The Future of Space in New Zealand

Dr Kurt Joy is a remote sensing specialist for Orbica, a geospatial and data visualisation company headquartered in Christchurch.

Aayushi Verma is the co-founder and President of the New Zealand Students’ Space Association: Christchurch Chapter and a second-year undergraduate at the University of Canterbury studying Astronomy and Mathematics with a passion for the stars!

Tim Searle is a Senior Policy Advisor at the New Zealand Space Agency. Previously he has worked on public and private sector Space projects in Europe. His key technology focus domains are: hybrid propulsion, small launchers, UAV applications and space debris mitigation.

Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom is an Edmund Hillary Fellow, author, space entrepreneur, and co-founder of SpaceBase, a social enterprise focused on catalysing space ecosystems in developing and emerging nations, starting in New Zealand.

Eric Dahlstrom is the co-founder of SpaceBase, supporting space entrepreneurs in New Zealand. He is an astronomer and space engineer and worked on space station design for NASA.