Martina Blake

With over 26 years in the UK Government, Martina has deep expertise in leading complex and high-risk major projects and programmes in areas such as the space industry, government security, defence, digital and transformation, both in the UK and internationally. Martina is currently a UK Government Advisor to the European Space Agency (ESA), advising ESA on delivery of the Space Safety Programme (Space Weather, Planetary Defence and Space Debris), Mission Operations Infrastructure Projects, and Transformation Initiatives.

Martina is also the Lead of APM’s International Space Sector Interest Network, and UK representative for the International Project Management Committee within the International Astronautical Federation. She is a Chartered Project Professional, Fellow of APM, and a Senior Practitioner for the National Infrastructure Service Transformation Authority (NISTA).