest challenges, Louise trained and worked as a biochemist before transitioning into research and innovation facilitation. While working in the Higher Education sector, she applied her knowledge in project management, partnership building, bid development, event management, and funding support to develop interdisciplinary technology-focused projects for industry and academia.