William R.

- Leading corporate strategy and commercial roadmap for a deep-tech space company focused on AI-powered geospatial intelligence and secure satellite connectivity - Leading M&A activities for Space42 and investor engagement across Europe, North America, and Middle East - Spearheading product positioning and go-to-market initiatives across dual-use markets (defense, environment, infrastructure) - Driving strategic partnerships with institutional clients, major telecoms, and AI vendors - Leading cross-functional teams in transforming EO and comms capabilities into scalable commercial platforms Keywords: Satellite strategy • Geospatial intelligence • Dual-use tech • AI in space • Commercialization • Go-to-market • Strategic partnerships • Fundraising • Space data analytics • M&A in space

To empower the next generation of space pioneers by bridging the gap between innovation and execution, facilitating access to operational expertise while driving a sustainable growth

- Defined and executed global strategy for smart IoT and secure satellite communications, positioning E‑Space as a leader in LEO infrastructure - Led value proposition design, commercial positioning, and institutional engagement across France and the EU - Negotiated public-private partnerships, funding programs, and space agency collaborations - Supported founder in securing over $150M+ in private investment, including deep-tech venture funding and strategic capital - Built and led E‑Space’s European HQ from a few employees to 30+ staff, overseeing operations, hiring, legal, and administrative structure Keywords: Satellite IoT • Secure communications • LEO constellation • Institutional relations • Space entrepreneurship • Value proposition • European space policy • Deep-tech scaling • Public-private partnerships • New Space leadership

- Led strategic advisory projects for 30+ space clients, including national space agencies, commercial satellite operators, aerospace primes, start-ups and scale-ups - Delivered M&A advisory (commercial due diligence, market screening, target identification) for multi-million euro transactions - Developed growth and diversification strategies across EO, Satcom, GNSS, and defense-adjacent space services - Co-designed national space policies and public investment frameworks for emerging space nations - Co-led the “Insights from Space” initiative, applying AI and EO data for economic analysis and government planning Keywords: Space M&A • Earth Observation • National space strategy • Commercial due diligence • Satellite services • GNSS • Aerospace investment • AI in EO • Strategic consulting • PwC Insights from Space

Lead, PwC Insights from Space Solution Link: https://www.pwc.fr/en/industrie/secteur-spatial/insights-from-space.html Industrial expertise - Earth Observation and Geospatial, with a specific focus on multi data sources fusion and analytics - Satellite Telecommunications - ICT (cloud storage and computing power) - Security & Defence (Intelligence services) Functional Expertise - Strategy Commercial Due Dilligence Digital business model assessment Go-to market strategies Diversification strategies - Economics Market sizing & forecasting Economic impact assessment (including economic, societal and environmental assessment) Financial evaluation - Market characterisation Market dynamics analysis Competitive landscape assessment Users needs assessment

Part of the Space Team, I am advising governments and public/private space organizations in various domains such as: - Space economics - Market assessment and characterization - Assessment of public investment in space activities - Strategy consulting - Innovation management Areas of interest : - Earth Observation; - Satcom; - New Space & Entrepreneurship. The position also includes an important share of work related to business development in the space industry and downstream markets.

Advising governments and public/private space organizations in specific fields related to space activities: - Space economics - Market assessment and characterization - Assessment of public investment in space activities - Strategic management of space activities - Innovation management Area of interest : - Earth Observation activities, with specific focus on Copernicus, the European Earth Observation programme: upstream, midstream and downstream industry; - New Space: private initiatives in the space industry.

Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Cluster Project: Understanding and facilitating innovation in the space sector in Canada Developing and setting up mechanisms of measure of the economic, technological and societal impacts of the investment in the spatial expertise in Canada in order to: - Supply the Canadian Space Agency with indicators (metrics) - Support the elaboration of CSA's innovation strategy to stimulate social, technological and economic spillovers - Support CSA in the implementation of open innovation in Canadian space sector.

Support direction daily activities in different areas: - Procurement - Accounting - Billing - Sales - Management of technicians' schedule

- Data collection - Compiling data - Reports development in the marketing field

Thesis on Open Innovation practices within NASA and ESA and their potential applicability to the Canadian Space Agency Main topics: - Benefits of applying open innovation in the space sector - Open innovation pratices at NASA and ESA - Potential practices to be used by Canadian Space Agency to contribute to the new Canadian space policy

The Space Studies Program (SSP) is an intense nine-week course for postgraduate students and professionals of all disciplines. The curriculum covers the principal space related fields, both non-technical and technical and ranges from policy and law, business and management and humanities to life sciences, engineering, physical sciences and space applications. The shared experience of an international, interactive working environment is an ideal networking forum leading to the creation of an extensive, international, multidisciplinary professional network.

All the program was completed in Spanish.