Martina Blake

With almost 30 years in the UK Government, Martina has deep expertise in leading strategic delivery across defence, space, security and digital portfolios, both in the UK and internationally.

Martina is currently a Deputy Director (SCS1) in the Ministry of Defence. Prior to this she worked as a UK Government Advisor at the European Space Agency (ESA) in Germany, advising ESA on delivery of the Space Safety Programme (Space Weather, Planetary Defence and Space Debris), Mission Operations Infrastructure Projects, and strategic 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 and Transformation Authority (NISTA).