SPACE SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS

MGEN Philippe Adam, FRA-AF

Space Commander, Air & Space Force

French Space Command

Dr. Elena Adams

DART Mission Systems Engineer, Formulation Lead Civil Space

The John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

Awais Ahmed

CEO & Co-Founder

Pixxel

Robert Aillon

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Leviathan Space Industries LLC

Salem Al Marri

Deputy Director General

Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre

Dr. Andy Aldrin

President, Aldrin Family Foundation

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University   

Program Coordinator, Masters of Space Operations

His Excellency Dr. Salim AlMalik

Director General

Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO)

Rick Ambrose

President

Ambrose Advisors, LLC

Joe Anderson

Vice President, Operations & Business Development for SpaceLogistics

SpaceLogistics

Allison Areias

Strategic Partnerships & Initiatives

UNOOSA

Lt. Gen. Nina M. Armagno, USSF

Director of Staff, Headquarters

United States Space Force

Steve Arnette

EVP & President, Critical Mission Solutions

Jacobs

Samaddin Asadov

Chairman of the Board

Azercosmos

Dr. Josef Aschbacher

Director General

European Space Agency (ESA)

Dr. Greg Autry

Clinical Professor, Space Leadership, Policy and Business

Thunderbird School of Global Management

MG Thomas E. Ayres (Ret.), USA

Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel

Voyager Space

Sirisha Bandla

Vice President, Government Affairs & Research Flight Operations

Virgin Galactic

Philippe Baptiste

President

Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)

Amelia Batcha

Executive Officer Associate Administrator, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

NASA

Dr. Paul Bate

Chief Executive Officer

UK Space Agency (UKSA)

Peter Beck

Founder & Chief Executive

Rocket Lab

Trevor Bennett

Co-Founder

Starfish Space

The Honorable Peter Beshar

General Counsel

United States Air Force

Tejpaul Bhatia

Chief Revenue Officer

Axiom Space

Kari Bingen

Director, Aerospace Security Project

Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)

Lt. Col. Mackenzie Birchenough

Materiel Leader, Space Safari

United States Space Force

Dr. John Blevins

SLS Chief Engineer

NASA

Mark Boggett

Chief Executive Officer

Seraphim Space Fund

Dr. Lance Bolton

President

Pikes Peak State College

Dr. Mariel Borowitz

Associate Professor

Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology

Head of the Nunn School Program of International Affairs

Kenneth Bowersox

Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Operations

NASA

Dr. Russell Boyce

FAIAA, Professor, Chair for Intelligent Space Systems

Canberra Space

Director, UNSW

Maj. Gen. Shawn N. Bratton, USAF

Commander, Space Training & Readiness Command

United States Air Force

Morgan Brennan

Co-Anchor

CNBC

Rebecca Bresnik

Associate General Counsel for International Law, Office of the General Counsel (Acting)

NASA

The Honorable Jim Bridenstine

Former Administrator

NASA

Natalia Larrea Brito

Director - North America

Euroconsult

David Broadbent

President, Space & C2 Systems

Raytheon Intelligence and Space

Dr. Quincy Brown

Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Science and Technology Policy

Executive Office of the President

Ryan Brukardt

Senior Partner

McKinsey & Company

Salvatore T. “Tory” Bruno

President & Chief Executive Officer

United Launch Alliance (ULA)

Shelli Brunswick

Chief Operating Officer

Space Foundation

Lt. Gen. David Buck, USAF (Ret.)

President

BRPH Mission Solutions

Heather Bulk

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

Special Aerospace Services

Stephanie Burke

Director

Center for Equity and Excellence in Aviation at Denver International Airport

Dennis Burnett

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

HawkEye 360

Lt. Gen. DeAnna M. Burt, USSF

Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear

United States Space Force

Brig. Gen. Steven “Bucky” Butow, USAF

Space Portfolio Director

Defense Innovation Unit

Robert Cabana

Associate Administrator

NASA

Justin Cadman

Partner

Quilty Analytics

Dr. Anthony Calomino

Space Nuclear Propulsion Technologies Portfolio Lead

NASA

Lisa Campbell

President

Canadian Space Agency (CSA)

