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Contents Welcome from the Chair of The Andy Thomas Space Foundation The Andy Thomas Space Foundation is delighted to Contents welcome you to the 11th Australian Space Forum. 11th Australian Space Forum The Foundation will be working with partners Wednesday 31 March 2021 1 Welcome and sponsors, including the Australian Space Adelaide, South Australia — Chair of The Andy Thomas Agency, on an ambitious agenda of projects Space Foundation to advance space education and outreach. Adelaide Convention Centre, — Premier of South Australia We are reaching out to friends and supporters North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia — Head of the Australian who have a shared belief in the power of Forum sessions: Hall C Space Agency education, the pursuit of excellence and a Exhibition: Hall H commitment to diversity and inclusion. We 6 Message from the CEO look forward to conversations during the The Foundation was established in 2020 for 8 Forum Schedule the purpose of advancing space education, Forum – as well as ongoing interaction - about raising space awareness and contributing our shared interests and topics of importance 11 Speaker Profiles to the national space community. We to the national space community. are delighted that the South Australian 28 Company Profiles We hope you enjoy the 11th Australian Government has entrusted us with the future Space Forum. 75 Foundation Corporate Sponsors conduct of the Australian Space Forum – and Professional Partners Australia’s most significant space industry Michael Davis AO meeting – and we intend to ensure that the Chair, Andy Thomas Space Foundation 76 Venue Map Forum continues to be the leading national 77 Exhibition Floorplan platform for the highest quality information and discussion about space industry topics. 80 Event Sponsors This event is an important part of our mission of helping to promote and develop space education nationally, of raising the public's space awareness by demonstrating connections between space science and technologies used in everyday life and of contributing to the international space community through events and educational initiatives. Our success will be measured in part by the educational and career opportunities that the Foundation creates for young Australians, which will in turn contribute to the growth and sustainability of this critically important high-tech sector in Australia. Join the conversation: #AUSpaceForum @AndyThomasSpace The Andy Thomas Space Foundation @theandythomasspacefoundation @andythomas_space_foundation d 11th Australian Space Forum 1
Welcome from the Premier of South Australia It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the 11th Australian Space Forum. We welcomed new neighbours to our innovation precinct at Lot Fourteen, with The brightest Canadian company Lux Aerobot settling into their new premises to be closer to the Australian Space Agency and the hub of space activity in the state. stars are in We welcomed the new head of the Australian Space Agency, Mr Enrico Palermo and in After the many challenges faced by the world doing so farewelled the inaugural head of the in the past twelve months, it gives me great Australian Space Agency, Dr Megan Clarke AC, joy to be able to welcome people back to whom we thank greatly for her contribution South Australia. South Australia to attend this cornerstone to the growth of our nation’s space footprint. event on the national space calendar. Mr Palermo not only brings with him a strong So much has happened in the short time industrial and entrepreneurial focus, but a since the 10th Australian Space Forum in dedication to triple the size of Australia’s November 2020. space sector to $12 billion and over 20,000 jobs by 2030. In early December, we saw the triumphant Home to the new Australian Space Discovery Centre and world-class return of the Hayabusa II to Earth, with the This forum provides us with the perfect capsule landing in the heart of the South opportunity to reflect on how our nation has Mission Control Centre, as well as more than 80 space-related companies, Australian outback at the Woomera Range well and truly rocketed into the global space South Australia is seizing every opportunity to grow its space sector and Complex. This momentous event further sector, and how South Australia has been vital strengthened our relationship with the in providing the thrust for our national growth. inspire the next generation to reach for the stars and beyond. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and The 11th Australian Space Forum presents highlighted the importance of collaborating a fantastic platform for networking and ideas Explore the opportunities now at sasic.sa.gov.au with the international space sector. generation within this thriving industry. The new year started strong for South I look forward to seeing how our Australian Australia with the announcement that we space industry will continue to travel on this will build and launch Australia’s first state upward trajectory and build on the current government owned satellite, SASAT1 in momentum within the South Australian partnership with Adelaide-based start- space ecosystem. ups Inovor Technologies and Myriota, and Hon Steven Marshall MP overseen by the SmartSat Cooperative Premier of South Australia Research Centre (CRC). The 6-unit nanosatellite, which will be launched into low Earth orbit, is just one part of the South Australian Government’s bold plan to deliver space-derived services to the state, delivering relative real-time data that will help us make better decisions for all South Australians. 2 11th Australian Space Forum 3
