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13 Dec 24. The SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition announced the competitors and judges for the 9th annual Startup Space entrepreneur pitch competition. As rapid innovation is redefining the space industry and global challenges demand bold solutions, competitions like Startup Space are more critical than ever. This year’s competing companies are Avionova; Ensemble Space Labs; GITAI; Magma; Odysseus Space; Paramium; Phemotron; Planetary Systems AI; SpaceMap; and ThinkOrbital. The judges panel is comprised of investors representing Data Collective Venture Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, MaC Venture Capital, OpAmp Capital, Seraphim Space, Starbridge Venture Capital, Stellar Ventures, and Toyota Ventures. Emerging entrepreneurs are given a platform to showcase transformative ideas, connect with industry leaders, and gain the resources they need to succeed. “The Startup Space competition at SATELLITE is different and compelling because it’s an actual pitch competition. Judges set aside previous interactions and only look at that pitch,” says Rafferty Jackson, Board Member, Advisor, Investor, Jack Industries, and Competition Director, Startup Space. “This is their chance to talk to future customers, employees, and partners. It’s a really big opportunity for them to swing the bat and hit it out of the park.” Participants in the Startup Space competition are divided into groups and given five minutes to present their company or product to a panel of judges. Following each presentation, judges have five minutes to ask questions or offer feedback. The contestant with the highest overall score will be declared the winner and awarded the grand prize: a series of private pitch meetings with leading space investors.
“Startup Space captures the spirit of innovation, bringing together the brightest minds and unparalleled energy to kick off our Exhibit Hall with excitement and purpose,” says Jeffrey Hill, Executive Chairman of SATELLITE. “This event is more than a competition—it’s a launchpad for transformative ideas that are shaping the future of the space industry. We’re proud to spotlight this year’s finalists, chosen from an incredibly competitive field of applicants.”
Past Startup Space winners include:
- TrustPoint (2024)
- Magnestar (2023)
- Vyoma (2022)
- AV SpaceTech and TMY Technologies (2021)
- Traxyl (2020)
- Eventech and Orbit Fab (2019)
- LeoLabs (2018)
- Astrapi Corporation (2017)
The 9th Annual Startup Space, hosted by the SATELLITE Conference & Exhibition and produced in partnership with Jack Industries, will take place Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in the SATELLITE Unveiled Theater, located on the Exhibit Hall floor.
SATELLITE 2025 will be held March 10-13 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center located at 801 Mt Vernon Pl NW, Washington, D.C. 20001.
Registration is now open; attendees and press can register at www.SATShow.com.
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About SATELLITE 2025
SATELLITE unites a diverse community of aerospace and connectivity thought leaders, entrepreneurs, executives, engineers, end-users and enthusiasts from around the world for the largest and most important global space and satellite technology event of the year. The SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition will take place on March 10-13, 2025 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center (801 Mt. Vernon Place NW, Washington, DC 20001). For more information, please visit www.SATShow.com
12 Dec 24. Business Secretary to meet defence CEOs and encourages investors to see defence as a core engine of growth.
Roundtable forms key part of Government’s pro-growth approach and Plan for Change.
Today (12 December), the Business Secretary and Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry will hear from the defence industry hosting a CEO roundtable on driving investment into the sector. It will focus on navigating environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles and how they can pose challenges to growth and attracting investment.
We are delivering on our Plan for Change by driving investment and reform to deliver growth. Today’s roundtable will discuss how to realise the economic potential of the defence sector, and changing perceptions of it among investors – which is essential to kickstarting economic growth and provide greater investment across the UK.
Today’s roundtable will bring together CEOs from some of the UK’s most prominent defence companies, as well as trade associations for the UK’s defence, financial services and manufacturing sectors, with reps from major UK investment banks. This comes just a week after the Defence Secretary launched the Government’s Defence Industrial Strategy – by inviting investors, innovators, industry and trade unions to give their views on how to grow a better, more integrated, more innovative and more resilient defence sector.
