Simon Pryor

Simon Pryor has a diverse work experience in the technology industry spanning over three decades. Simon started their career as a Software Engineer at Asea in 1985 before moving on to Agfa Gevaert as a Senior Software Engineer in 1989. In 1993, Pryor joined Thales Alenia Space - Antwerp as a Consultant Software & Network Engineer, where they worked until 2007.

In 2008, Pryor joined Newtec as the Market Development Director, Broadcast, where they interacted with strategic customers and positioned satellite products towards the broadcast transmission market. Simon also served as an ESA Project Manager, successfully managing multi-million R&D projects with a major intergovernmental organization. During their time at Newtec, Pryor also worked as the MENOS Marketing Manager.

From 2014, Pryor worked as the Executive Director at r'trieve, a business consultancy. In this role, they focused on funded R&I strategy for SME growth, 5G & Satellite technical and market evolution, market-driven innovation in R&D, SME marketing collateral, and brand building. Simon was also involved in kickstarting SMEs from startups to scaleups and developing an ecosystem and network partnership.

Since 2016, Pryor has been working at Accelleran as a Research and Innovation professional. In this role, they are responsible for research & innovation proposal strategy and coordination. Simon is also a manager for 4G/5G funded projects and provides technical thought leadership and consortium building for the EU H. program.

Overall, Simon Pryor has extensive experience in research and innovation, market development, project management, and consultancy in the technology industry.

Simon Pryor attended Brunel University London from 1976 to 1980, where they obtained a Bachelor's degree with first-class honors in Engineering. Following this, they attended the University of Florida from 1980 to 1981, studying Engineering. No specific degree was mentioned for their time at the University of Florida.