Welcome from the Head of the Australian Space Agency I am excited to welcome you to the 11th Australian Space Forum, my first as the Head of the Australian Space Agency. 2021 is already shaping up to be a year of achievements and milestones for the national space ecosystem. The research sector continues to facilitate Moon to Mars initiative teaching, training and industry collaboration while increasing the commercialisation of the sector’s innovative ideas. For example, Accelerating the growth of Australia’s space industry Curtin’s Space Science Technology Centre is one step closer to its Binar Space Program and the scheduled launch of five Binar CubeSats to space in 2021-2022. And as it The Moon to Mars initiative gives Australian businesses In January, Premier of South Australia, the has done for many decades, the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex is and researchers the opportunity to showcase their Hon Steven Marshall MP announced the SASAT1 Space Services Mission in partnership playing an important role in NASA’s missions knowledge and capabilities in projects that can support with Inovor Technologies and Myriota, and through its world-class tracking facilities. NASA’s Moon to Mars endeavours. the SmartSat CRC - a testament to the power On the immediate horizon is the grand of collaboration across industry, government opening of the Australian Space Discovery and the research sector. Centre, which will inspire, educate and engage Grants under the Supply Chain Program are currently available In February, Federal Minister for Industry, the next generation of the space workforce Science & Technology the Hon Karen Andrews and the Australian community. As we look to MP launched the Space Manufacturing the future, the Australian Space Agency will Roadmap as part of the Government’s $1.5 also progress technical roadmaps for each of Supply Chain Program billion Modern Manufacturing Strategy. the priority areas in the Australian Civil Space Draws on Australia’s competitive The Roadmap sends a strong signal to the Strategy, providing a vision and ambition to industry around the Government’s vision for support the growth of a globally-respected strengths and helps a variety of and thriving industry. We will also see the first manufacturing investment in the sector in businesses deliver products and the years to come. grants awarded under our ambitious Moon to services into global space supply Mars initiative. Opening doors internationally unlocks chains. new opportunities for the national sector. In my initial months as Head of the Space Signing an amended MoU between Australia Agency, I have met with many industry, and India with the Indian Space Research research and government organisations and Organisation and signing the UK Space am constantly impressed by the passion, high Bridge with the UK Space Agency in February talent and grit exhibited and by the innovative will strengthen collaboration between our technology being developed, manufactured nations and contribute to our shared mission and commercialised here in Australia. I look Apply for a grant now of building capability and creating jobs in the forward to working with you all into the future space industry. and thank the national space community for your support of this annual event as we work Local industry continues to grow and together to triple the size of the civil space showcase to the world Australia’s unique sector to $12 billion and add up to another For more information and to apply visit capabilities and strengths. In March, Myriota, 20,000 jobs by 2030. space.gov.au Fleet and UNSW Canberra are taking part in Rocket Lab’s ‘They Go Up so Fast’ mission Enrico Palermo which demonstrates how quickly Australia’s Head, Australian Space Agency space industry is evolving and delivering vital services from orbit. 4 11th Australian Space Forum 5
Message from the CEO of The Andy Thomas Space Foundation The Australian Space Forum is a biannual industry event that continues to grow, attracting interest and support, both nationally and internationally. Today, the 11th Australian Space Forum will Download the Australian cover many important topics, namely: National space policy and education; R&D in quantum Space Forum App technologies; and R&D in space-related Optus 4G 8:56 am 97% manufacturing. These discussions will be Search for ‘Australian Space Forum’ complemented by the Forum exhibition which The Andy Thomas Space Foundation within the App Store. will be the largest in the event’s history. Australian — Join the Q&A I encourage you all to meet with our national Space Forum — Connect with participants and international exhibitors and learn — Follow the activity feed Our aim for the Forum is to create and more about their unique projects, products — Plus much more! maintain a dynamic platform to promote Upcoming Events cooperation and generate new ideas, sharing and services. opportunities and expertise among industry Also available I would also like to acknowledge and thank and research organisations. our sponsors – whose support both on your desktop This year we celebrate the Forum’s 5th financially and in-kind ensures the success anniversary. From humble beginnings in April of this event. Special thanks to the Australian spaceforum21.entegyapp.com.au 2016 with 80 participants, the Forum is now Space Agency, the SmartSat CRC and AMDA the largest Australian space industry event, Foundation for their incalculable support. with the 11th edition boasting an anticipated 31 11th Australian Space Forum Finally, thanks to all of you - entrepreneurs, MAR Adelaide Convention Centre 700+ participants (both in-person and virtual) researchers, students, teachers, academics and over 60 exhibiting organisations. This and professional experts – our loyal followers event has undoubtedly played a crucial role Past Events who support the Forum in many different ways. in the development of the Australian space ecosystem. The impassioned discussions It is with your strong support and the success that have been initiated since those humble of the Forum, that The Andy Thomas Space beginnings have fed into major industry Foundation will announce an exciting new achievements, including the establishment space education initiative, and I look forward of an Australian Space Agency, the SmartSat to sharing this with you. CRC, The Andy Thomas Space Foundation and many other initiatives. Nicola Sasanelli AM CEO, The Andy Thomas Space Foundation I would like to thank the South Australian Government, in particular the Hon Steven Marshall MP, Premier of South Australia, and my colleagues at the South Australian Space industry Centre, for supporting and growing this initiative over the past five years and for entrusting The Andy Thomas Space Foundation to conduct the Forum over the next few years. 6 11th Australian Space Forum 7
Forum Schedule Time Session Room Facilitated by Adjunct Professor Nicola Sasanelli AM, 13.30 Research & Development Panel: Quantum engineering and Hall C CEO of The Andy Thomas Space Foundation. communication technology for space based applications Keynote by Professor Andrea Morello, Scientia Professor of Engineering at the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, UNSW Facilitated by Dr Cathy Foley AO, Australia’s Chief Scientist Panelists — Dr Vikram Sharma, Founder and CEO, QuintessenceLabs — Prof Steven Rolston, Chair, Department of Physics, University Time Session Room of Maryland (USA) — Dr Paolo Bianco, Global R&T Cooperation Manager, Airbus Defence and Space (UK) 8.00 Registration open Hall H — Dr Mark Clampin, Director, Sciences and Exploration Directorate, Tea and coffee on arrival NASA (USA) Opening session — Katherine Bennell, Roadmaps, Robotics and Automation on Earth 8.30 Hall C — Welcome from the Premier of South Australia, The Hon Steven and in Space, Australian Space Agency Marshall MP 14.50 Afternoon tea – sponsored by One Giant Leap Foundation Hall H — Welcome from the Prime Minister of Australia, The Hon Scott Morrison MP 15.30 Research & Development Panel: The importance of advanced Hall C — Special message with greetings from space manufacturing in the knowledge economy Keynote by Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte, NSW’s Chief Scientist Facilitated by Professor Andy Koronios, CEO, SmartSat CRC 9.00 The national space landscape Hall C — Enrico Palermo, Head, Australian Space Agency Panelists — Michael Davis AO, Chair, The Andy Thomas Space Foundation — Nick Purtell, General Manager, Modern Manufacturing Strategy, — Dr James Johnson, CEO, Geoscience Australia Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources — Dr Lena Okajima, Founder and CEO, ALE Co., Ltd. (Japan) 9.45 Morning tea – sponsored by One Giant Leap Foundation Hall H — Aude Vignelles, Chief Technology Officer, Australian Space Agency 10.30 Education & Outreach Panel: Building a national space science Hall C — Mark Crowley, COO and President of US Operations, education & awareness ecosystem QuintessenceLabs (USA) Keynote by Dr Amanda Caples, Victoria’s Lead Scientist — Dr Jason Armstrong, Senior Manager, Boeing Brisbane Facilitated by Anntonette Dailey, Executive Director Operations Technology Centre and Communications, Australian Space Agency 16.50 Conclusion Hall C Panelists — Anthony Murfett, Deputy Head, Australian Space Agency — Dr Graham Durant AM, Director, Questacon – The National Science — Adjunct Professor, Nicola Sasanelli AM, CEO, The Andy and Technology Centre Thomas Space Foundation — Dr Scott Sleap, STEM Project Advisor (SISP), NSW Department for Education 17.00 Networking hour — sponsored by TCL Hofmann Hall H — Susan Burchill, Acting Director Education and Outreach, CSIRO — Kalien Selby, CEO, Scitech — Adjunct Professor Nicola Sasanelli AM, CEO, The Andy Thomas Space Foundation 12.00 Lunch – sponsored by One Giant Leap Foundation Hall H 8 11th Australian Space Forum 9
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Dr Jason Armstrong Katherine Bennell Dr Paolo Bianco Susan Burchill Senior Manager, Boeing Brisbane Roadmaps, Robotics and Automation Global R&T Cooperation Manager, Acting Director, Education and Technology Centre on Earth and in Space, Australian Airbus Defence and Space (UK) Outreach, CSIRO Space Agency Jason received his doctorate in the US from Katherine is an experienced space systems Paolo Bianco graduated in Mechanical Susan Burchill is the Acting Director of a NASA Centre of Research & Training in engineer, business developer and project Engineering at Cranfield University (UK) and CSIRO Education and Outreach. She leads collaboration with Kansas State University. manager. She leads a team to develop the in Aeronautical Engineering in Turin (Italy). a team of 80 people from around Australia This early 1990s work, and follow-on work, Australian Space Agency’s roadmaps, which to deliver high quality Science, Technology, Before graduation he co-founded a European involved automation & experimental design of will guide the advancement of the country’s Engineering and Maths (STEM) education and Economic Interest Group to run projects as an biomedical payloads on three space shuttle space capability over the next decade. engagement programs for teachers, students EC thematic network. missions and included himself personally She is also responsible for the ‘Robotics and and the community. flying on numerous NASA KC-135 zero gravity Automation on Earth and in Space’ Strategic Paolo started his career in space at CGS As an experienced science communication aircraft missions for equipment prototyping Priority Area, and leads the work to scope the (OHB), Milan, Italy, then he joined Astrium, and education leader, Susan has developed and experimental design. Today, in addition M2M Trailblazer Program mission concept. now Airbus, in Portsmouth, UK. and delivered multiple national education to his management roles, Jason continues to Katherine has spent most of her career As a space system engineer, Paolo has programs for CSIRO since 2007. Susan holds act as a PI with an international space station abroad developing spacecraft, mission designed systems for Earth orbit and for a Bachelor of Science, Graduate Diploma payload placed in orbit in December 2020. architectures and technologies. She interplanetary missions that are flying in of Science Communication and a Graduate In the mid-1990s Jason Armstrong worked contributed to Aeolus as an analyst, Lisa space or about to be launched. Diploma in Education and is a previous in R&D in California at the world’s largest Pathfinder as a thermal architect, advanced recipient of a CSIRO Chief Executive biotechnology company, AMGEN, specializing ISRU technologies and an associated novel In parallel, as technologist, Paolo has Study Award. in automated bioassay & screening MarsHopper vehicle design, and developed developed a wide range of diverse development. From the late 1990s to 2011 he an InSAR mission concept to measure ocean technologies for space and aerospace worked in venture capital, had CEO and board surface currents. Katherine has also led applications. This eventually became his roles in R&D start-ups, and in 2005 as CEO teams to design new Orion mission concepts, current job as Global R&T Cooperation he took an automation & polymer science and human spaceflight technologies, Manager for Airbus Defence and Space, company through an IPO on the ASX. and was the Airbus bid manager, deputy for UK and Asia-Pacific. project manager and system engineer for Currently, Jason is the Senior Manager of In 2015 he got involved in Quantum the ESA e.deorbit mission concept. Most the Boeing Brisbane Technology Centre, Technologies (QTs), investigating and recently, Katherine helped to develop the ISS which is part of the larger Boeing Research & assessing on how to use them in Airbus Bartolomeo facility, first as a system engineer Technology organisation. The role oversees operation and products. He provided his and then as the Business Capture and the R&D technology portfolio, strategy & views on QTs application to the European Service Operations Manager. operations, including business development Parliament, the House of Parliament and and funding. The Brisbane technology Katherine holds a BEng Aeronautical (Space) to the European Commission, for the & research portfolio extends across (Hons) and BSc (Adv) Physics from Sydney deployment of the QT Flagship. Currently he is several space research fields, including University, an MSc Space Technology from acting as industry advisory board member to antimicrobials and astronaut health, human Lulea Technical University and an MSc a number of European and national initiatives factors, disease transmission, novel Astronautics and Space Engineering from and he is leading the strategy subgroup materials/manufacturing tech, simulation Cranfield University. for quantum computing of the European software & robotics. Quantum Industry Consortium. 12 11th Australian Space Forum 13
Dr Amanda Caples Dr Mark Clampin Victoria’s Lead Scientist Director, Sciences and Exploration Directorate NASA (USA) Dr Amanda Caples BSc Hons PhD GAICD Dr Clampin is currently the Director of is Victoria’s Lead Scientist, a ‘catalyst’ the Sciences and Exploration Directorate responsible for working across the Victorian at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Government to identify opportunities for leading four science divisions: Astrophysics, economic outcomes by building relationships Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System between business, the research sector and Exploration, and a high performance government. Amanda brings to the role broad computing center for climate simulation. experience in technology commercialisation, The Sciences and Exploration Directorate’s public policy development and governance of responsibilities include science and public and private entities. technology research, science mission oversight, science mission operations; data Amanda joined the Victorian public archiving and assimilation, science outreach service in 2002 as the inaugural Director and large field deployments. of Biotechnology and subsequently was appointed as the Executive Director Science He previously served at Goddard Space Flight and Technology and Deputy Secretary Center (GSFC) as the James Webb Space Sector Development and Programs to Telescope (JWST) Observatory Project Space drive the state’s science agenda. In these roles, Amanda has led the development of Scientist, and as Director of the Astrophysics Science Division. Prior to joining GSFC, Uncharted territory or the final frontier? industry sector strategy plans, delivered Dr Clampin was the Advanced Camera for research-led health initiatives, regulatory and Surveys (ACS) Group Lead at the Space legislative scientific reforms and established Telescope Science Institute (STScI), where Deloitte is committed to proactively supporting purposeful growth of the international business development and he worked on three Hubble Space Telescope Australian space ecosystem. Our vision is to see the Australian space ecosystem research alliances. (HST) Servicing Missions. recognised globally as a leader in delivering value to the world’s key industry Dr Clampin is a Co-Investigator with the sectors and society through new disruptive space-enabled capabilities, business Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), models and by the way we collaborate. and the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) science team, where he served as the Detector Scientist. His research interests That’s why we’ve established the Gravity Challenge, an Australian conceived and focus on studying the formation and evolution led space innovation program, now operating globally, focused on accelerating of planetary systems. Dr Clampin has designed new commercial opportunities for the Australian space sector. space flight, and ground-based astronomical instruments including adaptive optics systems, That’s why we’re actively involved supporting Saber Astronautics in the design coronagraphs and sensor systems. and implementation of Australia’s Mission Control Centre to help democratise access to space. To explore how we can make an impact that matters with your organisation, let’s connect. www.deloitte.com 14 11th Australian Space Forum 15 © 2020 Deloitte Australia
