4-5 March 2026

London ExCeL

Speakers

Colin Macleod

Head of UK Space Regulation. Civil Aviation Authority

Speaker profile

Colin joined the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in 2020 as Head of UK Space Regulation. He has built a team of experienced space engineers and regulators enabling the CAA to take on the legal responsibility for UK space regulation in July 2021. Prior to this Colin was Director of Legislation and Regulation in the UK Space Agency, where he led the Agency’s work with the Department for Transport on secondary legislation needed to implement the Space Industry Act 2018. Colin has also held several roles across the civil service, including Cabinet Office, Department for Business Enterprise and Skills and Department of Energy and Climate Change. He has experience in policy, operations and delivery, with extensive experience in working with regulators and industry with a focus on national and nuclear safety along with security policy and assurance. He was also a high-risk review team leader for the Infrastructure and Projects Authority.

Civil Aviation Authority

Civil Aviation Authority

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Wednesday 12 March

13:50

13:50 - 14:40   |   Keynote Theatre

Legal and Regulatory Tools Shaping the Future of the Space Economy

Prof Joanne Wheeler MBE


Director, Earth & Space Sustainability Initiative and Managing Partner,
Alden Legal

Aarti Holla-Maini


Director,
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)

Dr Laetitia Cesari


Consultant,
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)

Prof Kai-Uwe Schrogl


Special Advisory for Political Affairs ,
European Space Agency (ESA)

Prof Christopher J. Newman


Professor of Space Law and Policy; Head of Research & Knowledge Exchange – Law,
Northumbria University

Colin Macleod


Head of UK Space Regulation,
Civil Aviation Authority

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