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Due to high demand, SAE Media Group is proud to announce the inaugural Military Space Disruptive Technology Conference and Exhibition, taking place on 25th – 26th April 2022 in London, UK. After launching as a pre-conference Focus Day at the industry-leading Global MilSatCom conference and exhibition, Military Space Disruptive Technology will now run as a standalone event alongside Military Space Situational Awareness in SAE Media Group’s Space Week (25th – 28th April 2021).

Disruptive technology and innovative thinking have recently become buzz-phrases in the military space field: worldwide militaries are creating agile innovation units with extraordinary levels of autonomy; industry partners are setting up programmes with the sole aim of providing paradigm-shifting technology; and initiatives like the UK/US Space Pitch Days are offering unprecedented access and funding to non-traditional solution providers. With the traditional dominance of the US and its partners being increasingly threatened in the space domain, it is now being recognised that only fast and frequent innovation in all aspects of the military space enterprise will ensure that there is “never a day without space”.

The inaugural Military Space Disruptive Technology Conference and Exhibition is designed to address this imperative head-on. By gathering innovation champions, strategic visionaries, and technology disruptors from across the military space enterprise, the conference will provide an ideal setting for critical discussions and thought leadership that will shape the future. Touching on critical topics like AI, agile launch, small satellite technology and robotics, there is no better place to join the conversation on space innovation and pave the way towards the next generation of military space technology.

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Military Space Disruptive Technology is one of the only innovation conferences in the world dedicated solely to the military space sector. Featuring a packed exhibition and drawing in truly global representatives from government, industry and research, this is a new event not to be missed.

  • Meet and network with innovation leaders from industry, military and government across two days, including dedicated networking breaks, drinks receptions, and more!
  • Delve into the latest topics and trends shaping the future of military space technology
  • Learn about the latest approaches to innovation and disruption from leading military innovation units
  • Expand your network with our global audience from government, industry and research
  • Explore cutting-edge topics like responsive launch, AI, robotics, and small satellite technology

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Conference agenda

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8:00

Registration & Coffee

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8:50

Chair's Opening Remarks

Mrs Robin Yeman, Chief Technical Officer, Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation

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9:00

Boosting Disruptive Technology Development in the British Space Industry

Mr Will Whitehorn, President, Ukspace

  •  The British space industry’s voice: the role of UKspace and what we do to promote the British space industry’s interests
  • Role of industry in promoting disruptive ideas and why industry is well suited to taking on this task
  • Government/industry partnership: creating a new paradigm of flexible, innovative collaboration to drive growth
  • Funding opportunities for industry partners to accelerate innovative solutions
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    9:40

    Leveraging Commercial Innovation to Discover Novel Tech for the US Space Force

    Captain Roger Anderson, Co-Founder and Program Manager, US Space Force Accelerator

    ·         How Space Force Accelerators helps the Space Force better connect with the startup ecosystem

    ·         Outcomes of deliberate engagement with the space startup sector

    ·         Creating innovation culture change within the Space Force to better adopt commercial solutions

    ·         Using human centered design concepts in technology development and requirements definition

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    10:20

    Morning Coffee

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    10:50

    Using In-Orbit Inspection for Space Domain Awareness

    Mr David Balson, Director Space Security, Risk and Resilience, HEO Robotics

  • Understanding objects in-orbit is critical to defense decision makers to gain insight and confidence in the security and resilience of the space domain.
  • High Earth Orbit Robotics is using space-to-space imaging for the first time to provide ground-truth data on non-cooperative objects in earth orbit and enable new forms of in-orbit reconnaissance.
  • Through a combination of space-borne sensors and cloud-based platform, HEO Robotics can provide fast and efficient tasking of space assets for novel space domain awareness capabilities.
     
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    11:30

    UK Space Agency: Perspectives on Benefitting from Disruptive Technology

    Mr Andrew Ratcliffe, Chief Engineer, UK Space Agency

  • An insight into the UK Space Agency and the type of projects that we run which leverage new technology developments
  • Approach to developing/maturing technology in civil space
  • Key technology trends within civil space
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    12:10

    Networking Lunch

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    13:10

    In Space Manufacturing for Security and Sustainability

    Mr Joshua Western, CEO & Co-Founder, Space Forge

  • The advantages of in-space manufacturing and how it can augment national capabilities
  • Return from space - a shift in satellite build and refurbishment
  • Closing the loop - responsive launch with tactical return
     
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    13:10

    USAF Blue Horizons: Project ROCKET (Virtual)

    -Air Force Blue Horizons is a CSAF program that turns big ideas into rapid prototypes. - leverage current capabilities in "unconventional/untraditional" means for a strategic level impact."

    -Project ROCKET as a “right now” solution for xGEO

    - Space Command’s upcoming Sprint Advanced Concept Training in April.

    - Test tracking capabilities by leveraging two upcoming NASA xGEO missions. Both the ARTEMIS and CAPSTONE launches provide stressing cases for xGEO object tracking.

