7Th SOUTH AUSTRALIA SPACE FORUM 9 MAY 2019

7th SOUTH AUSTRALIA SPACE FORUM 9 MAY 2019

Supported by the: 7th SOUTH AUSTRALIA SPACE FORUM PREMIER’S

THURSDAY 9 MAY 2019 ADELAIDE CONVENTION CENTRE WELCOME HALL M & N, GROUND FLOOR, WEST BUILDING

Facilitated by: Mr Nicola Sasanelli AM, Director South Australian Space Industry Centre

This was secured with a $55 million IT IS MY PLEASURE Commonwealth grant and is a program TO WELCOME YOU worth $245 million over seven years. The South Australian Government is TO THE 7TH SOUTH committed to building on this momentum AUSTRALIA SPACE in the space sector and ensuring our young people take advantage of the opportunities FORUM. now available to them in the space industry. Our state and the nation have made great Supported by the Australian Space Agency, strides in the space sector since the last the South Australia Space Forum brings Space Forum was held six months ago. together key players in the space industry locally and internationally, and provides South Australia was chosen as the home for a fantastic platform for networking across the Australian Space Agency headquarters; an extremely exciting and rapidly- a testament to the vibrant entrepreneurial developing sector. ecosystem developing at Lot Fourteen. Some of the most innovative high-tech This is an exciting point in time for companies in Australia are already part South Australia, as our state’s space of our rapidly-growing space community odyssey continues. and we look forward to seeing this number increase as a result of this exciting announcement. 05 FORUM SCHEDULE In another win for the nation’s space sector, Lot Fourteen will also host Mission Control and a Space Discovery Centre. Hon Steven Marshall MP VENTURE CATALYST SPACE DEMO DAY Premier of South Australia 08 To top this off, the SmartSat CRC initiative, a locally-led cooperative research SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES centre focused on the niche areas of 10 intelligent satellite systems, advanced communications and Earth Observation, will establish its headquarters in the same 28 EXHIBITOR PROFILES building as the Australian Space Agency. 44 FLOORPLAN

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8.00 REGISTRATION OPEN Tea and coffee on arrival USE YOUR DEVICE TO JOIN IN THE Q&A SESSIONS. 8.45 WELCOME Hon Steven Marshall MP, Premier of South Australia (via video) OPEN YOUR BROWSER, GO TO SLIDO.COM AND 8.50 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SPACE TRENDS ENTER THE EVENT CODE: This session will feature a number of presentations covering policy and trends within the national and international space domain. The session will also feature #SASPACEFORUM the Forum’s keynote presentation. 8.50 Anthony Murfett, Deputy Head, Australian Space Agency 9.00 Jim Whalley, Chair, Executive Director and Co-founder, Nova Group and Chief Entrepreneur for South Australia 9.10 Dr. Kimberley Clayfield, Director, Space Technology Future Science Platform, CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science 9.20 Simon Elisha, Head of Solution Architecture, A/NZ Public Sector, Amazon Web Services 9.30 Dr. Luigi Scatteia, Director, Space Practice, PWC Advisory France (Keynote Speaker)

9.50 THE ECONOMICS OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY This panel session will explore how to move from research and innovation to sales. Panellists from small and large businesses, along with technical subject matter experts, will discuss topics ranging from how to assess the client’s return on investment and risk appetite, through to how suppliers ensure integrity throughout their supply chain to improve customer confidence. Facilitator: Gary Rake, Partner, Space Industry Leader, Deloitte Panellists: Alan Smart, Senior Associate, Acil Allen Consultation Rod Drury, Chairman, Space Industry Association of Australia Thomas Pfister, Sales Director for Space and New Business, AIRBUS, Australasia Robert Coorey, CEO, Geospatial Intelligence Pty Ltd Damien Farrell OAM, Senior Business Manager, Frazer-Nash Consultancy Simon Elisha, Head of Solution Architecture, A/NZ Public Sector, Amazon Web Services Supported by:

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11.20 REGULATING AUSTRALIAN SPACE ACTIVITY 15.20 NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN SPACE Balancing reducing barriers to participation, ensuring the safety of activities, and Nearly every aspect of our daily lives is touched and made better by space Australia’s obligations under the UN Space Treaties. This panel session will explore innovation. This panel discussion will provide an overview on specific topics, which some of the current issues associated with Australian launches and returns. will play a central role in supporting emerging technologies. Facilitator: Facilitator: Alex Seneta, Executive Director, Regulation and International Obligations, Prof. Caroline McMillen, Chief Scientist for South Australia Australian Space Agency Panellists: Panellists: Prof. Matthew Gilliham, Deputy Head - Research, School of Agriculture, Food Prof. Melissa de Zwart, Dean of Law. Org Unit, Adelaide Law School and Wine, The University of Adelaide Duncan Blake, Special Counsel, Space Law, International Aerospace Law and Andrea Boyd, Flight Operations Engineer, European Astronaut Centre, Policy Group Cologne, Germany , Principal, Azimuth Advisory, Space Law Specialists Donna Lawler Dr. James Waldie, Chief Engineer, Human Aerospace Prof. Steven Freeland, Professor of International Law, School of Law, Prof. Ping Koy Lam, CQC2T Node Director, The Department Western Sydney University of Quantum Science, Australian National University

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13.20 SMARTSAT CRC - BUILDING AUSTRALIA’S SPACE INDUSTRY 16.20 CONCLUSION The SmartSat CRC will catalyse the transformation and growth of Australia’s space industry with focussed activity in three key areas: advanced communications, intelligent satellite systems and next generation Earth Observation sensor technologies 16.30 VENTURE CATALYST SPACE DEMO DAY and analytics. The panel discussion will provide an overview on these important areas In 2018, the Innovation & Collaboration Centre at the University of South Australia of research will elaborate on the specific topics that promise to develop leapfrogging inducted five startups to be part of the inaugural Venture Catalyst Space incubation technologies and will outline how both industry as well as end-users might become program designed to develop and grow innovative or disruptive ideas in the space involved in this highly collaborative and industry-driven R&D program. sector. Join us as these exciting new space ventures demonstrate their innovations, the journey they have been on, and what they need to take them to the next stage. Facilitator: Prof. Andy Koronios, Dean: Industry & Enterprise, University of South Australia The following companies will deliver a three-minute pitch in front Panellists: of a panel of experts: A/Prof. Gottfried Lechner, Director, Institute for Telecommunications Research, • Ping Services University of South Australia • Tekuma Dr. Doug Griffin, Chief Engineer, UNSW Canberra Space • Wright Technologies Prof. Andrew Robson, Director, UNE ‘Applied Agricultural Remote Sensing • Safety From Space Centre’. Team Leader, Precision Agriculture Research Group • ResearchSat Peter Nikoloff, Director/Senior Weapons System Engineer, Nova Group Peter Kerr, Scientific Advisor to Chief Joint Operations, Supported by: Defence Science and Technology Supported by:

