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WEDNESDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2020                             JOIN THE CONVERSATION:
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Facilitated by:
Carolyn Miller, Managing Director                          @SASIC_Aus
The Honeycomb Effect
                                                           South Australian Space
                                                           Industry Centre
     Session recordings will be
     posted on our YouTube Channel:
     South Australian Space Industry Centre

                                                                                    IT IS MY PLEASURE TO                              Australia’s space industry is
                                                                                                                                  underpinned by important research
                                                                                    WELCOME YOU TO THE 10TH                       and partnerships between industry
                                                                                    AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORUM.                       and academia. Earlier this year, the
                                                                                                                                  Defence Science and Technology
                                                                                    While 2020 has provided our world with        Group announced their partnership with
                                                                                    many challenges, the South Australian         industry and academia through the CRC,
                                                                                    Government is pleased to be able to host      proposing an ambitious research program
                                                                                    such a significant event for our national     aimed at delivering enhanced capability
                                                                                    space industry.                               to the Australian Defence Force’s satellite
                                                                                        This year began with the opening          communications.
                                                                                    of both the Australian Space Agency               Our collaboration with international
                                                                                    headquarters and the SmartSat                 space partners remains key to our
                                                                                    Cooperative Research Centre (CRC).            success. Australia has had the pleasure
                                                                                    Since then we have seen construction          of working with the Japan Aerospace
                                                                                    of the $6 million national Mission Control    Exploration Agency (JAXA) to prepare for
                                                                                    Centre and Space Discovery Centre             the momentous return of the Hayabusa II
                                                                                    commence at Lot Fourteen, located in the      to Earth. We are immensely proud that
                                                                                    heart of the Adelaide CBD.                    the Woomera Range Complex, located
                                                                                        In September, South Australia entered     in the South Australian outback, will serve
                                                                                    the history books when Australia’s first      as the re-entry location for the capsule in
                                                                                    privately owned rocket successfully           December 2020.
                                                                                    launched a payload to the edge of space.          The opportunities for Australia in
                                                                                    The launch of the T-Minus Engineering Dart    space are endless. As we emerge post-
                                                                                    rocket with DEWC Systems payload,             COVID-19, we must ensure our momentum
                                                                                    from the Southern Launch Koonibba             in this sector is not lost. If we grab these

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                                                                                    Rocket Test Range, marked the start of        opportunities with both hands, we will
                                                                                    new era of space launches from Australia,     ensure a bright future for all Australians.
                                                                                    bringing with it exciting opportunities not       I would like to thank our sponsors,
                                                                                    only for the state, but the nation.           speakers and the all the fantastic space
                                                                                        The Australian Government’s investment    organisations for their support and
                                                                                    in space over the past 12 months has          commitment to this important event in
03   PREMIER’S WELCOME                        10   SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES              seen a number of innovative small to          the face of these unprecedented times.
                                                                                    medium enterprises receive funding from       We trust the 10th Australian Space Forum
05   ABOUT SASIC                              25   EXHIBITOR PROFILES               the Next Generation Technologies Fund         will provide a great platform for networking
                                                                                    and Defence Innovation Hub contracts.         and ideas generation for this exciting and
07   FORUM SCHEDULE                           54   OUR SPONSORS                     The development of a strong and globally      rapidly developing industry.
                                                                                    competitive space industry is vital to our
                                                                                    national interest and the grants awarded to
                                                                                    South Australian companies demonstrates
                                                                                    our state’s support of the Australian Space
                                                                                    Agency’s goal of tripling the size of the     Hon Steven Marshall MP
                                                                                    space sector by 2030.                         Premier of South Australia

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FORUM SCHEDULE
Facilitated by Carolyn Miller, Managing Director, The Honeycomb Effect.
Times displayed are Australian Central Daylight Savings Time (ACDT).

TIME      SESSION
8.30      Welcome from the Premier of South Australia –
          The Hon. Steven Marshall MP
          Welcome from the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology –
          The Hon. Karen Andrews MP
          Message from Adj Prof Nicola Sasanelli AM, Senior Advisor -
          South Australian Space Industry Centre

9.00      NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SPACE TRENDS
          Anthony Murfett, Deputy Head, Australian Space Agency
          Dr Hiroshi Yamakawa, President, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

10.00     MORNING TEA

10.30     AUSTRALIA-JAPAN: COMMON AREAS AND HOW TO IMPROVE
          THE EXISTING BILATERAL COLLABORATION
          Facilitator:
          Anntonette Dailey, Executive Director, Operations and Communications,
          Australian Space Agency
          Panellists:
          Akira Kosaka, Manager, International Relations, Japan Aerospace Exploration
          Agency (JAXA)
          Alisa Starkey, Founder, Ozius
          Masatoshi Nagasaki, Co-founder and CEO, Space BD
          Shinobu Doi, Manager, Japanese Experiment Module, Japan Aerospace
          Exploration Agency (JAXA)
          Dr Sarah Pearce, Deputy Director, CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science

11.45     CENTRE OF GRAVITY. THE IMPACT OF SPACE ON EARTH
          Speakers:
          Darin Lovett, Director Space, South Australian Space Industry Centre
          Rosie Jonas, Gravity Program Manager, Deloitte
          Siobhan Gardiner, Climate Change & Environment Lead,
          Deloitte UK
          Sam Adlen, Chief Strategy Officer, Satellite Applications Catapult

12.15     LUNCH

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AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW AND AEROSPACE & DEFENCE EXPOSITION

FORUM SCHEDULE
                                                                                                                   23 - 28 NOVEMBER
TIME        SESSION                                                                                           AVALON AIRPORT, GEELONG, AUSTRALIA

            EVOLVING THE VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT MODEL FOR DEEP TECH
                                                                                                  Australia’s own international industry event, the most
13.30
            Facilitator:
                                                                                             comprehensive aviation, aerospace and defence exposition in the
            Dr Stephen Rodda, Executive Director, Innovation & Commercial Partners, The                          Southern Hemisphere.
            University of Adelaide
            Panellists:
            Barbara Swanson, Chief Revenue Officer, Myriota
            Laetitia Garriott de Cayeux, Cofounder and CEO, Global Space Ventures
            Reg Carruthers, Executive Director, Defence and Space, South Australian Space
            Industry Centre
            Chris Kirk, General Manager, Stone & Chalk
            Ulric Ferner, Principal, Right Click Capital