     

    Phoenix Torrijos, Fellows, USAF Blue Horizons

    Jason Utulo, Fellows, USAF Blue Horizons

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    14:30

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:00

    Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy

    Dr Nick Cramer, Project Manager, NASA Ames Research Center

  • Lower cost satellites have broadened the ability to use distributed space systems (DSS) to achieve mission objective
  • These systems face increasing complexity as they increase the number of assets in the system but can be tasked and used in combination to meet a combination of objectives
  • To unlock the capabilities of these DSS they will need to be able to operate autonomous of the ground which will allow them to capture short and infrequent events that might otherwise be missed.
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    15:40

    Panel: AI and Space: Are We There Yet?

  • AI as a key enabler: what capability enhancements will it offer and what should we look to do first?
  • What do our adversaries have? Should we be concerned?
  • Technological limitations for in-space AI: where are our greatest roadblocks and what can we do to overcome them faster?
  • The future: can we realistically expect to have a fully AI-enabled fleet of satellites in future?
  • Mrs Robin Yeman, Chief Technical Officer, Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation

    Dr Nick Cramer, Project Manager, NASA Ames Research Center

    Mr Andy Vick, Head of Disruptive Technology, RAL Space (UKRI/STFC)

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    16:20

    Chair’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

    Mrs Robin Yeman, Chief Technical Officer, Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation

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    8:00

    Registration & Coffee

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    8:50

    Chair's Opening Remarks

    Mrs Robin Yeman, Chief Technical Officer, Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation

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    9:00

    DIU: Enabling Innovation by Bridging the Civil/Military Gap

    Brigadier General Steven Butow, Director, Space Portfolio, Defense Innovation Unit

  • Gap between private and government investment and why it is key to harness innovative technology in the private sector for military use
  • DIU’s space portfolio and its aims to deliver non-traditional technology to the warfighter
  • Insight into the Rapid Agile Launch Initiative and how this demonstrates DIU’s design philosophy
  • Contract vehicles and risk: what can international militaries learn from DIU’s experience of risk-tolerant contracts
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    9:40

    AFRL Space Experimentation Capabilities

    Lieutenant Colonel David Johnson, Materiel Leader & Chief, Prototypes & Flight Experiments Branch, US Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate

  •  Fostering Innovation in a Changing Environment
  • Using Small Satellites as Part of a Hybrid Architecture
  • Overview of AFRL/RVE’s Space Experiments Portfolio
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    10:20

    Morning Coffee

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    11:00

    Launch & Beyond: Disrupting Space Transportation

    Colonel (Ret'd) Jason B. Mello, President of Firefly Space Transport Systems, Firefly Aerospace

  • Firefly is developing innovative transport solutions to space, in-space, and on terrestrial bodies.
  • Revolutionizing a holistic approach for access to meet changing National Security Space Launch requirements.
  • Providing a framework of how to meet a diverse commercial and federal market.
     
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    11:40

    AFRL Small Satellite Portfolio: Developing the USSF and USAF's Small Satellites of the Future

    Mrs Charlene Jacka, Program Manager for the Hybrid Architecture Demonstrations , US Air Force Research Laboratory

  •  Continued scope of the Small Satellite portfolio and lines of effort to deliver comprehensive small sat solutions
  • Rapid Architecture, Prototyping, and Integration (RAPID) Laboratory: the new one-stop shop for in-house design, fabrication, assembly, data analysis, concept development and operations
  • Current experimental technology experiments and where these will add value
  • Future vision: how will the small satellite development portfolio exist within the DOD?
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    12:20

    Redwire Space Disruptive Technology for Defence

    Ms Juli Lawless, Vice President, National Security Space, Redwire Space

  • Who is Redwire? Company overview and outline of technology thrusts
  • On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (OSAM) (including in-space manufacturing and robotics)
  • Pervasive Structures / Advanced Deployables
  • Digital Engineering and its importance to the US Space Force, the first Digital US Military Branch
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    13:00

    Networking Lunch

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    14:10

    Space Systems Command (SSC) Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEA) Prototyping and Architecture Development (Virtual)

    Lieutenant Colonel Tim Trimailo, Materiel Leader, CASINO Program Office, Space Systems Command, US Space Force

  • SSC is embracing smaller, cheaper satellites in higher quantities for a variety of missions - lower unit cost, rapid tech insertion, agile replenishment benefits
  • Investigating the ability to integrate new sensors into emerging Government and Commercial mega constellations for high speed cross-mission data transport
  • Assessing the ability for pLEO architectures and new commercial technology to augment several mission areas, including remote sensing, SATCOM, and PNT
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    14:50

    Using Additive Manufacturing to Revolutionize Aerospace Systems

    Mr Joshua Brost, Vice President of Business Development , Relativity Space

  • Relativity Space has developed the world’s largest 3D metal printers and is using them to develop both a low-cost expendable small launcher and a fully reusable medium lift launcher.
  • 3D printing enables products that are more reliable, faster to manufacture, and less expensive while also enabling a dramatic simplification of the required supply chains
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    15:30