It forms a key part of the Business Secretary’s commitment to a ‘pro-growth, pro-business’ approach, and working together with industry to unlock investment into the UK’s key growth sectors and create high-quality jobs.
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said: “Our world-leading defence sector is vital to the economy, supporting thousands of high-skilled, high-paid jobs across the UK. With our Industrial Strategy we’re taking the pro-business, pro-growth approach the sector needs to drive investment in every part of the country. This government is committed to working together with industry to tackle the challenges they face to attracting investment, and that’s why roundtables like these are so important as we work to give investors the confidence they need for years to come.”
Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry Maria Eagle said: “This government recognises the vital role of the defence sector as an engine for growth, strengthening our security and economy. Only a week after the Defence Industrial Strategy consultation launch, we are ramping up engagement with industry, working hand in hand to tackle shared challenges and identifying opportunities to innovate at speed. Our new Strategy will mobilise the private sector to help face down global threats, direct more public investment to British businesses and create jobs and growth in every nation and region of the UK.”
ADS CEO Kevin Craven said: “Our defence sector not only underpins our national security and deterrence capability, but also provides jobs to more than 164,000 people directly throughout the country. For our sector to continue to deliver the social value it is renowned for – alongside its role as a key driver of economic growth – government’s engagement with industry is pivotal to strengthen the UK’s position as a place for defence companies to invest and grow, and from which to export. ADS welcomes the progress made by this government so far, and industry looks forward to seeing the results of our continued dialogue in securing UK advantage in an increasingly unstable geopolitical environment. The Government has identified defence as one of eight UK growth sectors its upcoming Industrial Strategy will prioritise for driving investment, supporting the Plan for Change ambitions. This is an important opportunity for the Business Secretary to hear from industry leaders on the challenges they face.”
He will also seek views on how the Government can work together with them to help boost investment and tackle challenges such as access to finance, invest-ability and reputation.
Full list of roundtable attendees:
- Jonathan Reynolds, Secretary of State for Business and Trade
- Maria Eagle, Minister for Defence for Procurement and Industry
- Kevin Craven, CEO, ADS
- Bob Wigley, Chair, UK Finance
- Andrew Kinniburgh, Director General, Make UK Defence
- Adam Forgiel-Jenkins, Government Relations Director, BAE Systems
- John Howie, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Babcock
- Miles Celic, CEO, City UK
- Rebecca Richards, Deputy CEO, Rheinmetall VSI
- Nicola King, Co-Head of Geopolitical Advisory, Rothchilds & Co
- Rob Hales, Managing Director, James Fisher Defence
- Michael Pascall, Head of Industrials and Services, Barclays Bank
- Adam Forgiel-Jenkins, Government Relations Director, BAE Systems (Source: https://www.gov.uk/)
10 Dec 24. SAE Media Group are delighted to announce the third annual Counter UAS Technology Europe Conference, taking place in London on 1-3 April 2025.
With the growing proliferation of small drones and UAS technology, European armed forces and security agencies seeking to protect critical national infrastructure at home and also forward deployed personnel operating abroad. The European Counter UAS market is constantly growing with new programmes and projects announced. There has therefore never been a more important time for European C-UAS stakeholders to meet and network at Counter UAS Technology Europe 2025.
Counter UAS Technology Europe 2025 will showcase the very latest technology in the market to ensure that European personnel, equipment and infrastructure are protected from the proliferation of drones.
Speakers will feature from leading European C-UAS Programme Managers, wider international defence organisations and the top industry providers.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Air Commodore Steven Berry
Head, Qatar Programme Office & Head, UK Joint Counter-UAS Office, UK Ministry of Defence
Brigadier General Kazimierz Dynski
Air & Missile Department Chief, General Command of Polish Armed Forces
Colonel Glenn McCartan
Embed, U.S. European Command, Defense Innovation Unit
Colonel Stuart Hay
Commander, 7th Air Defence Group
Lieutenant Colonel Paul Lushenko PhD
Chief Strategist, Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Office (JCO)
Major General Adrian Ciolponea
Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Representative in Europe, NATO
10 Dec 24. SAE Media Group is proud to present the 10th annual Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance Technology conference, taking place on the 27-28 January 2025.
