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, WorkshopSolutions Stage .

Tim Peake
Tim Peake
Astronaut
UK Space Agency
Melissa Quinn
Melissa Quinn
Managing Director
Slingshot Aerospace
MINI RAI
MINI RAI
DIRECTOR
ORBIT RISE LTD
Andrew Ratcliffe
Andrew Ratcliffe
Chief Engineer
UK Space Agency
Jenna Rhodes-Tiwana
Jenna Rhodes-Tiwana
Senior Strategy Advisor
ispace inc.
William Roberts
William Roberts
Division Head Positioning Navigation and Timing in UK
GMV NSL
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Katharine Robson Brown
Vice President for Research, Innovation and Impact
University College Dublin
Emma Royce
Emma Royce
Co-Founder Rise Together Space Alliance
Rise Together Space Alliance
Nick Russell
Nick Russell
Senior Strategic Advisor
Axiom Space
Emma Ryan
Emma Ryan
Challenge Manager
NATO DIANA
Harshbir Sangha
Harshbir Sangha
Missions and Capabilities Director
UK Space Agency
Trisha Saxena
Trisha Saxena
Senior Investment Associate
NATO Innovation Fund
Mark Saxon
Mark Saxon
Chief of External Affairs
Satellite applications catapult
Margherita Sepioni
Margherita Sepioni
CEO and Co-Founder
SmartIR Limited
Zaria Serfontein
Zaria Serfontein
Product Strategy Engineer
Astroscale Ltd.
Elizabeth Seward
Elizabeth Seward
Space and Defence Sector Advisor
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Adit Shah
Adit Shah
Founder & Director
Elantar
Anushka Sharma
Anushka Sharma
SPAN Liaison Manager
Space Academic Network
Irina Shmakova
Irina Shmakova
Export Academy Adviser
DBT
Balazs Slezak
Balazs Slezak
CEO
Astro42
Pamela Smith
Pamela Smith
VP Future Programmes
AAC Clydespace
Stefania Soldini
Stefania Soldini
Assoc. Prof.
University of Liverpool
Martin Soltau
Martin Soltau
Co-CEO
Space Solar Group
Marcus Spiegel
Marcus Spiegel
Chief Technology Officer
Gentian Limited

Further speakers to be announced.