Stirling V.C. Forbes Email & Phone Number

Turin, It

London, England, United Kingdom

I am the Founder & CEO of Forbes-Space which provides European market representation and mission partner acquisition for space companies, alongside extensive growth services to help our clients win their largest contracts, optimise their sales strategies and unlock the commercial potential of their company. My team and I have a deep understanding of both the commercial and technical aspects of the space sector, enabling us to create strategic partnerships that benefit all parties involved.

OpenSpace International is an NGO concept created by Stirling Forbes and Forbes-Space. It primarily focuses on creating a space sustainability ecosystem by creating a source of consistent and reliable funding for space debris removal missions.The creation of a viable market for space removal services will promote innovative solutions for space debris removal and drive down costs through competition for winning debris removal contracts. Funds will also be directed to investment in start-ups developing innovative solutions, and fund international competitions for R&D grants.The OpenSpace objective is to become the market maker for space debris removal - a global NGO initiative to build the framework for a profitable ecosystem for space debris removal. Through a comprehensive program of activities in the first year, OpenSpace International aims to create the foundation for a robust and impactful NGO that will set the path for a strong commercial ecosystem to support active space debris removal, and the promotion of sustainable practices within the space industry.We currently have a team of nearly 50 highly-qualified young space professional volunteers, dedicated to ensuring that OpenSpace International drives a sustainable future for space exploration.

London, England, United Kingdom

I am the Founder and CEO of SpectraNet - a unique international brokerage facilitating major space operators to lease unused valuable space radio frequency spectrum in a B2B manner. As Founder & CEO, SpectraNet was declared the winner of the 2023 EuroSpaceHub New Space and Entrepreneurship competition. SpectraNet's core value is the more flexibile utilisation of space RF spectrum and therefore increased value to humanity from accelerating future space endeavours.

Strasbourg, Grand Est, France

I graduated from the International Space University in Strasbourg with a Master of Science in Space Studies. I was the youngest student in the 2022/23 cohort at 22 years old and my grade put me in the top quintile of the international class of 37 students from 22 countries. The subjects I studied included Space Management & Business, which explored risk management, marketing and financing of space projects, Space Policy, Economics & Law, Space Engineering and Space Applications which looked at the existing and potential benefits to humanity from space.My MSc Individual Project was entitled ‘Empowering European New Space entrepreneurs to identify the best sources of Venture Capital to accelerate their growth’. This project, and the team project I worked on, was selected to be presented at the 2023 International Astronautical Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. I was very pleased to be asked to represent ISU and to present both on stage in Baku.

Toulouse, Occitanie, France

The world’s largest space-focused consultancy with more than 1,200 clients in 60 countries. Novaspace (formerly Euroconsult) supports both public and commercial organizations in their strategic decision making process. Throughout my internship I helped startups, major corporations and government organisations realise and optimise the potential of earth observation technology to society in a rapidly growing and changing space market.Clients of Novaspace (formerly Euroconsult) include SpaceX, Bain & Company, Bank of America, Airbus Defence & Space, Arianespace, BAE Systems, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, ESA, CNES and EUSPA. Euroconsult are also a member of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) - the world’s leading space advocacy body.

London, United Kingdom

Founded my own graphic design studio which engaged two international management consultancy firms and one private equity firm to rebrand their online presence with a bespoke website design that includes an articulation of their positioning and services. I interviewed the partners to discover the core principles of the firms and created their website and brand signature. My work has been complemented on by numerous senior communication professionals including by two past CEOs of global advertising agencies and the clients engaged by these companies have included several within the Fortune 500.

Master Of Space Studies

As part of the program, I was provided with the opportunity to engage with 160 leading space experts from around the world as visiting.

Bachelor Of Science, History And Philosophy Of Science, First Class Honours

Pre-U Reading Early Modern History, English And Economics