Delivering the UK Space Sector’s flagship event as a cost neutral project
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For the 2019 UK Space Conference, we saw more than 2,000 delegates representing the entire UK space community as well as many international agencies, driving new stakeholder interest and attracting commitment from cross-sector delegates, contributors, and sponsors.
The UK has a long and proud tradition as a space-faring nation; its space industry has almost doubled in value over the past decade, and UK Space Conference has grown fourfold in that time. This event brings industry, government and academia together to exchange ideas and promote the UK’s civil space interests.
Three Days, 2,000+ Delegates, 1 British Astronaut
£100,000s generated. Our team helped grow UK Space Conference through expanded sponsorship opportunities, structured exhibition sales campaigns and thriving ticket sales that enabled this project to run as a cost neutral event.
An international focus. We raised the profile of the UK Space Conference internationally by connecting with the global space community and creating a compelling value proposition: 32 countries were represented at the 2019 event – a 56% increase on 2017.
Networking reimagined. We introduced a range of activities to promote ideas exchange and connectivity: a new ‘Innovation Zone’ supported companies that were showcasing outstanding concepts and inventions that sat easily alongside the Mars Rover.
Meet your heroes! ‘Discover Space’, our educational outreach event, ran alongside the conference for the second year. Hundreds of school children from local areas were inspired by the latest advances in space technology, objects from faraway worlds and the UK’s best-known astronaut, Tim Peake.
98% of attendees rated their experience as good or excellent
A milestone anniversary. The event fell during the 50th Anniversary of the moon landing; we celebrated with an incredible installation from Luke Jerram and his ‘Museum of the Moon’. This moon replica provided a real wow factor: it was the perfect backdrop for media interviews, photos and social media selfies!
Celebrating success. The inaugural UK Space Conference Awards were presented by Tim Peake at the gala dinner. The awards highlighted the diverse, forward-thinking innovations and exciting achievements that have made the UK Space Conference the most influential Space event in the UK.
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