14.50       AFTERNOON TEA

15.30       SMARTSAT CRC AND NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENCE PARTNERS IN THE STAR
            SHOTS STRATEGY, DEVELOPING LEAP-AHEAD AUSTRALIAN CAPABILITIES
            Facilitator:
            Andrew Seedhouse, Chief Intelligence, Surveillance and Space Division,
            Defence Science and Technology Group
            Panellists:
            AVM Catherine Roberts AM CSC, Head of Air Force Capability,
            Royal Australian Air Force                                                           100 YEARS OF THE                         AVALON 2019 Highlights
            Dr Thomas Cooley, Chief Scientist, Space Vehicles Directorate, U.S. Air Force   ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE
            Prof Allison Kealy, Research Director, Advanced Satellite Systems, Sensors &                                              l  38,952 Trade Visitor Attendances
            Intelligence, SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre                                       1921 - 2021                           l 698 Participating Companies
            Julie Cooper, Non Executive Director & Interim Group CEO, Nova Group
                                                                                                                             l Inaugural SIAA Space Industry Conference
            Dr Matthew Tetlow, CEO, Inovor Technologies
                                                                                                                       l   41 International Air Chiefs and Representatives
                                                                                                                                                 l 161 Official Delegations
16.50       CONCLUSION

17.00       EVENT CLOSE

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SPEAKER                            DR THOMAS COOLEY JULIE COOPER
                                   CHIEF SCIENTIST FOR THE SPACE                      NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & INTERIM

BIOGRAPHIES                        VEHICLES DIRECTORATE | AIR FORCE
                                   RESEARCH LABORATORY, KIRTLAND AIR
                                   FORCE BASE
                                                                                      GROUP CEO | NOVA GROUP

                                   Dr Thomas Cooley is the Chief Scientist,           Julie joined Nova as a Non-Executive
                                   Space Vehicles Directorate, Air Force              Director in July 2017 and became the
                                   Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air                  Interim Group CEO in July 2020.
                                   Force Base, New Mexico, where he is                During her career as a Management
                                   responsible for the technical quality of a         Consultant for the global consulting firm,
                                   USD$200+ million annual Air Force space            McKinsey & Company, she supported
                                   science-and-technology investment.                 clients in Australia, the UK, Europe, Asia
                                   He coordinates USD$500+ million of                 and the Middle East. As a Consultant she
                                   DoD Space S&T investments with other               worked across multiple sectors including
                                   government agencies and industry internal          Health, Retail, and Oil and Gas. Prior to
                                   research and development to avoid                  becoming a Management Consultant
                                   duplication of effort and/or gaps.                 Julie held operational roles in the Brewing,
                                       He began his career at NASA’s Jet              Banking, and Defence sectors. She held
                                   Propulsion Laboratory developing                   senior management positions in BAE
                                   advanced microwave communications                  Systems in both Australia and the UK,
                                   and remote sensing technologies while              including working on the merger between
                                   attending graduate school at Caltech.              BAE and GEC Marconi and as a Director of
                                   After completing his doctorate at the              Royal Ordnance Defence. Julie is a Fellow
                                   University of Arizona in Optical Sciences          of the Australian Institute of Company
                                   under a NASA fellowship, he spent a year           Directors (FAICD) and contributes actively
                                   as a Post-Doc Researcher advancing                 as a member of the ‘Tomorrow’s Director’
                                   optical calibration techniques in                  Committee. She is also a Non-Executive
                                   Toulouse, France. He joined AFRL in 1998,          Director of Credit Union SA; and is Chair
                                   and has contributed to a wide range of             of the Audit and Risk Committee for the
                                   technologies focused on Electro-Optic              Adelaide Crows Foundation. Julie is also
                                   sensors and imaging spectroscopy from              a Board Advisor to the Sarah Group,
                                   space. In 2004, he became the Principal            one of South Australia’s most successful
                                   Investigator of TacSat-3/ARTEMIS satellite,        construction companies.
                                   a hyperspectral sensor built to demonstrate
                                   the value of the data for a wide range of
                                   military applications. In 2015 he became
                                   the lead for Space Situational Awareness
                                   technology efforts at AFRL, before stepping
                                   into his current role in 2017. He is a Fellow of
                                   SPIE and of AFRL.

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ANNTONETTE DAILEY                               SHINOBU DOI                                     ULRIC FERNER                                   LAETITIA GARRIOTT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS
AND COMMUNICATIONS | AUSTRALIAN
                                                MANAGER, JAPANESE EXPERIMENT
                                                MODULE | JAPAN AEROSPACE
                                                                                                PRINCIPAL | RIGHT CLICK CAPITAL
                                                                                                                                               DE CAYEUX
SPACE AGENCY                                    EXPLORATION AGENCY (JAXA)                                                                      COFOUNDER AND CEO
                                                                                                                                               | GLOBAL SPACE VENTURES

