Speakers

Speaker profile

Dr Sharon Lemac-Vincere is an academic and an entrepreneur at the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship and a visiting academic at the International Space University, Strasbourg, specialising in the intersection of space technology and cybersecurity. With expertise that spans entrepreneurship, simulation technology, and legal frameworks, she has launched one of the world’s first executive-level courses with micro-credentials focused specifically on space cybersecurity in partnership with ISU. Dr Lemac-Vincere has also organised two conferences on space-sector cyber resilience (Lancaster University (2023) University of Strathclyde (2024).

Dr Lemac-Vincere is currently working on a Space Cybersecurity Platform to support real-time decision-making for industry leaders. Additionally, she has developed a conceptual framework to guide entrepreneurs and business leaders in navigating space cybersecurity challenges, ‘Think Like a Spy, Build Like an Astronaut and Innovate like an Entrepreneur’. Finally, Sharon has also designed a Scottish Tartan for Space called ‘Vincere Ad Astra’.