S-GE Event

Jun 08, 2022 14:30–21:00

Edinburgh: Space Tech

Scotland and Switzerland are both leaders in space technology. The Scottish space sector is one of the fastest growing in Europe, aiming to grow in value to £4 billion by 2030. Glasgow manufactures more satellites than any other city in Europe and the Bayes Centre is the University of Edinburgh's innovation hub for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. The University is furthermore a founding member of the SPRINT Programme and the chair of the Scottish Space Academics Forum.

Switzerland has been an integral and active partner in the European space adventure since its inception - it is a founding member of the European Space Agency (ESA). Switzerland’s two federal institutes of technology (ETHZ and EPFL) are known for being centres of excellence in space technologies, research, education and innovation.

For this reason, as part of our 'Switzerland in the UK Tour', the Swiss Business Hub UK & Ireland is organizing a networking event in Scotland at the beginning of June in order to connect Scottish and Swiss space stakeholders with each other. This should help identify opportunities for UK FDI investors and R&D collaborations with the Swiss ecosystem and serve as technology scouting.

Intro

Information

Date	Jun 08, 2022 14:30–21:00
Target audience	Swiss Exporters, Associations, Clusters, Decision / Policy Makers, Swiss and UK-based Government, Innovation Communities (Startups & intermediaries), Academics, Industry Experts
Organizer	Swiss Business Hub UK + Ireland, Switzerland Global Enterprise, University of Edinburgh, AstroAgency
Event language	English
Place	Teviot Road House 13 Bristo Pl. Edinburgh EH8 9AJ United Kingdom
Cost of participating	CHF 670 (Gold Members), CHF 750 (Silver Members), CHF 790 (Non-Members)

Program

Subject to change

Welcome Address

14:30

Mr. Ivan McKee

Scottish Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise

Welcome Address

14:35

Mr. Markus Leitner

Ambassador of Switzerland to the United Kingdom

Presentation of the Scottish Space ecosystem

14:40

Mr. Craig Clark MBE

Chair ‘Space Scotland’ industry-led group

Ms. Kristina Tamane

University of Edinburgh, Role of Academia in space

Ms. Karen Wilson

Scottish Enterprise, Role of Government in space

Presentation of the Swiss Space ecosystem

15:10

Mr. Renato Krpoun

Head of Space Office Switzerland, Head of Delegation to ESA, State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI

Mr. Grégoire Bourban

Space Exchange Switzerland

Panel discussion: A sustainable approach to space & international collaboration

15:40

Moderation

Ms. Zaina Rahman

Graduate Engineer at The European Space Agency

Mr. Renato Krpoun

Head of Space Office Switzerland, Head of Delegation to ESA, State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI

Mr. Jake Geer

Head of Space Surveillance and Tracking, UK Space Agency

Mr. Didier Manzoni

Deputy CEO - General Manager of Space Division APCO Technologies

Mr. Daniel Smith

Founder at AstroAgency, GlobalScot & Director of Space Scotland

Ms. Sharon Pryde

Lead for Space Sustainability at Scottish Enterprise

Ms. Joanne Wheeler MBE

Director at Alden, Chair Satellite Finance Network

Coffee break

16:20

Switzerland as a business location

16:40

Ms. Liv Minder

Head of Investment Promotion & Member of the Executive Committee at Switzerland Global Enterprise

Company presentations

16:50

Mr. Rory Holmes

UK Lead at Clearspace

Dr. Hina Khan

Senior Project Manager at Spire Global

Mr. Steve Lee

CEO at Astrosat

Mr. Peter Guggenbach

Chief of Growth at Swissto12

Closing remarks

17:30

Mr. Prof. John Innes

CTO & VP at Technology Innovation, Innovation & Technology Group at Leonardo and Director of Space Scotland

Apéro Riche

17:40

Package

Included in the costs are:

Full organization of the program and coordination of local speakers / activities
Invitation and coordination of relevant stakeholders for networking
Local transportation
Catering
Networking
Full participation in the program

Not included: