North East Space Leadership Group.

Giving the North East space sector a voice

This Group provides the strategic lead and authoritative voice for the space sector in the region, with responsibility for the North East Space Strategy, in developing its capabilities within the UK and global space industry.

Members are senior decision-makers and representatives from the following private and public sector organisations:

Alan Strickland

Member of Parliament

Barry Ross

Head, UK Integration & Delivery

Telepazio UK

Ben Shaw

Head of Operations and Capture

Lockheed Martin UK

Chi Onwura MP

Labour Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

David Moody

UK Space Command

David Sandy

Managing Director

The Aerospace Corporation UK Ltd

Elaine Scott

Innovation Partnership Manager

Port of Tyne

James Osborn

Professor and Founding Director of Durham University Space Research Centre

Durham University

Jenny Taylor

Executive Director of RIS

Northumbria University

John Bone (Chair)

CCO

Orbex

Jon Hulks

Space Ecosystem Development Manager

UK Space Agency

Joshua Broom

Head of Space

Department for Business and Trade

Joshua Duncan

Space Ecosystem Development Project Manager

UK Space Agency

Julia Austin

Advanced Manufacturing Lead

North East Combined Authority

Kerry Walker

Business Growth Director

Business Durham

Lee Jackson

Senior Program Manager

Raytheon UK

Lisa Mullen

Interim Cluster Director

Space North East England

Michelle Duggan

Head of Inward Investment

Invest North East

Nat Edington

CEO

Filtronic

Prof. Matthew Grenby

Newcastle University

Prof. Michael Short

Professor of Control Engineering and Systems Informatics

Teesside University

Ralph ‘Dinz’ Dinsley

Founder

3S Northumbria

Sarah Slaven