ABOUT THE EVENT 

The space industry is not just about exploring the cosmos; it has far-reaching implications for our understanding of the universe, technological progress, economic prosperity, and the long-term sustainability and survival of humanity.

SPEAKER DETAILS 

Richard Keir AM CSC, Director and Strategic Advisor, Stirling Advisory

Rick Keir is the Director of Stirling Advisory and has over 35 years of experience in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Australian Defence Force (ADF), Department of Defence, and the National Intelligence Community (NIC); rising to be the first Air Force Intelligence Officer to reach the rank of Air Commodore (Brigadier General equivalent) and hence reaching the peak of his military profession.

Since leaving the regular Air Force in 2019, he has undertaken strategic advisory and consulting work on a range of intelligence, space, defence, and national security matters.  This includes provision of strategic advice to space-based earth observation, open-source intelligence, and information technology companies; and the conduct of several studies and other bodies work for the Department of Defence, the Royal Australian Navy, and the Royal Australian Air Force on intelligence, ISR and targeting matters.

VC Entrepreneurial Professor Anna Moore, Director, ANU Institute for Space

Professor Anna Moore works at the forefront of Australia’s renaissance in space exploration and is a major force driving Australia’s strategic direction and R&D translation agenda to build national space capabilities and industry. An astronomer by training and a globally recognised leader in astronomical instrumentation, she founded and directs the multi-disciplinary Institute for Space (InSpace) at the Australian National University. Through Moore’s strategic leadership, ANU is now internationally recognised as a thought leader and solution provider for some of the most pressing challenges on the planet directing her teams’ work in space situational awareness, quantum communications, space-based earth observation and climate adaptability, and space governance. Professor Moore was instrumental in the formation of the Australian Space Agency in 2018, as part of the Australian Government’s expert reference group, and continues to play a key role in building major alliances with partner space agencies and industry leaders across the US, Europe, and Asia. Moore was director of Mount Stromlo’s Advanced Instrumentation and technology Centre from 2017-2021, and prior to this worked for Caltech for 12 years. Anna has earned several awards and appointments including fellowship of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, the Northcote Graduate Scholarship for doctoral studies, Australian Space Awards female leader of the year and Australian Financial Review’s Top 100 Innovators. 

EVENT DETAILS 

Date: Tuesday 22 October 2024 
Time: 11:45am - 2:00pm
Venue: The Commonwealth Club, 25 Forster Crescent ACT 2600 

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PRICING 

Member: Single $199 / Table of 10 $1990
Non-Members: Single $249 / Table of 10 $2490