Centre for Seapower and Strategy (CSS)

A background in behavioural science, with a particular interest in cross-cultural criminology and forensic psychology. Damian has experience in academia and the private and public sectors in New Zealand the United Kingdom. His current research focuses on the psychology of betrayal, insider threat and the role of intelligence in sub-threshold conflicts.

Twenty eight years' experience in the emerging markets. Responsibilities across Russia, the former CIS, Central and Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. In-depth work with financial operations, recruitment of senior individuals, deal origination, client management, and litigation strategy. Work covering the local emerging markets and London and New York.

Local co-ordinator for the MA programme in Applied Strategy and International Security at the Hellenic National Defence College. Honorary Professor in Strategic Studies at the University of Plymouth.

Political affairs advisor to Allied military leaders, served as POLAD to 11 maritime and joint service commanders. Honorary Professor in Strategic Studies at the University of Plymouth.

Allen is Director Strategy for Air and Space at Serco. Before this, he worked for Airbus Defence and Space as Director Military Space. Allen supports the trade association body UKspace and is on a number of committees and working groups which seek to collectively support the UK government’s space ambition. Allen is a Visiting Research Fellow at the CSS, and has been a regular participant of the US Space Force Shreiver Wargame, leading the commercial team. Allen was a regular officer in the RAF for over 20 years, initially training as a Fighter Controller, and undertook several operational, training and staff roles across the UK and overseas. On leaving regular service, Allen worked for the UK Space Agency running a large EU programme.

A Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Seapower and Strategy focusing on threats to critical spaceborne infrastructure and their impacts to naval and maritime operations. Dr Trichas is the Head of Engineering for Spaceborne C5ISR at BAE Systems, and spent 10 years at Airbus Defence and Space as the Head of UK Future Military Space programmes, three years at the High Energy Astrophysics Group at the Harvard–Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics as a Smithsonian Postdoctoral Fellow and three years as a Research Associate at Imperial College London and Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. He holds a PhD in Astrophysics from Imperial College London and a Masters in Astrophysics from the University of London. He has authored and co-authored more than 100 peer reviewed publications and has almost 11,000 citations to his work.

A Major in His Majesty’s Royal Marines and a PhD candidate in Politics at the University of Plymouth. His thesis focuses on the impact of space and cyber domains on maritime security. More broadly, he is a cyber security and technology executive focused on strategic leadership, organisational transformation, and business development.

Dr Kevin Rowlands is the Head of the Royal Navy’s Strategic Studies Centre, an internal Ministry of Defence think tank which aims to inform senior policy and strategy decision makers. He enjoyed a 30-year naval career, of which 20 were at sea, and left in the rank of Captain. He has been on the Secretary to the Chiefs of Staff Committee and other senior Ministry of Defence boards and committees, and was the Course Director for the United Kingdom’s Advanced Command and Staff Course. He was also the commander of Op LITTEN, the UK’s contribution to the EU efforts to counter cross-Mediterranean illegal migration. Kevin holds a PhD in War Studies from King’s College, London, and master’s degrees in defence studies and in education, and he has written multiple books, chapters, articles, and commentaries on seapower and strategy topics.