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The symposium's agenda includes focused panel discussions with experts discussing timely and pertinent industry issues. All sessions take place in the International Center. Click each tab to view online or select the Print Agenda option below. Speakers and program subject to change.

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Monday, April 12, 2010

7:30 AM

Cyber 1.0

Cyber 1.0 is a new addition to the 26th National Space Symposium being conducted by the Space Foundation. It will feature presentations and interactive demos aimed at clarifying Air Force Space Command's newly acquired cyberspace mission.

All day event from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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Click here to register (Separate registration fee required.)

Location:
Rocky Mountain Ballroom - Broadmoor West
3:00 PM

New Generation Leadership Exchange

A special event for young space professionals; separate registration required to attend.
This event will run from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.



Senior Mentors:


Mr. Graham J. Gibbs
Counsellor Space Affairs
Canadian Space Agency

Mr. Paul Graziani
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder 
AGI

Mr. Lon Levin
President
SkySevenVentures and
Co-founder XM Radio

Joanne Maguire
Executive Vice President 
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company

Mr. Clayton Mowry
President
Arianespace, Inc.

Ms. Kay Sears
President, Intelsat General and
Co-chair President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC)

Ms. Patti Grace Smith
Principal
Patti Grace Smith Consulting

Mr. Dave Taylor
President and Chief Executive Officer
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.

Ms. Deborah Westphal
Managing Partner
Toffler Associates

Location:
LL Lake Terrace Dining Room - Broadmoor Main
4:30 PM

New Generation Reception

This event will run from 4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

Location:
Pompeiian - Broadmoor Main
6:00 PM

Opening Ceremony

Corporate Host:
Dave DiCarlo, Ph.D.
Sector Vice President and General Manager
Northrop Grumman Space Systems Division

Location:
International Center
Co-sponsored by:
7:00 PM

Opening Night Reception

Location:
Co-sponsored by:
9:00 PM

Opening Night Fireworks and Late-night Reception

Location:
Lake Terrace

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

8:00 AM

Morning Coffee

Location:
International Center
Co-sponsored by:
8:25 AM

Master Moderator

Ms. Ariane E. Cornell
Executive Director, Space Generation Advisory Council
8:30 AM

NASA – The Budget and The Way Ahead

Moderator:
Mr. Lon Levin
Treasurer, Space Foundation Board of Directors
Panelists:
Mr. Bretton Alexander
President, Commercial Spaceflight Federation and Chair, Commercial Space Committee, NASA Advisory Council
Mr. Frank DiBello
President and Chief Executive Officer, Space Florida
Ms. Lori B. Garver
Deputy Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
George C. Nield, Ph.D.
Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration
Scott Pace, Ph.D.
Professor of the Practice of International Affairs Director, Space Policy Institute, George Washington University
9:30 AM

Mid-morning Break

Location:
Co-sponsored by:
GMV
10:15 AM

Straight from Headquarters - The AFSPACE Commander

10:50 AM

The View from Capitol Hill

11:00 AM

New Generation Workshop - What is Next for Me?

A special event for young space professionals; separate registration required to attend.
This event will run from 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Panelists:
Additional Panelists TBA

Mr. Kevin Leclaire
Managing Director, ISDR Consulting

Valerie Skarupa
Special Assistant to the Director
Operationally Responsive Space Office

 

Location:
Donald Ross Room - Broadmoor Golf Club
11:20 AM

Featured Industry Presentation

12:00 PM

Lunch on your own or Private Events

12:15 PM

Congressional Luncheon (by invitation only)

Corporate Host:
Mr. Dave Taylor
President
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.

Location:
Broadmoor Main Ballroom
2:15 PM

The Intersection of Space and Cyber

Moderator:
Ambassador Roger G. Harrison, Ph.D.
Director, Eisenhower Center for Space and Defense Studies, United States Air Force Academy
Panelists:
Mr. Robert J. Butler
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber and Space Policy
Lt. Gen. Larry D. James, USAF
Commander, Joint Functional Component Command - Space, United States Strategic Command and Commander, 14th Air Force
Maj. Gen. Richard Webber, USAF
Commander, 24th Air Force
3:15 PM

Afternoon Refreshment Break

Location:
Co-sponsored by:
3:45 PM

Europe's Ambition In Space

4:15 PM

Wall Street Rapid Fire

Moderator:
Ms. Peggy Slye
Chief Operating Officer, Futron Corporation
Panelist:
Ms. Heidi R. Wood
Managing Director and Senior Equity Analyst; Aerospace, Defense, and Defense Electronics: Morgan Stanley
5:00 PM

Sessions Conclude

5:30 PM

Corporate Partnership Cocktail Reception

Location:
Co-sponsored by:
7:15 PM

Corporate Partnership Dinner

Corporate Host:
Mr. Roger Krone
President
Network and Space Systems
The Boeing Company

Location:
International Center
Co-sponsored by:

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

8:00 AM

Morning Coffee

Location:
International Center
Co-sponsored by:
8:25 AM

Master Moderator

TBA
8:30 AM

The Big Picture - Space and the NRO

9:00 AM

China’s Manned Space Program

9:30 AM

Mid-morning Break

Location:
Co-sponsored by:
10:00 AM

Beyond the Budget: New Acquisition Direction

Panelists:
Mr. Gil I. Klinger
Director, Space and Intelligence, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
Mr. Brett B. Lambert
Director, Industrial Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
10:30 AM

