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Respected.

DAY 4 - THURSDAY 22ND OCTOBER Recognised.

Professional.

Dr David Brooks - Associate Professor, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
- What is Security Science? The importance of science for the security
10:00
professional

Why is science important to the security professional? To respond to such a question requires the
consideration of many interrelated factors. For example, where does the security practitioner sit
within the security spectrum? Do we, as practitioners, understand the breadth and diversity of the
security spectrum, or are we stove-piped and divergent? How do security practitioners design and
apply security strategies? Are security practitioners professionals and what defines professional
practice? David Brooks is the Associate Professor in Security Science at Edith Cowan University,
Australia and will be discussing how to be a true professional, we have to have an articulated
and appropriate body of knowledge. Therefore, can science address such factors and support the
professionalisation of the security practitioner? These factors, along with Edith Cowan University’s
Security Science experiences will be explored in this presentation. Take-aways will articulate
what we, as security practitioners, need to strive to achieve to gain a professional standing. David
has broad industrial security experience within Defence, Critical Infrastructure, Resources and
Corrections. Research interests include Security Science education, and security system design and
evaluation. David has published widely, with over 80 books, chapters, and academic journals.

15:00 Libby Jackson -Human Exploration Programme Manager for UK Space Agency -
Humans in Space: What’s Next?

Humans first went into space in 1961, landed on the moon in 1969, and have been continuously
living and working on-board the International Space Station since 2000, but where will we explore
next? Will the next footsteps be on the Moon or Mars, and who will they belong to? Libby Jackson
is one of Britain’s leading experts in human spaceflight, having spent over a decade working at the
forefront of the field in mission control and management roles. Libby joined the UK Space Agency
in 2014 and currently manages the Human Exploration Programme at the UK Space Agency.
Previously Libby managed the hugely successful education programme for Tim Peake’s mission
to the ISS, as well as acting as a spokesperson throughout the mission. Libby, who has had a life-
long interest in human spaceflight will be discussing what the future of human space exploration
might hold and the challenges that will need to be overcome by the next generation of explorers.

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