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 .

Mark Boggett
Mark Boggett
Mr
Seraphim
John Bone
John Bone
Chief Commercial Officer
Orbex
Mark Bown
Mark Bown
Director of Business Development - Europe | Space
Filtronic Plc
Prof Helen Brindley
Prof Helen Brindley
Professor in Earth Observation
National Centre for Earth Observation, Imperial College London
Joshua Broom
Joshua Broom
Head of Space
Department for Business and Trade
Dr Craig Brown
Dr Craig Brown
Director of Investment
UK Space Agency
Prof Rob Buckingham OBE
Prof Rob Buckingham OBE
Executive Director
UK Atomic Energy Authority
Dr Alice Bunn OBE
Dr Alice Bunn OBE
President
UKspace
Mayor Andy Burnham
Mayor Andy Burnham
Mayor of Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Dr Louise Butt
Dr Louise Butt
Director
Space South Central
Dr Jenny Carter
Dr Jenny Carter
Research Fellow and Lecturer
University of Leicester
Dr Philip Carvil
Dr Philip Carvil
Head of Clusters
UKRI - STFC
Susan Charlesworth
Susan Charlesworth
Director
Charlesworth Human Performance Ltd.
Lieutenant Colonel Jim Cheesman
Lieutenant Colonel Jim Cheesman
SO1 Exploit
UK Space Command
Dr Meganne Christian
Dr Meganne Christian
Reserve Astronaut / Senior Exploration Manager - Commercial
UK Space Agency
Mike Clancy
Mike Clancy
General Secretary
Prospect
Dr Stuart Clark
Dr Stuart Clark
Author of The Sun Kings
Founder, Expanded Universe Ltd
Izzie Clarke
Izzie Clarke
Science Journalist & Podcast Producer
Freelance / Boffin Media
Dr Thomas Clayson
Dr Thomas Clayson
Chief Technology Officer
Magdrive Ltd
Dr Rosemary Coogan
Dr Rosemary Coogan
ESA Astronaut and Astrophysicist
Davis Cook
Davis Cook
Chairman
RIIS
Katherine Courtney
Katherine Courtney
Chair GNOSIS
Global Network on Sustainability in Space
Nicholas Crisp
Nicholas Crisp
Co-Founder and Lecturer
CASA Space Technologies & University of Manchester
Alan Cross
Alan Cross
North West Space Cluster Manager
UKRI-STFC

Further speakers to be announced.