17.30 NETWORKING HOUR 14.50 AFTERNOON TEA Sponsored by Venture Catalyst Space

6 7th SOUTH AUSTRALIA SPACE FORUM THURSDAY 9 MAY 2019 7 VENTURE CATALYST START-UPS PING SERVICES SPACE DEMO DAY SOUTH AUSTRALIA Ping Services use a ‘ping monitor’ to detect damaged blades on wind turbines using sound waves. The device relies on satellite communication as wind farms are generally located Delivered by the University of South Australia’s Innovation & Collaboration Centre - Venture in areas with limited mobile phone reception. Currently turbine monitoring is performed Catalyst Space is the State’s first space incubator program to develop and grow innovative periodically using photography, manual inspection or drone inspection as infrequently as or disruptive ideas from entrepreneurs and startups in the space sector. every 18 months.

Five start-ups inducted into the program in 2018 will pitch and demonstrate their innovations to a panel of experts in the Demo Day session. RESEARCHSAT SOUTH AUSTRALIA ResearchSat is working on medical research in space. The team has developed small satellites which can take microbiological experiments to space in a confined and controlled environment to monitor their behaviour and catalogue any changes to eventually develop EXPERT PANELLISTS FACILITATOR new pharmaceutical drugs to treat disease. The satellites have been developed to be viable, accessible and affordable for all researchers. ALEX GRANT TERRY GOLD CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | MYRIOTA Terry Gold is an entrepreneur and mentor. WRIGHT TECHNOLOGIES He was the Managing Director of Techstars SOUTH AUSTRALIA SARAH MORTELLARO Adelaide, the first Techstars Accelerator in Australia and SE Asia. He moved to Adelaide Winners of the global ActInSpace competition, Wright Technologies envision a future RELATIONSHIP MANAGER SA in 2016 from Boulder, Colorado to be the where drones are flying all around us. The team is focused on the importance of a universal GOVERNMENT | CSIRO Growth Entrepreneur in Residence at the standard to guarantee fool-proof identification and tamper-proof tracking of drones. Centre for Business Growth at UniSA. Their solution, ‘Seraph’, is a unique system for drone registration and real-time tracking to improve safety, security and most of all reduce barriers to innovation by developing a SASHA BARANIKOV Prior to that he lived in the US and drone ecosystem. START-UP FOUNDER, MENTOR & co-founded Gold Systems, an enterprise COMMERCIALISATION SPECIALIST software company that created speech recognition applications to improve SAFETY FROM SPACE MARTIN DUURSMA customer service. Gold Systems was named SOUTH AUSTRALIA to the Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Safety from Space is working on a safety system for those in remote locations too far from PARTNER | MAIN SEQUENCE VENTURES Companies, and was named seven times wireless coverage. With satellite phones being prohibitively expensive, the team proposes to the Deloitte & Touché Colorado Fast 50 an alternative and supplementary service (and the support infrastructure) to provide specific Companies. messaging via satellite for dangerous situations that could easily and rapidly develop into He was a founding member of the an emergency. Colorado chapter of YEO. In 2000 he and his co-founder were recognised with the TEKUMA “Esprit Entrepreneur of Distinction” award, and in 2003 Terry was recognised as a finalist NEW SOUTH WALES at the Rocky Mountain Ernst and Young Tekuma has developed the next generation of intuitive hand controller hardware or ‘joysticks’ ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ Awards. which uses patented technology and custom firmware to process a user’s tactile hand movements. This enables them to control an object, such as a drone, with one hand. The solution is sturdier and more secure than current solutions in the market and is universal, allowing it to speak to all drones or other hand-controlled objects such as remote robots or jet packs.

8 7th SOUTH AUSTRALIA SPACE FORUM THURSDAY 9 MAY 2019 9 MR DUNCAN BLAKE SPEAKER SPECIAL COUNSEL, SPACE LAW | INTERNATIONAL AEROSPACE LAW AND BIOGRAPHIES POLICY GROUP

Duncan Blake transferred from the He is also undertaking doctoral research permanent Air Force to the Reserves in at The University of Adelaide on a topic January 2017, after 22 years as a Legal associated with the project. Duncan is also Officer in the RAAF. He worked at the Project Manager for the ANGELS Project tactical, operational and strategic levels (Australian ‘Navigational’ Guide Explaining at home and on deployment overseas. Laws for Space), which aims to develop Duncan has contributed extensively a web resource to help Australian space to doctrine and policy for Defence entrepreneurs to ‘navigate’ the legal and and whole-of-government, on issues of regulatory framework applicable to their operations law and space law. space activities, wherever they may be in He has chaired inter-departmental and the world. international working groups on space law, especially in a military and strategic context. Although this work is not publicly accessible, he has authored many articles, including an article for which he was awarded the 2011 Lieber Society Military Prize by the American Society of International Law.

He has undergraduate degrees in Law and Economics, a Master of Laws by coursework from the University of Melbourne and a Master of Laws by research from McGill University. He is also a graduate of Australian Command and Staff College. His Masters thesis topic at McGill University was on the need for a ‘Manual on International Law Applicable to Warfare in Space’. Duncan is currently Managing Editor of a project that brings together a group of international experts to draft such a manual (the ‘Woomera Manual’), aiming for publication in 2020.

10 7th SOUTH AUSTRALIA SPACE FORUM THURSDAY 9 MAY 2019 11 MS ANDREA BOYD DR KIMBERLEY MR ROBERT COOREY FLIGHT OPERATIONS ENGINEER CLAYFIELD CEO | GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE PTY LTD | EUROPEAN ASTRONAUT CENTRE, DIRECTOR | SPACE TECHNOLOGY FUTURE COLOGNE GERMANY SCIENCE PLATFORM, CSIRO ASTRONOMY AND SPACE SCIENCE

