The only event of its kind to bring the Space Applications sector together under one roof to network and connect across the community. Now in its third year, Space to Connect is a day long event which will give you the opportunity to meet new companies, organisations, and individuals who are innovating at the forefront of the Space Applications sector, as well as others new to this journey.

It will provide you the chance to explore the future opportunities coming up in Space Applications, meet potential new collaborators, and perhaps find a new business partner or consortium member. There will also be thematic sessions from wider industry with presentations and information updates throughout the day, including best practice sessions to help you turn your Space Application ideas into reality.

Come along to this free to attend event and celebrate the growth in the Space Applications sector including how we are working with our international partners.

Lunch will be provided and the day will conclude with a Networking Drinks Reception sponsored by the European Space Agency Business Applications and Space Solutions team.

The agenda for the day will be made available via this registration page and our website closer to the event.

You can use our LinkedIn Group to coordinate your day with other attendees: Space to Connect LinkedIn Group

You can follow us on @spacegovuk and @ssgp_uk as well as use the hashtag #Space2Connect2020 on twitter to follow all the activity in the lead up to the event and on the day.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Due to the timescales required for printing any registrations after 14:00 on the 9th January will not have a printed name badge waiting for them at the event. Please go to the the registration desk marked "Registrations after 9th Jan" to collect a hand crafted name badge.

Time Agenda item0900 – 1000 Registration

1000 – 1015 UK Space Agency Introduction – Emily Gravestock(Mountbatten)

1015 – 1045 Keynote Speaker – Prof Jim Al-Khalili OBE (Mountbatten)

1045 – 1100 Coffee/Tea Break – (Fleming/Whittle)

1100 – 1200 Panel Sessions:

Government use of space data – (Mountbatten) Space data can change the way that government does business by providing geospatial intelligence on a local, regional and national level. During this session we will explore how space data is already being used by government departments, as well as the further opportunities for using space data strategically with existing and new services.

Health – (Windsor) Chaired by Emily Gravestock (UKSA) and John Vesey (Satellite Applications Catapult). A showcase from companies using satellites to support both preventative and supportive healthcare.

1230 – 1330 Lunch (Britten)

1330 – 1400 Keynote Speaker – Theo Blackwell CDO – Greater London Authority (Mountbatten)

1415 – 1515 Panel Sessions:

Global Opportunities – (Mountbatten) Your customers are global, and the opportunity is growing. This panel session will give you a better understanding of this growing market; an insight into the UK Government’s International plans; how you can access local export support; how you may use novel approaches to uncover new opportunities; and how you can learn from the experiences of market leaders.

Challenge – Solution workshop – (Cambridge) In this interactive and facilitated session delegates will work in small groups, finding solutions to challenges posed by Teignbridge District Council and The Environment Agency. Both organisations have used free satellite imagery made available by the Space for Smarter Government Programme’s (SSGP) Data Procurement Initiative. CEO of Spottitt Ltd, Lucy Kennedy will also highlight how they have used the Data Procurement Initiative to develop work with Warwickshire Wildlife Trust and West Midlands Combined Authority.

1515 – 1530 Coffee/Tea Break - (Fleming/Whittle)

1530 – 1630 Panel Sessions:

European Space Agency – (Mountbatten) Are you new to ESA and the Business Applications programme? Do you want to get some top tips and find out what opportunities are currently open and coming in the new year? Come and see behind the curtain in this session which aims to take you from “novice” to “pro” giving you more confidence when you fill in your project proposal documents and working with ESA.

Sustainable Development – (Windsor) This session will give the audience an overview on how Space-applications are increasingly relevant to developing world challenges.

1645 – 1655 Closing speeches & announcements –Nick Appleyard -European Space Agency (Mountbatten)

1700 Drinks Reception opens – (Fleming/Whittle) Sponsored by European Space Agency

1715 – 1745 Soap Box session for start-up companies – (Fleming/Whittle) 2-minute pitches

1800 Drinks Reception and Event closes