SPACE SYMPOSIUM AGENDA
Space Finance & Investment Track
Presented in Association with PwC
Space is moving from bold ambition to operational reality—and that shift is changing what investors, partners, and customers will fund. Space Finance and Investment Track: Deal-to-Scale, presented in association with PwC, brings leaders together for a full day of real talk and practical working sessions on how space and space-enabled organizations earn credibility: articulating a financeable growth story, pressure-testing risk and resilience, and building the operating discipline to deliver once capital is raised or a deal is signed.
Over the day, we’ll move from a market view of where the space economy is heading, into what it really takes to get transaction-ready, and then into the execution realities of running and scaling in a high-constraint environment—AI-enabled work, emerging tech risk (including quantum horizons), and mission-critical cybersecurity.
Expect short talks, live Q&A with push-to-talk microphones on every table, roundtable conversations, and built-in networking breaks. You’ll leave with practical takeaways you can apply immediately—and a stronger network of peers who have the same deal, partnership, and growth challenges.
7:30 am: Networking Breakfast
8:30 am: Welcome Remarks from Space Foundation and PwC
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- Hoyt Davidson, Board of Directors, Space Foundation
- John May, Partner, Space Sector Leader, PwC
9:00 am: The Business of Space – Capital, Infrastructure, and Trust
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- Moderator: Foster Jondro, Partner, PwC
- Carissa Christensen, CEO, BryceTech
- Dr. Travis Taylor, Space Luminary, PwC
- Mislav Tolusic, Managing Partner, Marlinspike
9:45 am: Networking Break
10:15 am: From Private Ownership to Public Markets – Navigating the Path for Space and Defense Companies
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- Moderator: Michael Bellin, Partner, US IPO Leader & US Capital Markets Integrated Solutions Leader, PwC
- Jeff Griffiths, Deals Managing Director, PwC
- Pem Hutchinson, Managing Director, Originations, CSC Leasing
- Brian O’Toole, Chief Executive Officer, BlackSky
11:30 am: Digital Twins – De-Risking Investment and Live Operations from LEO to the Moon
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- Moderator: Antoine Grenier, Partner Space & Satellite, Analysys Mason
- Dr. Mark Eddings, Senior Vice President, Space Market, LMI
- Dr. Belinda Marchand, Chief Science Officer, Slingshot Aerospace
- Dr. Cody Paige, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University
- Dr. Timothy Persons, Partner, PwC
12:15 pm: Lunch
1:30 pm: Investing in the Bottlenecks – Capital Strategy for a Resilient Space Supply Chain
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- Moderator: Doug Anderson, Partner, Operations and Supply Chain Services, PwC
- Shawn Buckley, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Redwire Space
- Amber McIntyre, Senior Director for Civil Space, Aerospace Industries Association
2:30 pm: Networking Break
3:00 pm: The Economics of Cyber Resilience in the Space Economy
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- Moderator: Sean Joyce, Principal, Office of the Chairman and Global Cybersecurity and Privacy Leader, PwC
- Gen. Paul Nakasone, USA (Ret.), Former Commander of U.S. Cyber Command & Former Director, National Security Agency
4:00 pm: Closing Remarks
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- Hoyt Davidson, Board of Directors, Space Foundation
- John May, Partner, Space Sector Leader, PwC
4:30 pm: Reception
Separate Registration or Purchase Required
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