Andrea is the only Australian International Dr Kimberley Clayfield is Leader of the new of the 11 international consortia Before establishing Geospatial Intelligence Space Station Flight Controller on Earth. CSIRO Space Technology Future Science responsible for designing the world’s Pty Ltd in 2002, Robert worked in Local, A Mechatronic Engineer from the University Platform (Space FSP). This program, biggest radio-telescope. State, and Federal Government. of Adelaide, she specialised in robotics established in Nov 2018 with an initial He established the Canberra office of ESRI Prior to joining CSIRO, Kimberley was in South Korea, worked for many years $16 million investment from CSIRO over Australia and later a new company, ESRI Assistant Manager of Space Policy within as an Automation Engineer in Adelaide 3.5 years, will build capability, identify Australia Defence, as its Managing Director. the Australian Government Department Robert was also the General Manager then underground and in the end to end and develop innovative new space of Innovation, Industry, Science and - Imagery and Geospatial Systems, and process plant as a FIFO Mining Control technologies and applications, and Research. There she co-authored the later the General Manager - Intelligence, Systems Specialist. Andrea certified as an support the growth of Australia’s space policy proposal which led to the four-year Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) at ISS Flight Operations Engineer for payload industry. It includes a portfolio of activities $40 million Australian Space Research Raytheon Australia. In these roles, he was control and cross-certified for crew across the key application areas of space- instrumental in establishing a commercial Program (2009 – 2013). operations, serving the last seven years derived services, space object tracking, imaging satellite ground station in in the European Space Agency’s Human and space exploration and utilisation. Dr Clayfield holds a Bachelor of Australia and the associated capability for Spaceflight and Robotic Exploration Engineering (Hons I) and PhD in exploitation and dissemination of imagery. Kimberley is also Satellite Technologies Directorate. mechanical engineering, a Master of and Ground Operations Team Leader Robert has been called upon on numerous Business Administration (Cum Laude) within the CSIRO Centre for Earth occasions by both the private sector and from the International Space University, Observation, which includes a part-time the Government to act as a Subject and additional graduate qualifications secondment to the Defence Materials Matter Expert for a number of Department in space science and public policy. of Defence projects with a geospatial/ Technology Centre (DMTC) as Program imagery requirement. Robert was also Leader of the High Altitude Sensor Systems In 2014 Kimberley became the first invited by the Australian Academy of Program, and oversight of the acquisition Australian to receive the prestigious Technological Science and Engineering of CSIRO’s first CubeSat (CSIROSat-1). Lawrence Sperry Award from the American and the Indian National Academy Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Prior to the establishment of the Space of Engineering to present at an Indo- She has also served as Chair of Engineers, Australian Workshop on Remote Sensing in FSP Kimberley was Executive Manager Australia’s National Committee on Space Bangalore. Space Sciences and Technology within Engineering. CSIRO, in which role she focused on space Robert’s strong technical expertise in strategy, industry development, and the imagery and geospatial technologies implementation of new space-related ensures the delivery of technical solutions activities and capabilities within CSIRO. which not only meet current requirements Her previous experience includes time as but will also satisfy broader business needs. Robert has also recently authored a the CSIRO SKA Consortium Officer (2014- Chapter titled “The evolution of Geospatial 15), managing CSIRO’s obligations as Intelligence – GEOINT” a book published lead organisation of the Square Kilometre by Springer titled Australian Contribution to Array (SKA) Dish Consortium - the largest Strategic and Military Geography.

12 7th SOUTH AUSTRALIA SPACE FORUM THURSDAY 9 MAY 2019 13 PROF MELISSA MR ROD DRURY MR SIMON ELISHA MR DAMIEN FARRELL DE ZWART CHAIRMAN | SPACE INDUSTRY HEAD OF SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE OAM ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA | A/NZ PUBLIC SECTOR, AMAZON DEAN OF LAW. ORG UNIT SENIOR BUSINESS MANAGER WEB SERVICES | ADELAIDE LAW SCHOOL | FRAZER-NASH CONSULTANCY

Professor Melissa de Zwart is Dean of Rod Drury is the Managing Director, As Head of Solution Architecture at Amazon During a successful 20 years in the Air Force Adelaide Law School and Deputy Director, Australia and New Zealand for Lockheed Web Services, Simon Elisha is sought after Damien was at the forefront of establishing Research Unit on Military Law and Ethics. Martin Space. In this role Rod, in partnership by C-Level Executives who want deep new strategic space based surveillance Having developed a keen interest in the with the LM Space Lines of Business, is insights into how Cloud Computing, Agile capabilities. Since joining Frazer-Nash regulation and commercialisation of responsible for the strategy, growth and software development and technology he has continued to support Defence in cutting edge technology as Manager, execution of all LM Space business activities innovation are changing the way defining and acquiring new capabilities CSIRO Corporate Legal Service, she in Australia and New Zealand. organisations improve customer experience, across the space, wide area surveillance, has published widely on internet law, reduce costs and adapt quickly. land battlespace communications and Previously, Rod spent eleven years with intellectual property, online intermediaries, maritime domains. In this time has also the Boeing Corporation in Australia where Simon was a leader in cloud well before social media and online communities, supported various organisations to align he served in a number of increasingly it was “cool”. As the first technical staff surveillance, privacy and the law of outer their processes and management structure challenging leadership roles covering member for Amazon Web Services in space. She is a Board Member, Space to comply with international standards and corporate governance, strategy, business Australia, he led the charge to Public Industry Association of Australia, a Member Defence engineering processes within and development, domestic and international Cloud before most people even knew of the International Institute of Space Law, outside the Defence sector. government relations, full profit/loss what AWS was. Bringing over 29 years and Director of the Woomera Manual on accountability and mission critical program of industry experience in software and In his current role as Senior Business the International Law of Military Space management. infrastructure to the “brave new world”– Manager, Damien is responsible for the Operations. In 2000, Rod left the Royal Australian he was able to guide start-ups, digital strategic direction, development and Air Force following 20 years of service. businesses, Government and Enterprises growth of business in the Defence sector. During his service he enjoyed postings alike on their journey to the cloud. He has This includes identifying opportunities, across Australia and USA and served in been instrumental in organizations large securing contracts and also developing many locations around the globe. Rod’s and small achieving outsized results with staff skills in business development and contribution was recognised in 1998, the pragmatic application of technology. commercial risk awareness. As a member when he was awarded a Conspicuous of the Australian senior leadership team he A noted industry speaker and Service Cross for ‘exceptional leadership, contributes to the wider strategic direction communicator – if it happens in the cloud, whilst Commanding Officer of No 1 Radar of the business, including recruitment, Simon probably knows about it. Surveillance Unit, Alice Springs’. marketing and development of new services for the market. Rod is Chair, Space Industry Association Simon has held senior roles at organisations of Australia and a member of the South including Pivotal Software, Cisco, Australian Space Council. Hitachi Data Systems, VERITAS Software, PricewaterhouseCoopers and EDS. Rod has been awarded a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, a Graduate In addition, Simon earned an Honors Diploma in Management Studies and a Degree in Information Technology from Diploma in Company Directorship from the Monash University. Australian Institute of Company Directors.

