4-5 March 2026

London ExCeL

Speakers

Dr Rory Holmes

UK Managing Director. ClearSpace

Speaker profile

Rory currently leads ClearSpace’s UK subsidiary and is a member of ClearSpace Group’s Executive Management Team. Rory has over 15 years’ experience in the space industry, working both at manufactures and operators, delivering programs for both commercial and institutional customers (ESA, UKSA, CNES):

  • Technical Program Manager at Google Loon – managing software development activities for cutting-edge network management solutions to satcom customers.
  • Program Manager at OneWeb – leading a portfolio of programs developing the next-generation technologies for the OneWeb constellation.
  • Program Manager at Honeywell – managing a portfolio of technology developments programs delivering RF hardware for satellite missions.

Rory achieved a Master of Physics degree from Oxford University, a PhD from the University of Heidelberg.

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Wednesday 12 March

10:00

10:00 - 13:30   |   North Gallery Meeting Room 19

Space Insurance Symposium

Joseph Ziolkowski


Co-founder and CEO,
Relm Insurance

Claire Davey PhD


Head of Product Innovation and Emerging Risk,
Relm Insurance

Christian Ogden Davies


Global Head of Distribution and Innovation ,
Relm Insurance

Sue Kee


VP Commercial Management,
AAC Clyde Space

Alexander Holt


Managing Director,
Seraphim Space Enterprise (SSE)

Inês d'Ávila


Space Safety and Space Transportation Officer,
Portuguese Space Agency

Dr. Jeevan Perera


Deputy Chief for Dynamic Systems Test Branch,
Johnson Space Center, NASA

Dr Rory Holmes


UK Managing Director,
ClearSpace

Richard Swaine


Vice President (Space Projects) ,
Marsh

David Wade


Space Underwriter,
Atrium Space Insurance Consortium (ASIC)

Dave Pearah


CEO,
SpiderOak

Andy Bradford


CTO,
Orbex

Prof Joanne Wheeler MBE


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

Dr Tim Flohrer


Head of the Space Debris Office,
European Space Agency (ESA)

14:50

14:50 - 15:40   |   Keynote Theatre

Assessing Risks, Regulations and Economic Viability in Space Sustainability and Debris Mitigation

Katherine Courtney


Chair,
Global Network on Sustainability in Space (GNOSIS)

Sharon Parker-Lines


Deputy Managing Director & Senior Vice President Business Operations, Government & Regulatory Affairs,
Astroscale

Dr Rory Holmes


UK Managing Director,
ClearSpace

Aarti Holla-Maini


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

Dr Tim Flohrer


Head of the Space Debris Office,
European Space Agency (ESA)

Miriam Grigg


Deputy Director International, Resilience and Regulation,
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

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