In today's Financial Times, Peter Hewitt Co-Chairman of UDSS was among the signatories of a letter calling for the UK Government to work with the finance sector to establish London as the premier global centre for space finance and investment.
The letter highlights the UK's strengths in science, technology, and legal frameworks, specifically in relation to sustainability in space activities and managing space debris. The letter argues that the UK financial services sector, with London's infrastructure, is well-positioned to become the leading global centre for space finance and investment. It calls for joint action between the government and the finance sector to achieve this goal and urges the government to set a clear target to establish the UK, and London in particular, as the pre-eminent centre for space finance within the next decade. The collaboration between the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the UK financial and professional services sector is presented as crucial to realising this vision.
- Sally Bridgeland Chair, Impax Asset Management Group; Non Executive Director, Pension Insurance Corporation, RSA and Royal London Lord Cromwell House of Lords, London SW1, UK
- Sir William Russell Lord Mayor, City of London (2019-2021)
- Ian Taylor Former Minister for Science & Space and former Chair National Space Academy Steering Group
- Sir Mark Boleat Former Chair of Policy & Resources, City of London
- Professor Sir Paul Curran President of Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society & immediate past President of City, University of London
- Carolyn Dawson CEO, Founders Forum
- Madush Gupta Policy Lead Innovation & Technology, City of London
- Air Vice Marshall Andrew Turner Founder Space4Sight & former Deputy Head RAF
- Sam Adlen Co-CEO, Space Solar
- Jodi Bartin Director, Citicourt Tom Bohills Principal, Founders Law
- Alex Deane Partner, FTi
- Peter Hewitt Co Chairman, Universal Defence & Security Solutions
- Rupert Hope Managing Director, Connected Capital
- Michelle Howard Associate Partner, Astroanalytica
- Susannah De Jager Independent Consultant
- Gemma James Head of Aerospace, Founders Law
- Dr. Tom James Deep Space Technologies Jamie Lesser Founder/CEO, New Space Finance
- Ida Levine Principal, Two Rivers Associates Limited
- Nayen Pankhania Director Strategy & Investment, Satellite Applications Catapult
- Bepi Pezzulli Director Italia Atlantica
- Ehsan Razavizadeh Former Managing Director, London Space Innovation Centre; and Visiting Fellow, City, University of London
- Paul Ross Chairman, Optifuel, Chair CEA and former Director Advanced EngineeringSectir Advisory Board
- Susan Walton Director, Frost Consulting
- Mike Weston Chair of Trustees, Institute of Cancer Research Pension Scheme
- Mark Wheatley Director, Delano Wheatley Consulting
- Beata Young CEO, WomenOnIT
- Patrick L Young Chairman, Exchange Invest
