Head of Unlocking Space for Investment Programme, UK Space Agency
Lydia joined the UK Space Agency in December 2022 to lead the Unlocking Space Programme – aiming to support the growth of space companies by championing the benefits of space to different stakeholder groups to stimulate investment and demand for space solutions. At the heart of Unlocking Space Programme is a focus to identify and address barriers across space value chains that are preventing the UK space companies’ long-term growth, supporting UKSA to deliver its National Space Strategies goals. The programme currently had four priority areas of focus – Business, Government, Dual Use, and Investment. Prior to the Space Agency, Lydia worked in the Department for Business and Trade since 2018, working on a range of different ministerial priorities from EU Exit portfolio delivery, Priority Projects, and employment law.