World Space Week Conversations: Dr. Christina Giannopapa

In the eighth episode of our tenth anniversary podcast, Candace Johnson sits down with Dr Greg Autry, a global leader in commercial space and space policy. The two delve into the many factors shaping the commercial space economy and its future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special World Space Week episode of the Generation Space podcast, Candace Johnson, Seraphim Partner, Vice Chair of World Space Week, and Chair of the Seraphim Global Space Futures Advisory Council, speaks with Dr. Christina Giannopapa, Secretary General of Eurisy and President of Women in Aerospace Europe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Portfolio Spotlight episode of the Generation Space Podcast, Leah Martin is joined by Gabriel Levesque Tremblay, PhD, CEO and Co-Founder of HexemBio, and Seraphim Space Investor Jeffery Jiang to explore how regenerative medicine, AI and space-enabled research are converging to transform the future of healthcare. They discuss HexemBio's pioneering Synthetic Human Yolk Sac technology, its potential to rejuvenate aging blood stem cells and improve bone marrow transplantation, why Seraphim invested in the company, and the enormous opportunity at the intersection of biotechnology, artificial intelligence and space-enabled innovation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Generation Space Podcast, Leah Martin is joined by George Morton, Founder and CEO of Online Oceans, and Maureen Haverty, Principal at Seraphim Space, following the company's recent £4 million Seed funding round led by Seraphim. Together they explore how autonomous surface vessels, AI and satellite data are transforming maritime intelligence, why persistent ocean monitoring is becoming critical infrastructure, and how technologies spanning sea, space and AI are creating a new generation of intelligent infrastructure. They also discuss Online Oceans' remarkable growth journey, what attracted Seraphim to the business, and why the company is uniquely aligned with the growing space infrastructure ecosystem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode seven of our tenth-anniversary podcast series, Candace Johnson sits down with Adam Grunsell, Partner at KPMG Australia, to explore the critical role SpaceTech plays in defence and national security. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Portfolio Spotlight episode, host Leah Martin speaks with Colin MacLeod, CEO of Mutable Tactics, and Seraphim Space Principal Maureen Haverty about the future of human–machine teaming. Mutable Tactics is building the AI “brain” that lets one operator control and coordinate entire fleets of drones, turning them from individually piloted systems into a coordinated team that can execute missions even in complex, communications-denied environments. They explore why human attention is now the biggest bottleneck in robotics, what’s changed to make this technology possible, and how scalable autonomy is set to reshape defence and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the latest episode of Generation Space, host Leah Martin, sits down with Rob Desborough, Seraphim General Partner, Bob Wigley, Chair of UK Finance and Seraphim Partner, and Joe Cassidy, Partner and EMA Head of Technology, Media & Telecoms at KPMG, to explore how the UK can become the global capital of space finance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode six of our tenth-anniversary podcast series, Candace sits down with Pascale Ehrenfreund—President of the Committee on Space Research, President Emeritus of the International Astronautical Federation, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Space Foundation—who delivers a compelling call to action for entrepreneurs, investors, and stakeholders to unite in building a new era of space and space technology for the benefit of our planet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the fifth episode of our tenth-anniversary podcast, host Candace Johnson sits down with renowned astronaut Soichi Noguchi, who has journeyed to the International Space Station three times over the course of his remarkable career. This episode was recorded in October 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Leah Martin sits down with Nicole Wagner, CEO of LambdaVision, to explore how her team is using microgravity in space to grow protein-based artificial retinas that could restore vision for millions affected by retinal degenerative diseases. Investor Rita joins the conversation to discuss what makes LambdaVision stand out in the space biotech sector, key milestones, and the exciting potential of space-powered healthcare innovation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.