SPEAKERS

HEAR INFLUENTIAL VOICES

The 2025 Programme Committee are delighted to welcome the following speakers at the UK Space Conference in Manchester.

The speakers below represent a snapshot of the very best thought leaders, innovators, and decision makers in and around the space sector, across business, government, and academia.

Please use the tabs below to view all speakers and session types; Plenary, Breakout, Workshop.

Dr. Arnold Agaba
Dr. Arnold Agaba
Post Doctoral Researcher, Chair of the African Air and Space Law Research Group
McGill University, Institute of Air and Space Law
Clement Albergel
Clement Albergel
Head of ESA's Actionable Climate Information Section
European Space Agency
Josef Aschbacher
Josef Aschbacher
Director General
European Space Agency
Stephanie Ayres
Stephanie Ayres
Head of Policy
UKspace
James Baker
James Baker
CEO
Graphene@Manchester, University of Manchester
Prof. Martin Barstow
Prof. Martin Barstow
Director of Strategic Partnerships
University of Leicester / Space Park Leicester
Jodi Bartin
Jodi Bartin
CEO
Citicourt and Co Ltd
Dr. Sarah Beardsley
Dr. Sarah Beardsley
Director STFC-RAL Space
UKRI - Science and Technology Facilities Council
Dr. Jenny Carter
Dr. Jenny Carter
Research Fellow and Lecturer
University of Leicester
Davis Cook
Davis Cook
Chairman
RIIS
Dr. Jinglang Feng
Dr. Jinglang Feng
Senior Lecturer
University of Strathclyde
Rafel Jorda Siquier
Rafel Jorda Siquier
Founder and CEO
Open Cosmos
Dallas Kasaboski
Dallas Kasaboski
Principal Analyst
Analysys Mason
Dr. Lucinda King
Dr. Lucinda King
Mission Concepts Engineer
BAE Systems
Doug Liddle
Doug Liddle
Chair
UKspace
Adrian Nixon
Adrian Nixon
Editor
Nixene Publishing Ltd
Dr. Olugbenga Olumodimu
Dr. Olugbenga Olumodimu
Space Program Manager
University of Portsmouth
Dr. Stefania Soldini
Dr. Stefania Soldini
Assoc. Prof.
University of Liverpool
Dr. Michelle Sprake
Dr. Michelle Sprake
Lead Systems Engineer, Vigil mission
Airbus Defence and Space
Chandra Taposeea-Fisher
Chandra Taposeea-Fisher
Senior Project Manager
UKspace
Joshua Western
Joshua Western
CEO
Space Forge Limited

Further speakers to be announced.

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