The goal of this event is to bring together the flourishing space industry from across Ireland, to focus SME supply chain opportunities, develop partnerships and together grow the space industry.
The event will be opened by Diane Dodds MLA, Northern Ireland Minister for the Economy and Damien English TD, Minister of State for Business, Employment & Retail.
AGENDA:
- 14:00 Introductions
- Ministerial Endorsements - Diane Dodds MLA, Northern Ireland Minister for the Economy, Damien English TD, Minister of State for Business, Employment & Retail
- 14:10 Keynote: Space industry prime presentation - Martin Lee, Head of Programme Procurement, Airbus Defence and Space
- 14:30 Space - Ireland collaboration case study - Danny Gleeson, Realtra Space Systems Engineering & Tom Mallon, Resonate Testing
- 14:40 ESA support for space technology innovation - Edmund Williams, Head of Technology Coordination and Planning Office, Directorate of Technology, Engineering & Quality (D/TEC), European Space Agency
- 15:00 Northern Ireland space industry review - Noel Brown, Invest NI
- 15:10 National approach to the space sector in Ireland - Tony McDonald, Enterprise Ireland
- 15:20 Q&A - Autumn Ireland space event
- 15:30 Event close