Featured Panel – Emerging Applications Across the Space-Based Value Chain

(Presented in Association with Euroconsult)

Moderator:
Mr. Steve Bochinger
Director of Institutional Affairs, Euroconsult and Managing Director, Euroconsult North America
Panelists:
Mr. John Celli
President & Chief Operating Officer, Space Systems/Loral
Mr. Brian Holz
Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, O3B Networks USA, LLC
John K. Hornsby, Ph.D.
General Manager, MDA Geospatial Services
Mr. Dara A. Panahy
Partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
Mr. Colin Paynter
Head of Business Growth, Astrium Services
11:00 AM

New Generation Workshop - Social Networking Applications for Advancing Space

A special event for young space professionals; separate registration required to attend.
This event will run from 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

 

Location:
Donald Ross Room - Broadmoor Golf Club
12:15 PM

General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award Luncheon

Location:
Rocky Mountain Ballroom - Broadmoor West
Co-sponsored by:
2:15 PM

Critical Issues – Space Situational Awareness & Space Debris

Presented in Association with the AMOS Conference, a Project of the Maui Economic Development Board, Inc.

Special introduction by Ms. Jeanne Skog, President & CEO, Maui Economic Development Board, Inc.

Moderator:
Mr. William B. Scott
Author, Space Wars and Counterspace
Panelists:
Mr. Roger L. Hall, ST
Deputy Director, Tactical Technology Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Mr. Houston T. Hawkins
Senior Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Chief Scientist, Principal Associate Directorate for Global Security (PADGS)
Maj. Gen. Susan J. Helms, USAF
Director of Plans and Policy, U.S. Strategic Command
Mr. Nicholas L. Johnson
Chief Scientist for Orbital Debris, NASA
3:30 PM

Afternoon Refreshment Break

Location:
Co-sponsored by:
4:00 PM

Commercial Solutions to Government Needs - A Paradigm Shift?

Moderator:
Mr. Josh Hartman
Senior Fellow, Technology & Public Policy, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Panelists:
Air Commodore Mark Ashwell, UKRAF (Retired)
Vice President International Business Development, DigitalGlobe
Lt. Gen. Michael A. Hamel, USAF (Retired)
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Development, Orbital Sciences Corporation
Mr. Thomas Pickens, III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Astrotech Corporation
Ms. Gwynne Shotwell
President, SpaceX
Maj. Gen. Craig P. Weston, USAF (Retired)
President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Space LLC
5:00 PM

Sessions Conclude

6:00 PM

Hospitality Night

Thursday, April 15, 2010

8:00 AM

Morning Coffee

Location:
International Center
Co-sponsored by:
8:25 AM

Master Moderator

Ms. Jaisha J. Wray
Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Department of State
8:30 AM

Featured Panel – The NRO Directors' Forum

Moderator:
Gen. Thomas Moorman, USAF (Retired)
Director Emeritus, Space Foundation Board and Former Vice Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
Panelists:
Mr. Edward C. Aldridge, Jr.
Under Secretary of the Air Force/Secretary of the Air Force and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 1981-1988
Mr. Martin C. Faga
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 1989-1993
Mr. Keith R. Hall
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 1997-2001
Mr. Jeffrey K. Harris
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 1994-1996
Donald M. Kerr, Ph.D.
Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force (Intelligence Space Technology) and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 2005-2007
Mr. Scott F. Large
Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force (Intelligence and Space Technology) and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 2007-2009
Hans Mark, Ph.D.
Under Secretary of the Air Force/Secretary of the Air Force and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 1977-1979
Mr. Peter B. Teets
Under Secretary of the Air Force and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, 2001-2005
10:30 AM

Mid-morning Break

Location:
Co-sponsored by:
11:00 AM

Featured Speaker

11:30 AM

Featured Speaker - TBA

12:00 PM

Lunch on your own or Private Events

12:15 PM

New Generation Working Lunch

A special event for young space professionals; separate registration required to attend.
This event will run from 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.

Location:
Donald Ross Room - Broadmoor Golf Club
2:30 PM

The NASA Administrator and the Vision for Civil Space

3:15 PM

Featured Panel – Why We Fly – Common Experience, Uncommon Perspectives

In addition to our symposium registrants...this special panel is being opened up to participants in our teacher programs.

Moderator:
Mr. Miles O'Brien
Host of "This Week in Space"
Panelist:
Mr. Richard Garriott
Entrepreneur, Famed Video Game Developer, and Private Space Explorer
4:30 PM

Sessions Conclude

4:30 PM

Space Technology Hall of Fame® Private Induction Ceremony (by invitation only)

Co-sponsored by:
5:30 PM

Space Technology Hall of Fame® Cocktail Reception

Location:
7:15 PM

Space Technology Hall of Fame® Dinner

Corporate Host:
Mr. Jim Crocker
Vice President and General Manager          
Sensing and Exploration Systems
Lockheed Martin

Visit the Space Technology Hall of Fame Web site

Location:
International Center
Co-sponsored by:
9:00 PM

Reception in celebration of New Generation Initiatives

This event will run from 9:00 p.m. to Midnight

Locations:
Broadmoor Main Ballroom
Pompeiian - Broadmoor Main