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Programme
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Monday 21st May 2018 (Day 1)
| Timing | Activity | Speakers & Challenges | |
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0830-1000 | Registration | ||
1000-1100 | Session 1 Opening introduction and Keynote Speakers |
| Mr Mark Roberts, Chairman, Air Power Association Guto Bebb, MP, Minister for Defence Procurement Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier, Chief of the Air Staff Keynote speech, ACM Sir Stephen Hillier, CAS Mr Will Jessett, Director for Strategic Planning, MOD Mr Graham Turnock, CEO UK Space Agency Keynote speech, Dr Graham Turnock The aim of this session is to highlight the main aims and themes of the emerging Defence Space Strategy, setting them into the wider international and cross-Government context. You will hear from the Minister of Defence Procurement, the Chief of the Air Staff and the MOD’s Director of Strategic Planning on the factors shaping the MOD’s approach and the rationale for new governance arrangements, as well as from the Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency on civil space initiatives and the close and evolving relationship between the UK Space Agency and MOD. |
1100-1130 | Morning Coffee | ||
1130-1145 | Session 2 Domain Perspectives | Clive Hughes, Space Security and Emerging Technology, Foreign and Commonwealth Office This session will address the peculiarities of the space domain as compared to other domains and how this affects norm building. The Space domain is changing rapidly due to the proliferation of commercial activity, the decreasing cost of launch, the increasing number of satellites and the drive for mass manufacture to support mega-constellations and other new missions Use of norms of behaviour is key to reduce the scope for misunderstandings or miscalculations in space that lead to conflict (in space or on Earth). | |
1145-1205 | Wing Commander Dave Davenport, HQ Air Operations Staff Mr Peter Lindsay, Head of Regulation Reform, UK Space Agency The safe and sustainable use of the space domain requires domain understanding – this is derived through Space Situational Awareness and the UK Space Operations Centre (SpOC) currently provides space services to Defence and Government. However the current SpOC is not fit for the changing task ahead and therefore a SpOC Enhancement programme is in progress to understand the requirements for the future. Defence is also working with the UK Space Agency to understand the future Defence role in National Space Operations. | ||
1205-1245 | Simon Richardson, Director of Defence Consulting Services, CGI Craig Lindsay, Aerospace Corporation Nicholas Smith, Paul Welsh, VP Commercial Space Operations Centre, The UK is not alone in considering the requirements for a Space Operations Centre. This session will include perspectives on what a SpOC might comprise and deliver from: | ||
1245-1300 | Panel session | ||
1300-1400 | Lunch | ||
1400-1415 | Session 3 Satelite Communications | Captain David Moody, Deputy Head of Space, Joint Forces Command Captain David Moody presentation The MOD is currently engaged with the refresh of our strategic comms which are at present delivered by PFI and the Skynet constellation. This session will provide an update on progress and the next steps. | |
1415-1435 | Richard Franklin, Head of Secure Communications, Airbus Andy Start, President of Global Government, Inmarsat Industry perspectives on: | ||
1435-1515 | Panel |
| Neil Fraser, Head of Space and Communications, Viasat Paul Wells, VP Government Satellite Communications How do we/should we balance traditional and well understood military SATCOM with the new commercial offerings? |
1515-1545 | Afternoon Tea |
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1545-1650
| Session 4 – International Collaboration | Air Vice-Marshal ‘Rocky’ Rochelle, Chief of Staff Capability Major General Pamela Lincoln, US Air Forces Space Command Colonel Stig Nilsson, Head of Space, Norwegian MOD Colonel Stig Nilsson presentation Space is a truly global domain and therefore collaboration is essential to ensure safe and sustainable operations and delivery of essential services to Nations. This session will consider current collaborative initiatives, the success and challenges as well as welcoming thought on a different way of collaborating for the future. | |
1650-1700 | Air Vice-Marshal Johnny Stringer, Chief of Staff, Joint Forces Command AVM Johnny Stringer presentation AVM Stringer will provide the Joint Forces Command perspective on ‘Space Capability’ current and future development. | ||
1700-1800 | Session 5 – Closing Panel including Q&A
| Mr Nick Ayling, Head of Cyber and Space Policy, MOD Air Vice-Marshal ‘Rocky’ Rochelle, Chief of Staff Capability Captain Ian Pears (RN), Navy Assistant Chief of Staff Information Warfare Dr Rob Sullivan, Head of Science & Technology Strategy, DST Air Commodore Tim Neal-Hopes, Head Joint User, Joint Forces Command. The intent of this session is to get an insight from some of the key stakeholders within defence. It will be an opportunity for the panellists to express what space capabilities are important to their Command, the existing space programmes to deliver these capabilities, their thoughts on the capability gaps and some of the key risks/blockers to achieving it. The panel will then be open to questions from the audience. | |
1800 – 1930 | Reception |
Tuesday 22nd May 2018 July (Day 2)
| Timing | Activity | Speakers & Challenges | |
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0900-0925h | Registration | ||
0925-1010 | Opening remarks and Keynote Speakers | Mr Mark Roberts, Chairman, Air Power Association Professor Sir Martin Sweeting, Founder & Executive Chairman,Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd Carissa Christensen, CEO Bryce Space & Technology Carissa Christensen presentation This session will set the scene for the future from a variety of perspectives. Sir Martin Sweeting will kick start the day with his visionary view of the future of UK space, followed by an international perspective on where the UK is moving to from Bryce Tech CEO Carissa Christensen.