Anntonette is an Executive Director at the      Mr Doi started to work in NASDA (currently      Ulric is a Principal at Right Click Capital,   Laetitia Garriott de Cayeux is a technology
Australian Space Agency and commenced           JAXA) in 1994. He has worked for the            a VC fund that invests in startups with        entrepreneur and investor. She serves as
in the Agency soon after it was established     development and the mission integration         global ambitions. He leads Right Click’s       CEO of Global Space Ventures, on the
in July 2018. Anny is responsible for the       of the Exposed Facility including Robotics      deep tech. practice, including space           Board of America’s National Museum of
operations of the Agency and ensuring it        Arm for so-called Kibo Module on the            system investments (e.g. Myriota). He is an    Mathematics, and as a member of the
meets its government requirements as well       International Space Station since 1996.         ex-founder and has also done product           Council on Foreign Relations, the Truman
establishing its governance arrangement.        Now, he is in charge of promoting the           development at a number of startups.           Security Project, the Economic Club of
In addition to managing the parliamentary       utilisation of Kibo Exposed Facility and the    He did his Ph.D. in Computer Science and       New York, and Women Corporate Directors.
interaction, finances, human resources          commercial utilisation of inside and outside    S.M. in Aeronautics, both at MIT in Boston     Her entrepreneurial and investing activities
and event management, Anny is also              Kibo module.                                    and is an alumni of BCG. For kicks, he has     focus on frontier technologies including
responsible for all communications for the          JAXA is enhancing the utilisation of        a few patents and loves coming up with         space. She was instrumental in beamed
Agency and has a personal goal to meet          Kibo Exposed Facility with JAXA selected        creative tests for product/market fit.         energy technology becoming onboarded
the key values of the Agency – namely to        commercial service providers through                                                           to NASA’s technology roadmap,
inspire Australians and ‘do cool stuff’.        its unique capability as easy-to-use                                                           as cofounder of Escape Dynamics,
    In 2019, Anntonette was identified in the   technology demonstration platform such                                                         which Fast Company ranked third of the
Financial Review’s as one of Australia’s 100    as the CubeSat deployment capability                                                           “Top 10 World’s Most Innovative Space
Most Influential Women.                         (J-SSOD) and the small experimental                                                            Companies”, and was featured in Scientific
    As a chartered professional engineer,       device adapter on the i-SEEP.                                                                  American as a “World Changing Idea”.
Anny graduated with honours at the                  In addition, as an only country from                                                       She is an early investor in US technology
University of Technology Sydney and took        the Asia Pacific Regions, JAXA is also                                                         champions SpaceX and Lynk, which
on a career in sustainability. Working across   promoting the international collaboration                                                      demonstrated the first “cell tower in space”.
multiple Government agencies as well as         with these countries so that these countries                                                   Her 20 years career in finance has spanned
not for profit and consultancy – Anny brings    will be strategic partners for future human                                                    the US, Europe and Asia and included
more than 12 years as a senior executive        spaceflight activities on the Low Earth Orbit                                                  leadership roles at global investment
capability to the Agency.                       and beyond through the “Kibo” utilisations.                                                    firms Renaissance Technologies and
                                                                                                                                               TPG-Axon, serving as an investment banker
                                                                                                                                               at Goldman Sachs, and starting her own
                                                                                                                                               investment firm. Laetitia has contributed
                                                                                                                                               her expertise to Council on Foreign
                                                                                                                                               Relations study groups on transformative
                                                                                                                                               technologies and briefed members of the
                                                                                                                                               US Senate on commercial space. She holds
                                                                                                                                               an MBA for Harvard Business School.

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ROSIE JONAS                                    PROF ALLISON KEALY                              CHRIS KIRK                                   AKIRA KOSAKA
GRAVITY PROGRAM MANAGER                        DIRECTOR RESEARCH PROGRAM                       GENERAL MANAGER                              MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
| DELOITTE                                     ADVANCED SATELLITE SYSTEMS, SENSOR              | STONE & CHALK                              | JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION
                                               & INTELLIGENCE | SMARTSAT COOPERATIVE                                                        AGENCY (JAXA)
                                               RESEARCH CENTRE

Rosie is a Senior Manager in Deloitte’s        Dr Allison Kealy is a Professor in GeoSpatial   Stone & Chalk exists to identify, nurture,   Mr Kosaka has been involved mainly in the
Strategy & Transformation Office with a        Science at RMIT University, Australia.          connect and propel those entrepreneurs       human space flight programs including
remit to drive engagement within the           She holds a BSc in Land Surveying from          seeking to solve the world’s most pressing   the International Space Station (ISS)
startup ecosystem by pairing disruptive        The University of the West Indies, Trinidad,    business and social challenges. In 2019      for more than 15 years out of his 30 year
startups, scale ups and high growth            and a PhD in Satellite Positioning and          Stone & Chalk partnered with the South       career at JAXA.
businesses with market demand, to solve        Geodesy from the University of Newcastle        Australian Government to launch the               He served as Deputy Director of JAXA
some of the world’s greatest challenges        upon Tyne, UK. Allison is the Research          Startup Hub at Lot Fourteen. Founded in      Washington Office from 2000 to 2003,
and achieve an impact that matters.            Director, Program 2, Advanced Satellite         Fintech, today Stone & Chalk provides        and he was assigned as the first Director
    As the Program Manager for the             Systems, Sensors and Intelligence,              access to collaborative workspace and        of JAXA Moscow Office when it was
GRAVITY Challenge, Rosie is responsible        SmartSat CRC, President of the International    growth and commercialisation support         established in 2011, and served 3 years
for the design and delivery of the global      Association of Geodesy (IAG) Commission 4       for over 700 entrepreneurs across a range    through 2014 to explore the cooperative
technology innovation program which            - Positioning and Applications, Deputy          of emerging tech sectors. In early 2021      relations with Russian space organizations
supports corporates, entrepreneurs and         Director of the Sir Lawrence Wackett Centre     Stone & Chalk will launch a dedicated        including ROSCOSMOS.
universities in the space ecosystem to         for Defence Research at RMIT University         Space Tech hub, co-located with                  In April 2017, he was assigned as
design and build solutions to real industry,   and a technical representative on the US        SmartSat CRC and the Australian              Manager of JAXA International Relations
social and environmental problems using        Institute of Navigation Council. Allison’s      Space Agency at Lot Fourteen. Prior to       Division and took the responsibility of
space data and capability.                     multi-disciplinary research extends across      Stone & Chalk, Chris held various roles      Executive Secretary of Asia-Pacific Regional
    Rosie is passionate about innovation       high performance PNT applications,              in banking and financial services.           Space Agency Forum (APRSAF).
having studied a Bachelor of                   GNSS quality control, sensor fusion and         Since 2015 he has supported startups to           He studied on the disarmament
Entrepreneurship and founding two              estimation theory.                              raise over $550m in direct investment.       negotiations between the United States
startups before settling on her career path                                                                                                 and the former Soviet Union during the
as an innovation specialist at Deloitte,                                                                                                    Cold War period, and received B.A. in
where she has been honing her craft                                                                                                         International Political Science from
and sharing her knowledge for the past                                                                                                      Waseda University in 1990.
seven years.                                                                                                                                    He lives in the suburbs of Tokyo with
                                                                                                                                            his wife, 3 children and a dog.

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DARIN LOVETT                                      FACILITATOR
                                                                                  DIRECTOR SPACE | SOUTH AUSTRALIAN
                                                                                  SPACE INDUSTRY CENTRE
                                                                                                                                    CAROLYN MILLER
                                                                                                                                    MANAGING DIRECTOR
                                                                                                                                    | THE HONEYCOMB EFFECT

                                                                                  Darin Lovett is Director of Space at the          For over 20 years Carolyn Miller has been
                                                                                  South Australian Space Industry Centre.           working in the marketing and advertising
                                                                                  His focus is on leveraging disruption,            industry and has been a strategist at
                                                                                  innovation, and strong support to                 multiple award-winning agencies.
                                                                                  build a sustainable space industry in             She’s also a regular panellist on the highly
                                                                                  South Australia.                                  popular ABC Television Program ‘Gruen’,
                                                                                      He brings more than 25 years’                 where advertising industry experts review
                                                                                  experience in strategy and capability             and discuss marketing creative concepts.
                                                                                  development for the Air and Space                 Carolyn regularly features in a variety of
                                                                                  domains. His diverse background includes          television shows discussing advertising,
                                                                                  space operations and policy, university           including Sunrise on Channel 7 and
                                                                                  lecturer, weapons test and evaluation,            The Today Show on Channel 9.

