Innovation Advisers

Ahtesham is a business development professional at the University of Leicester with a strong focus on the Higher Education sector.

Prior to taking up the role as a SPRINT Innovation Adviser to work in the Space and Satellite Applications related sector, Frances was part of the Corporate Partnerships Team at the University of Southampton, connecting companies to researchers with the right expertise and facilities to speed up the commercialisation of new technologies.

As the Innovation Adviser for the SPRINT programme at the University of Surrey, Ian connects SMEs to academic resources for collaborative projects. He is also Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Surrey’s business incubator, supporting entrepreneurs from tech-based start-up companies.

Kristina is a Space Business Development Executive at the University of Edinburgh’s School of Geosciences and is SPRINT Innovation Adviser for the University. She has over 10 years of commercial experience from a variety of sectors, both public and private.

Martine has been Regional Space Innovation Manager at the Open University since the beginning of SPRINT and she is responsible for the University’s role in the SPRINT programme.