Space in South-East Asia (SpiSEA) Webinar Series #1
June 26, 2021 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM SMT
SpiSEA Webinar 1: Overview of the Space Ecosystem in South-East Asia
The first in a series of virtual discussions to come, this webinar will give an overview of the ongoing activities in the region’s space sector, and discuss the challenges, roadmaps, and opportunities that lie ahead.
The session will feature presentations by senior speakers from the Philippines Space Agency, Office for Space & Technology in Singapore, as well as industry leaders, followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A. Full speakers list and biographies can be found below.
Register below to save your seat in this upcoming discussion. See you there!
Space in South-East Asia (SpiSEA) Series
SpiSEA is a series of webinars to educate and raise awareness on space, space-based services and the benefits that they bring to humankind.
Space assets and their applications significantly impact society by contributing to global GDP and covers around 40% of the SDG targets. They are indispensable for gathering data on the majority of Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) and are critical to managing disasters at all levels. Innovation drives new downstream applications and services across a wide range of sectors. Yet, billions of people still do not have access to these benefits.
This webinar aims to propel discussions towards bridging the space divide – to build up knowledge, opportunities, and access to space and its services, particularly across the Asia Pacific region.
Don’t forget to keep a lookout on this page in the coming months for upcoming episodes in this webinar series:
- 24 July – Space Education & Activities for Youths
- 21 August – Space Opportunities & Careers in South-East Asia
- 25 September – World Space Week Special: Gender Diversity in Space and Space Science
Your Speakers
Chris Leck, Deputy Executive Director, Office for Space Technology & Industry (OSTin) in Singapore
Chris Leck is the Deputy Executive Director of Singapore’s national space office, the Office for Space Technology & Industry (OSTIn).
Chris has served in the Singapore Public Service for some 20 years, and his past roles include:
- Deputy Group Director, Technology & Industry Development Group, Land Transport Authority
- Director, Futures & Transformation Division, Ministry of Transport
- Director for Strategic & Political-Military Planning and Director for International Relations (Americas, Europe, Middle East & Africa), Ministry of Defence
- Head, Planning & Management Information Unit, Agency for Science, Technology & Research
- First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Singapore to the United Nations in New York
Chris graduated from the London School of Economics with a bachelor’s degree in government & economics, and he also has master’s degrees in international relations and international law from Columbia University, the Australian National University and Tel Aviv University.
Gay Jane P. Perez (Dr.), Deputy Director General for Space Science and Technology (DDG-SST) at the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA)
Dr. Perez serves as the Deputy Director General for Space Science and Technology (DDG-SST) at the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA). She is also an Associate Professor and Scientist II at the Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology of the University of the Philippines Diliman.
Prior to her appointment at PhilSA, Dr. Perez has led various programs on satellite development in the Philippines as well as other projects that utilized satellite and remotely sensed data for environmental applications and climate studies. Dr. Perez is a recipient of The Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service (TOWNS) Award (2019) and is the first Filipino woman to receive the ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women (2018).
She was a postdoctoral fellow at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (2010-2011), and also a graduate of the National Institute of Physics at the University of the Philippines Diliman, from which she received Bachelor of Science (2003), Master of Science (2005), and Doctor of Philosophy in Physics (2009).
Noordin Ahmad (Dr.), Principal Consultant of IntecX Creation & Former Director General, National Space Agency of Malaysia
Dr. Noordin Ahmad served as the Director General of the National Space Agency of Malaysia MYSA (formerly known as ANGKASA) until 2018.
He currently holds the position as the Principal of IntecX Creation Sdn Bhd. Dr Noordin obtained his Geomatics degree from University of Melbourne, Australia in 1984 and PhD in GPS Positioning from University of Newcastle, UK in 1988.
He is also an adjunct lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UTM) since 1998 with more than 50 journal papers and has supervised more than 30 research graduates.
Noordin is actively involved in the Geospatial sector and members of several technical committees on GNSS and GIS both locally and at regional level. He has won several prestigious awards and competitions at international level such as British High Commissioner Award, Asia Geospatial Excellence Award and Gold award for inventions at several international events at Geneva (Switzerland), Nuremburg (Germany), Manila (Philippines) and Madrid (Spain).
Space in South-East Asia (SpiSEA) Team
SpiSEA is brought to you by SGAC’s National Point of Contacts for Malaysia and Singapore, and the Regional Communications Manager for Asia-Pacific. Please feel free to reach out to us if you have any queries, or if you would like to discuss speaking opportunities at our upcoming webinar sessions:
Marco Marsh, SpiSEA Organiser & NPoC, Malaysia – [email protected]
Brelveenraj Kaur, SpiSEA Co-Organiser & NPoC, Malaysia – [email protected]
Gillian Chin, SpiSEA Local Coordinator & NPoC, Singapore – [email protected]
Faith Tng, SpiSEA Local Coordinator & NPoC, Singapore – [email protected]
Sathesh Raj, Regional Communications Manager, Asia-Pacific – [email protected]
