18th Appleton Space Conference - online

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18th Appleton Space Conference - online

This major space conference celebrates the latest advancements in space science, Earth observation and technology development.

By RAL Space, Science & Technology Facilites Council

Date and time

Thu, 1 Dec 2022 01:15 - 10:30 PST

Location

Online

About this event

Join us online on Thursday 1st December to celebrate the latest research and developments in the space sector and explore future opportunities and space activities.

The conference programme will be announced shortly. The speakers will present live from RAL and their talks will be streamed online, hosted by RAL Space. Online attendees be sent the webinar link by email beforehand and will be able to take part in the Q&A sessions.

Speakers include:

  • Dr Sarah Beardsley, Director, STFC RAL Space
  • Rebecca Evernden, Director of Space, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • Paul Bate, Chief Executive Officer, UK Space Agency
  • Dr David Parker, Director of Human and Robotic Exploration, European Space Agency
  • Dr Nicholas Walton, Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge
  • Dr Anne Marie Imafidon, MBE, Co-Founder Stemettes
  • Joseph Dudley, Director, Space Skills Alliance
  • Dr Emma Egging, Chief Executive Officer, Jon Egging Trust
  • Dr Gemma Attrill, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
  • Anita Bernie, Managing Director, MDA UK
  • Prof Timothy Spiller, Director, EPSRC Quantum Communications Hub​
  • Mohammed Belal, Spire Global
  • Dr Nick Appleyard, Head of Downstream Applications, European Space Agency
  • Damien Weidmann, Research Scientist, STFC RAL Space
  • Stuart Martin, Chief Executive Officer, Satellite Applications Catapult
  • Dr Andy Muir, Investment Director, Future Planet Capital
  • Dr Barbara Ghinelli, Director, Innovation Clusters and Harwell Campus​
  • Hitesh Thakrar, STFC Council

18th Appleton Keynote Lecture: "The JWST Mission and First Science", Prof Gillian Wright, MBE, FRSE, European Principal Investigator MIRI and Director UK ATC

Previous conference recordings are available on the RAL Space YouTube channel for ASC 2020 and ASC 2021.

Image: Stephan's Quintet, taken by MIRI on board the Webb Telescope. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI

Organised by

STFC’s RAL Space carries out world-class space research and technology development. STFC is part of UK Research and Innovation.

Located at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) on the Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire, we have around 330 staff who are dedicated to supporting the programmes of the Council and those of the other research councils; as well as undertaking a large number of contracts for agencies, industry and other commercial customers.  We work alongside the UK Space Agency who co-ordinate UK civil space activities.

 

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