ABOUT THE FESTIVAL OF SPACE
The ASITII Festival of Space is an annual event that takes place throughout November.
During the festival you’ll get to hear from incredible speakers on the most intriguing topics in Space, including National Space Update, Space Licensing, Rocket Technology, Spaceport Australia, Space Tracking and Mission Control, Satellite Manufacture, Space Launch Environmental Standards, and Investing in Space.
Build your network, gain knowledge and meet like-minded people, business and policy experts, academic researchers and students interested in the growing Space industry both in Australia and Internationally.
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FESTIVAL TOPICS
AI and Space Robotics
NextGen Space
Investing in Space
The Value of Data from Space
Mental Health & Humans in Space
National Space Capabilities
NetZero Spaceflight
In-Orbit Logistics
Women in Space
Future of Work: YOUR Role in the Space Sector
Space Innovation and Getting the Most out of R&D Tax Concessions
Space Innovation for Defence and National Security
SA Space Services Mission
Southern Launch Update
Cloud Powered Space Missions
UWA Panel
PREVIOUS SPEAKERS
Jessica Bainbridge
Technology Host & Editor, MySecurity Media
Catherine Ball
Associate Professor of Practice: Engineering, The Australian National University
Bill Bartee
Co-founder, Main Sequence Ventures
Dr Francis Bennet
Mission Specialist, The Australian National University Institute for Space
Bidushi Bhattacharya
CEO,
AstroHub
Professor Phil Bland
Director, Space Science and Technology Centre, Curtin University
Andy Bowyer
CEO,
Kleos Space
Ali Buchberger
Director of Industry Engagement, QUT
Dr Sarah Cannard
Industry Director, SmartSat CRC
Stephen Carroll
Evolv3
Jason Crusan
Vice President – Technology, Woodside Energy
Chris Cubbage
Director & Executive Editor, MySecurity Media
Lloyd Damp
Chief Executive,
Southern Launch
Dr Malcolm Davis
Senior Analyst, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
Linda Dawson
Deputy Director General – Industry, Science and Innovation, Western Australian Government – Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Julia Dickinson
Chief Engineer, Military Satellite Communications, Lockheed Martin
Martin Duursma
Partner, Main Sequence Ventures
Chris Flaherty
Space Analyst and Advisor
David Flanagan
Chair, AROSE
Samuel Forbes
Director, Fugro Spaarc
Laura Fruhen
Psychology in Space, UWA
Michelle Gee
Chief Technology Officer, Innovation and Strategic Research at Defence Science and Technology Group
Dr Alice Gorman
Space Archaeologist,
Flinders University
David Gozzard
Comms in Space, UWA
Dr Catherine Grace
Assistant Director, South Australian Space Industry Centre
Alex Grant
CEO, Myriota
Gary Hale
Chief Security Officer (CSO) & Director, Defence & Space, Curtin University
Eleanor Hughes
Principal, Joseph Banks Secondary College
Dr Benjamin Kaebe
Executive Director,
Space Industries
Mike Kalms
Defence & Space Industry Lead Partner, KPMG Australia
Peter Kerr
Coordinator, Defence and National Security, SmartSat CRC
Andy Koronios
CEO,
SmartSat CRC
Navinda Kottege
Principal Research Scientist & Group Leader, CSIRO Robotics and Autonomous Systems Group
Rob Kremer
Director, Kinexus Australia
Darin Lovett
Director, South Australian Space Industry Centre
David Matrai
Director, MySecurity Media / ASITII
Todd McDonell
President, Global Government, Inmarsat
Harvey Millar
Director, ARC CoE Plant Energy Biology
Julia Mitchell
Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer, SITAEL Australia
Clare Mouat
Social and Culture Considerations in Space, UWA
Pete Nikoloff
SmartSat Kanyini Mission Director, SmartSat CRC
Danail Obreschkow
Microgravity, UWA
Mark O’Hare
Director, Positive Place
Dr Amy Parker
Satellite Operations & Data Manager, CSIRO
Tim Parsons
Executive Chair, SmartSat Aurora Space Cluster
Sumen Rai
Director, Defence Innovation Partnership
Jack Rintoul
Spacecraft Systems and Test Engineer, Inovor
Dr Gordon Roesler
President,
Robots in Space LLC
Dr Philippa Ryan
ANU College of Law
Renae Sayers
Deputy Director – Space Science and Technology Centre, Curtin University
Dr Carl Seubert
Chief Research Officer, SmartSat CRC
Muhammad Bilal Shaikh
Data Scientist, MySecurity Media
Rebecca Shrimpton
Head of Defence, Infrastructure and Space at Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)
Rod Smith
STaR Shot Leader, Resilient Multi-mission STaR Shot – Defence Science and Technology Group
Dr Nick Stacy
Senior Principal Scientist, Space, Defence Science and Technology Group
Dr Cassandra Steer
Mission Specialist, Australian National University Institute of Space & Senior Lecturer, ANU College of Law
Mani Thiru
Space Industry Development at Amazon Web Services Asia Pacific
Aude Vignelles
Chief Technology Officer, Australian Space Agency
Paul Williams
CEO,
Black Arrow Space Technologies
Dr Marta Yebra
Mission Specialist, The Australian National University Institute for Space & Director of the ANU Bushfire Initiative
James Yuen
Director – Space,
Western Australian Government – Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation
