About SIAA

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF SIAA?

Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA) is the peak body for Australia's space industry. SIAA and its members work closely with Australian governments, international partners, academia, and industry to advance Australia's space industry and economy.

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Leadership

SIAA is run by CEO Dan Lloyd. The CEO reports direct to a Board of seven Directors, who are elected by financial members of the SIAA for a term of 2 years, with half of the positions of the Board declared open annually.

Dan Lloyd

Chief Executive Officer

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Dan is the CEO of the Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA) and brings extensive global and Australian executive, board and government experience across communications, technology, infrastructure, digital transformation and AI. Dan’s executive leadership experience spans government and media, legal, strategy, wholesale and retail P&L leadership and growth, innovation and M&A.  Dan has served as Vodafone Group’s Public Policy Director for Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific based in London; Head of Regulatory of Vodafone India based in Mumbai; Chief Strategy Officer and Corporate Affairs Director of Vodafone Australia; Senior Adviser to the Communications Minister; and Senior Associate at leading Asia-Pacific technology law firm Gilbert + Tobin Lawyers. Dan has lived, worked or studied in 13 countries and brings extensive experience in international policy and business including as a Director of the UK-India Business Council and GSMA’s Chief Regulatory Officers Group. Dan is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD), and has Chaired the Vodafone and TPG Telecom Foundations and the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA). Dan is currently a Non-Executive Director of Infoxchange.org which delivers leading-edge IT, cyber-security and AI hardware, services and training to over 38,000 not-for-profits throughout Australia and the Asia-Pacific.

Jeremy Hallett

Chairperson

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Jeremy is an experienced business leader within the Space Industry in Australia and Internationally. He currently sits on the Advisory Board of Av-comm Space and Defence, APAC’s leading Ground Segment provider for Space Missions, and DroneShield, an ASX-listed company leading the world in technology for the detection and defeat of autonomous systems. He also provides expert advice to other Australian Space organisations including the Australian Space Agency. In addition, Jeremy is an angel investor including being an Investor and Mentor in the Moonshot Space Accelerator – Australia’s only Space Accelerator program that is helping to grow a Space-enabled economy. Further, he is a Mentor at the National Space Industry Hub run by Cicada Innovations helping Space startups supercharge their commercialisation journey. Previously, Jeremy was CEO & Managing Director at Clearbox Systems, one of Australia's longest standing and most successful Defence and Space businesses. In Space, Clearbox Systems has a particular emphasis on Satellite Communications and Space Domain Awareness. Clearbox's solutions have been deployed extensively in Australia and Internationally and are renowned for their technology, dependability of delivery and responsiveness to emerging requirements. While leading Clearbox Systems, Jeremy helped found Quasar Satellite Technologies, a CSIRO spin-out company, alongside venture capital and industry founders. Quasar is enabling a new future for space communications by commercialising world-beating phased array technology from CSIRO. Jeremy is passionate about Australia's Space Industry and believes in the ability of Australia's Space Industry to provide world-leading technology and services. He is an enthusiastic advocate for Australia's Space Industry and has deep technical, commercial and operational knowledge in key sectors where Australian Space Industry has a competitive advantage.

Anntonette Dailey

Board Member

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Anntonette Dailey is a chartered engineer and brings more than 18 years senior executive capability, working across the private sector, multiple Government agencies, not for profit and consultancies. She has a ministerial appointment to the Defence Council of Victoria where she advises the Victorian Government on strategies to develop and sustain Victoria's defence and space industry capabilities. She is also a Board member for Aviation Aerospace Australia and the Space Industry Association of Australia. Anny advises a number of businesses to expand their footprint in the Australian space industry, mentoring start-ups and supporting the next generation of STEM leadership. She recently completed a Masters of National Security Policy where she was recently awarded an ANU-National Intelligence Community scholarship. Anny is currently completing in a Phd in Political Science and International Relations, focusing on technology in the Pacific. Proudly, Anntonette is an Elevate Scholar and a 2025-26 Superstar of STEM. As a vocal proponent of diversity, Anny has been a natural advocate of supporting all forms of diversity, inclusion and equity. She has and proudly built teams with this as a central value. In 2024, Anntonette was a co-founder and inaugural chair for the Australian Space Diversity Alliance. She is also the co-author of a 2024 Engineers Australia Policy Paper: Growing and Sustaining Australia’s Space Engineering Capability and Competency, Deputy Chair of the National Committee for Space Engineering and Canberra Division Committee. Anntonette was previously the Executive Director at the Australian Space Agency, having commenced as part of the inaugural leadership team in 2018 with responsibilities similar to a chief operating officer. Anny’s leadership and passion were recognised by AFR as one of Australia’s 100 most Influential Women and as young graduate of the year by the University of Technology, Sydney. She was a finalist in 2023 for the Space Professional of the Year and a 2024 finalist for Mentor of the Year and ACT Professional Engineer of the Year As a mother to Skye (8) and Flynn (3), Anny enjoys caravanning, renovating, rugby union, netball and car racing.

