Welcome to the 16th Appleton Space Conference
Professor Chris Mutlow, Director, STFC RAL Space
| ![02 Dr Graham Turnock ASC16.png](/SiteAssets/Pages/16th-Appleton-Space-Conference/02%20Dr%20Graham%20Turnock%20ASC16.png) From Lockdown to Launch – Why the Future is Bright for the UK in Space
Dr Graham Turnock, Chief Executive Officer, UK Space Agency
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![03 Josef Aschbacher ASC16.png](/SiteAssets/Pages/16th-Appleton-Space-Conference/03%20Josef%20Aschbacher%20ASC16.png) Earth Observation - One of the Fastest Growing Space Domains
Josef Aschbacher, Director of Earth Observation Programmes, ESA
| ![04 Prof Karen Olsson-Francis ASC16.png](/SiteAssets/Pages/16th-Appleton-Space-Conference/04%20Prof%20Karen%20Olsson-Francis%20ASC16.png) AstrobiologyOU: An Introduction
Prof Karen Olsson-Francis, Director of AstrobiologyOU, The Open University
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ESA's Earth Observation Wind Mission Aeolus; the First Doppler Wind
Lidar in Space
Dr Anne Grete Straume-Lindner, Aeolus Mission Scientist, ESA
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Once Explorers, Always Explorers
Prof Mark McCaughrean, Senior Advisor for Science and Exploration, ESA
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Collaboration and Competition: Governing Space in the 2020’s
Prof Christopher Newman, Northumbria Law School, Northumbria University
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Early Careers and Skills
Dr Sarah Beardsley, Head of Space Engineering Technology, STFC RAL Space
Kate Winfield, Environmental Data Scientist, STFC RAL Space
Christopher Jenkyn-Watkins, Apprentice, STFC
Steven George, Graduate Space Systems Engineer, STFC RAL Space
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![09 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion v2 HQ.png](/SiteAssets/Pages/16th-Appleton-Space-Conference/09%20Equality,%20Diversity%20and%20Inclusion%20v2%20HQ.png) Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Dr Karen Salt, Deputy Director for Culture and Environment at UKRI
| ![10 FORUM Understanding How Earth is Losing its Cool v2 HQ.png](/SiteAssets/Pages/16th-Appleton-Space-Conference/10%20FORUM%20Understanding%20How%20Earth%20is%20Losing%20its%20Cool%20v2%20HQ.png) FORUM: Understanding How Earth is Losing its Cool
Dr Helen Brindley, Space and Atmospheric Physics Group and NCEO, Imperial
College London
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JT-Cooler Developments at STFC: 2K-30K Coolers in Support of Space
Science Missions
Dr Martin Crook, STFC Technology Department
| ![](/Gallery/Dr%20Nicola%20Fox%20ASC16.png) NASA Heliophysics: What's New Under the Sun
Dr Nicola Fox, Director Heliophysics Division, NASA
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![14 Introducing SENSE The Next Generation of UK Earth Observation Leaders v2 HQ.png](/SiteAssets/Pages/16th-Appleton-Space-Conference/14%20Introducing%20SENSE%20The%20Next%20Generation%20of%20UK%20Earth%20Observation%20Leaders%20v2%20HQ.png) Introducing SENSE: The Next Generation of UK Earth Observation Leaders
Dr Anna E. Hogg, University Academic Fellow and Co-Director of SENSE,
University of Leeds
| ![15 Exploration of the Ice Giants v2 HQ.png](/SiteAssets/Pages/16th-Appleton-Space-Conference/15%20Exploration%20of%20the%20Ice%20Giants%20v2%20HQ.png) Exploration of the Ice Giants
Dr Heidi Hammel, Vice President for Science, AURA, Inc.
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![16 Global Air Quality in 2020 Monitoring the Impacts of Wildfires and COVID-19 v2 HQ.png](/SiteAssets/Pages/16th-Appleton-Space-Conference/16%20Global%20Air%20Quality%20in%202020%20Monitoring%20the%20Impacts%20of%20Wildfires%20and%20COVID-19%20v2%20HQ.png) Global Air Quality in 2020: Monitoring the Impacts of Wildfires and COVID-19
Dr Mark Parrington, Senior Scientist, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service,
ECMWF
| ![17 Industry and Innovation Panel Discussion with Question and Answer Session v2 HQ.jpg](/SiteAssets/Pages/16th-Appleton-Space-Conference/17%20Industry%20and%20Innovation%20Panel%20Discussion%20with%20Question%20and%20Answer%20Session%20v2%20HQ.jpg) Industry and Innovation Panel Discussion with Question and Answer Session
Chair - Rob Elliott, Head of Business Development, STFC RAL Space
Elodie Viau, Director ESA Telecommunications and Integrated Applications and Head of ECSAT
Mark Boggett, CEO, Seraphim Capital
Diane Gilpin, Founder and CEO, Smart Green Shipping Alliance
Richard Franklin, Managing Director, Airbus Defence and Space (UK) Ltd
Nick Shave, Chair, UKspace
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![18 The Nature of Quantum Reality and Why We Should Care v2 HQ.png](/SiteAssets/Pages/16th-Appleton-Space-Conference/18%20The%20Nature%20of%20Quantum%20Reality%20and%20Why%20We%20Should%20Care%20v2%20HQ.png) Appleton Keynote Lecture
The Nature of Quantum Reality and Why We Should Care
Prof Jim Al-Khalili, Professor of Theoretical Physics and the Public Engagement in Science, University of Surrey
| ![19 Conclusion v2 HQ.png](/SiteAssets/Pages/16th-Appleton-Space-Conference/19%20Conclusion%20v2%20HQ.png) Conclusion
Professor Chris Mutlow
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