Frazer-Nash Consultancy: Why industry and academic collaborations are the key to growth and development.

Presented by James Cornish, Space Business Manager at Frazer-Nash Consultancy and Dr Adam Baker, Director at Rocket Engineering Ltd, this event will explore the dynamic synergy between academic research and industrial innovation, highlighting how strategic partnerships can drive growth, enhance technological advancements, and foster competitive advantage. Join us for insightful presentations, case studies, and panel discussions featuring distinguished academics and industry leaders. Discover how to leverage these collaborations to propel your business to new heights. Don't miss this opportunity to connect, innovate, and grow.

Speaker information

James leads the civil and commercial space business at Frazer­Nash Consultancy. With 10 years of system engineering experience from across industry, James has supported several significant projects in the UK energy and space industries. James has an extensive network with the UK Space community being an active member of UK Space, the Space Energy Initiative, and the Space Partnership.  He supports the UK Space Agency’s Accelerator programme, overseeing the Frazer­Nash investment, working with a variety of start-ups. James also leads Frazer­Nash’s investment in Space Based Solar Power, supporting a start-up secure funding and develop the business and technology. He has extensive experience of coaching, including topics such as public speaking, pitching, and developing winning bids.

Dr Adam Baker has worked in the space sector for almost 30 years, starting his career at the European Space Agency's ESTEC research centre in 1994. He has worked for large  industrial prime contractors, including Airbus / Surrey Satellite Technology and QinetiQ , for Kingston University running its Rocketlab and teaching space systems engineering for 7 years; and has founded and advised at Board level multiple space sector startups and Small / Medium Enterprises.   Dr Baker has space propulsion & materials expertise plus knowledge of the space value chain covering data / applications, operations, platforms, payloads and launch. He has Doctoral and Masters  degrees in Materials Engineering from Oxford University and qualifications in space systems engineering  (TU Delft) , space studies (the ISU) and postgraduate teaching & learning (Kingston University London ).  He is currently a visiting fellow at Cranfield University, teaching  and researching space propulsion, launch and sustainable space operations in association with the MSc Course in Astronautics & Space Engineering.

He is on the industrial advisory board for Sheffield and Kingston Universities.