Mark Crowely Anntonette Dailey Michael Davis AO Dr Graham Durant AM President of US Operations and COO Executive Director, Operations and Chair, The Andy Thomas Space Foundation Director, Questacon – The National Science QuintessenceLabs (USA) Communication, Australian Space Agency and Technology Centre Mark Crowley is both the COO of Anntonette is an Executive Director at the Michael Davis AO is Chair of The Andy Graham Durant is the Director of Questacon, QuintessenceLabs, and President of its US Australian Space Agency and commenced Thomas Space Foundation, an Australian Australia’s National Science and Technology subsidiary, leading global operations and in the Agency soon after it was established philanthropic charity incorporated in Centre and an Honorary Professor at the business development for nearly 5 years. Prior in July 2018. Anny is responsible for the July 2020. He is also a Director of the Centre for the Public Awareness of Science at to QuintessenceLabs, he was CEO of the solar operations of the Agency and ensuring it SmartSat CRC and a former Chair of the the Australian National University. technology start-up, SolFocus, for 5 years, meets its government requirements as well Space Industry Association of Australia. He He trained as a geologist and has more than leading SolFocus from the R&D phase to as establishing its governance arrangement. holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University 40 years’ experience working in the science commercialisation with revenues exceeding In addition to managing the parliamentary of Adelaide, Australia and Master of Science museum and science centre sector. Graham is $50M, and projects deployed in 13 countries. interaction, finances, human resources and (Space Studies) from the International Space one of the principal advocates for the global event management, Anny is also responsible University in Strasbourg, France. Mark also has 25 years’ experience in the cooperative work of the sector examining for all communications for the Agency and US defence industry, holding numerous He practiced law for 41 years, including 22 ways that science educational activities can has a personal goal to meet the key values of Vice President roles in Engineering, Product years as a partner of Ward & Partners, a major contribute to the fostering of understanding the Agency – namely to inspire Australians Management and Air Force Programs with South Australian legal firm. In 2002 he co- across geographical, economic, religious and and ‘do cool stuff’. Lockheed Martin and General Electric. founded Adelta Legal, a specialist commercial political boundaries. He is a board member He managed large teams (up to 4000 In 2019, Anntonette was identified in the law firm, retiring from legal practice in 2014. of the Australian Science Media Centre, employees) with technical responsibilities Financial Review as one of Australia’s 100 a member of the Council for Australasian and functions including communications Most Influential Women. As a chartered His volunteer service in the space sector Museum Directors and is currently Vice includes five years as Chair of the Space and remote sensing systems. He also professional engineer, Anny graduated with President of ASPAC, the Asia-Pacific network Industry Association of Australia and 20 had responsibilities for supply chain and honours at the University of Technology of science centres. years’ membership of the Board of that manufacturing management of aerospace Sydney and took on a career in sustainability. organisation. He proposed Adelaide as Questacon has been working with the systems. Mark has also worked as Executive Working across multiple government the host of the International Astronautical Australian Space Agency to create the in Residence at the VC firm New Enterprise agencies as well as not for profit and Congress which was held in 2017, and chaired new Australian Space Discovery Centre Associates, providing advice to CEOs. consultancy – Anny brings more than the Congress Local Organising Committee and has used this work to create a traveling 12 years senior executive capability to Mark holds Engineering degrees from the for that event. He was a leading advocate ‘Australia in Space’ exhibition. Questacon the Agency. University of Illinois and Drexel University, for the establishment of the Australian regularly hosts presentations from and the Stanford GSB Sloan Program. Space Agency, an Australian Government NASA scientists and has an ongoing decision announced at the Congress. He relationship with JAXA in respect of the also played a key role in organising a number Hayabusa mission. of International Space University programs and courses in Australia including the establishment of the Southern Hemisphere Space Studies Program which is held annually in Adelaide. 16 11th Australian Space Forum 17
Prof Hugh Durrant-Whyte Dr Cathy Foley AO New South Wales’ Chief Scientist Australia’s Chief Scientist Secured credit in the space economy Hugh Durrant-Whyte is the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer and Natural Resources Commissioner. From 2016-2018, Hugh was Dr Foley commenced as Australia's ninth Chief Scientist in January 2021. Prior to this appointment, Dr Foley held a lengthy career Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Ministry of at Australia’s national science agency, the Defence. From 2014-2016 and 2002-2010, he CSIRO; where she was appointed as the was a Professor and ARC Federation Fellow agency’s Chief Scientist in August 2018, the at the University of Sydney. 2010-2014, he second woman to hold the role. was CEO of National ICT Australia (NICTA), The space industry, like all other and from 1995-2010 Director of the ARC Dr Foley’s career in physics began with her PhD at Macquarie University on the industries on earth, will be at its best Centre of Excellence for Autonomous Systems and of the Australian Centre for semiconductor indium nitride. She and her with good access to credit like loans, Field Robotics (ACFR). colleagues were one of the first groups to carry out pioneering research that examined leases and 30-day accounts. Hugh is a world-leading authority on machine learning and robotics, and applications in the properties of indium nitride in light- sensitive devices. areas including cargo handling, mining and While working at CSIRO, Dr Foley made defence. He has published over 300 research Learn more about how the Personal papers, graduated over 70 PhD students, has significant contributions to the development of a patented high temperature superconducting won numerous awards and prizes for his work, Property Securities Register can help including being named 2010 NSW Scientist of Josephson junction, a nanosized structure that is the critical component of the most you improve your access to finance the Year and 2008 Engineers Australia NSW Engineer of the Year. sensitive detector of magnetic fields. Dr Foley and her team’s most successful application or reduce risk if your business means In his career he has worked with many is the LANDTEM™ sensor system used to you’re a creditor. major companies and has co-founded three successful start-up companies. locate valuable deposits of minerals deep underground, such as nickel sulphide, silver He is particularly well known for his work and gold. This has led to mineral discoveries with Patrick Terminals in delivering the worth more than $6 billion. automated container terminals in Brisbane Dr Foley’s scientific excellence and influential For more information visit: and Port Botany, for his work with Rio Tinto in pioneering and delivering the automated leadership have been recognised with numerous awards and fellowships, including ppsr.gov.au/space “Mine of the Future”. He is an honorary Fellow of Engineers Australia (HonFIEAus), a Fellow of the IEEE (FIEEE), Fellow of the Royal being elected to the Australian Academy of Science in 2020, along with an Order of Australia for service to research science and Academy of Engineering (FREng), Fellow of to the advancement of women in physics. the Australian Academy of Science (FAA), and a Fellow of the Royal Society of London (FRS). She was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Science and Engineering in 2008 and was elected as an honorary Fellow of the Australian Institute of Physics in 2019. 18 11th Australian Space Forum 19
Dr James Johnson Prof Andy Koronios Prof Andrea Morello Anthony Murfett CEO, Geoscience Australia CEO, SmartSat Cooperative Research Scientia Professor of Quantum Engineering Deputy Head, Australian Space Agency Centre (CRC) at the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, UNSW Dr Johnson has been the Chief Executive Professor Andy Koronios is the CEO of the Prof Morello’s background is in condensed- Anthony Murfett is Deputy Head of the Officer of Geoscience Australia since April SmartSat CRC, a consortium of industry and matter physics and electrical engineering, Australian Space Agency, where he has 2017. He is a geologist with over 30 years’ research organisations developing game with a long-standing interest in the quantum oversight of strategy, policy and day-to-day experience, including private sector mining changing satellite technologies to catapult dynamics of spins in nanostructures. Andrea operations and supports the Agency and mineral exploration. He has led teams Australia into the global space economy. started his research career at the Grenoble Head in monitoring the performance of of geoscientists for over 20 years with a High Magnetic Field Laboratory in 1998, then the Agency. Anthony has worked as Minister Previously, Andy held the positions of Dean: range of diverse achievements, ranging from obtained a PhD from the Kamerlingh Onnes Counsellor, Industry, Science and Education Industry & Enterprise and Head of the School discovery of gold reserves in industry, to Laboratory in Leiden in 2004. After two years at the Australian Embassy in Washington of Information Technology & Mathematical national scale pre-competitive geoscience at the University of British Columbia, Andrea DC and as General Manager of the Growth Sciences, at UniSA. Andy is a professor of programs that have attracted exploration joined UNSW Sydney in 2006. Centres Branch within the Department of information systems and holds academic investment to Australia. Industry, Innovation and Science in Canberra. qualifications in Electrical Engineering, Andrea’s group was the first in the world to Anthony ensures the Agency delivers on its Dr Johnson has a Bachelor of Science Computing and Education as well as a PhD achieve single-shot readout of an electron purpose to transform and grow a globally majoring in Geology from the University from the University of Queensland. spin in silicon, and the coherent control respected Australian space industry that of Sydney and a PhD from the Australian of both the electron and the nuclear spin He has extensive experience in both contributes to productivity and employment National University. He first joined of a single donor, all published in Nature. commercial and academic environments across the Australian economy. Geoscience Australia in 2006. Since then he His single-atom qubits hold the records has been a Division Head with carriage of the and his research areas include data quality, of coherence time and violation of Bell’s Dedicated to purpose, Anthony brings an information management & governance, Government’s energy and mineral resource inequality in the solid state. Andrea also entrepreneurial spirit to the Agency, valuing data analytics and the strategic exploitation programs. He has also been a board member develops ideas and theories to demonstrate partnerships while drawing strength from of information. National Computational Infrastructure multi-qubit logic gates and scalable quantum diversity and pushing the boundaries of (NCI) at the Australian National University Andy has led the establishment of several computer architectures, and to shed light on our knowledge. since 2017, and a member of the Australian research concentrations, labs & research foundational aspects of quantum mechanics. Antarctic Science Council since 2018. As a road bike enthusiast, Anthony is not centres. He served as the Research Andrea is a Fellow of the American Physical only at the forefront of space industry Program Leader for System Integration & Dr Johnson’s vision for Geoscience Australia Society, and an Associate Editor for the development, he is well on his way to cycling Interoperability in the CIEAM CRC. He is is one of deploying integrative geoscience journal Quantum Science and Technology. the distance to the moon (238,855 miles or internationally known for his work in data for the economic, social and environmental For his ground-breaking work on quantum 384,400 km), having ridden and competed quality, has been an adjudicator for the benefit of Australians. He is driving a computing, he received