9:00-9:30 Arrival of participants and registration 

9:30-10:15 Welcome addresses and keynotes 

Dept First Minister for NI Emma Little-Pengelly

Prof. Helen Mc Carthy, Northern Ireland’s first Chief Scientific and Technology Adviser 

Dr Craig Brown, Deputy Director for Space Ecosystems UK Space Agency  

Robert Hill, Director NI Space Office

Dominique Tilmans, President Eurisy

Brendan McGuigan, Invest NI

10:15-11:00 Panel: Government as End User 

Moderator: NI Space Office, Susan Heaney

Lydia Green, Head of Unlocking Space Portfolio, UKSA

Prof. Helen Mc Carthy, Northern Ireland’s first Chief Scientific and Technology Adviser

Coco Antonissen, Netherlands Space Agency

Claire Young, DAERA Marine & Fisheries Division

Rico Santiago, Ordnance Survey of NI (OSNI)

11:00-11:15 Coffee Break

11:15- 12:00 Panel: Business as Enabler 

Moderator:  Invest NI, Kelly Murphy

Josep Colomé, Director of the Area for the Promotion of the Space Sector of Catalonia

Gary Connolly, Craxel UK

James Doherty, Plastic-i

Marion Murphy, Mallon Technology Ltd

12:00-13:15 Networking Lunch

13:15-14:00 Panel: Investment as Expansion Driver 

Steve Berry, Waterbridge Capital

Conor O Sullivan, Atlantic Bridge

Ken Gordon, European Space Agency

Mary McKenna, Awaken Angels

14:00-15:15 Breakout Rooms 

Participants will be divided into three mixed groups, each bringing together representatives from government, business, and investment. 

Each group will work on specific challenges and topics, drawing on cross‑sector perspectives to support focused discussion and idea generation. 

15:15-15:30 Coffee Break

15:30-16:00 Breakout Rooms 

16:00-16:30 Conclusions from the panel & breakout rooms  

16:30-17:00 Final Keynotes  

Evening Reception