14 7th SOUTH AUSTRALIA SPACE FORUM THURSDAY 9 MAY 2019 15 PROF STEVEN FREELAND PROF MATT GILLIHAM DR DOUG GRIFFIN PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL LAW DEPUTY HEAD OF SCHOOL - RESEARCH CHIEF ENGINEER | SCHOOL OF LAW, | SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND | UNSW CANBERRA SPACE WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY WINE, UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE

Steven Freeland is Professor of International Among other appointments, he is a Matt is the Professor of Crop Molecular As Chief Engineer for the UNSW Canberra Law at Western Sydney University. He is Director of the Paris-based International Physiology at the University of Adelaide Space Group, my current professional also Visiting Professor at the University Institute of Space Law (IISL), and a and group leader of the ARC Centre responsibilities lie in the management of Vienna; Permanent Visiting Professor member of the Space Law Committee of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology. of multi-disciplinary teams for the at the iCourts Centre of Excellence of the London-based International His research group studies crop plant development of space missions and for International Courts, University of Law Association (ILA) and also of both nutrition and stress resilience with a focus spacecraft systems. This role covers the Copenhagen; Member of Faculty at the Space Law Committee and War on signalling and membrane transport entire scope of the development life- the London Institute of Space Policy Crimes Committee of the London-based mechanisms, scaling from genetics, cycle; from the initial proposal, feasibility and Law; Visiting Professor at Université International Bar Association (IBA). through cell biology and whole plant assessment and contract negotiation Toulouse 1 Capitole; Adjunct Professor at physiology. His main areas of study through to implementation and flight University of Adelaide; Associate Member include salinity, drought and hypoxia operations. at the Centre for Research in Air and tolerance. Matt gained a BSc in Ecology Space Law, McGill University; Fellow of from Lancaster University and a PhD the Australian Academy of Law; and a in Plant Physiology from the University former Marie Curie Fellow. He has been an of Cambridge, both in the UK. After a expert assessor for Government Research postdoc at Cambridge, he immigrated Councils in Australia, Canada, Hong to Australia to run the Plant Transport Kong, South Africa, The Netherlands and and Signalling Laboratory at the Waite the United States and has taught various Campus, University of Adelaide, in 2006. aspects of International Law at Universities He has publications in Science, Nature in over 20 countries. Biotechnology, Nature Communications He has also been a Visiting Professional and high impact plant-specific journals; within the Appeals Chamber at the he is an ASPB highly cited author and is International Criminal Court (ICC), and a Monitoring Editor for Plant Physiology. a Special Advisor to the Danish Foreign He is Convener for the Special Interest Ministry in matters related to the ICC. Group of the Society of Experimental He represents the Australian Government Biology in Abiotic Stress Tolerance, and at various United Nations Conferences Deputy Director of the Waite Research and Committee Meetings, and has Institute which supports Agricultural advised the Australian Commonwealth science initiatives for both applied and Department of Industry, Innovation fundamental impact. He is excited and Science, and the New Zealand about the opportunities for Space Government, on issues related to the Agriculture Research and Development regulation of space activities and the in South Australia. development of a space-industry strategy.

16 7th SOUTH AUSTRALIA SPACE FORUM THURSDAY 9 MAY 2019 17 MR PETER KERR PROF ANDY PROF PING KOY LAM SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR TO CHIEF JOINT KORONIOS CQC2T NODE DIRECTOR | THE OPERATIONS | DEFENCE SCIENCE AND DEPARTMENT OF QUANTUM SCIENCE, DEAN: INDUSTRY AND ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

In his 30 years in Defence, Peter Kerr has He was DST’s Program Leader for Innovation Professor Andy Koronios is the Dean: Prof Ping Koy Lam is currently an ARC carried out research on Jindalee/JORN, during the initial implementation of the Industry & Enterprise at the University Laureate Fellow and the Australian High Frequency (HF) Communications, Next Generation Technologies Fund. of South Australia. He previously spent National University’s Node Director for Communications Electronic Warfare, During this time he worked across Defence 15 years as the Head of the School of the Centre of Excellence for Quantum Signals Intelligence and Satellite and Government and provided key Information Technology & Mathematical Computation and Communication Communications, always focusing on radio contributions to the establishment of Sciences at UniSA. Andy holds academic Technology. frequency technology and systems. elements of the 2016 Defence Industry qualifications in Electrical Engineering, He completed his BSc in mathematics and Policy Statement including the Defence Computing and education and a PhD He has been seconded to academia physics from the University of Auckland Innovation Hub, the Defence CRC program from the University of Queensland. (UniSA), diplomatic posting (Counsellor in 1990. He worked as a process engineer and the USA-Australia Multidisciplinary Andy has extensive experience in both Defence Science, London) and Strategic for Sony (audio electronics) and Hewlett- University Research Initiative (AUSMURI). commercial and academic environments Policy and Intelligence Group (Defence Packard (semiconductor LED) for three and his research interests include Industry Division). In July 2018 he moved to the role of years prior to completing his MSc (theoretical information quality, management & Scientific Advisor to Chief of Joint physics) and PhD (experimental physics) at He has led research teams in satellite governance, analytics and the strategic Operations Command, the principal the Australian National University. communications for over 15 years from exploitation of information. scientific advisor to Headquarters 1994 and developed the case for and Ping Koy pursues research in quantum JOC. This position helps focus Defence Andy is the CEO-designate of the led the Defence involvement in the optics, optical metrology, opto-mechanics, S&T contributions to the planning and recently announced SmartSat CRC Satellite Systems CRC that built and and quantum information. He was an execution of Defence Operations. - a space industry-focused Cooperative launched FEDSAT. Alexander von Humboldt fellow at the Research Centre (CRC) aimed at His personal research interests include Erlangen-Nürnberg Universität in 2000, and He led the Satellite Communications catapulting Australia into the global space application of advanced RF technology a CNRS visiting professor at Paris University Discipline at DSTO until 2010 supporting industry through collaborative research to military capability, military application in 2007. He was an adjunct Professor for the Australian Defence Force through a and development. The CRC was recently of space technology and systems and Tianjin University from 2013 to 2015. He was research program in satellite IP networking, awarded $55 million in federal government the strategic dimension of national and awarded the British Council Eureka Prize for satellite resource management, satellite funding as well as over $190 million in international research cooperation. inspiring science with his research and vulnerability and mobile satellite cash and in-kind contributions from 85 outreach activities (2003), and the University communications. He developed a participants from industry, government of New South Wales Eureka Prize for satellite systems modelling capability that and academia. innovative research for his work in quantum provided the evidence to support the communication (2006). In 2006, he co- decision to partner with the US DoD on the founded QuintessenceLabs, the first Wideband Global SATCOM system. Australian company to commercialise This $900m investment will provide Defence quantum communication technology. with global, high capacity military satellite In 2014, he was awarded the Australian communications beyond 2030. Institute of Physics Alan Walsh Medal for significant contribution to Australian Industry.