the 2013 Malcolm across the country and around the globe. European Corporate Data Quality Awards for strong agenda of inclusiveness to build a McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the several years and is the Editor-In-Chief of the talented, thriving workforce. He is a member Year, and the 2017 Landauer and Bennett International Journal of Information Quality. of the Champions of Change Coalition STEM award for Quantum Computing. group, has led Geoscience Australia to Bronze He has worked both as a consultant as well accreditation in the Science in Australia as a professional speaker on IT issues in Gender Equity (SAGE) initiative, and is driving Australia and South East Asia and has over Geoscience Australia’s engagement with twenty five years’ experience in the academic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. environment. He is a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society, a Founding Fellow of the International Institute of Engineering Asset Management and a Distinguished Speaker of the ACM. 20 11th Australian Space Forum 21
Dr Lena Okajima Enrico Palermo CEO, ALE Co. Ltd. (Japan) Head, Australian Space Agency Dr Lena Okajima is the founder and CEO of Mr Palermo is the second Head of the ALE. After graduating the University of Tokyo Australian Space Agency, starting in January with a PhD in Astronomy Science, Dr Okajima 2021 at the Agency’s Adelaide headquarters. joined Goldman Sachs Japan where she As Head of Agency, he is responsible for gained experience and knowledge in finance. overall governance and performance, In 2009, she started to conceptualize man- management, policy leadership and strategic made shooting stars as both entertainment direction. Mr Palermo spent the previous and science. She tested materials that would 14 years in various roles at Virgin Galactic, emit bright light when heated up and realised including managing a team of over 700 a small satellite could carry these materials engineers, technicians and professionals. as particles. With this she was convinced she He went from being the first employee of could replicate shooting stars using satellites The Spaceship Company, a Virgin Galactic and established ALE Co., Ltd. in 2011. In 2017, subsidiary dedicated to the high-tech after years of research and development, manufacturing function, to becoming Chief and numerous testing, ALE was selected Operating Officer of the New York Stock by JAXA’s Innovative Satellite Technology Exchange listed public company Virgin Demonstration competitive program. Galactic Holdings. Its first satellite (ALE-1) successfully A Perth native, Mr Palermo graduated from launched on JAXA Epsilon rocket 4 and the University of Western Australia with its second satellite(ALE-2) successfully a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical launched on Rocket Lab Electron rocket in Engineering and Bachelor of Science in 2019. ALE is currently working on their third Physics and Applied Mathematics. Mr Palermo satellite which is scheduled to be launched also studied at the International Space early 2023 and commercialisation in the University in Strasbourg. He has worked and same year. With their space entertainment studied in the United States, United Kingdom, business using shooting stars, atmospheric France and Netherlands. His experience data business and space debris prevention goes beyond the space industry having also device (EDT), which are both currently in worked in Australian chemical processing, development, ALE aims to make space closer management consulting, onshore and for all of us together and contribute to the offshore oil and gas, and mining industries. sustainable development of humankind. Mr Palermo brings his deep technical background, international network, and business scaling experience to help further develop Australia’s expanding ecosystem of space companies and start-ups. 22 11th Australian Space Forum 23
Nick Purtell Prof Steven Rolston Adj Prof Nicola Sasanelli AM Kalien Selby General Manager, Modern Manufacturing Chair, Department of Physics CEO, The Andy Thomas Space Foundation CEO, Scitech Strategy, Department of Industry, Science, University of Maryland (USA) Energy & Resources Nick Purtell is General Manager, Industry Professor Steven Rolston received his Nicola Sasanelli graduated from the University Kalien Selby is Chief Executive Officer of Engagement Branch, in the Manufacturing BA in 1980 from Wesleyan University in of Bari, Italy in 1987 with a degree in Electronic Scitech, bringing a wealth of strategy, Division of the Department of Industry, Connecticut and his PhD in nuclear physics Engineering. He went on to work as a transformation and operations experience to Science, Energy and Resources. His previous in 1986 from the State University of New York researcher in microelectronics high-reliability propel the implementation of the New Scitech roles at the Department include General at Stony Brook. Following post-doctorates components at Tecnopolis S&T Research Strategy, a bold plan to affect a positive Manager of the Major Projects Branch, Head at the University of Washington and Harvard Centre, Bari before being appointed as STEM-enabled future for all of the Office of Northern Australia, and Joint University, he joined the research staff at Scientific Attaché at the Embassy of Italy in Western Australians. Lead of the COVID Response Taskforce. the National Institute of Standards and Canberra from 2001 to 2008. In 2009, Nicola At the executive level she has previously Technology in 1988. He moved to the faculty joined the South Australian Government as a Nick has worked across a variety of public held strategic, business development and of the Physics Department at the University Special Envoy for higher education research policy and diplomatic roles over the past operational roles for blue chip organisations of Maryland in 2003, was Co-Director of and technology transfer to Europe with the 20 years, including Counsellor (Political) including BHP, Aurizon and Emeco as well as the Joint Quantum Institute for 9 years and Department of Premier and Cabinet and later at Australia’s Embassy to China