11-12 March 2025

London ExCeL

Speakers

Dr David Parker

Special Advisor to the Director General. European Space Agency (ESA)

Speaker profile

ESA’s Director of Human and Robotic Exploration from 2016 until 2023, David Parker created its Terrae Novae programme which includes astronaut missions to the ISS, the ExoMars and Mars Sample Return projects as well as Europe’s contributions to Artemis including the European Service Modules for Orion and the lunar Gateway. In 2022, ministers approved a one-third funding boost allowing the
start of the Argonaut missions for sustained lunar exploration throughout the 2030s. David Parker’s thirty-four years in the space sector include fourteen in industry, six with UK research agencies and four as Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency. In 2019, David Parker received the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Geoffrey Pardoe award for long and valued service to the space sector.

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Wednesday 06 March

10:30

10:30 - 11:10   |   Keynote Theatre

Accelerating and deepening international cooperation - barriers and opportunities

Andy Lison


Director UK Space Team,
PwC

Dr Paul Bate


CEO,
UK Space Agency

Ed Betar


Space Technology Assistant Director,
Australian Space Agency

Dr David Parker


Special Advisor to the Director General,
European Space Agency (ESA)

14:50

14:50 - 15:50   |   Keynote Theatre

From LEO and Lunar to Mars and Beyond - Critical technology and breakthroughs that can facilitate commercialisation in space exploration

Giacomo Gatto


Partner,
McKinsey and Company

Richard Dinan


CEO,
Pulsar

John Auburn


Chief Strategy Officer and Member of the Board ,
ReOrbit

Dr Daniel Pérez Grande


Founder and CEO,
ienai SPACE

Dr Meganne Christian


Reserve Astronaut / Exploration Commercialisation Lead ,
UK Space Agency

Dr David Parker


Special Advisor to the Director General,
European Space Agency (ESA)

Lucas Bishop


Investor,
Seraphim Space

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