3-4 December 2025

SEC Glasgow

Speakers

Dr Mick O’Connor CDir CEng

Managing Director. Fire Arrow

Speaker profile

40 years’ experience working in space, aerospace, defence, aviation, oil, petrochemical, shipbuilding and utilities. His extensive career in spaceflight related activities began  at QinetiQ in 2005 when he was appointed General Manager of the Ministry of Defence’s live missile test ranges across the United Kingdom. 

In 2019 he was appointed Programme Director for horizontal launch at Prestwick Spaceport in Scotland, UK.

Fire Arrow

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Thursday 12 September

13:30

13:30 - 14:20   |   Keynote Theatre

Strategic Pathways for Developing Advanced Launch Capabilities

Dr Mick O’Connor CDir CEng


Managing Director,
Fire Arrow

Emma Cuddy


Chief Engineer Space,
UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

Prof Craig Clark MBE


Professor of Practice for Space,
University of Strathclyde Glasgow

John Bone


Chief Commercial Officer,
Orbex

Grant Lewis


Programme Manager,
Lockheed Martin UK Space

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