I am a Senior Vice President and lead for the Secure and Assured Space Solutions Sector at CGI UK & Australia. I am part of the senior leadership team in CGI’s Space, Defence and Intelligence business unit which has been developing, delivering, operating and supporting the UK Space, Defence and Intelligence communities for over 40 years. I am currently the Chair of UKspace, the nations Space sector trade association.I hold an MSc.Eng in Geodesy and Geomatics from the University of New Brunswick, Canada. I have spent the majority of my 24 year career growing the UK and European Space sector, specifically leading the strategic sales team responsible for developing and implementing CGI’s strategy for the burgeoning global Space market. I now lead a business area which encompasses both upstream and downstream space customers, across multiple industry domains adjacent to the space sector, such as security, aerospace and intelligent transport. In addition to my UKspace Chair role, I am also chair of the UK’s Space Skills Advisory Panel responsible for championing and coordinating activities for the Space sector which will assure the skilled, diverse and innovative workforce that the sector will need to support the ambitious growth envisaged from 2022 and beyond.