Event Registration

Registration for this event has now closed and a webinar link will be emailed to those that have registered. Another UK Space Sector COVID-19 Webinar will be taking place on the 30 April. Click here for more information and too sign up.

For more information about this event, please email marketing@sa.catapult.org.uk

Event Description

On Thursday 23 April, and then every fortnight from Thursday 30 April, a regular COVID-19 webinar will provide an update on how UK space sector companies and academia are being impacted by the pandemic, as well as the latest advice, information and resources available. You will also have the opportunity to engage directly with senior leadership from government and industry and share how COVID-19 is impacting your organisation.

The UK Space Agency, the Department for International Trade and the UKspace trade association are working together to help the space sector respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and these webinars have been developed in partnership with the Satellite Applications Catapult, European Space Agency, ADS and the Satellite Finance Network. These webinars are open to anyone working in the UK space sector.

Tell the UK government how it can support space businesses and help yours to recover once the pandemic is over – complete the weekly survey on the UKspace COVID-19 portal.

Event Speakers

Over the next few weeks, these webinars will include some of the following space industry specialists:

• Dr Alice Bunn, International Director, UK Space Agency
• Catherine Mealing-Jones, Growth Director, UK Space Agency
• Bob Waters, Head of Industrial Strategy, UK Space Agency
• Colin Baldwin, Head of Local Growth Strategy, UK Space Agency
• Graham Peters, Chair of UKspace and the Space Growth Partnership

Webinar Agenda

23^rd April 2020 2pm – 3:30pm

• 1400 – 1405   Introduction (Chair: Catherine Mealing-Jones, Growth Director, UK Space Agency)
• 1405 – 1410   Space Sector Resilience (Stephen Straughn, Head of Critical National Infrastructure)
• 1410 – 1415   European Space Agency Policy (Maria Cody, Head of ESA Policy Team)
• 1415 – 1420   Sector Recovery Planning (Matt Archer, UK Space Agency)
• 1420 – 1440   Sector Awareness and Response (Colin Baldwin and Bob Waters, UK Space Agency)
• 1440 – 1530   Q&A session

30^th April 2020 2pm – 3:30pm

• 1400 – 1405   Introduction (Chair: Graham Peters, Chair of UKspace and the Space Growth Partnership)
• 1405 – 1425   COVID-19: Sector Awareness and Response Update (UK Space Agency)
• 1425 – 1445   National Space Innovation Programme Pathfinder Report (Graham Peters, Chair of UKspace and the Space Growth Partnership)
• 1445 – 1455   Overview of the UK Space Agency Programme Portfolio (TBC)
• 1455 – 1515    Q&A Panel Session (Arfan Chaudhry, Head of International Policy, UK Space Agency & Elizabeth Seaman, National Space Innovation Programme Manager, UK Space Agency)
• 1515 – 1530   AOB & Closing Remarks

More Information

For more information about this event, please email marketing@sa.catapult.org.uk