Speakers

Dr Julia Balm is a Research Associate in the Freeman Air and Space Institute at King’s College London specialising in space strategy and emerging disruptive technologies in the space domain. She researches contemporary space power and advocates for an interdisciplinary approach to the space domain; she works across the House of Lords, Ministry of Defence, and the Defence Academy to deliver research on cross sector strategy and pan-governmental approaches to security challenges. She also teaches officer courses on air and space power at the Joint Services Command and Staff College for the Royal Air Force. She was a Junior Associate Fellow at the NATO Defence College across 2024-2025 specialising on space power and disruptive technologies.