Space
                                                                                  airborne anti-submarine and surveillance              Carolyn loves seeing brands and
                                                                                  operations, coalition partnering, and             businesses succeed, and is passionate
                                                                                  working on large-scale transformation             about bringing ideas to life. Her background
                                                                                  projects.                                         as a strategist not only gives her great
                                                                                      His space credentials include working         insight into the brand and advertising
                                                                                  as a staff officer in Australia’s joint Defence   world, but also the heartland of consumer
Deloitte is committed to proactively supporting purposeful growth of the          Space Coordinating Office, four years at          sentiment and shifting cultural trends.
Australian space ecosystem. Our vision is to see the Australian space ecosystem   the US Executive Agent for Space within the           She’s the Founding Director of
recognised globally as a leader in delivering value to the world’s key industry   Pentagon, graduate of the International           Communications Consultancy
sectors and society through new disruptive space-enabled capabilities, business   Space University, and Chief of Australia’s        ‘The Honeycomb Effect’ where her client
models and by the way we collaborate.                                             Space Operations Centre within HQ Joint           base includes high profile brands such
                                                                                  Operations Command.                               as Nespresso, Yahoo!7, Pfizer, Lend Lease
That’s why we’ve established the Gravity Challenge, an Australian conceived and       Darin holds Masters degrees in                and The Australian Institute of Sport
led space innovation program, now operating globally, focused on accelerating     Philosophy (Military Strategy), Arts (Strategy    amongst many others.
                                                                                  and Policy) and Science (Technology                   She has a Bachelor’s Degree in
new commercial opportunities for the Australian space sector.
                                                                                  Management); and a Bachelor of                    Communications, and an Executive MBA
                                                                                  Engineering (Aerospace). He is a graduate         from the University of Technology Sydney.
That’s why we’re actively involved supporting Saber Astronautics in the design    of the Australian Defence Force Academy
and implementation of Australia’s Mission Control Centre to help democratise      (ADFA), Canadian Forces Aerospace
access to space.                                                                  Systems Course (ASC), Australian
                                                                                  Command and Staff Course (ACSC),
To explore how we can make an impact that matters with your organisation,         and the US Air Force’s School of Advanced
let’s connect.                                                                    Air & Space Studies (SAASS).

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ANTHONY MURFETT                               MASATOSHI                                      DR SARAH PEARCE                                 RICHARD PRICE
DEPUTY HEAD | AUSTRALIAN
SPACE AGENCY
                                              NAGASAKI                                       DEPUTY DIRECTOR | CSIRO ASTRONOMY
                                                                                             AND SPACE SCIENCE
                                                                                                                                             CHIEF EXECUTIVE | SOUTH AUSTRALIAN
                                                                                                                                             SPACE INDUSTRY CENTRE
                                              CO-FOUNDER AND CEO | SPACE BD

Anthony Murfett is Deputy Head of the         Masa co-founded Space BD Inc. in               As the Deputy Director CSIRO Astronomy          Richard Price was appointed Defence SA
Australian Space Agency, where Anthony        September 2017. As a seasoned expert in        and Space Science, Dr Pearce leads              Chief Executive in October 2017. In this role,
has oversight of strategy, policy and         business development in diverse industries     engagement in the international Square          he was simultaneously appointed to the
day-to-day operations and supports            including mining, steel, and education,        Kilometre Array (SKA) project and was           position of Chief Executive of the South
the Agency Head in monitoring the             he embarked on his new challenge in the        part of the negotiating team for the            Australian Space Industry Centre (SASIC).
performance of the Agency.                    space industry. Less than a year since his     SKA Treaty. Sarah also leads CSIRO’s                Richard has worked within the defence
    Anthony has worked as Minister            establishment of Space BD, the company         space research, including operating a           and public safety sectors for over 25 years
Counsellor, Industry, Science and             was selected by JAXA as the official           share of the NovaSAR-1 satellite facility.      and has international industry experience
Education at the Australian Embassy in        operator of satellite deployment services          Prior to joining CSIRO, Sarah was project   in leadership, business development and
Washington DC and as General Manager          from the International Space Station           manager of the UK’s computing for particle      engineering.
of the Growth Centres Branch within the       Japanese Experiment Module “Kibo” which        physics program and a science advisor               Prior to joining Defence SA and SASIC,
Department of Industry, Innovation and        was the first commercialisation initiative     in the UK Parliament. She holds a PhD           Richard led a Stockholm based business
Science in Canberra.                          taken by JAXA. Space BD is now a leading       from the University of Leicester and an         unit for Saab AB with operations in Sweden,
    Anthony ensures the Agency delivers       Japanese company in satellite launch           undergraduate degree in Physics from the        Denmark, Australia, South Africa and
on its purpose to transform and grow          services as well as ISS utilisation service.   University of Oxford.                           the UK. The focus was the global market for
a globally respected Australian space         Prior to this, he founded Nagasaki & Co.                                                       communication and control room solutions.
industry that contributes to productivity     in 2014, where he mainly engaged in                                                                Before moving to Sweden in 2013,
and employment across the Australian          business development in the field of                                                           Richard was Managing Director of Saab’s
economy.                                      education.                                                                                     Australian operations.
    Dedicated to purpose, Anthony brings          At the start of his career, he served                                                          Richard is an engineering graduate of
an entrepreneurial spirit to the Agency,      at Mitsui & Co., Ltd., one of the biggest                                                      the University of Wales (BSc Hons, 1985)
valuing partnerships while drawing strength   conglomerates in Japan. He spent four                                                          and a graduate of the Melbourne Business
from diversity and pushing the boundaries     years working in Brazil and Australia,                                                         School Advanced Management Program
of our knowledge.                             mainly for iron ore resource development                                                       (2006) and the Australian Institute of
    As a road bike enthusiast, Anthony is     and investment business.                                                                       Company Directors (2010).
not only at the forefront of space industry       He graduated from Waseda University                                                            Richard is also the Chair of Autism SA who
development, he is well on his way            with a bachelor’s degree in education.                                                         help people on the autism spectrum live
to cycling the distance to the moon                                                                                                          the life they choose in an inclusive society.
(238,855 miles or 384,400 km), having
ridden and competed across the country
and the globe.

