State of the Small Satellite Industry in Europe

Chris Quilty
Co-CEO and President
Chris Quilty began making his footprint in the satellite & space sector as a trusted authority, media pundit, and twice-recognized Wall Street Journal “Best on the Street” analyst more than two decades ago while serving as a sell-side analyst for Raymond James. Chris initiated coverage on the space industry in the mid-2000s and has subsequently published hundreds of company-specific, macro, sector, and thematic research reports. Leveraging his vast space industry knowledge and a commitment to thought-leading research, Chris co-founded Quilty Space (formerly Quilty Analytics) in 2016. He is regarded as a valued source of industry insight across all verticals of the space ecosystem — from manufacturing and launch through satcom, EO, hardware, and downstream analytics. He is a frequent consultant to the full range of satellite & space investors and stakeholders, from leading prime contractors and government agencies to satellite operators and technology companies. Chris earned a B.S. in Systems Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and an MBA from The University of Chicago.

Alizée is a Manager with the global Aerospace & Defence Practice at McKinsey. Her work has spanned the Space value chain, collaborating with space equipment providers, satellites and launchers manufacturers, and downstream operators. She was also a World Economic Forum fellow and co-authored the joint McKinsey-WEF report on the future of the space economy.

As Head of Aerospace at Cambridge Consultants, Stewart leads the company’s collaboration within the sector. Central to Stewart’s role is helping companies achieve complex technology breakthroughs that unlock transformative business value. This has included a world-first Push-to-Talk satellite service and an innovative beyond visual line-of-sight UAV solution using low power satellite technology.

Aerospace Engineering PhD at Politecnico di Milano.
He has been working for 30 years in the Italian national aerospace industry: since 2019 at SITAEL, a company of the Angel group, the largest Italian space industry with entirely private capital where he holds the position of Managing Director.
First in the world to experiment Graphene in zero-g in a parabolic flight in 2018, he has direcly collaborated on more than fifteen space missions, including the largest experiment on the ISS (AMS-02 in 2011), the most powerful hyperspectral instrument in Low Earth Orbit (PRISMA-in 2019) and microHETSat, the first Italian all-electric satellite in 2023. Member of SITAEL Board of Directors, he is steering company’s growth along a brilliant trajectory of “small emerging Prime”.

Úna Stanniland, has twenty-five years’ experience in the SATCOM industry managing  capabilities across Defence and Industry Space sector and is now the Managing Director of Stellar Solutions UK. Una has delivered some of the UKs SATCOM key satcom infrastructure, which has gain her knowledge of the value chain, and has built up insight into the market due to the support in due diligence activities and market analysis to support Stellar Solutions Venture Capital company, Stellar Ventures.