and Deputy the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of has been serving as Chair of the Physics joined the Department of State Development Permanent Representative at Australia’s WA. An influential leader and collaborator, Department since 2016. as Director for International R&D Collaborations. Mission to the UN, Geneva. Kalien’s strengths are developing big picture From 2003 to 2013 he was appointed as His research interests include laser cooling strategies, leading change and driving Adjunct Professor of Science and Technology and trapping, Bose Einstein condensation, profitability and growth. at the University of Canberra, Australia, and in optical lattices, quantum simulation, quantum 2007 he became an Honorary Member of the computing, and quantum communication. Order of Australia. He is author of over 160 publications with more than 12,000 citations, and is a Fellow of In 2016 Nicola joined Defence SA (South the American Physical Society, the Optical Australian Government) as Director of the Society of America, and the American Space Industry and R&D Collaborations project. Association for the Advancement of Science. In September 2017 the South Australian Space Industry Centre was created, with Nicola as Director. In 2018 Nicola was appointed Adjunct Professor at the University of South Australia – Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment and was appointed on the board of the Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA). In the same year he was also appointed to the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic by the Italian Government. In 2019 Nicola joined SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre as Director of Communication and Outreach, becoming Senior Advisor of South Australian Space Industry Centre and in 2020 Nicola founded and became the CEO of The Andy Thomas Space Foundation. 24 11th Australian Space Forum 25
Dr Vikram Sharma Dr Scott Sleap Aude Vignelles Founder and CEO, QuintessenceLabs STEM Project Advisor (SISP), Chief Technology Officer, Australian New South Wales Department of Education Space Agency With the power of quantum technology, Dr Scott Sleap is regarded as a visionary Aude Vignelles is the Chief Technology Dr Vikram Sharma and his company, educator – he was the first Technology Officer of the Australian Space Agency. QuintessenceLabs, are transforming teacher to receive the Prime Minister’s As part of the senior executive team, Aude cybersecurity to safeguard our digital lives. Prize for Excellence for Secondary Science leads and is responsible for writing the Teaching. As an educational leader with civil space strategy roadmaps, scoping Recognising the potential of quantum over 25 years’ experience he has had various and managing the Agency’s space cybersecurity, Dr Sharma conducted roles related to the primary, secondary and programs and delivering on domestic and award-winning research to mature this tertiary education sectors as well as industry international activities. She provides an science at the Australian National University workforce development. in-depth understanding of the national (ANU). He founded and leads the Canberra- and international space industry, program headquartered company QuintessenceLabs, In 2020 Dr Sleap was recognised with a management expertise and a breadth of which is now at the forefront of the quantum prestigious National Commonwealth Bank space science or systems engineering cybersecurity industry. The company’s Teaching Fellowship. Previously he was skills. Prior to this role, Aude was the capabilities have received many awards awarded the title of National Teacher Executive Manager, Satellite & Fixed Wireless including global runner-up in IBM’s of the Year by the Australian Design and Operations at nbn. Previously, Aude held SmartCamp competition, Top 20 Westpac Technology Teachers Association (DATA) and senior and executive roles within Foxtel, Businesses of Tomorrow, Security Innovation was inducted as one of only three national Austar, Telstra, and Technicolor. Network’s SINET16 Cyber Security Innovators, DATTA patrons. and most recently, recognised as a Technology Aude is a space and aeronautics engineer Dr Sleap has a strong interest in Space and Pioneer by the World Economic Forum. (graduating from ENSICA, Toulouse) who is currently part of the advisory committee started her career at the European Space Dr Sharma holds a Master of Science in for the NSW Government’s Space Industry Agency in the Netherlands. Her 30 years' of computer science from the ANU, a Master Development Strategy. He was also on the experience in delivering large and complex of Science in management (Sloan Fellow) local organising committee for the 43rd programs embrace the introduction of new from Stanford University, and a Doctorate in COSPAR Space Scientific Congress. He technology in the telecommunication, space quantum physics from ANU. Vikram is also the also helped pioneer the STEM space and media industries. Aude has been living recipient of the 2013 Pearcey State Award for education component of COSPAR, an in Australia for the past 20 years and has Entrepreneurship, serves on several industry international first. contributed to the Australian space capability boards and is a member of the National He is currently employed by the NSW through White Papers, events at conferences Security College Futures Council at the Department of Education as the leader of with the growing start up community in Australian National University. the STEM Industry School Partnerships Australia, and promotion for Women in Space Prior to QuintessenceLabs, Dr Sharma (SISP) program. The SISP program is a highly and Engineering at universities. successfully built several technology regarded initiative winning a NSW companies, including a consultancy firm Secretary’s Award for Excellence in 2019 providing IT services to the Government of among other honours. Australia, and one of the first private ISPs in India. His TED Talk on “How Quantum Physics can make Encryption Stronger”, has had over 1.2 million views. 26 11th Australian Space Forum 27
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