Astronaut to headline Logistics UK conference
To help identify where space-age inspiration could provide solutions for 21st century challenges, Major Tim Peake CMG will be the keynote speaker at Logistics UK’s Future Logistics Conference at the Innovation & Technology in Transport Hub (ITT Hub).
The event is to be held at the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre on 30 June and 1 July 2021, and Peake – the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station (ISS) – will be kicking off the free, two-day conference with a session challenging the way that logistics, public transport and technology operates, both now and in the future.
Venue: Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre
Space-Comm Expo is a new trade exhibition showcasing the commercial future of space for business, defence, and aerospace
Organised by Hub Exhibitions, in partnership with Farnborough International and supported by ADS, KTN, UK Space Agency, ESA and UKspace. This exciting new event will showcase the manufacturing supply chain for products, services and solutions supplying commercial enterprises and developments in space.
Taking place at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre, Space-Comm Expo will bring the entire sector for two days of business and networking, providing one of the first opportunities for industry to reconnect in person.
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Michael Watton, venue director at Farnborough International, has announced he will take an early retirement after five years at the venue.
Watton has played an important role in the transformation of Farnborough International having been part of the planning, opening and subsequent operation of its new £30m events venue. Watton built a strong team around him, made up of experienced event professionals who have worked to establish the event, venue and filming side of our business nationally and internationally.
Watton is a well-respected member of the executive team whose counsel was sought by staff throughout the business. A statement from Farnborough International read: “His knowledge, warmth and kindness will be greatly missed.