3-4 December 2025

SEC Glasgow

Speakers

Claire Neil

Principal Scientist. Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

Speaker profile

Claire is a Senior Specialist Scientist at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) where she leads the development of SEPA’s Earth observation capabilities. She has 17 years’ experience in Earth observation and her expertise includes optical modelling, radiative transfer physics, image/signal processing and algorithm development. In 2016 she was awarded a NERC Knowledge Exchange Fellowship based at Stirling University with the aim of developing satellite remote sensing as an official data resource used by water managers across the UK. Her current work focuses on enabling UK regulators to fully exploit the advantages that EO can offer for comprehensive environmental monitoring.

Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

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Wednesday 11 September

10:30

10:30 - 11:30   |   Space Technology & Applications Theatre

SEPA’s Satellite Emergency Mapping Service (SEMS)

Claire Neil


Principal Scientist,
Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

Dr Sarah Jane Gill


Chief of Staff,
UK Space Agency

Prof Peter Hunter


Professor, Scotland's International Environment Centre,
University of Stirling

Mark Cleland


Group Commander,
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

Robbie MacDonald


Resilience Unit Manager,
Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

Dave Cassie


Inspector,
Police Scotland

Alex Flucker


Head of Portfolio and Chief of Staff, Strategy and Decarbonisation,
Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

Thursday 12 September

11:00

11:00 - 11:50   |   Keynote Theatre

Leveraging Space Data for Multisector Innovation

Prof Malcolm Macdonald


Chair of Applied Space Technology,
University of Strathclyde Glasgow

Dave Ross


International and Investment Director,
UK Agri-Tech Centre

Nicola Anderson


Chief Executive Officer,
FinTech Scotland

Claire Neil


Principal Scientist,
Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

Helen Glass


Head of Supply Chain Innovation,
Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society (SAOS)

11:50

11:50 - 12:50   |   Space Technology & Applications Theatre

Government as a Customer

Daria Dasha Filichkina


Chief Operations Officer,
Astroagency

Graeme Jarvie


Innovation Delivery Manager,
CivTech

Gillian Cameron


Programme Manager,
Supplier Development Programme

Peter Anderson


Chief Commercial Officer,
AAC Clyde Space

Claire Neil


Principal Scientist,
Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

Ross Ashley


Director of Programs for Space Service,
Spire Global Inc

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