18 7th SOUTH AUSTRALIA SPACE FORUM THURSDAY 9 MAY 2019 19 MS DONNA LAWLER ASSOC. PROF PROF CAROLINE PRINCIPAL | AZIMUTH ADVISORY, GOTTFRIED LECHNER MCMILLEN SPACE LAW SPECIALISTS DIRECTOR | INSTITUTE FOR CHIEF SCIENTIST FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Donna Lawler is a Co-Founder and She has also practiced technology and Dr Gottfried Lechner is Associate Professor Caroline McMillen commenced Principal at Azimuth Advisory and is a telecommunications law at Baker & Research Professor in Telecommunications in the role as Chief Scientist for South member of the International Institute of McKenzie in Hong Kong and Minter Ellison at the University of South Australia. Australia in October 2018 after serving Space Lawyers. She is an experienced in Sydney. He is the Director of the Institute for as Vice-Chancellor of the University of commercial lawyer specialising in Telecommunications Research where he Newcastle from 2011. Donna has published joint papers on complex transactions in the space and leads a team of academic researchers, Space Law topics internationally and has She is a Fellow of the Australian Academy telecommunications industries. engineers and postgraduate students. been a presenter on commercial Space of Health and Medical Sciences, Over almost twenty years in the satellite Law topics in Australia (including the Dr Lechner completed his Dipl.-Ing. and a Fellow of the Royal Society of New industry she has been an advisor to a International Space University’s Southern Dr.techn. degrees from Vienna University South Wales and a Bragg Member of the range of commercial space organisations, Hemisphere Space Program), Europe, of Technology, Austria, in 2003 and Royal Institution, Australia. She holds a from operators of cubesats to established Denmark, South Africa, Canada and the 2007, respectively. He worked as a BA(Honours) and Doctor of Philosophy from operators of geo-stationary satellites. United States. software developer before joining the the University of Oxford, and completed Telecommunications Research Centre her medical training graduating from In particular, she has had key involvement Vienna in 2002. In this role he collaborated the University of Cambridge. Professor in the build, launch and insurance with European research organisations and McMillen’s research on how the programmes for six geo-stationary industry partners. environment in early development satellites on behalf of Optus and its parent determines adult health has attracted company SingTel. These include the Optus In 2008 he joined the University of South national and international recognition. C1 satellite, which is a hybrid civilian and Australia where his research includes areas She has served on a range of industry military spacecraft, jointly owned by Optus such as error correcting coding, signal boards including the National Automotive and the Australian Defence Forces. processing, wireless communications, Industry Innovation Council, CRC for satellite communications, software defined Her involvement in space-related Advanced Automotive Technology, radios and quantum key distribution. programmes has also included the sale CRC for Rail Innovation as well as a range and purchase of satellite capacity, Dr Lechner contributed to a number of of national and state research, industry securing the use of orbital slots, advising funded research projects ranging from and government leadership groups. She on risk, liability and insurance issues and fundamental research to applied research is committed to building collaborations negotiating other civilian and military and consulting. He delivered key solutions between research, government and industry satellite-related contracts. to the project “Global Sensor Network” to deliver economic, environmental and which was awarded Technology of the Year social impact. Professor McMillen was Prior to co-founding Azimuth Advisory, 2013 and attracted international investors honoured at the end of her term as Vice- Donna served as Assistant General resulting in the spinoff company Myriota. Chancellor to be presented with the Keys Counsel for Optus Satellite, an Australian to the City of Newcastle in recognition of satellite operator. Dr Lechner is the Program Leader for her leadership contribution to Newcastle “Advanced Communications” in the and the region. SmartSat CRC.

20 7th SOUTH AUSTRALIA SPACE FORUM THURSDAY 9 MAY 2019 21 MR ANTHONY MR PETER NIKOLOFF MR THOMAS PFISTER MURFETT DIRECTOR/SENIOR WEAPONS SYSTEM SALES DIRECTOR FOR SPACE AND ENGINEER | NOVA GROUP NEW BUSINESS | AIRBUS, AUSTRALASIA DEPUTY HEAD | AUSTRALIAN SPACE AGENCY

Anthony Murfett is Deputy Head of the Pete Nikoloff is an Executive Director and Pete actively supports the aerospace Thomas held various positions in the Australian Space Agency, where Anthony Co-founder of Nova Systems and Senior sector: Space and Defence part of Airbus since has oversight of strategy, policy and Weapons System Engineer. He obtained he joined the company in 2006. Originally • Director, Space Industry Association day-to-day operations and supports an Aeronautical Engineer degree from in charge of business development for of Australia (SIAA) the Agency Head in monitoring the RMIT in 1986 and has 30 years’ experience Earth Observation services and related performance of the Agency. supporting and conducting test and • South Australian Government Space infrastructures, he then developed the evaluation of defence and space systems. Advisory Council Member business in Telecommunications Satellites Anthony has worked as Minister Counsellor, for private and institutional customers in Industry, Science and Education at the Prior to starting Nova, Pete worked as a • Industry member of the SmartSat Asia Pacific. In 2016 he was appointed Australian Embassy in Washington DC Flight Test Engineer at the RAAF’s Aircraft CRC Bid executive Head of Airbus Defence and Space for and as General Manager of the Growth Research and Development Unit (ARDU) Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia. Centres Branch within the Department in the role of Senior F/A-18 Hornet Test • President – Southern Cross Chapter of Industry, Innovation and Science in Engineer. Pete served at ARDU for over International Test and Evaluation Since November 2018, Thomas joined the Canberra. Anthony ensures the Agency ten years and has vast experience over a Association (ITEA) Australasia team to focus on development delivers on its purpose to transform and range of aircraft and associated systems • Board of Directors - International Test of Space and New Businesses in the grow a globally respected Australian including extensive experience with and Evaluation Association (ITEA) Australasian region. space industry that contributes to the Woomera Test Range. Pete’s F/A-18 productivity and employment across the experience includes calibration and flight • Member – Royal Aeronautical Society Australian economy. loads collection for the F/A-18 IFOSTP • Member – Flight Test Society of Australia Fatigue Test Program, Operational Flight Dedicated to this purpose, Anthony brings Program Testing, ASRAAM Integration • Member - Mars Society of Australia (MSA) an entrepreneurial spirit to the Agency, and Stores Clearance Testing (including valuing partnerships while drawing • Fellow/EngExec Engineers Australia Flutter and HERO testing), Flight Test strength from diversity and pushing the Instrumentation Upgrades (Aircraft and boundaries of our knowledge. ground systems). As a road bike enthusiast, Anthony is not Pete’s T&E experience has been diverse, only at the forefront of space industry including F/A-18, C-130J, Seahawk, Air development, he is well on his way to Warfare Destroyer, JAXA Experimental cycling the distance to the moon (238,855 Supersonic Transport, Woomera Range miles or 384,400 km), having ridden and Control System Upgrade, ASRAAM and competed across the country and the globe. C-Band Space Surveillance Radar.

22 7th SOUTH AUSTRALIA SPACE FORUM THURSDAY 9 MAY 2019 23 MR GARY RAKE PROF ANDREW MR NICOLA DR LUIGI SCATTEIA PARTNER, SPACE INDUSTRY LEADER ROBSON SASANELLI AM DIRECTOR, SPACE PRACTICE | DELOITTE | PWC ADVISORY FRANCE DIRECTOR | UNE ‘APPLIED AGRICULTURAL DIRECTOR | SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SPACE REMOTE SENSING CENTRE’ TEAM LEADER | INDUSTRY CENTRE PRECISION AGRICULTURE RESEARCH GROUP

Gary is one of Deloitte’s leaders supporting From an agricultural science career Nicola Sasanelli joined Defence SA Luigi is a Director in PwC Paris. He leads the development of the Australian space that extends over 20 years in industry, in April 2016 as Director of the Space PwC Space Practice, and its core advisory industry. With more than 25 years’ government, commercial and academia, Industry and R&D Collaborations project. team dedicated to consulting within the experience in the private and public Professor Andrew Robson has developed In September 2017 the South Australian space sector. Luigi has over 18 years of sectors, he has served as CFO, COO and a balanced understanding of remote Space Industry Centre was created, with experience in the space sector along the CEO of agencies in the Commonwealth sensing technologies and analytics; the Nicola as Director. His focus is to support wider value chain, including downstream and ACT Governments. need for appropriate calibration and space industry growth and increase applications, and 9+ years in consulting for validation; and a well-demonstrated international R&D collaborations in South the industry and institutions in the sector. Gary has a proven track record at the most ability to engage with industry to ensure Australia’s space sector. In 2018 Nicola senior levels and has led organisations in the research and development adheres to was appointed Adjunct Professor at the Luigi is a trusted advisor for the European an array of responsibility areas including specific needs. In 2012, Professor Robson University of South Australia - Division of Commission, the European Space planning and development, environment, joined the University of New England and Information Technology, Engineering and Agency and multiple agencies across arts, economic development, sport, major with his team, now undertake applied the Environment and he was appointed the world, supporting them in space venues and events, justice, community remote sensing research over a dozen on the board of the Space Industry market assessments, economic impact services and commercial forestry. agricultural and horticultural industries. Association of Australia (SIAA). Nicola assessments, industrial policy, and In 2013, Prof Robson brought together a graduated from the University of Bari, regulatory matters. He has also extensively As Deputy Director-General of the ACT Italy in 1987 with a degree in Electronic multidisciplinary team in a national project supported the space industry on new Chief Minister and Treasury Directorate, Engineering. He went on to work as a that mapped the extent of all commercial business models and go-to-market Gary oversaw development of the 2014 researcher in microelectronics high- avocado, mango and macadamia strategies for new products and services. ACT Business Development Strategy – reliability components at Tecnopolis S&T orchards across Australia to assist with His work, and the work of PwC Space which identified space as one of the ACT’s Park, Bari before being appointed as biosecurity response and natural disaster Practice, spans multiple functional areas key opportunities for the future. Scientific Attaché at the Embassy of Italy monitoring. The project also evaluated (strategy, policy, economics, regulatory) More recently, Gary has been working in Canberra from 2001 to 2008. In 2009, a range of remote sensing and robotic and all main space domains (EO, SatCom, with other Australian jurisdictions and Nicola joined the South Australian platforms to identify those best suited for SSA, Space Explorations, LEO Economy, organisations to develop their own Government as a Special Envoy for higher improving on farm management. Navigation, Cross-domain). strategies for participating in the growth education research and technology Professor Robson has just established of Australia’s space industry. transfer to Europe with the Department His recent work targeting the space the Applied Agricultural Remote Sensing of Premier and Cabinet and later joined downstream allowed him to develop Centre (AARSC) based at UNE. the Department of State Development extensive insights on the impact of The Centre will further build on the national as Director for International R&D space data for both industry and public collaborative network and provide Collaborations. From 2003 to 2013 he organisations, and on the possibilities industries with a trusted gateway to remote was appointed as Adjunct Professor of to exploit satellite data for policy and sensing technologies and analytics, Science and Technology at the University business intelligence purposes. offer education and training in applied of Canberra, Australia, and in 2007 he agricultural remote sensing and continue became an Honorary Member of the to bridge the gap between industry, Order of Australia. Nicola’s main passion, research and commercialisation. outside of his interest in space, is painting.