Pete Cannito

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Redwire

Dr. Julien Cantegreil

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Spaceable

Dr. Lisa Carnell

Program Scientist for Translational Research, HRP Liaison, & Commercial LEO Destination Lead

NASA

Phil Carrai

President, Space, Training, & Cyber Division

Kratos

Stacey Casella

General Manager, Autonomous Intelligence Solutions

L3Harris Technologies

Dan Ceperley

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

LeoLabs

William Chappell

Vice President, VP of Mission Systems in Strategic Missions and Technology

Microsoft

A.C. Charania

Chief Technologist

NASA

Carissa Christensen

Chief Executive Officer & Founder

BryceTech

Dr. Mark Clampin

Director, Astrophysics Division

NASA

Ted Colbert

Executive Vice President

Boeing

President and Chief Executive Officer, Boeing Defense, Space & Security

Devin Coldewey

Senior Editor

TechCrunch

Ricardo Conde

President

Portuguese Space Agency

Richard B. Cooper

Vice President – Strategic Communications & Outreach

Space Foundation

Patricia Cooper

President & Founder

Constellation Advisory, LLC

Francisco Cordova

Chief Operating Officer

International Space Station National Laboratory

Dr. Lisa Costa

Chief Technology & Innovation Officer

United States Space Force

Karen Cox

Vice President, Government Relations & Public Policy

Maxar Technologies

Tim Crain

Vice President, Research & Development

Intuitive Machines

Meagan Crawford

Managing Partner

SpaceFund

Charlotte Croison

Senior Consultant

Euroconsult

Chester Crone

Business Development Director

Moog

Sarah Cruddas

Space Journalist & Television Host

CAPT Frank L. Culbertson, Jr., USN (Ret.)

President

Higher Flight LLC

Vice Chairman, Space Foundation Board of Directors

Laura Cummings

Regulatory Affairs Counsel

Astroscale

Rodrigo da Costa

Executive Director

European Union Agency for the Space Programme

Dr. Richard DalBello

Director, Office of Space Commerce

NOAA, United States Department of Commerce

Dr. Matthew Daniels

Assistant Director for Space Security & Special Projects

The White House Office of Science and Technology (OSTP)

Jack Deasy

Vice President, Business Development and Advanced Systems

Astroscale

The Honorable Carlos Del Toro

Secretary of the Navy

United States Navy

Maria Demaree

Vice President & General Manager, Special Programs

Lockheed Martin Space

GEN James H. Dickinson, USA

Commander

U.S. Space Command

Matthew Dodge

Senior Associate

Booz Allen Hamilton

Dr. Tabitha Dodson

Tactical Technology Office Program Manager

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Thomas Dorame

Senior Vice President, Symposium 365

Space Foundation

Jean-Jacques Dordain

Advisor to the President

SpaceResources.lu

Eve Douglas

Senior Program Analyst, Office of Space Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Ryan Duffy

Managing Editor

Payload Space

Kurt Eberly

Director, Space Launch

Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Prof. Pascale Ehrenfreund

President

Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)

Research Professor, Space Policy Institute/George Washington University

Steve Eisenhart

Senior VP, Strategic & International Affairs

Space Foundation

Ronald Epstein

Senior Aerospace & Defense Analyst

Bank of America Global Research

Daniel Faber

Chief Executive Officer

Orbit Fab

Dr. Christian Feichtinger

Executive Director

International Astronautical Federation

Karen Feldstein

Associate Administrator for International & Interagency Relations

NASA

Shea Ferring

Senior Vice President of Engineering

Firefly Aerospace

Jeff Foust

Senior Staff Writer

SpaceNews

Dr. Nicola Fox

Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate

NASA

James Free

Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems Development

NASA

Mike French

Vice President, Space Systems

Aerospace Industries Association

Marco Fuchs

Chief Executive Officer

OHB

Kelly Garehime

SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Sierra Space

Sameer Garg

Managing Director & Head of Space Investment Banking

Citi

Robyn Gatens

Director, International Space Station

NASA

David Gauthier

Chief Strategy Officer

GXO, Inc.

John Gedmark

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Astranis

Stephane Germain

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

GHGSat Inc.

