Steering Committee
Global Space Awards CIC (community interest company) has been established as a not-for-profit entity to champion the ecosystem for Space
The entity is governed by 4 steering committee members who will ensure transparency and fairness of the awards selection process and oversee financial governance of the operations.
ANNA HAZLETT
Founder & Principal, AzurX & AzurX Space Ventures
HIDETAKA AOKI
Space Evangelist, Co-Founder & Director of Space Port Japan and Co-Founder of SPACETIDE Foundation
SANJEEV GORDHAN
General Partner, Type One Ventures
ANDREW ROBB
Partner at Deloitte, EMEA Space Leader
Advisors
Our advisory board brings together leading experts from across the space industry, providing strategic guidance and ensuring the highest standards of excellence in our awards process.
NICOLA JANE BATES
Founder & CEO, XeleratedFifty | Managing Partner, Aerospace Xelerated
JEFF CRUSEY
DeepTech Investor | Co-Founder, Per Aspera | EVP, Technology & Acquisition, Blacklake
JAMES "J.D." RUSSELL
Commercial Astronaut | Entrepreneur | Founder, Alpha Funds
ANUSHKA SHARMA
Founder, Naaut | Co-Founder, London Space Network
AMIR DEYLAMI
COO & Associate Center Director, NASA Ames Research Center
ALDERMAN PROFESSOR EMMA EDHEM
Alderman, City of London Corporation | Professor in Practice, Space Economy, Technology & Innovation, Durham University
Judges
Our international panel of judges brings together leading experts from academia, industry, finance, and policy to ensure credibility and impartiality in our awards selection process.
ANDREW PARRIS
President, The Inspired 24 | 13-year NASA TV | CHaSE Spaceflight Trainer and ZeroG flyer
ALDERMAN PROFESSOR EMMA EDHEM
Alderman, City of London Corporation | Professor in Practice, Space Economy, Technology & Innovation, Durham University
NICOLA JANE BATES
Founder & CEO, XeleratedFifty | Managing Partner, Aerospace Xelerated
BRETT LOUBERT
Leader of U.S. Space Practice at Deloitte
AMIR DEYLAMI
COO & Associate Center Director, NASA Ames Research Center
JESUS LOZANO
Investment Director, A&G Global Investors
PETER KRISTOF, PHD
Partner and Chief Ecosystem Officer, BTS Space | Pioneer, The Karman Project
JEFF CRUSEY
DeepTech Investor | Co-Founder, Per Aspera | EVP, Technology & Acquisition, Blacklake
JAMES LESSER
Managing Director, NewSpace Finance
ADAM FIELD FRAES
Managing Director, BlueStaq Ltd | Royal Air Force Veteran
DAVID WESTON
Strategy Consultant, Weston Strategy Lab
ANDY CAMPBELL
Founder & CEO, Space Network
MIKE SMEED
Managing Director, InMotion Ventures
CAROL ZANMILLER
Chief Strategy Officer, Rebel Space Technologies | Founder, Cosmic AES
SOSUKE NAGAYAMA
Partner, Deloitte Space and Security Japan
JASON BENDER
Partner and Asia Pacific Space Leader, Deloitte
RAJ PAI
Chief Technologist, NASA | Techlab Education
CAROLINE SLOAN
Head of Internal Business Operations, Stellar Solutions Aerospace
JAMES "J.D." RUSSELL
Commercial Astronaut | Entrepreneur | Founder, Alpha Funds
SREERAM ANANTHASAYANAM
Partner and India Space Leader, Deloitte
RORY DANIELS
Head of Emerging Technology and Innovation | TechUK, International Nature Policy Advisor | Cabinet Office
RAPHAEL ROETTGEN
Founding Partner, E2MC | Co-Founder, Promotheus Life Technologies
JANET GRONDIN
CEO, Stellar Solutions
FRANCESCO PERTICARARI
General Partner, Silicon Roundabout Ventures
SABRINA ALAM
Director and Space, Defence & ESG Advisor, KPMG
BYRON RIESSEN
Partner and Space Leader, Deloitte
ARI NEWMAN
Co-founder, Massive.vc
MARK BOGGETT
CEO, Seraphim Space
SPIKE LAURIE
Investor and Partner, Hiro Capital
KATHERINE LAMPEN
Lead Partner, Sustainability Services, Deloitte
DARIA SAHAROVA
Founding Partner, World Fund
ALEXANDRA VIDYUK
CEO & General Partner, Beyond Earth Ventures
ANUSHKA SHARMA
Founder, Naaut | Co-Founder, London Space Network
KSENIA OZKOK
Co-Founder, BluDot App | Founder, Re.Brand
LIBBY JACKSON OBE FRAES
Head of Space, Science Museum Group | Former Head of Space Exploration, UK Space Agency
MRWAN MOHEY
Co-Founder and COO, Advanced Rocket Technologies
PROFESSOR MIKE LOCKWOOD
President of Royal Astronomical Society | Professor of Space Environment Physics, University of Reading
JERRY STONE
Presenter on Astronomy and Space Exploration | Project Leader, British Interplanetary Society
MEKHI DHESI PHD
Executive, Slingshot Aerospace | Space Presenter
ROWENA CHRISTIANSEN
Space Health Topic Lead, University of Melbourne Medical School
WG CDR JAYA TARE
CEO Newrizon Space