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Contents                                Welcome from the Chair of The Andy Thomas Space Foundation
                                                                                   The Andy Thomas Space Foundation is delighted to

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                                                                                   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.
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11th Australian Space Forum - Wednesday 31 March 2021 Adelaide, South Australia
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.

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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

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                                                                       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.
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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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,
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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well as networking opportunities, access
                                   2
                                   0   IAC                         to high profile international experts and
                                                                   opportunities to discuss and implement
                                   2
                                   4   BID                         international collaboration. The IAC
                                                                   2017 inspired impressive growth in the
                                                                   Australian space sector, and led to the
                                                                   establishment of the Australian Space

          Company
                                                                   Agency, the SmartSat CRC and The Andy
                                                                   Thomas Space Foundation. Since IAC 2017
                      2024 IAC Bid                                 the total investment in the civil space sector
Company Profiles      Exhibitor                                    in Australia has been estimated at more
                      andythomas.foundation                        than AUD 1 billion. In addition, around AUD
                      Contact: Nicola Sasanelli                    10 billion has been committed for Defence

           Profiles
                      n.sasanelli@andythomas.foundation            space projects in the coming 20 years.

                      The International Astronautical Congress     Australia is bidding for the IAC to return
                      (IAC) is the world’s biggest and most        in 2024. This will be a major boost that will
                      important international space meeting. The   sustain the momentum of the growing
                      week long congress covers all aspects of     space sector in Australia, in support of
                      space exploration and industry development   the Australian Space Agency’s goal of
                      across all space disciplines. It offers      generating 20,000 new jobs – trebling the
                      delegates the latest information on space    size of Australia’s space economy to AUD
                      programs and new space technologies as       $12 billion by 2030.

                                                                   AIAA – The American Institute of
                                                                   Aeronautics and Astronautics, is the
                                                                   world’s largest professional society
                                                                   dedicated to aerospace activities, with
                                                                   over thirty thousand members worldwide.
                                                                   The Adelaide Professionals Chapter of
                                                                   the AIAA is proud to carry out the mission
                                                                   of the Institute here in Adelaide and more
                                                                   broadly throughout our community and
                      Adelaide Section of the American             region by advocating for aerospace at all
                      Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics    levels. For more information about the AIAA,
                      Exhibitor                                    please visit www.aiaa.org.
                      aiaa.org.com
                      Contact: Patrick Neumann
                      paddy@neumannspace.com
                      +61 431 080 512

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the pool of STEM educated students,                                                                                       Agencies around the world in their ambitions
                                                informing Australia’s youth about industry                                                                                to understand the world and explore
                                                employment opportunities and pathways                                                                                     the universe.
                                                and increase student awareness of defence
                                                industry (including space) as an employer                                                                                 Airbus already provides military satellite
                                                of choice. We provide secondary students                                                                                  communications to the UK, France, Germany,
                                                with positive career experiences in defence                                                                               Spain and the UAE with solutions that meet
                                                (and allied) industries through programs                                                                                  customer requirements, keeping troops and
                                                such as the Space Passport and Space                                                                                      military assets safe, secure and connected.
Advanced Technology Program –                   Industry Work Experience. ATP also provides                     Airbus Defence and Space                                  As Australia looks to grow its space industry
South Australian Department                     student activities and teacher professional                     Silver Sponsor                                            and sovereign capability, Airbus is ready
for Education                                   development opportunities to enhance                            airbus.com/space.html                                     to support.
Exhibitor                                       STEM capability, education and enterprise                       Contact: Martin Rowse – Key Account                       Team Maier has been launched as the
dlb.sa.edu.au/atmoodle                          skills as well as enhancing student                             Manager for Space, Australia                              unique approach to JP9102, bringing
Contact: Dr Sarah J Baker                       engagement, participation and enrolment in                      martin.rowse@airbus.com                                   together Airbus and the best of Australian
sarah.baker@sa.gov.au                           STEM subjects. We aim to increase focus on                      +61 427 424 765                                           expertise and capability. Through
+61 429 990 041                                 indigenous and female participation within                                                                                partnership we can realise the potential
                                                all our activities and events. The ATP team                     Airbus is a global leader in Space;
The Advanced Technology Program (ATP)                                                                           providing military and commercial                         as part of the international space market,
                                                is very excited about the space industry                                                                                  bringing Australian capability to the world
is funded as part of the Defence Industry       career opportunities for our students.                          telecommunications, earth observation
skilling and STEM Strategy School Pathways                                                                      and sensing satellites and services globally,             and beyond.
Program. Our aim is to help reduce skills                                                                       alongside supporting ESA, NASA and Space                  Airbus is going above and beyond for
shortages in defence industry by increasing                                                                                                                               Australian sovereignty in Space.

