Dr Nafeesa Dajda is the Chief of Missions at the Satellite Applications Catapult, and has been part of the organisation since 2014. She leads the Catapults strategy, partnerships and delivery activities focussed on growing the UK space sector. Prior to this role she was the Director for National Capabilities, managing the Catapult’s Regional Growth, Innovation Services, Knowledge Exchange, and Skills initiatives. Her roles have always involved forging collaborations across the UK between businesses, academia, Government and local stakeholders. Before joining the Catapult, she worked for five years at BlackBerry, managing their Global University Relations programmes and education outreach activities.