Space Park Leicester
Save the date - add to your calendar (you still need to book a place below).
Join the Midlands Space Cluster for a morning of networking hosted by Space Park Leicester.
Connect with industry, academics and funders as we come together for the second networking event of the developing Midlands Space Cluster.
Our event will be followed directly by Leicester’s regular Cosmic Coffee event which is open to all and bookable here.
Agenda:
9.00 am – Registration, Networking & Coffee
10.00 am – Welcome Remarks and Welcome to Space Park, Professor Martin Barstow
10.10 am - Updates on Midlands Space Cluster and Pivot into Space, Frank McQuade & Liz Griffiths
10.25 am - Leicester's Role in Space Exploration, Professor Martin Barstow
10.40 am - Current Funding & Support Opportunities
- Satellite Applications Catapult, Ed Bryning
- TWI, ESA Technology Broker for UK, Vito Di Pietro
- Midlands Engine, Alex Favier
11.10 am - Industry Perspectives
- Rolls-Royce Space Manufacturing Innovation - Professor Gary Jones
- SME Perspective - Third Planet Orbital, Miles Ashcroft
- Pivot into Space Company - European Thermodynamics, Elena Stefanaki
11.40 am - Panel Discussion with Audience Q&A.
12pm – Lunch and Networking
1pm – Cosmic Coffee, bookable separately here
2pm – Tours of Space Park available, sign up here