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AVM CATHERINE                                  STEPHEN RODDA                                  STEPHEN RODDA                                   ADJ PROF NICOLA
ROBERTS AM CSC                                 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | INNOVATION &
                                               COMMERCIAL PARTNERS THE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                              (CONTINUED)                                     SASANELLI AM
HEAD | AIR FORCE CAPABILITY, ROYAL                                                                                                            SENIOR ADVISOR | SOUTH AUSTRALIAN
                                               OF ADELAIDE
AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE                                                                                                                          SPACE INDUSTRY CENTRE

Air Vice-Marshal Catherine Roberts has         A strategist with significant experience          Stephen holds a Masters of Business          Nicola graduated from the University
been a member of the Royal Australian          at Chief Executive and Director levels         Administration, is a Fellow of the Australian   of Bari, Italy in 1987 with a degree in
Air Force for over 35 years, and is the most   within technology development driven           Institute of Company Directors and has          Electronic Engineering. He went on to
senior female aerospace engineer in the        companies and the not-for-profit sector.       undertaken the Advanced Management              work as a researcher in microelectronics
Australian Defence Force.                          Stephen is committed to the successful     Program (AMP) at the Harvard Business           high-reliability components at Tecnopolis
    She became the inaugural Head of           translation of research into outcomes that     School.                                         S&T Research Centre, Bari before being
Air Force Capability on 01 Jul 2019 and        deliver social and economic benefit to our        Stephen serves on The Hospital Research      appointed as Scientific Attaché at the
is responsible for conceptualising and         communities. He has actively driven the        Foundation Group Board as Chair, which          Embassy of Italy in Canberra from
shaping the development and delivery of        formation and financing of more than           has grown to become the largest private         2001 to 2008.
Air and Space power across the capability      15 companies, securing more than               funder of medical research in SA. He is            In 2009, Nicola joined the South
life cycle.                                    AU$300 million in investment, grants and       Chair of BiomeBank, Australia’s first stool     Australian Government as a Special
    Cath’s background includes flight test,    other funding.                                 bank, developing treatments for a variety       Envoy for higher education research and
aircraft maintenance, airworthiness and            With a proven record for structuring       of medical conditions.                          technology transfer to Europe and later
safety, support to operations, design          and negotiating a variety of deals                                                             became Director for International R&D
and acquisition of aircraft and support        including strategic corporate partnerships,                                                    Collaborations.
systems, contracting, diplomatic postings      company acquisition, technology                                                                   From 2003 to 2013 he was appointed
and engagement with Australian and             licences, joint venture, co-development                                                        as Adjunct Professor of Science and
international industry.                        and assignment transactions, Stephen                                                           Technology at the University of Canberra,
    Cath holds a Master’s Degree in            has a truly international outlook with an                                                      Australia, and in 2007 he became an
Defence Studies from University of Canberra    established and demonstrated network of                                                        Honorary Member of the Order of Australia.
and a Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace           executive-level contacts across a variety of                                                      In September 2017 the South Australian
Engineering from RMIT. She is a Fellow of      academic, government, commercial and                                                           Space Industry Centre was created with
Engineers Australia, Member of Australian      investment groups in Asia, Europe, North                                                       Nicola as Director. His focus was to support
Institute of Company Directors and Defence     America, New Zealand and Australia.                                                            space industry growth and increase
representative on the Australian Space             Stephen was educated at the                                                                international R&D collaborations in
Agency Advisory Group.                         University of Adelaide gaining a first-class                                                   South Australia’s space sector.
                                               Honours degree, a PhD in Biochemistry                                                             In 2018 Nicola was appointed Adjunct
                                               and was awarded the University Medal.                                                          Professor at the University of South Australia
                                               Subsequently he was awarded the                                                                – Division of Information Technology,
                                               prestigious CJ Martin and Arthritis                                                            Engineering and the Environment and he
                                               Foundation Fellowships for post-doctoral                                                       was appointed on the board of the Space
                                               training at Harvard University.                                                                Industry Association of Australia. In the
                                                                                                                                              same year he was also appointed to the
                                                                                                                                              Order of Merit of the Italian Republic by

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ADJ PROF NICOLA                               ANDREW SEEDHOUSE                               ALISA STARKEY                                   BARBARA SWANSON
SASANELLI AM                                  CHIEF INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE
                                              AND SPACE DIVISION | DEFENCE
                                                                                             FOUNDER | OZIUS                                 CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER
                                                                                                                                             | MYRIOTA PTY LTD
(CONTINUED)                                   SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GROUP

