Unlocking Opportunity in the New-Space Age at the North East Space Conference 2026
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The global space sector is entering a transformative era. Commercialisation is accelerating, private investment is reshaping markets, and new technologies are unlocking opportunities across telecommunications, Earth observation, navigation, defence and beyond.
At the North East Space Conference 2026, we are proud to welcome an internationally recognised leader who will help businesses, investors and innovators understand exactly where those opportunities lie — and how to seize them.
Keynote - Understanding the New-Space Economy, What are the Opportunities for You in the New-Space Age?
What are the Opportunities for You in the New-Space Age?
Are you an investor or entrepreneur wanting to understand how you can profit from the New-Space Economy, and whether your funding will deliver a lucrative return?
Are you a satellite operator or downstream provider of data analytics for Earth Observation, Telecommunications, Navigation or Timing applications wanting to understand who will buy your services or insights?
Are you an OEM designing and building satellites, payloads, sensors or instruments wanting to understand your target market size, achievable market share, potential customers and go-to-market strategy?
Are you a ground-station or a cloud provider wanting to understand the commercial opportunities to receive, process and store data for satellite operators?
Are you a supplier of key components or a sub-contractor offering specialised services wanting to understand the value you could deliver to primes and New-Space companies?
What are the value chains and commercial models within the business of space, and how do these impact you?
What are the next space innovations you could profit from and how can you grab a slice of the $Tn pie?
Going Deeper: From Concept to Orbit
In addition to the keynote, delegates will have the opportunity to gain practical technical insight into how space technologies are actually developed, qualified and brought to market. For companies considering pivoting into space — or those already scaling within the sector — this session offers a valuable end-to-end perspective.
Tutorial - Developing Space Electronics – The Journey from System Design to Product Launch to Delivering Satellite Applications.
The Tutorial will describe the journey from capturing the customer’s mission requirements, designing the space electronics, choosing parts, building and testing prototypes, qualifying hardware, product launch and then delivering satellite applications. The Tutorial will explain the architecture of smart, AI-enabled payloads and how to choose the most appropriate technologies for Telecommunication, Earth-Observation, In-Orbit Servicing, Space-Debris Retrieval and SIGINT applications.
Expert Insight from a Leading Authority on Space Innovation
We are delighted to welcome Dr Ragan Bedi, whose expertise and global perspective will provide invaluable insight into the evolving New-Space Economy.
Dr. Bedi is the CEO and Founder of Spacechips, a UK manufacturer of AI-enabled transponders, re-configurable SDRs, Edge-based on-board processors and TB-capacity orbital data centres for telecommunication, Earth-Observation, ISAM and SIGINT applications. Spacechips won High-Reliability Product of 2025, 2018, 2017 & 2016, and also offers Space-Electronics’ Design-Consultancy, Business-Intelligence Technical-Marketing, Avionics-Testing and Training Services, winning Start-Up Company of 2017.
Dr. Bedi is an internationally renowned authority on Space Technology who has worked in the global space industry for 25 years developing award-winning products and services. Dr. Bedi won Technology Entrepreneur of 2024 and Disruptive Entrepreneur of 2020 at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards, and is the author of the popular blog on Space Technology and the New-Space Economy, Out-of-this-World-Design, a free education resource used by the global space industry which has been read over 9 million times!
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Why This Matters for the North East
The North East is home to a rapidly growing space ecosystem spanning advanced manufacturing, photonics, semiconductors, software, data analytics, and systems engineering. As global demand accelerates, understanding both the commercial landscape and the technical pathway to delivery is critical.
Whether you are:
Exploring diversification into space markets
Scaling an existing space capability
Investing in high-growth technologies
Supporting the sector through supply chain or infrastructure
This conference session will provide clarity, commercial insight and practical knowledge to inform your next move.
Join Us
The North East Space Conference 2026 is more than a conference — it is a platform for growth, collaboration and opportunity.
If you want to understand where the New-Space Economy is heading — and how your organisation can play a profitable role within it — this is a session not to miss: