The Scottish Space Academic Forum and Space Scotland's event focuses on strengthening collaboration between academia and industry.

The Scottish Space Academic Forum and Space Scotland are co-hosting a one-day event focused on strengthening collaboration between academia and industry across the Scottish space sector. Bringing together researchers, PhD students, universities, industry representatives, and ecosystem stakeholders, the event will explore current and future infrastructure needs, opportunities for research collaboration, and pathways for translating academic research into commercial and industrial applications.

We invite attendees to give lightning presentations on their work. We are looking to hear from researchers who have transitioned into industry and early career professional (PhD students or recent graduates now working in industry). Please register and express your interest in presenting before Tuesday 11th August - there will be an option to express interest in presenting at the end of the registration process.

UPDATE 13th August - all speaking slots have now been filled. Any further expressions of interest will not be considered. Thank you.

Agenda

09:00 – 09:30 Registration and Coffee

09:30 – 09:40 Welcome from the Scottish Space Academic Forum

09:40 – 09:50 Welcome from Space Scotland

09:50 – 10:10 Space Scotland's Infrastructure & Facilities Working Group Capability Portal

10:10 – 10:20 AIMDay on Space Technologies

10:20 – 11:05 Lightning Presentations - Researchers in Industry & Case Studies of Academia-Industry Collaboration

11:05 – 11:35 Coffee Break

11:35 – 12:35 Lightning Presentations - Early Career Professionals & Industry-ready Innovations from Academia

12:35 – 13:45 Lunch and Academic Posters

13:45 - 14:00 Funding Routes for Academia and Industry Collaboration

14:00 - 14:15 Rice Space Institute, Rice University

14:15 – 15:15 Roundtables - Academia and Industry Collaboration

15:15 – 15:30 Comfort Break

15:30 – 16:30 Matchmaking Meeting

16:30 – 16:45 Closing Remarks

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