View the agenda for the UK Space Composites Technology Forum
Event theme: Materials for Extreme Environments
09:30 - 10:00 | Registration, networking and refreshments
10:00 - 10:15 | Welcome and opening remarks
10:15 - 10:45 | Keynote addresses
Tony Forsythe, Head of Space Technology, UK Space Agency
Ugo Lafont, Space Materials & Technology Specialist, European Space Agency (ESA)
10:45 - 11:15 | Ceramic Matrix Composite Development and Scale-up for Space
Enya Collier, Product Market Manager - Aerospace, Defence & Nuclear Lucideon
11:15 - 11:45 | Conformal Aerogel Coatings for Thermal Management in Space, Defence and Aviation
Surya Krishnaswamy, CTO & Co-Founder, Blue Neptune
11:45 - 12:00 | Refreshment break
12:00 - 12:45 | Panel discussion: Materials Foresighting for Space - Turning Future Missions into Today's R&D Priorities
Tim Young, Chief Technologist - Advanced Materials, NCC
Suzanne Halden, Director, ScotChem
Robert Quarshie, Head of Materials and Manufacturing, Innovate UK
Tony Forsythe, Head of Space Technology, UK Space Agency
Dom Hopwood, Business Development Manager - Aerospace, Defence & Space, SHD Composites
12:45 - 14:10 | Lunch, networking, exhibition viewing and facility tours
14:15 - 15:00 | Panel discussion: Bridging the Dual-Use Gap - Turning Space-Grade Materials Heritage into Defence Capability
Heather Goldstraw, Delivery Director - Defence, NCC
Professor Gareth Appleby-Thomas, Cranfield University
Tim Riddell, Specialist Materials Engineer, Airbus Defence & Space
15:00 - 15:30 | Exploring Self-Healing Polybenzoxazine Nanocomposite Blends for Space Applications
Ian Hamerton, Professor of Polymers and Composites, University of Bristol
15:30 | Closing remarks and next steps