With rapid technological advances changing the way maritime forces need to utilise and manage ISR capabilities across domains, Maritime and Littoral Reconnaissance and Surveillance systems and platforms have become a critical component of naval capability.
Make sure you are a part of the leading conference in Europe dedicated to Maritime ISR. Join the maritime community across two days of discussion on innovation, with a focus on collaboration with industry experts, international military and inspirational speakers.
Platforms and topics discussed include… Maritime Patrol Aircraft Development, RPAS for Maritime Surveillance, Space-Based ISR, C4ISR, Search & Rescue, Autonomy, Coastal & Littoral Surveillance, Enhancing Overall Maritime Security and More…
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Capitaine de Vaisseau Johann Eidesheim
Head of the Naval Air Office, Naval Staff – Plans/Programs, French Navy
Captain Dr. Robert Koch
Branch Head Cyberspace, NATO ACT
Captain Matthew Syrett
Deputy Head Maritime and METOC, National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence (NCGI).
10 Dec 24. Motshekga commits to defence industry lekgotla this financial year. Senior defence leadership, including Minister Angie Motshekga, met SA defence industry leaders in Centurion in August. More than two years on since a much-touted South African defence industry (SADI) lekgotla was scheduled and then postponed, it now appears the long-awaited gathering will take place before 31 March 2025. Replying to one of the final Parliamentary questions before Parliament prorogued for the year, Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga used information supplied by Acting Secretary for Defence (SecDef) Thobekile Gamede to answer a Democratic Alliance (DA) National Council of Province (NCOP) Member of Parliament (MP). Dennis Ryder was informed the original SADI lekgotla dates could not be adhered to. This was because of an assessment by Motshekga’s predecessor Thandi Modise. The postponement is put down to two factors – the non-availability of “critical stakeholders” and “factors beyond the stakeholder’s control”. On the credit side of the ledger, Gamede noted Motshekga “visited the defence industry and held engagement with their executives on 30 August” with “a promise” to schedule a defence industry indaba before the end of the 2024/25 financial year. The defence industry call was part of a familiarisation tour of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF), its four services as well as the Department of Military Veterans (DMV), Defence Force Service Council (DFSC) and Armscor. Motshekga and her deputies – Richard Hlophe and Bantu Holomisa – met SADI representatives at Saab Grintek Defence in Centurion’s Highveld Techno Park. In addition to being briefed by Sandile Ndlovu, SA Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industries Association (AMD) Executive Director and Chairperson, the ministerial party interacted with AMD and SADI members including Sandock Austral Executive Chairman, Dr Mthobisi Zondi. (Source: https://www.defenceweb.co.za/)
06 Dec 24. DoD and UK Ministry of Defence to Sponsor Phoenix Challenge® Conference in March 2025. The U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Information Operations Policy and the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, Military Strategic Effects will co-sponsor the annual Phoenix Challenge® conference March 4-6, 2025, at the IET London: Savoy Place. Phoenix Challenge® London 2025: The Disinformation Kill Chain will bring together professionals from government, industry, and academia to discuss actionable recommendations and innovative solutions for countering malign influence and disinformation activities across the global information environment. More information about Phoenix Challenge®, the call for speakers/abstracts, and exhibitor/sponsor opportunities can be found on the conference website. https://www.fbcinc.com/e/PC-London25/ (Source: U.S. DoD)
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DSEI 2025 – POWERING PROGRESS, DEFINING YOUR FUTURE
DSEI connects governments, national armed forces, industry thought leaders and the entire defence & security supply chain on a global scale. With a range of valuable opportunities for networking, a platform for business, access to relevant content & live-action demonstrations, the DSEI community can strengthen relationships, share knowledge and engage in the latest capabilities across the exhibition’s Aerospace, Land, Naval, Security & Joint Zones.
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