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1010-1020 | Session 1 | Dr Mike O’Callaghan, Dstl Space Programme Manager Dr Mike O’Callaghan presentation What next for the Dstl Space Programme? This session will provide insight into the current space programme and set ideas for the future. | |
1020-1045 | Panel session |
| An opportunity for our speakers to share their views and questions for the future of Defence Space, and for audience members to pose any questions that they would like to see covered during the day. |
1100-1130 | Coffee | ||
1130-1145 | Session 2 Setting the scene on disruptive technology | James Bruegger, Managing Partner at the Seraphim Space Fund What do future disruptive technologies mean for Defence? Session 2 will explore key areas of science and technology innovation in the commercial and academic space fields, and the potential they hold for achieving affordable, effective space access for Defence. | |
1145-1200 | SABRE | Dr Robert Bond, Head of Future Propulsion at Reaction Engines A new approach to low cost, high cadence space access. | |
1200-1215 | Artificial Intelligence | Mohammad Dabbah, Head of Autonomy and AI, Roke Manor Research A New Space Age enabled by Artificial Intelligence | |
1215-1230 | After Carbonite-2 | Richard Blain, CEO of Earth-i The future of Earth observation and data analytics. | |
1230-1245 | In orbit satellite services | Daniel Campbell, Managing Director at Effective Space Solutions UK Shahida Barick, Head of Satellite Operations at Effective Space Solutions UK | |
1245-1300 | RemoveDEBRIS | Professor Guglielmo Aglietti, Director of Surrey Space Centre Guglielmo Aglietti presentation The next steps for managing the space environment. | |
1300-1400 | Lunch | ||
1400-1445 | Session 3 Panel – Launch | Claire Barcham, UKSA Commercial Space Director Patrick Wood, International Advanced Programme Development at Lockheed Martin UK Robin Hague, Lead Engineer at Skyrora Dan Hart, Virgin Orbit CEO The UK Space Agency has been running their launch programme for some time and this offers a big step forward for the UK as part of the aim to reach a target of 10% share of the global market by 2030. It also holds many important implications for both military and civil space, and how both areas work with commercial partners in the future. This panel will explore the opportunities and risks launch offers for UK civil and military space, and what the big considerations will be for the UK launch programme going forward. | |
1445-1455 | Summary of Day 2 so far | Ms Katherine Courtney | |
1455-1545 | Session 4 – Panel What’s next for Defence Space? | Ms Katherine Courtney, KCourtney Business Innovation & Strategy, and former CEO UK Space Agency Professor Penelope Endersby, Cyber and Information Systems Division Head, Dstl Paul Febvre, CTO, Satellite Applications Catapult Farhana Amin, Earth Observation Programme Lead at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The session will be introduced by Katherine Courtney, former CEO of the UK Space Agency, who will share her views on the science and technology innovations throughout the day and set the scene for this wider conversation. The boom in space science and technology innovation holds a wealth of opportunities for Defence missions in space to be more affordable, effective and sustainable. This panel will draw on civil and military perspectives to explore how Defence can move towards this vision of space; discussing the opportunities, challenges, risks and questions that will be encountered along the way. The panel will also offer a Q&A opportunity for audience members to ask speakers about a variety of space applications across the civil and military sectors.
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1545-1600 | Closing Keynote Speaker | Mr Nick Ayling, Head of Space & Cyber Policy, MOD The Head of MOD Space and Cyber Policy will round off the conference with his thoughts on the last two days and how MOD can use best practice from across all space sectors going forward. |
