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Why UK Space Conference in Belfast is a big deal

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ICC Belfast

2nd Oct 2023

UK Space Conference is coming to Belfast in November. Here’s why that’s a big deal.
The global space sector topped 8% growth in 2022 and is expected to grow by a further 41% in the next five years. Investment is flowing, more than $47bn since 2015, with 17% going to UK businesses – more than any other nation outside the US.

Milestones and opportunities are coming thick and fast, in manufacturing, materials, software, artificial intelligence, professional services – and for digital innovators devising new ways to leverage new Earth observation and geospatial data to revolutionise existing industries, the sky is no limit.

Read Harvard Review’s excellent analysis. The sector is exploding, and ‘Your business needs a space strategy. Now.

UK Space Conference is where sector innovators and leaders across business, public sector, and academia chart the future of technology and business in space.

UK Space Conference touches down at Belfast ICC from 21-23 November 2023 – get your tickets here: https://www.spaceconference.co.uk/ukspaceconference2023/begin.