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Carley Scott
Carley Scott (born 28 June 1981) is an Australian businesswoman. She is CEO of Equatorial Launch Australia, Australia's first commercial spaceport development, where she drives strategy, relationship management, and international trade activities. She is also an advisor to CSIRO, the Australian government agency responsible for scientific research, the SIAA, and Melbourne Metropolitan Partnerships.

Early Life
Scott was born in North Dandenong, Victoria, as the youngest of two children to a primary school teacher and retail assistant. She received a Bachelor of Business Commerce, and a Bachelor of Communications from Monash University. She was the first female to play, and separately perform the role of field umpire, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground during official Australian Football League matches. In 2015, she won a gold medal in the traditional longbow at the Australian National Championship.

Career
In 2015, Scott moved to the remote mining town of Nhulunbuy in East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory Australia, to commence a role as the inaugural CEO of Developing East Arnhem, an independent economic development company with Rio Tinto and the Northern Territory Government being two key shareholders. During her tenure, she established organizational strategies and culture, extended economic modeling and social-venture capital, and established world-leading economic development processes and practices with a view to supporting future opportunities for the residents of the region, including the First Nations people. The company realized strong economic and growth outcomes, winning several national awards including Economic Development Australia's awards for excellence and Anthill Magazine's Cool Company awards. Scott was also the winner of the Telstra Business Women's Award in the For Purpose Category for the Northern Territory in 2017.

Following the completion of her contract with Developing East Arnhem, Scott commenced the role of CEO for the space infrastructure and technology company, Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA). Following her appointment, ELA secured an increasing range of contracts. Most notably, the company has been awarded a world first, with NASA selecting the range to become the first ever commercial facility to launch its rockets. The campaign is scheduled for 2020.

Scott is the youngest CEO of any operational spaceport in the world.

Outreach
Scott spoke at the Global Spaceport Summit in Houston 2018, Amazon Summit (Sydney, Australia) 2019 and Avalon Airshow (2019) and continues to present on topics of space, technology, investment, international trade, business, women, and diversity.