the Italian Government for ‘promoting         Mr Andrew Seedhouse is Chief of the            Alisa Starkey is the founder of Ozius,          Barbara Swanson is the Chief Revenue
high-tech industry and R&D collaborations     Intelligence, Surveillance and Space           an Earth Observation Analytics company          Officer of Myriota, the global leader in
between Italy and Australia’.                 Division (ISSD) which is part of the Defence   based in Brisbane, Australia.                   low-cost, low-power, secure direct-to-orbit
    In 2019 Nicola joined the SmartSat        Science Technology Group (DSTG).                   With a background in Marine Ecology,        satellite connectivity for the Internet
Cooperative Research Centre as Director of        Andrew joined DSTG in 2017 after a long    Alisa learned the benefits of utilising Earth   of Things.
Communication and Outreach, becoming          and distinguished career at the Defence        Observation data when completing her                Barbara’s 20 years as a global sales
Senior Advisor of South Australian Space      Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)       Honours at the University of Wollongong.        executive with specialised experience in
Industry Centre. In 2020 Nicola founded the   in the United Kingdom.                         Over the next 19 years, Alisa dedicated         SaaS technology has led her to become
Andy Thomas Space Foundation, of which            Andrew is responsible for the science      her career to fusing artificial intelligence,   an industry leader today. She has achieved
he is now CEO.                                and technology advice on surveillance          earth observation data and environmental        repeated success in scaling businesses
    Nicola’s main passion, outside of his     and multi-sensor fusion. The Division          science to solve complex environmental          globally by developing strategies that
interest in space, is painting.               research activities also cover space-based     questions.                                      transform initial traction into lasting growth.
                                              imaging to computational linguistics; from         Alisa founded Ozius in 2014 with a dream    Her expert knowledge and customer
                                              hyperspectral sensing to multi-hypothesis      to make advanced Earth Observation              empathy enabled her to lead and scale
                                              tracking; from facial biometrics to            analytics more accessible to end users          organisations from AUD20-150+ million
                                              space-time adaptive radar processing;          outside of research and government.             in revenue.
                                              from electronic protection to first-order      Ozius has since analysed millions of square         Utilising her genuine curiosity and
                                              logics for symbolic reasoning.                 kilometres of the earth’s landscape on four     understanding of customer pain, coupled
                                                  Andrew is the Senior Responsible           continents and delivered new business           with her fearlessness to ask the right
                                              Officer for the DSTG STaR Shot Resilient       intelligence to some of the world’s largest     questions, Barbara is able to devise global
                                              Multi-Mission Space. This STaR Shot is part    enterprises.                                    sales strategies tailored to overcome
                                              of the ‘Defence 2030 S&T Strategy’ where           Alisa has authored and contributed          numerous pain points. Her in-depth
                                              the introduction of a new Science,             to numerous publications relating to            knowledge and experience are taking
                                              Technology and Research (STaR) Shot            Earth Observation science to assess             Myriota global; introducing new satellite
                                              concept was introduced.                        environmental impacts of natural and            IoT solutions to a multitude of industries,
                                                  The STaR Shot hopes to strengthen          man-made change including monitoring            including agricultural, transport and
                                              and harness the national science and           gully erosion and change, vegetation trend      logistics, maritime, defence, environment,
                                              technology enterprise to deliver impact        analysis, and more recently collaborating       mining and utilities.
                                              for Defence. The ambition is to stimulate      with aquatic ecologists from New South
                                              innovation, build Australian Industry          Wales and Queensland Governments to
                                              Capability (AIC) and support industry          integrate Earth Observation into Water
                                              partners. The STaR Shot program will           Resource Planning projects.
                                                                                                 Alisa has recently commenced her PhD
                                              underpin Defence’s commitment to growth
                                                                                             studying “Water dynamics in the landscape
                                              in the national innovation sector, including
                                                                                             from Earth Observation analytics” at the
                                              in space research.
                                                                                             University of Queensland.

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DR MATTHEW
TETLOW
                                               DR HIROSHI
                                               YAMAKAWA
                                                                                             EXHIBITOR
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
| INOVOR TECHNOLOGIES
                                               PRESIDENT | JAPAN AEROSPACE
                                               EXPLORATION AGENCY (JAXA)
                                                                                             PROFILES

Dr Matthew Tetlow, founder and Chief           Dr Hiroshi Yamakawa has been the
Executive Officer (CEO) of Inovor              President of the Japan Aerospace
Technologies, has worked in the space and      Exploration Agency (JAXA) since 2018.
defence sectors for more than 20 years.        His previous work experience includes
    After completing a Bachelor of             Member of Committee on National Space
Engineering in Adelaide, Matthew performed     Policy, and Secretary General, Secretariat
his PhD research at the Space Systems          of Strategic Headquarters for Space Policy,
Institute in Stuttgart, Germany. Working as    Cabinet Secretariat.
part of a European Space Agency funded             Dr Yamakawa held a professorship
program, he performed trajectory and           at Research Institute for Sustainable
system design studies, and developed           Humanosphere, Kyoto University, and
an advanced guidance algorithm for             was appointed to Project Manager
application on future launch systems.          for the Mercury Exploration Mission
    Matthew has worked on guidance and         “BepiColombo,” JAXA Institute of Space
navigation algorithms for the Australian       and Astronautical Science (ISAS).
Scramjet program and performed stand-off           Dr Yamakawa also took various
and close air support weapon modelling         research positions including a visiting
for Defence. He has also undertaken            Scientist of the European Space Research
systems engineering projects for Defence       and Technology Centre (ESTEC), European
capability development and performed           Space Agency (ESA); and a visiting
submarine design optimisation studies and      Scientist of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
analyses of aircraft stores.                   (JPL), National Aeronautics and Space
    In 2012, Matthew founded Inovor            Administration (NASA).
Technologies to work closer with Defence           Dr Yamakawa earned his PhD
and to develop satellite technologies,         (Engineering) from the Department of
focusing on small satellite platforms, space   Aeronautics School of Engineering at the
domain awareness, earth observation and        University of Tokyo.
remote sensing. As CEO he is responsible
for strategic direction and innovation as
well as customer and market development
across the Defence and commercial
sectors. In 2020, Inovor Technologies
employs more than 35 staff at its
headquarters in Adelaide, South Australia.
The company’s clients include the CSIRO
and the Australian Department of Defence.

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ADVANCED                                    The Advanced Technology Program (ATP)
                                            is funded as part of the Defence Industry                       AMDA FOUNDATION                                                 The Foundation achieves these goals by
                                                                                                                                                                         delivering Australia’s most prominent and
TECHNOLOGY                                  skilling and STEM Strategy School Pathways
                                            Program. Our aim is to help reduce skills
                                                                                                            LIMITED                                                      respected world-class biennial industry
                                                                                                                                                                         expositions as platforms for interaction
PROGRAM /                                   shortages in defence industry by increasing                     AMDA.COM.AU                                                  between industry, defence, government

DEPARTMENT FOR                              the pool of STEM educated students,
                                            informing Australia’s youth about industry
                                                                                                            Contact: Chris Macfarlane
                                                                                                                                                                         and academia.
                                                                                                                                                                            They connect Australia’s key industry
EDUCATION
                                                                                                            E cmacfarlane@amda.com.au
                                            employment opportunities and pathways                                                                                        players with each other and with their
                                            and increase student awareness of                               T +61 3 5282 0500
                                                                                                                                                                         counterparts from around the world, in the
DLB.SA.EDU.AU/ATMOODLE                      defence industry (including space) as an                                                                                     national interest, on an international scale.
                                            employer of choice. We provide secondary                                                                                        The major events conducted by
Contact: Dr Sarah J. Baker                  students with positive career experiences                                                                                    AMDA include:
E Sarah.baker@sa.gov.au                     in defence (and allied) industries through                                                                                      • AVALON Australian International
T +61 429 990 041                           programs such as the Space Passport and                                                                                           Airshow and Aerospace & Defence
                                            Space Industry Work Experience. ATP also                                                                                          Exposition
                                            provides student activities and teacher                                                                                         • INDO PACIFIC International Maritime
                                            professional development opportunities                                                                                            Exposition
                                            to enhance STEM capability, education                           PLATINUM SPONSOR                                                • L AND FORCES International Land
                                            and enterprise skills as well as enhancing                                                                                        Defence Exposition
                                            student engagement, participation and                           AMDA Foundation Limited is an Australian                        • ROTORTECH Helicopter and Unmanned
                                            enrolment in STEM subjects. We aim to                           not-for-profit corporation established to                         Flight Exposition
                                            increase focus on indigenous and female                         promote the development of aviation and                         • CIVSEC International Civil Security
                                            participation within all our activities and                     Australia’s industrial, manufacturing and                         Conference
                                            events. The ATP team is very excited about                      information/communications technology                           AMDA’s expositions take Australia to the
                                            the space industry career opportunities for                                                                                  World by bringing the World to Australia.
                                                                                                            resources in the fields of aviation, aerospace,
                                            our students.
                                                                                                            maritime, defence and security.

