techUK and the UK Space Agency cordially invite members of the PNT community to collaborate on proposing projects to the European Space Agency (ESA) for consideration in the Element 1 Work Plan for 2025.
Event details
Join us on Friday, May 3rd, from 10:00 to 13:00, in preparing suggestions for the NavISP 2025 Element 1 work plan. The UKSA is looking for industry input on what research you would like to see added to those put out to tender by ESA in 2025, so that they can suggest projects that are beneficial to the field and UK industry.
The projects should be in line with NavISP Element 1 practices of being generally harder to directly commercialise either by being early stage research or by simply having difficulties in achieving funding. This session will help outline the projects, prioritise and in some instances combine project suggestions, and then assign writers to put together a paragraph for ESA’s consideration. These writers will generally be the person who suggested the projects so please be prepared to follow up on any suggestions you make.
This event will be conducted in a roundtable format, accommodating both in-person participation with two groups and an online group, following the outlined agenda below.
Agenda
| Time |
Agenda Item |
| 10:00-10:30 |
Introduction to the format of the day
|
| 10:30-11:15 |
Divide into Groups: Generate a longlist of ideas
|
| 11:15-11:30 |
Coffee break |
| 11:30-12:00 |
Reconvene and present ideas to the Workshop |
| 12:00-12:25 |
Collectively rank ideas |
| 12:25-13:00 |
Sum up and next steps |
Contact us
If you have any questions or comments, please contact the team below.
Josh Turpin
Programme Manager, Telecoms and Net Zero, techUK
Josh joined techUK as a Programme Manager for Telecoms and Net Zero in August 2024.
In this role, working jointly across the techUK Telecoms and Climate Programmes, Josh is responsible for leading on telecoms infrastructure deployment and uptake and supporting innovation opportunities, as well as looking at how the tech sector can be further utilised in the UK’s decarbonisation efforts.
Prior to joining techUK, Josh’s background was in public affairs and communications, working for organisations across a diverse portfolio of sectors including defence, telecoms and infrastructure; aiding clients through stakeholder engagement, crisis communications, media outreach as well as secretariat duties.
Outside of work, Josh has a keen interest in music, painting and sailing.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 020 7331 2038
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-turpin/
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Sophie Greaves
Associate Director, Digital Infrastructure, techUK
Sophie Greaves is Associate Director for Digital Infrastructure at techUK, overseeing the Communications Infrastructure and Services Programme at techUK, and 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,@SJMJames1
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiegreaves/,https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiegreaves/
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Tales Gaspar
Programme Manager, UK SPF and Satellite, techUK
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
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