Mon 15 Sept
|Durham University Business School
Space Leadership Programme
Gain the strategic insight to navigate complexity, drive innovation and shape your organisation's future in space.
Time & Location
15 Sept 2025, 09:00 – 19 Sept 2025, 17:00
Durham University Business School, The Waterside Building, Riverside Place, Durham, DH1 1SL
About the event
Lead with Confidence
The global space sector is growing rapidly, creating new opportunities for innovation, investment and sustainability. Yet for organisations seeking to engage with space – or deepen their existing involvement – the landscape is complex. From regulation and commercial models to geopolitical risk and environmental responsibility, leaders must be equipped to make informed, strategic decisions.
Durham University’s Space Leadership Programme is designed for senior professionals across engineering, manufacturing, consultancy, law and digital sectors. Whether you're preparing to enter the space economy or already working within it and want to broaden your understanding of deeper policy, governance and sustainability issues, this five-day CPD-certified course will give you the knowledge and confidence to lead effectively.
Delivered by academic and industry experts from Durham University Space Research Centre, the programme explores law, policy, orbital sustainability, innovation pathways, and commercial strategy. You’ll gain the insight needed to evaluate risks, identify opportunities and shape your organisation’s role in a changing space environment.
If you're serious about building long-term capability in the space sector, this course offers the tools and context to lead with purpose.
Programme Overview
Day 1: Sector Foundations
UK Space Strategy and Future Trends
UN and International Space Law
Orbital Dynamics and the Space Environment
Earth Observation
Day 2: Technologies and Applications
Positioning, Navigation and Timing
Space Communications
Deep Space Missions
Space Weather Demonstration
Robotics and AI in Space
Day 3: Business and Innovation
Future Applications Panel
Space Sustainability and Disruptive Innovation
Business Models for the Space Economy
Industry Readiness Assessment
Networking Dinner
Day 4: Space, Politics and Policy
Global History of the Space Age
UK Space Security
Geopolitics in Outer Space
Governance and Inclusive Innovation
Day 5: Risk, Strategy and Finance
Political Risk Management in Space
Strategic Technology Management and Risk Mitigation
Space Sector Wargaming
Working with Primes and Funding Opportunities
Strategic Reflections and Next Steps