Voting Open: techUK / UKspace STC Vice Chair
Voting is now open for the Satellite Telecommunications Committee (STC) Vice Chair position. The elections will be open until 19 May 2022.
Instructions for voting
You can access the nominee profiles below. Nominees have submitted their bios and a personal statement covering what they could bring to the STC for your consideration. Elections will be conducted by a simple majority system.
Please make sure you read the nominee biographies below before casting your vote and please note voting is limited to one representative per company. Should there be multiple votes from the same company, we will count vote of the most senior company contact.
Read the nominations and cast your votes before 17:00 on 19 May 2022.
If you have any questions, please contact Manuel R. Marti ([email protected])
About the STC
The role of STC is to represent the interests of UK stakeholders in the area of current and planned electronic communications networks and services using satellite / space systems (including in respect of spectrum required for such satellite / space systems and services):
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to the UK Government, Ofcom, the UK Space Agency, UK Parliament and other UK national government and industry bodies1;
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to relevant governmental and industry bodies outside the UK as appropriate;
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in growing and developing their business in the UK and also outside the UK.
Details of the STC structure and objectives are on the following link.
Sophie Greaves
Sophie Greaves
Sophie Greaves is Head of Programme for Communications Infrastructure and Services at techUK, and oversees the UK Spectrum Policy Forum.
Sophie was promoted to Head having been Programme Manager for Communications Infrastructure and Services, leading techUK's telecoms activities, engagement and policy development. Previously, Sophie was Programme Assistant across a variety of areas including the Broadband Stakeholder Group, Central Government, Financial Services and Communications Infrastructure programmes.
Prior to joining techUK, Sophie completed a masters in Film Studies at University College London; her dissertation examined US telecoms policy relating to net neutrality and content distribution.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 020 7331 2038
- Twitter:
- @SJMJames1
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiegreaves/
Mia Haffety
Mia Haffety
Mia joined techUK in September 2023 as the Programme Manager for telecoms and net zero.
Sitting across two teams, Mia works to ensure that policy and regulatory conditions promote investment and innovation in the telecoms sector. And, that policy enables technology and digital solutions to deliver net zero ambitions.
Prior to joining techUK, Mia worked as a Senior Policy Adviser at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) leading on manufacturing and industrial decarbonisation policy.
Mia holds an MSc in International Development from the University of Manchester and a BA(Hons) in Politics and International Relations from the University of Nottingham.
Outside of work, Mia enjoys travelling, running, and cooking.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Twitter:
- @MiaHaffety,
- Website:
- www.techuk.org
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/miahaffety/
Tales Gaspar
Tales Gaspar
Tales has a background in law and economics, with previous experience in the regulation of new technologies and infrastructure.
In the UK and Europe, he offered consultancy on intellectual property rights of cellular and IoT technologies and on the regulatory procedures at the ITU as a Global Fellow at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI).
Tales has an LL.M in Law and Business by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and an MSc in Regulation at the London School of Economics, with a specialization in Government and Law.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- +44 (0) 0207 331 2000
- Website:
- www.techUK.org
- LinkedIn:
- www.linkedin.com/in/talesngaspar