24 7th SOUTH AUSTRALIA SPACE FORUM THURSDAY 9 MAY 2019 25 MS ALEX SENETA MR ALAN SMART DR JAMES WALDIE MR JIM WHALLEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, REGULATION SENIOR ASSOCIATE CHIEF ENGINEER | HUMAN AEROSPACE CHAIR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS | ACIL ALLEN CONSULTATION CO-FOUNDER | NOVA GROUP | AUSTRALIAN SPACE AGENCY CHIEF ENTREPRENEUR FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Alex is the Executive Director of Regulation Alan Smart is a Senior Associate in the James Waldie has studied Aerospace Jim Whalley is the Chair, Executive Director and International Obligations at the Sydney office of ACIL Allen Consulting. Engineering and Bioastronautics at RMIT, and co-founder of the Nova Group and a Australian Space Agency (the Agency), Alan consults in economics, policy and UCSD, MIT, ESA and NASA with research former RAAF fighter pilot and test pilot. He commencing in the role when the Agency strategy. He has over 19 years’ experience focusing on new spacesuit designs. is a graduate of the Royal Air Force, Empire launched operations in July 2018. Alex and in consulting on the economics of He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT, Test Pilots’ School, holds an MBA from her team work on civil space issues including geospatial and space systems which where he worked principally on his Skinsuit the University of Adelaide and a Science authorisations for launches and returns. includes earth observation from space, design as a physical deconditioning Degree (Physics) from UNSW. This includes work underway to reform the global Navigational Satellite Systems countermeasure for astronauts, and Since starting in 2000, Nova has grown Space Activities Act 1998. and applications of geospatial and served as a Principal Investigator with the to over 600 people throughout Australia, related technologies in surveying and European Space Agency (ESA) to fly his The team is also responsible for the Agency’s New Zealand, Singapore, Norway and mapping, agriculture, mining, energy, Skinsuit to the ISS for a 2 week mission in engagement in the United Nations the UK and is one of Australia’s largest Committee on the Peaceful uses of Outer water, emergency services, environmental October 2015, and for 6 months in 2017. privately owned Defence Professional Space and its two subcommittees. Current management. He was also a consultant at NASA for Service Providers. Its customer base has work includes engagement in the Space investigations into reducing the mobility He has undertaken projects on the also expanded outside defence to include 2030 Agenda, and involvement in resistance and injury mechanisms of structure and size of the space industry for space, satellite communications, utilities, implementation of the Long Term Sustainability gas-pressurised gloves. He is an Adjunct the Commonwealth Government and the mining and rail. of Outer Space Activities Guidelines. Associate Professor at RMIT, and in governments of Western Australia and 2016 was voted as one of Australia’s Jim is a member of the Sir Ross and Keith Previously, Alex worked at the Australian Victoria. He has also undertaken economic most Innovative Engineers by Engineers Smith Advisory Committee, the council Communications and Media Authority for valuation studies of Earth Observations Australia. James worked for BAE Systems of the University of South Australia, the more than a decade, mostly in satellite from Space and augmented GNSS. for over 15 years, most recently as an communications regulation. She has board of the Adelaide Festival, and a Engineering Manager for R&D on the F-35 attended International Telecommunication Alan is qualified in Engineering and non-executive director of Australian Naval programme, earning the Defence Industry Union World Radiocommunication Economics. He is Chair of the Tasmanian Infrastructure. Spatial Information Council. His past Innovation Award at the Avalon Airshow Conferences; representing Australia in In September 2018 he was appointed the treaty level negotiations regarding appointments include Member of the in 2017. Dr Waldie co-founded Human Chief Entrepreneur for South Australia frequencies for communications. Board of the Tasmanian Economic Aerospace to provide specialised space to provide advice to Government Regulator and Chair of the Spatial life science and engineering services to on entrepreneurship as Chair of the Previously an on the road television news and Information Business Association. benefit those who live on Earth through current affairs reporter for SBS Television, she the stimulus of supporting those who travel Entrepreneurship Advisory Board. is also a graduate of UNSW law school, and away from it. a qualified legal practitioner. She is Faculty with the International Space University (ISU), having worked with the Space Studies Program, Southern Hemisphere Space Studies Program; and has previously been based at ISU in Strasbourg, France.

26 7th SOUTH AUSTRALIA SPACE FORUM THURSDAY 9 MAY 2019 27 The Advanced Technology Program (ATP) ADVANCED is part of the Defence Industry skilling and EXHIBITOR STEM Strategy School Pathways Program. TECHNOLOGY Our aim is to help reduce skills shortages PROGRAM in defence industry by increasing the pool PROFILES of STEM educated students and informing DLB.SA.EDU.AU/ATMOODLE Australia’s youth about employment opportunities and pathways into defence Contact: Dr Sarah Baker industry and increase student awareness E [email protected] of defence industry as an employer of T 0429 990 041 choice. We provide secondary students with positive career experiences in defence (and allied) industries to support their awareness of and access to pathways into the defence industry sector. ATP also provides student activities and teacher professional development opportunities to enhance STEM capability, education and enterprise skills as well as enhancing student engagement, participation and enrolment in STEM subjects. We aim to increase focus on indigenous and female participation within all our activities, opportunities and events and are thrilled at the current and future opportunities for Space Industry careers in South Australia for our students.

InSpace brings together experts from various ANU INSTITUTE FOR disciplines to establish the flagship programs SPACE – INSPACE for the future. InSpace will enable growth in space research INSPACE.ANU.EDU.AU and innovation by financially seeding Contact: Helene Baron and developing high impact, high return E [email protected] programs through an environment that is T +61 2 6125 8905 collaborative, creative and entrepreneurial. InSpace will contribute significantly to the growth of the Australian space industry, and enhance its impact globally. The Institute will enable national and international collaboration by forming and growing relationships with industry and other research organisations. InSpace provides leadership for the InSpace HQ is at the iconic AITC Building at Australian National University (ANU)’s Mt Stromlo, Canberra. The AITC has world- space activities and is the ‘go-to’ centre in class space science and instrumentation Australia for national space solutions. It is R&D capabilities, including the national a ‘front-door’ for external players such as Space Test Facility. industry and Government to the University’s space related capabilities and initiatives.

28 7th SOUTH AUSTRALIA SPACE FORUM THURSDAY 9 MAY 2019 29 The Australian Space Agency is responsible The Australian International Airshow and THE AUSTRALIAN for whole-of-government coordination AVALON 2021 Aerospace & Defence Exposition is one SPACE AGENCY of civil space matters. The Agency will AIRSHOW.COM.AU of Asia-Pacific’s most prestigious aviation transform and grow a globally respected and aerospace events and the most INDUSTRY.GOV.AU/STRATEGIES-FOR-THE- space industry, and to reach and inspire Contact: Chris Macfarlane comprehensive aviation, aerospace FUTURE/AUSTRALIAN-SPACE-AGENCY all Australians through seven National Civil E [email protected] and defence exposition in the southern Space Priorities - Position, navigation and T 03 5282 0500 hemisphere. Contact: Anna Judith timing; Earth observation; Communication AVALON 2021 will be held at Avalon Airport E [email protected] technologies services, Leapfrog R&D, in Geelong in March 2021. This event will T 02 6276 1023 Space situational awareness, Robotics and celebrate 100 years of the Royal Australian automation, and Access to space. Air Force. Through the Agency, Australia aims to significantly grow its market segment from 10,000 jobs and a market size of $3.9 billion to up to another 20,000 jobs and $12 billion by 2030.

This will be the Thirteenth ASRC jointly sponsored The Australian Youth Aerospace Association AUSTRALIAN and organised by the National Committee for AUSTRALIAN (AYAA) is a not-for-profit organisation SPACE RESEARCH Space and Radio Science (NCSRS) and the YOUTH AEROSPACE managed by student volunteers and young National Space Society of Australia (NSSA), professionals, who have the objective of with the support of the Mars Society of Australia promoting education, awareness and CONFERENCE (MSA). The 2019 conference will be held in ASSOCIATION involvement in the aerospace industry to conjunction with the South Australia Space NSSA.COM.AU/19ASRC AYAA.COM.AU Forum, convened by the South Australian young Australians. Space Industry Centre. Contact: Wayne Short Contact: Daniel Williams AYAA hosts three major annual events, the E [email protected] The ASRC is intended to be the primary annual E [email protected] Australian Youth Aerospace Forum (AYAF) for T 0411 296 541 meeting for Australian researchers relating to T 0422 556 124 high school students, the Aerospace Futures space science and technology. It welcomes conference (AF) for undergraduate and The 19th Australian Space Research space scientists, engineers, educators, and Conference (ASRC) will be held at the Adelaide postgraduate university students, and the workers in industry, government and NGOs. Convention Centre, South Australia over Australian Universities Rocketry Competition The scope of the conference covers both September 30 to October 2, 2019. (AURC). AYAA also runs the rocket program fundamental and applied research related to in both VIC and QLD, which gives students space science, engineering and technologies. all over Australia the opportunity to become There will be a number of special sessions not Rocket Engineers for a day. It is designed to on specific research areas including, (1) the showcase both the theoretical and practical national context, as seen by key Government applications of modern rocketry. entities, the Academy of Science, and others, including connections to national strategic roadmaps for research infrastructure, (2) development of the 2020 – 2030 Strategic Plan for Australian Space Science, (3) Workshop on science communication with the media.

