DGI 2026

23 - 25 February 2026

Queen Elizabeth II Centre, London

Diana Lunca

Unlocking Space for Dual Use Senior Project Lead UK Space Agency

Diana Luncă is leading the Unlocking Space for Dual Use (USD) Programme at the UK Space Agency (UKSA), developing interventions to improve collaboration for national security across UKSA and the Defence community, and to improve coordination between civil and defence space and support organisations working across dual use. Having been in the Agency for over three years, Diana has worked on a range of priority programmes including Launch and Skills/Educations. Prior to her role in the UKSA, Diana’s experience includes working in the BEIS Hydrogen for Heating programme, the Houses of Parliament, and the DIT High Potential Opportunities programme.

Day 1 | 23rd February 2026

5:30 PM Dragon’s Den – Revealing 3 Innovative Start-Ups Disrupting Collection of Data and Imagery from Space to Help You Transform Your Geospatial Intelligence

  • Spot Emerging Disruptors: How to identify early-stage innovators changing the way geospatial data is collected from orbit. 
  • Transform Imagery Access: How to adopt agile commercial solutions for faster, cheaper satellite data and analytics delivery. 
  • Unlock Competitive Advantage: How to integrate breakthrough technologies into your ISR stack for tactical and strategic gain. 
  • Accelerate Innovation Cycles: How to partner with start-ups to test and deploy novel space capabilities at speed. 


Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Diana.

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