As Head of Space for the Middle East, Amar is leading the growth and operations for Serco Middle East’s space business, which aims to build a regional division, with locally trained team members, that will support the goals of national visions and space strategies, while providing extensive space services for the benefit of local governments and the private sector across the region. Amar has spent over a decade in the space industry, with experience across the value chain, defining new solutions and market strategies, across the space sustainability, Earth observation, satellite communications, launch, operations, and space data services domains. Being an advocate of human development in the sector, Amar is also active in STEM-related space skills and outreach initiatives, supporting the growth of knowledge and future workforce in the industry, and has recently launched the first Graduate Space Programme in Saudi Arabia. Prior to this, Amar was part of the Serco UK space team, and has previously worked within the European Space Agency, supporting the development of commercially sustainable applications using satellite-based data, and for Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. working on innovative satellite mission concepts and supporting the strategic definition of satellite communications solutions. 

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