                                                MetroMap, which gives users easy access
                                                to high-quality 2D imagery, 3D reality mesh
                                                models and LIDAR-derived products.               DELIVERING TOGETHER.
                                                Over the years, Aerometrex has showcased
                                                global expertise in providing derivative
                                                solutions from all types of imagery, including
                                                satellite, large-format aerial, and UAV
                                                systems. The company’s spatial solutions
Aerometrex                                      have underpinned many local, state, and
Exhibitor                                       federal projects across areas such as
aerometrex.com.au                               infrastructure, engineering, construction,
Contact: Ravi Mehta                             environment & disaster management,
ravi.mehta@aerometrex.com.au                    transport and logistics, energy & utilities,
+61 8 8362 9911                                 etc. The company has won numerous
                                                awards for its work across Australia, USA,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             FLY
Aerometrex is an Australian-based               and Europe.
                                                                                                 Keeping your communications secure has never been more important. Our infrastructure
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delivering Australia’s most prominent and                                                   The Andy Thomas Space Foundation was
                                                  respected world-class biennial industry                                                     incorporated in 2020 as an Australian charity
                                                  expositions as platforms for interaction                                                    dedicated to supporting the education
                                                  between industry, defence, government                                                       and outreach goals of the Australian Space
                                                  and academia. They connect Australia’s key                                                  Agency by identifying new ways to enhance
                                                  industry players with each other and with                                                   space awareness among the Australian
                                                  their counterparts from around the world,                                                   community to better tell the space story
                                                  in the national interest, on an international                                               that touches every part of life on Earth.
                                                  scale. The major events conducted by
AMDA Foundation                                   AMDA include:                                    The Andy Thomas Space Foundation           Our main mission is to overcome
Platinum Sponsor                                                                                   Event Host                                 disadvantage by supporting space outreach
amda.com.au                                       — Avalon Australian International Airshow and                                               and education in Australia and inspiring
                                                                                                   andythomas.foundation
Contact: Chris Macfarlane                           Aerospace & Defence Exposition                                                            young people to pursue careers in space
                                                                                                   Contact: Michael Davis
cmacfarlane@amda.com.au                           — Indo Pacific International                                                                - by building a culture of entrepreneurship
                                                                                                   m.davis@andythomas.foundation
+61 3 5282 0500                                     Maritime Exposition                                                                       and igniting a curiosity for space and
                                                                                                   +61 419 170 251
                                                  — Land Forces International Land                                                            related scientific activities among
AMDA Foundation Limited is an Australian            Defence Exposition                                                                        young Australians.
not-for-profit corporation established to         — Rotortech Helicopter and Unmanned
promote the development of aviation and             Flight Exposition                                                                         The Foundation will support a range of
Australia’s industrial, manufacturing and         — CIVSEC International Civil                                                                space education and outreach initiatives.
information/communications technology               Security Conference                                                                       It will receive sponsorship, grants and tax-
resources in the fields of aviation, aerospace,                                                                                               deductible donations from corporations and
maritime, defence and security. The               AMDA’s expositions take Australia to the                                                    private individuals.
Foundation achieves these goals by                World by bringing the World to Australia.

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