S4 Episode 3: Space-Based Solar Power live recording

02/20/22 • 57 min

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This special episode of the podcast was recorded live in front of an audience in February 2022 as one of a number of popular events run by the Institution of Engineers Australia UK Chapter. It features a panel of experts discussing a very interesting subject that of space-based solar power.

I was joined on stage by
Martin Soltau Co-Chair Space Energy Initiative & Space Business Lead at Frazer-Nash Consultancy

Dr Alice Bunn CEO Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Sam Adlen Chief Strategy Officer, Satellite Applications Catapult and

Ali Stickings Space Strategy lead at Fraser Nash Consultancy
You will also hear remarks from Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest who is Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Space, and Chair of The Space Energy Initiative Advisory Board as well as Nick Wayth Chief Executive at The Energy Institute.
To provide some context around this episode and the topic, we all accept that fossil fuels are not a sustainable form of energy, and renewable energy such as solar and wind have issues when it is cloudy or calm.
This event was part of The Institution of Engineers Australia UK Chapter's monthly “Spring Forward” hybrid lecture series to look at a potential new form of energy – Space-Based Solar Power.
The concept is not new – it was first mooted by Isaac Asimov as science fiction in the 1940s, and in 1968, Dr Peter Glaser of Arthur D. Little introduced the concept of using microwaves for power transmission from geosynchronous orbit to an Earth-based rectifying antenna.
Since then, technology has advanced on several fronts to remove some technological and economic barriers to practical full-scale implementation.
Issues covered in this episode include:

How Space-Based power actually works
The opportunity for generating power from space
How to overcome challenges in commercialising this technology
How space-based solar power contributes to the net-zero debate
The future of space-based solar power generation
How Space solar power gives Governments options
Solar power vs Nuclear Fusion
What will the solution cost?
The regulatory risks
The role of Government
The security concerns
Who regulates the space segment
The spin-off benefits
What are other countries doing?
The UK-Australia Space Bridge
The Space Energy Initiative
The job creation opportunities
Nick Wayth Chief Executive at Energy Institute comments
Audience question: How can the UK maintain a lead in this area?
Audience question: What is happening in Australia?
Audience question: What can go wrong?
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I was joined on stage by
Martin Soltau Co-Chair Space Energy Initiative & Space Business Lead at Frazer-Nash Consultancy

Dr Alice Bunn CEO Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Sam Adlen Chief Strategy Officer, Satellite Applications Catapult and

How Space-Based power actually works
The opportunity for generating power from space
How to overcome challenges in commercialising this technology
How space-based solar power contributes to the net-zero debate
The future of space-based solar power generation
How Space solar power gives Governments options
Solar power vs Nuclear Fusion
What will the solution cost?
The regulatory risks
The role of Government
The security concerns
Who regulates the space segment
The spin-off benefits
What are other countries doing?
The UK-Australia Space Bridge
The Space Energy Initiative
The job creation opportunities
Nick Wayth Chief Executive at Energy Institute comments
Audience question: How can the UK maintain a lead in this area?
Audience question: What is happening in Australia?
Audience question: What can go wrong?
Mar

Previous Episode

S4 Episode 2: Mark Sweeney from Citrix on Hybrid Learning and Remote Working

We've learned much about how to work remotely over the last 2 years, but how will these changes impact the education sector? To answer this I invited Mark Sweeney, who is the Regional Vice President for Citrix in the UK & Ireland onto this episode of the podcast.

Mark has over 25 years of experience in business innovation, and a key focus has been innovation within the technical professional services field.

He has researched how automating professional services engagements through artificial intelligence and robotic process automation could modernise the consulting business.

In his current role at Citrix, his primary focus is working with customers on delivering consistent employee experience, as well as awareness to the concept of hybrid learning within the higher education vertical.

Mark believes that much like evolutionary designs for the workplace, campus-based learning could be the place for collaboration and practical work while formal teaching could be delivered virtually.
On this episode we covered:

What Citrix does today
Citrix Hybrid Learning study results
What is "Blended Learning"?
The evolution of the classroom
What has the pandemic taught us about how to work & learn remotely?
How do we enable educators to use the technologies that supports remote learning?
Has higher education changed forever as a result of Covid?
What investment do we need to effectively deploy remote learning solutions?
Why IT staff will become more critical for blended learning
Tele-teaching in 1994
The need for "Zoom Rooms"
How to best engage the online learners as well as those in the room
Gamifying the virtual experience
Should students pay less for virtual education?
What is the role of the campus going forward?
Up-skilling educators on new remote learning technologies
Preparing students for the hybrid world of wor
Citrix Company culture survey findings
Asynchronous vs Synchronous remote working & learning experiences
Are candidates seeking roles that support remote working?
Maintaining fairness for employees choosing to be remote
Avoiding "Location bias"
The issue of "presenteeism" - favouring output vs attendance
Mark's biggest Covid-19 learnings
How Mark has changed as a manager due to Covid
The need for a consistent experience when we move between home & office
Actionable Advice to prepare for a hybrid world of work and learning
Planning for the next disruptive event

More on Mark
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S4 Episode 4: Michael Kaczmarek Former VP Products @ Neustar on the Domain Name System

When we think about the components that go together to make the internet work we probably think of browsers and IP addresses but there is one critical component that brings it together - the Domain Name System or DNS. It's the reason behind when you type cnn.com you end up on the right website.
The design of DNS is more than 30 years old, but still is a critical point of the internet today.
In October 2021, a misconfiguration error caused Facebook to disappear from the internet for nearly 7 hours.
To understand the notion of DNS better, we spoke with Michael Kaczmarek who is the former VP of Product Management at Neustar Security Solutions.

Michael directed the research efforts into distributed denial of service attacks and DNS trends for Neustar working closely with the cross-functional team to publish insights on changes in the cybersecurity landscape.

Prior to joining Neustar, Michael was with Verisign for more than 18 years where he served in various capacities including VP of product management and marketing.

Prior to Verisign, he was a systems engineering manager for Lockheed Martin in charge of their Solid Rocket Motor Disposition in Russia Program.

Michael is a Ponemon Fellow and holds a Bachelor of Science in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland and a Master of Engineering in environmental engineering from Johns Hopkins University.

In this wide-ranging discussion, we looked at

How Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are on the rise
How AI can be used to detect cyber threats
What the Internet 3.0 might look like
What the Facebook 2021 outage tells us about DNS
What to look for in a DNS provider
Why every business owner should care about DNS
The top3 cybersecurity trends
New threats such as API security
Analysis of a real DNS hack
Why Cybersecurity needs to concern every board
Three top cybersecurity tips

If you are truly digitally curious, then you will want to listen to this episode in full.
More about Michael
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Neustar Security Solutions

Digitally Curious - S4 Episode 3: Space-Based Solar Power live recording

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