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38 7th SOUTH AUSTRALIA SPACE FORUM THURSDAY 9 MAY 2019 39 The SmartSat CRC is a consortium of industry The University of Adelaide is a destination SMARTSAT CRC and research organisations that will develop THE UNIVERSITY of choice for world-leading researchers, SMARTSATCRC.COM game changing technologies to bootstrap OF ADELAIDE high-achieving students, and government Australia’s space industry and catapult it into and industry partners. Contact: Emily White the 1/2 trillion dollar global economy. ADELAIDE.EDU.AU Since 1874, we’ve had at our core a deep E [email protected] The SmartSat CRC will create leapfrogging commitment to research. In all fields of T 08 8302 7497 / 0451 132 359 Contact: Professor Michael R. Webb, technologies in advanced telecommunications Director, Defence, Cyber & Space endeavour, we’re working to expand the and smart satellite systems to build E [email protected] boundaries of knowledge to benefit people Australia’s space infrastructure for advanced T +61 8 8313 0128 and planet. communications and connectivity, remote With over 50 years’ space R&D, we have sensing and monitoring for its land, seas a proud history of collaborating with and oceans. It brings together nearly 100 Australia’s space sector. partners and international collaborators which, together with significant investment Our expertise in this area spans a wide by the Australian Federal Government, range of disciplines including science, have committed $245 million, represents the mathematics, computer science, health biggest space industry R&D collaboration in sciences, law and policy, and engineering. Australia’s history. From the design of nanosatellites, communication networks and advanced systems, through to the challenges of global security and aerospace medicine, our impact in Space is immense.

The SA Department for Education Student UNSEENLABS is a French company from DEPARTMENT FOR STEM Ambassador program aims to show UNSEENLABS Brittany whose core business is the EDUCATION the possibilities open to ‘junior secondary’ UNSEENLABS.SPACE development, production and operation students if they continue to study STEM of innovative Earth observation EDUCATION.SA.GOV.AU/TEACHING/ subjects throughout secondary school, and Contact: Olivier Michel instruments, specialised in the detection CURRICULUM-AND-TEACHING/STEM- to demonstrate that ‘doing science’ doesn’t E [email protected] of electromagnetic emissions. The service necessarily have to mean working in a T +33 7 8650 3265 proposed by UNSEENLABS is a maritime LEARNING-STRATEGY laboratory or as a researcher at a university. surveillance service, allowing the location Contact: Brenton Willson and characterization of ships at sea from The department’s STEM Learning Strategy E [email protected] space, based on the electromagnetic has intentionally positioned students as T 0403 447 207 intelligence instruments developed powerful agents of change by launching by UNSEENLABS, and deployed on a projects to activate, cultivate and amplify constellation of Cubesatellites. UNSEENLABS students’ capacity to partner with teachers, stands out from the other players in the leaders and community to accelerate field of maritime surveillance with an teaching and learning improvement in STEM. innovative and unique service capable of observing maritime traffic, even without any cooperative beacon.

40 7th SOUTH AUSTRALIA SPACE FORUM THURSDAY 9 MAY 2019 41 Venture Catalyst Space is the State’s first VENTURE CATALYST space incubator program to develop and SPACE (UNIVERSITY grow innovative or disruptive ideas from entrepreneurs and startups in the space OF SOUTH sector. Delivered by the University of South Australia’s Innovation & Collaboration AUSTRALIA) Centre and supported by the State’s Space Innovation Fund and the International ICC.UNISA.EDU.AU Space University, the program gives founders Contact: Georgia Minarelli the support and tools they need to plan E [email protected] and successfully execute the building of a T 08 8302 7620 scalable and investment ready business. The one-of-a-kind program delivers tailored support and guidance working with a global pool of expert advisers, a series of capability workshops designed for founders, one- on-one mentoring, workspace, a stipend and the chance to pitch for a sponsored overseas tour to network with relevant space industry primes, investors and other space startups.

42 7th SOUTH AUSTRALIA SPACE FORUM THURSDAY 9 MAY 2019 43 FLOOR PLAN

ADELAIDE CONVENTION CENTRE HALL M & N, GROUND FLOOR, WEST BUILDING

EXHIBITOR STANDS

1 AUSTRALIAN SPACE AGENCY 15 NANO VACUUM AUSTRALIA & NZ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 VENTURE CATALYST SPACE 16 BENTLEYS SA (UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA) 11 17 PING SERVICES 3 SMARTSAT CRC

18 SCITEK AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 12 4 NPC SPACEMIND 27 19 BLUSTREAM HALL M 5 AVALON 2021 13 26 20 INTERNATIONAL AEROSPACE LAW 6 NEUMANN SPACE & POLICY GROUP 14

25 7 SCIENCE ALIVE! 21 DEWC SYSTEMS

JOHN MORRIS GROUP 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 8 22 FRAZER-NASH CONSULTANCY LTD

9 INOVOR TECHNOLOGIES 23 ANU INSTITUTE FOR SPACE – INSPACE

10 UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE 24 AUSTRALIAN SPACE RESEARCH CONFERENCE 2019 11 CSIRO 25 AUSTRALIAN YOUTH AEROSPACE HALL N ASSOCIATION 12 LOT FOURTEEN 26 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 13 UNSEENLABS PROGRAM, DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

14 NOVA SYSTEMS 27 STEM AMBASSADOR PROJECT, DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

44 7th SOUTH AUSTRALIA SPACE FORUM THURSDAY 9 MAY 2019 45 NOTES

46 7th SOUTH AUSTRALIA SPACE FORUM If you would like to contact the South Australian Space Industry Centre for information about this Forum or for any other enquiries please contact us via:

Nicola Sasanelli Director

South Australian Space Industry Centre Level 4, 151 Pirie Street Adelaide South Australia 5000

T +61 8 8463 6173 F +61 8 8463 7150 E [email protected]