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                                            solutions worldwide.
                                                Airbus has over five decades of
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                                            working across 21 sites for civil and military
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                                            fixed-wing and rotary wing aircraft.
                                                Airbus is looking to substantially
                                            increase sovereign industrial space and
                                            defence capability in Australia through
                                            its bid to deliver sovereign military satellite
                                            communication capability for Australia
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                                            Team Maier, Airbus will bring Australian
Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics,   expertise and capabilities to the forefront
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ANDY THOMAS                                The Andy Thomas Space Foundation was
                                           incorporated in 2020 as an Australian              AUSTEST                     With test facilities in Adelaide, Melbourne
                                                                                                                          and Sydney, Austest Labs offers the most
SPACE FOUNDATION                           charity dedicated to supporting the
                                           education and outreach goals of the
                                                                                              LABORATORIES                comprehensive range of aerospace testing
                                                                                                                          services in the country, including shock,
ANDYTHOMAS.FOUNDATION                      Australian Space Agency by identifying             AUSTEST.COM.AU              vibration, altitude, temperature inc thermal
                                           new ways to enhance space awareness                                            shock, humidity, pressure, salt-fog and
Contact: Michael Davis                                                                        Contact: Martin Garwood
                                           among the Australian community to better                                       solar test chambers. Austest Labs is formally
E m.davis@andythomas.foundation                                                               E austest@austest.com.au
                                           tell the space story that touches every part                                   accredited for major aerospace and
T +61 419 170 251                                                                             T 1800 001 411
                                           of life on Earth.                                                              defence standards such as MIL-STD-461,
                                               Our main mission is to overcome                                            MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-167, MIL-STD-202,
                                           disadvantage by supporting space                                               DEF STAN 00-35 and RTCA DO-160 along
                                           outreach and education in Australia                                            with testing capabilities for Accelerated
                                           and inspiring young people to pursue                                           aging, UV-A and UV-B radiation, Solar
                                           careers in space - by building a culture of                                    radiation and Salt (Corrosive) Atmospheres.
                                           entrepreneurship and igniting a curiosity
                                           for space and related scientific activities
                                           among young Australians.
                                               The Foundation will support a range of
                                           space education and outreach initiatives.
                                           It will be able to receive sponsorship,
                                           grants and tax-deductible donations from
                                           corporations and private individuals.

ARROW                                      MIL-PRF electronic and electromechanical
                                           components, radiation-tolerant                     AUSTRALASIAN                Australasian Society of Aerospace
                                                                                                                          Medicine - Promoting the science of
ELECTRONICS |                              microprocessors, FPGA’s, converters,
                                           amplifiers, multiplexers, RF & microwave,
                                                                                              SOCIETY OF                  aerospace medicine.
                                                                                                                             ASAM aims:
ANALOG DEVICES                             sensors, specialized lightweight space             AEROSPACE                      • To cultivate and promote aerospace

INC. (ADI)                                 cabling, connectors solutions from the
                                           world’s most recognised global OEM
                                                                                              MEDICINE                         medicine and related sciences;
                                                                                                                             • To provide an authoritative body of
ANALOG.COM/SPACE                           component manufacturers.                           ASAM.ORG.AU                      opinion on matters of aerospace
                                               Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), is a global                                         medical significance; and
Contact: Roberto G Santucci                semiconductor company with a 50+ year              Contact: Anne Fleming          • To increase the awareness of the
E DefenceAnz@arrow.com                     history of delivering a full range of aerospace,   E secretariat@asam.org.au        aerospace industry, government, and
T +61 429 000 484                          defence and space qualified components             T +61 418 890 641                the general public of the importance
                                           and radiation-hardened electronics and                                              of aerospace medicine to flight safety.
                                           technology solutions. ADI specialises in                                          The aims of ASAM are supported by
                                           SWaP+C, COTS, Enhanced Products (EP),                                          the John Lane Aerospace Medicine Trust.
                                           GaN, data conversion, signal processing                                        The John Lane Aerospace Medicine Trust
                                           and power management space-grade                                               provides an opportunity for members and
                                           technologies. With QMLV-certified facilities,                                  others to support ongoing research into
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Arrow Electronics is the world’s largest   capabilities, ADI is your best opportunity
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AUSTRALIAN SPACE                           The Australian Space Agency’s purpose is
                                           to transform and grow a globally respected        AXIOM PRECISION                               Axiom Precision Manufacturing is a family
                                                                                                                                           owned 40 year old Australian Precision
AGENCY                                     space industry to lift the broader economy,
                                           inspire and improve the lives of Australians.
                                                                                             MANUFACTURING                                 Manufacturing company that services
                                                                                                                                           the aerospace, space and defence
SPACE.GOV.AU                               As Australia’s national space agency,             AXIOMPM.COM.AU                                industries. Axiom specialises in the
                                           it coordinates civil space matters across                                                       design and precision manufacture of
E enquiries@space.gov.au                                                                     Contact: Fred Hull
                                           government and supports the growth of                                                           Electromechanical hardware/components,
T 1800 497 182 (within Australia)                                                            E fredh@axiompm.com.au
                                           the Australian space sector.                                                                    assemblies and sub-assemblies. Certified to
or +61 2 6276 1166                                                                           T +61 413 537 224
                                                The Agency is responsible for delivering                                                   AS9100D Aerospace & Space.
                                           key space programs that develop national
                                           space capability and infrastructure, unlock
                                           international space collaboration, and
                                           inspire and build a future space workforce.
                                           It is also the regulator of Australian space
                                           related activities and a facilitator for
SUPPORTING SPONSOR                         collaboration across industry, government
                                           and academia.
                                                This is all supporting the Australian
                                           Space Agency’s goal to triple the size of
                                           Australia’s space industry to AU$12 billion
                                           and create up to 20,000 new Australian
                                           jobs by 2030.

