Matt Pearson

Chief Exploration Officer, Fleet Space

Matt Pearson is a proven entrepreneur with business interests that span internet ventures, new mobility technologies, and his work as co-founder of Fleet Space Technologies. His mission at Fleet is to create breakthrough tools for explorers of new worlds, including satellite-driven automated and non-invasive exploration for mineral and material deposits. Matt was born in South Africa but settled in Sydney, Australia where he founded his first successful internet venture.

Since then, he has become a major driver of Australia’s emergence as a global center of excellence in space and advanced aerospace technologies through his roles at Fleet and as a pioneer in the emerging eVTOL sector through the creation of Airspeeder, the world’s first racing series for electric flying racing cars.

As Chief Exploration Officer, Matt heads the Space Exploration and Defence team at Fleet Space, including the contract ASCEND2LEO with DefenceSpace Command.

Matt will be speaking at the Critical Minerals Forum during Australian Mining Week 2025.