Patrick Cahill
Deputy Director, Network, Telecom & Space Solutions
Crown Commercial Service
Patrick Cahill is responsible for growing the operational and commercial benefits of the Networks, Telecoms and Space Solutions available to all UK Public Sector organisations through Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Frameworks and Purchasing Systems. Before joining CCS, Patrick was Deputy Director in the Cabinet Office’s Strategic Partnering Programme with responsibility for developing Suppliers to the UK Space Sector and the Strategic Partner Management of five of the top twenty ICT Strategic Suppliers to the UK Central Government.
Crown Commercial Service
We are the biggest public procurement organisation in the UK. We use our commercial expertise to help buyers in central government and across the public and third sectors to purchase everything from locum doctors and laptops to police cars and electricity.
PANEL: COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SPACE ECONOMY, FROM EARLY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) TO END MISSION ADOPTION
This session will explore and articulate the commercial opportunities within the Space Economy Supply Chain, emphasising the unique strengths of the USA and UK. By examining the full lifecycle of the space economy — spanning R&D to launch to downstream