Robert Gibbs

Associate Administrator for the Mission Support Directorate

NASA

Dr. Candace Givens

Vice President of OPIR and Geospatial Systems, Strategic Space Systems

Northrop Grumman

AVM Paul Godfrey, OBE, RAF

Commander

UK Space Command

Mike Gold

Chief Growth Officer

Redwire

Dr. Mitch Goldberg

Senior Scientist

NESDIS - NOAA

Kyle Gotthelf

Lead Engineer

Honeybee Robotics

Alex Grab

Education Program Manager

Space Foundation

The Honorable Don Graves

Deputy Secretary of Commerce

United States Department of Commerce

Lt. Gen. Michael A. Guetlein, USSF

Commander

Space Systems Command

Dr. Andrea Harrington

Dean of Space Education

Air University

Travis Hartman

Director, Enterprise | Weather

Maxar Technologies

Christian Hauglie-Hanssen

Norwegian Space Agency

Director General

Dan Hendrickson

Vice President of Business Development

Astrobotic Technology, Inc.

CAPT Kay Hire (Ret.), USN

Founder & President

Astra Portolan Corporation

NASA Astronaut

Dr. Diane Howard

Director of Commercial Space Policy

National Space Council

Randy Huang

Raytheon Technologies

Director Engineering

Dr. John Huth

Chief, Office of Space & Counterspace

Defense Intelligence Agency

Gen. John E. Hyten , USAF (Ret.)

Former Vice Chairman

Joint Chiefs of Staff

Jay Icard

Senior Vice President, Strategic Development

SES Space & Defense

The Honorable Steven Isakowitz

President & Chief Executive Officer

The Aerospace Corporation

Gen. Shunji Izutsu, JSDF

Chief of Staff

Koku-Jieitai

Scott Jacobs

Vice President, U.S. Government Sales

Astranis

Lt. Gen. Larry D. James, USAF (Ret.)

Deputy Director

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Sabrina Jawed

Manager, Space Regulations & Standards Branch

FAA, Office of Commercial Space Transportation

James Jennings

President

Omega Plus Inc.

Greg Johnson

Director, Business Development

Swedish Space Corporation

Lindley Johnson

Planetary Defense Officer

NASA

Lt. Gen. David J. Julazadeh, USAF

Deputy Chief of Staff, Capability Development, Headquarters Supreme Allied Command Transformation

United States Air Force

Dr. Jason Kalirai

Mission Area Executive for Civil Space

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Arjun Kampani

Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Rocket Lab

LTG Daniel L. Karbler, USA

Commanding General

U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Command

Dr. David Kaufman

President

Ball Aerospace

Dr. Janet Kavandi

President & Chief Science Officer

Sierra Space

Prof. Dr. Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla

Chair of the Executive Board

German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Julie Kearney

Special Counsel for Space Law and Policy, International Bureau

Federal Communications Commission

Dr. Joel Kearns

Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration

NASA

Kelli Kedis Ogborn

Vice President, Space Commerce & Entrepreneurship

Space Foundation

The Honorable Frank Kendall

Secretary of the Air Force

U.S. Air Force Headquarters

LGen Eric Kenny

Commander

Royal Canadian Air Force

Jason Kim

Chief Executive Officer

Millennium Space Systems

Jason Kim

Acting Chief of Staff, Office of Space Commerce

U.S. Department of Commerce

Stephen Kitay

Senior Director, Azure Space

Microsoft

Jesse Klempner

Partner

McKinsey & Company

Ryan Krogh

Manager, Production Systems Program Management

John Deere

Christopher T.W. Kunstadter

Global Head of Space

AXA XL

Praveen Kurian

General Manager, Space Superiority

L3Harris Technologies

Matt Kuta

President & Chief Operating Officer

Voyager Space

Dr. Bhavya Lal

Associate Administrator for the Office of Technology, Policy and Strategy

NASA

Joe Landon

Vice President & General Manager, Lunar Infrastructure Services

Lockheed Martin

Travis Langster

Principal Director, Space and Missile Defense Policy

United States Department of Defense

Jim Lee

Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Maxar Technologies

Dr. Sang-Ryool LEE

President

Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)

Dr. Laurie Leshin

Director

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratoy

Janna Lewis

Senior Corporate Counsel

BAE Systems

Robert Lightfoot

Executive Vice President

Lockheed Martin Space

Pat Lisowski

Assistant General Counsel

Lockheed Martin

Jose Miguel Lozano

President, North America

GMV

Gen. Lester Lyles, USAF (Ret.)

