Professor Anna Moore is at the forefront of Australia’s renaissance in space exploration and is driving Australia’s strategic direction and R&D agenda to build national space capabilities and industry. An astronomer and a globally recognised expert in astronomical instrumentation, she directs the ANU multi-disciplinary Institute for Space (InSpace) and is VC’s Entrepreneurial Professor at ANU. She was instrumental in the formation of the Australian Space Agency in 2018, as part of the Australian Government’s expert reference group, and continues to play a key role in establishing major international alliances with partner space agencies and industry.