AVALON 2021                                promotional platform for Australia’s
                                           developing space industry.                        BOEING                                        which includes Australian-developed
                                                                                                                                           satellite terminals for accessing the WGS
– AUSTRALIAN                                   The Space Industry Association of
                                           Australia and AVALON jointly hosted
                                                                                             BOEING.COM.AU                                 network. Boeing Australia is also developing
                                                                                                                                           innovative approaches to astronaut
INTERNATIONAL                              the inaugural Australian Space Industry           Contact: Jason Armstrong                      training, spacecraft design and crew

AIRSHOW AND                                Conference at AVALON 2019, and will return        E jason.w.armstrong@boeing.com                health that will be transitioned to the
                                           with an expanded conference program at            T +61 7 3306 3098                             United States and applies its industry
AEROSPACE &                                AVALON 2021.
                                               AVALON 2021 will also feature a
                                                                                                                                           leading modelling and simulation
                                                                                                                                           capabilities to enhance decision support
DEFENCE EXPOSITION                         dedicated space industry exhibition                                                             and concept exploration in the space
                                           precinct, adjacent to the Australian                                                            domain. Our research partnerships span
AIRSHOW.COM.AU
                                           Space Agency’s presence at the event.                                                           CSIRO, the Air Force Research Laboratory,
Contact: Aaron Collier                     This precinct will provide visibility for small                                                 Defence Science and Technology Group,
E expo@amda.com.au                         to medium Australian space businesses,            SILVER SPONSOR                                University of Queensland and Adelaide-
T +61 3 5282 0500                          offering exposure and engagement                                                                based Myriota to help develop technology
                                           alongside major international prime                                                             that will build new jobs for Australia’s future.
                                                                                             Boeing has a long history of space-related
                                           contractors and government and civil                                                            Boeing Australia’s strategic R&D investments
                                                                                             projects in Australia. The company’s
                                           customers.                                                                                      support the Australian Space Agency
                                                                                             defence programs include the Boeing-
                                               Offering a unique scale and diversity                                                       to grow Australia’s space industry and
                                                                                             built Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)
                                           of industry participation, AVALON 2021 will                                                     the ADF expand its space-based and
From 23-28 November 2021, the Australian                                                     and IS-22 satellites used by the Australian
                                           foster the engagement and interaction that                                                      space-enabled capabilities.
International Airshow and Aerospace                                                          Defence Force (ADF) and the Currawong
                                           are fundamental to achieving the Australian
& Defence Exposition (AVALON 2021)                                                           Battlespace Communications System,
                                           Space Agency’s goal of tripling the size and
will provide a key engagement and          revenue of Australia’s space sector.

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BUREAU OF                                   including drought, floods, fires, storms,
                                            tsunami and tropical cyclones. Through
                                                                                             CITY OF SALISBURY                            Located 15 kilometres north of the
                                                                                                                                          Adelaide CBD, the City of Salisbury is
METEOROLOGY                                 regular forecasts, warnings, monitoring
                                            and advice the Bureau provides one
                                                                                             SALISBURY.SA.GOV.AU                          the fourth largest economy in the State
                                                                                                                                          and at the centre of South Australia’s
BOM.GOV.AU                                  of the most widely used services of              Contact: Nina Parletta                       economy. Home to the Edinburgh Defence
                                            government. Earth observations from              E nparletta@salisbury.sa.gov.au              Precinct including Defence Science and
Contact: Zandria Farrell
                                            space underpin most of the services              T +61 481 901 359                            Technology Group - Edinburgh, RAAF
E Zandria.Farrell@bom.gov.au
                                            delivered for emergency management,                                                           Edinburgh, Technology Park and Edinburgh
T +61 408 705 724
                                            defence, aviation, and general public.                                                        Parks, and with an active civil and defence
                                            The Bureau also provides space weather                                                        space community of industry, universities,
                                            information and warning services working                                                      research centres, and government, the City
                                            closely with key industries to support                                                        of Salisbury holds an important position
             Bureau of Meteorology          operations and infrastructure exposed to                                                      in the Australian defence and space
                                            space weather risks, such as the space,                                                       industries. We are the location of choice for
                                            aviation, energy, telecommunications and                                                      international primes including BAE Systems
EVENT SPONSOR                               defence industries. The Bureau is working                                                     Australia, Lockheed Martin Australia, SAAB
                                            with the Australian Space Agency and                                                          Australia, L3 Harris, Northrup Grumman,
The Bureau of Meteorology is Australia’s    Government partners such as CSIRO and                                                         General Dynamics Land Systems Australia,
                                            Geoscience Australia to support the growth       EVENT SPONSOR                                and Raytheon Australia, supported by a
national weather, climate and water
agency. Its expertise and services assist   of the Australian space industry, to ensure                                                   growing number of innovative SMEs that
Australians in dealing with the harsh       Australia is a trusted and responsible                                                        are playing a crucial role in the future of
realities of their natural environment,     participant in the global space economy.                                                      defence and space activity. If you are a
                                                                                                                                          defence or space company, Salisbury is
                                                                                                                                          where you need to be.

CAPRICORN SPACE                             Capricorn Space is a proudly Australian
                                            owned and operated company providing
PTY LTD                                     ground segment services to the satellite
                                            and space markets. Our initial site near
CAPRICORNSPACE.COM.AU                       Geraldton in Western Australia possesses
                                            many unique aspects not found elsewhere
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                                            in Australia: including the ability to readily
E admin@capricornspace.com.au
                                            secure ACMA licences, redundant power,
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                                            diverse high speed communications,
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                                                We offer three service models to support
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Contact: Sarah Pearce                       heritage in the space sector including                                                            globe, Deloitte Australia is in the business
                                                                                           AUSTRALIA.HTML
E csiroenquiries@csiro.au                   our work with NASA, ESA and JAXA as well                                                          of solving complex problems. Innovation is
T 1300 363 400                              as other international space agencies –        Contact: Jason Bender                              the oxygen that powers us, enabling us
                                            exploring our Solar System and beyond,         E jabender@deloitte.com.au                         to embrace the unknown, the chaos,
                                            providing mission support activities and       T +61 8 8407 7256                                  the mayhem, because we know this is
                                            managing complex facilities for space                                                             where the magic can happen.
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