Imogen Rea

Deputy Chair

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Imogen is a Senior Systems Engineer for Zipline, the world's largest autonomous delivery system, specializing in on-demand drone delivery and instant logistics. She holds a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and a Master of Systems Engineering in Space Systems.
Imogen's experience spans engineering, policy, and strategy. She has previously held roles at Rocket Lab on the Neutron Launch Vehicle and strategy for the Australian subsidiary, Geoscience Australia on SouthPAN, and the Department of Industry, including in the Australian Space Agency.
She has been passionately involved in the Australian space industry for over a decade. In addition, Imogen a past President of the Australian Youth Aerospace Association and has a special interest in DEI, having been awarded for her efforts at both Monash University and Geoscience Australia.

Tori Murray

Board Member

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Tori Murray serves as the Senior Aviation and Space Manager at Canberra Airport. In this role, Tori oversees aviation operations, ensures compliance with government regulations, and collaborates with industry partners, including space-enabling organisations, to enhance the airport's advanced aerospace ecosystem. Tori has extensive experience in project management and infrastructure delivery, having held several roles at Canberra Airport between 2004 and 2014, including Business Development Manager and Head of Property. Following this period, Tori joined the New South Wales Police Force as a sworn officer. Utilising the academic knowledge she gained from completing a Master of Arts in Intelligence Analysis and a Master of Security and Terrorism Studies, Tori became a qualified Field Intelligence Officer, a role that leveraged Earth observation technologies. Seeing space as a significant intelligence enabler, in 2022, Tori completed a Master of Space Operations through the University of New South Wales AFDA campus. In completing this degree, Tori gained a detailed understanding of the technical, strategic and economic drivers required to conceive, design, and operate spacecraft within the rapidly changing global space sector. In 2023 Tori re-joined Canberra Airport to undertake her existing role.  Tori is currently pursuing a research degree at UNSW Canberra with a focus on enhancing airspace protection. Her research is centred on developing novel multimodal sensor fusion technologies for detecting UAVs. Tori also sits on the AmCham Governors Council for the ACT. 

Dr Tim Parsons

Board Member

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Tim is a 30-year veteran of tech, product and strategic innovation, with a career spanning the era of global digital transformation, as well as the  more recent Newspace revolution. Today, Tim is a System Entrepreneur serving a range of strategic, advisory, investor and project development roles within the space, deep tech and digital spheres, working with and supporting startups, SMEs, corporates, universities and government groups. Tim holds a Bachelors degree in Computer Science and Applied Maths from Sydney University, and a bachelors and PhD in Aerospace Engineering from Imperial College, London

Darin Lovett

Deputy Chair

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Darin is an experienced director who has over 30 years of experience in defence, space, international and political studies, and large-scale transformation projects both in Australia and the United States. As the Executive Director of iLAuNCH Trailblazer, Darin is responsible for a $180m program that will build Australia’s sovereign space capability by addressing critical gaps and accelerate the development of space launch manufacturing. Darin most recently was a Director of Space for the South Australian Space Industry Centre (SASIC) which saw him formulate and execute the State’s space strategy to build an enduring space industry for South Australia, and he is a non-executive director for the Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA). Prior to that, he managed the virtual warfare lab for Boeing PhantomWorks (International). He is a military veteran of more than 25-years, working on operations, strategy, and capability development for the Air and Space domains. His extensive space experience also includes: Chief of Australia’s Space Operations Centre (AUSSpOC), Chief of Strategy to the US Executive Agent for Space within the Pentagon, and staff officer in Australia’s joint Defence Space Coordinating Office.

Terry van Haren

Board Member

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Terry van Haren is a Non-Executive Director at the Space Industry Association. Terry was previously the President APAC and Managing Director of LeoLabs Australia. Terry joined the LeoLabs team after a distinguished 35 years of service to the Royal Australian Air Force as a Commander, Director, fighter pilot, and fighter combat instructor. Terry recently served as the Air and Space Attaché to the United States in Washington, DC, where he developed his passion for Space by leading the Australian Embassy’s interagency space working group whilst engaging widely with the US Space Force, Government Departments and Space Industry. Terry believes that cooperation, between Government Departments, Space Agencies, and commercial industry, is the key to Space security and prosperity for like-minded responsible space nations. Terry shares the Leo Labs vision of providing ‘superior information in dynamic space operations’ through its global network of space surveillance radars and vertical space operations technology stack – Vertex™.

Telecommunications

Remote Sensing

Environmental monitoring
and meteorology

Satellite development,
Components & Sub-systems

Ground systems for
space technology

Global Positioning

Space Science

Space Education

Professional services

SIAA Life Members

SIAA LIFE MEMBERS

The following individuals are current SIAA Life Members:

  • Mr David Ball
  • Mr Bill Barrett
  • Dr Brett Biddington AM
  • Mr Michael Davis AO
  • Mr Rod Drury CSC
  • Mr Roger Franzen
  • Dr Alice Gorman
  • Mr Kirby Ikin
  • Mr Bruce Middleton
  • Mr Gordon Pike
  • Dr Paul Scully-Power AM DSM
  • Dr Andrew Thomas AO

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