5th Polish-British Science Forum: Space

Tuesday, 10^th December 2024

University of Leicester School of Business

266 London Rd, Leicester, LE2 1RQ

18:00 – 19:00   Panel Discussion ‘Beyond Earth – Navigating the Business Landscape of Space’

• Prof. James Fitchett, Deputy Head of College of Business, University of Leicester – opening

  • Cillian Cousins, Investment Services, Department for Business and Trade
  • Marco Gomez-Jenkins, Co-founder, CEO, SuperSharp
  • Krzysztof Sielewicz, CEO, Sigmalabs
  • David Tellett, Business Development, Magdrive
  • Moderator: Margaret Grzegorczyk-Nuttall, College of Business, University of Leicester
• Q&A session

19:00 – 20:30 Networking reception

Wednesday, 11^th December 2024

Space Park Leicester

92 Corporation Road, Leicester, LE4 5SP

Masters of Ceremony: Sam Richards, Meridian Space Command and Matt Day, Maxar

09:30 – 10:00    Registration and coffee

10:00 – 10:30    Opening of the Forum – Welcome Speeches

• Nigel Bannister, Deputy Director, Space Park Leicester 
• Prof. Andrzej Szeptycki, Undersecretary of State, Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education
• Professor Anu Ojha OBE, Director of ESA and International at UK Space Agency
• Professor Dan Ladley, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Head of College and Executive Dean of the University of Leicester School of Business (ULSB)

10:30 – 11:00   Session 1 – Space Policy

• “Overview of UK priorities in space” – Tania Celani, Deputy Director, Space International, Resilience & Regulation, DSIT

• „Poland in space – achievements and plans”- Marcin Mazur – colonel, Vice President of the Polish Space Agency

• Q&A session

11:00 – 11:15   Inspirational Speaker

• Dr Meganne Christian FRAeS, Reserve Astronaut / Commercial Exploration Lead, UK Space Agency

11:15 – 11:45   Session 2 – The Future of Space Exploration and the Role of International Collaboration’

Panel discussion

Participants:

• Dr Meganne Christian FRAeS – Reserve Astronaut / Commercial Exploration Lead, UK Space Agency
• Dr Hannah Sargeant, Planetary Scientist, University of Leicester
• Andrzej Piątkowski – Deputy Director of Research and Innovation Department, Polish Space Agency
• Dr Karol Seweryn, Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences (online)
• Moderator: Sam Richards – Meridian Space Command  

11:45 – 12:00   Inspirational Speaker

• Slawosz Uznanski, Polish ESA Astronaut Reserve (prerecorded)

12:00 – 13:00   Lunch Break / Visit to UK and Polish Space Companies Trade Exhibition

13:00 – 13:30 Session 3 – Earth Observation

• UK Priorities in EO – Beth Greenway, Head of Earth Observation at UKSA and John Remedios, Director, the National Centre for Earth Observation
• EO ecosystem in Poland – Krzysztof Stefaniuk, Deputy Director of Earth Observation Department, Polish Space Agency
• Q&A session

13:30 – 14:00   Coffee Break

14:00 – 14:30 Session 4 – Space Science

• ‘UK Space Science and Exploration Programme’ – William Trafford, UK Space Agency 
• Polish Space Science (including priorities and strengths) – Agnieszka Kuczała, Ministry of Science and Higher Education

• Q&A session

14:30 – 14:50   Economy of Space

Prof. James Fitchett, Deputy Head of College of Business, University of Leicester and Dr Francesca Faedi, Lecturer in Business and the Space Economy, Academic Liaison for Commercial and Innovation, Space Park, University of Leicester

14:50 – 15:00   Closing Speeches

15:00 – 16:00   Visit to UK and Polish Space Companies Trade Exhibition