Robert Hill

Robert Hill is the Director of the Northern Ireland Space Office and NI Space Cluster Manager. He is Chair for the Department for Economy Matrix NI Science and Industry Panel and is nominated Chair of the Northern Ireland Space Leadership Council and the Northern Ireland Space Special Interest Group (NISSIG) hosted by ADS. He has spearheaded the campaign to bring space sector opportunities to the region and in 2016 authored and coordinated the development of the Northern Ireland Space Strategy. Robert is well recognised within the UK space sector and has actively assisted the development and direction of the UK Space Innovation and Growth Strategy. He is a Space Industry Trade Advisor to InvestNI, the Regional Business Development Agency for N Ireland. Robert has helped to successfully create new programs of space activity in the region in both the upstream and downstream space sector. In 2019, he was recognised internationally and awarded the Sir Arthur C Clarke Foundation ‘Space Achievement: Special Award’ for his work in developing the Northern Ireland Space Cluster. Robert is currently a proud Ambassador for Visit Belfast, encouraging international engagement and investment into the region and in 2024 was awarded the ‘Lifetime Achievement’ award by the NI Belfast Ambassador Circle for his services to the regional space sector.