    Chair’s Closing Remarks and Discussion

    Mrs Robin Yeman, Chief Technical Officer, Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation


    Director, Space Portfolio
    Defense Innovation Unit
    Co-Founder and Program Manager
    US Space Force Accelerator
    President of Firefly Space Transport Systems
    Firefly Aerospace
    Project Manager
    NASA Ames Research Center
    Fellows
    USAF Blue Horizons
    Materiel Leader & Chief, Prototypes & Flight Experiments Branch
    US Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate
    Head SSA Section and Lead Innovation
    Italian National Armaments Directorate
    Materiel Leader, CASINO Program Office, Space Systems Command
    US Space Force
    Chief Engineer
    UK Space Agency
    Head of Disruptive Technology
    RAL Space (UKRI/STFC)
    Director Space Security, Risk and Resilience
    HEO Robotics
    Vice President of Business Development
    Relativity Space
    CEO & Co-Founder
    Space Forge
    President
    Ukspace
    Program Manager for the Hybrid Architecture Demonstrations
    US Air Force Research Laboratory
    Chief Technical Officer
    Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation
    Vice President, National Security Space
    Redwire Space
    Fellows
    USAF Blue Horizons

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    Copthorne Tara Hotel

    The Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington is an elegant contemporary four-star hotel in prestigious Kensington, located just a two minutes walk from High Street Kensington underground station, making exploring easy. The hotel offers well-appointed and comfortable guest rooms combining Standard, Superior and Club accommodation. Club rooms offer iconic views over the city and include Club Lounge access for complimentary breakfast and refreshments. Guests can sample the authentic Singaporean, Malaysian and Chinese cuisine at Bugis Street, traditional pub fare at the Brasserie Restaurant & Bar or relax with a delicious drink at West8 Cocktail Lounge & Bar.

    The Copthorne Tara Hotel boasts 745 square meters of flexible meeting space, consisting of the Shannon Suite and the Liffey Suite, ideal for hosting conferences, weddings and social events. Facilities include access to the business centre 24 hours a day, fully equipped fitness room, gift shop, theatre desk and Bureau de Change. With ample onsite parking outside the London congestion charge zone and excellent transport links via Heathrow Airport, the hotel is the perfect location for business or leisure stays. The hotel is within close proximity to the shops of High Street Kensington, Knightsbridge and Westfield London, Olympia Conference Centre, Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Palace and Hyde Park.

     

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    WHAT IS CPD?

    CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development’. It is essentially a philosophy, which maintains that in order to be effective, learning should be organised and structured. The most common definition is:

    ‘A commitment to structured skills and knowledge enhancement for Personal or Professional competence’

    CPD is a common requirement of individual membership with professional bodies and Institutes. Increasingly, employers also expect their staff to undertake regular CPD activities.

    Undertaken over a period of time, CPD ensures that educational qualifications do not become obsolete, and allows for best practice and professional standards to be upheld.

    CPD can be undertaken through a variety of learning activities including instructor led training courses, seminars and conferences, e:learning modules or structured reading.

    CPD AND PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTES

    There are approximately 470 institutes in the UK across all industry sectors, with a collective membership of circa 4 million professionals, and they all expect their members to undertake CPD.

    For some institutes undertaking CPD is mandatory e.g. accountancy and law, and linked to a licence to practice, for others it’s obligatory. By ensuring that their members undertake CPD, the professional bodies seek to ensure that professional standards, legislative awareness and ethical practices are maintained.

    CPD Schemes often run over the period of a year and the institutes generally provide online tools for their members to record and reflect on their CPD activities.

    TYPICAL CPD SCHEMES AND RECORDING OF CPD (CPD points and hours)

    Professional bodies and Institutes CPD schemes are either structured as ‘Input’ or ‘Output’ based.

    ‘Input’ based schemes list a precise number of CPD hours that individuals must achieve within a given time period. These schemes can also use different ‘currencies’ such as points, merits, units or credits, where an individual must accumulate the number required. These currencies are usually based on time i.e. 1 CPD point = 1 hour of learning.

    ‘Output’ based schemes are learner centred. They require individuals to set learning goals that align to professional competencies, or personal development objectives. These schemes also list different ways to achieve the learning goals e.g. training courses, seminars or e:learning, which enables an individual to complete their CPD through their preferred mode of learning.

    The majority of Input and Output based schemes actively encourage individuals to seek appropriate CPD activities independently.

    As a formal provider of CPD certified activities, SAE Media Group can provide an indication of the learning benefit gained and the typical completion. However, it is ultimately the responsibility of the delegate to evaluate their learning, and record it correctly in line with their professional body’s or employers requirements.

    GLOBAL CPD

    Increasingly, international and emerging markets are ‘professionalising’ their workforces and looking to the UK to benchmark educational standards. The undertaking of CPD is now increasingly expected of any individual employed within today’s global marketplace.

    CPD Certificates

    We can provide a certificate for all our accredited events. To request a CPD certificate for a conference , workshop, master classes you have attended please email events@saemediagroup.com

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