Chair, Users’ Advisory Group

National Space Council

Rachel Lyons

Executive Director

Space For Humanity

Alexander MacDonald

Chief Economist

NASA

Prof. Chiara Manfletti

Director & Chief Operating Officer

Neuraspace

Dr. Alex Marrero

Superindendent

Denver Public Schools

Jim Maser

Senior Vice President, Space Business Unit

Aerojet Rocketdyne

Richard Mastracchio

Director, Business Development

Northrop Grumman

Barry Matsumori

Chief Operating Officer

Impulse Space, Inc.

Lt. Col. Terrill McCall, USAF (Ret.)

Cyber Operations Lead

Mitre

Dr. Steven Meier

Director, Naval Center for Space Technology

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

Col. Pam Melroy, USAF (Ret.)

Deputy Administrator

NASA

David Meltzer

Secretary General

GVF

Rob Meyerson

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Delalune Space

Dr. Lindsay Millard

Principal Director for Space, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

United States Department of Defense

Sarah Mineiro

Senior Associate, Aerospace Security Project

Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)

Brian Miske

Managing Director, KPMG Ignition

KPMG

Dr. Michael Morgan

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation & Prediction

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Carlos Moura

President

Brazilian Space Agency (AEB)

Clay Mowry

President

International Astronautical Federation

Chief Revenue Officer, Voyager Space Holdings

Andrew Nelson

Vice President, Aerospace

RS&H

The Honorable Paul Ney

Chief Legal Officer

Momentus

Enrico Palermo

Head of Agency

Australian Space Agency

Monica Palko

Chief Legal & Administrative Officer

York Space Systems

Paraskevi Papantoniou

Director, Space, Directorate General for Defence Industry and Space

European Commission

Chirag Parikh

Executive Secretary

National Space Council

Dr. David Parker

Director, Human & Robotic Exploration

European Space Agency

Tim Parsons

Representative Director Euroconsult – Australia

Euroconsult

Luigi Pasquali

Chief Executive Officer

Telespazio

Michael Paul

Space Systems Development Program Area Manager, National Security Space

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Dr. Walther Pelzer

Head of the German Space Agency

German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Col. Todd Pennington, USAF

Staff Judge Advocate

United States Space Command

Davide Petrillo

Executive Director

Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)

Dr. John F. Plumb

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy

Department of Defense

Dr. Louise Prockter

Chief Scientist, Space Exploration Sector

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Maj. Gen. Stephen G. Purdy, Jr., USSF

Commander, Space Launch Delta 45

Space Systems Command

Program Executive Officer for Assured Access to Space

Dr. Raheel Qamar

Head, Science & Technology Sector

ICESCO

Nicole Rayl

Associate Director for Flight Programs, Heliophysics Division, Science Mission Directorate

NASA

James Reuter

Associate Administrator for Space Technology Mission Directorate

NASA

Pacôme Révillon

Chief Executive Officer

Euroconsult

Aaron Rogers

Director, Strategic Campaigns

Raytheon Technologies

Annika Rollock

Matthew Isakowitz Fellow

Brendan Rosseau

Teaching Fellow & Research Associate

Harvard Business School

Dr. Wiphu Rujopakarn

Deputy Director

National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand

Amanda Rutenberg

Deputy General Counsel

Rocket Lab

Giorgio Saccoccia

President

Italian Space Agency (ASI)

Isabelle Sadowski

Damage Tolerance Engineer

Jacobs

Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, USSF

Chief of Space Operations

United States Space Force

Alvaro Sanchez

Chief Executive Officer

Integrasys

Audrey Schaffer

Director for Space Policy

National Security Council

Julianna Scheiman

Director, NASA Satellite Missions

SpaceX

Jeffrey Schrader

President

SEAKR Engineering & Blue Canyon Technologies

Prof. Dr. Kai-Uwe Schrogl

President

International Institute of Space Law (IISL)

Sam Scimemi

Special Assistant for Moon to Mars Architecture Development

NASA

The Honorable Dr. Chris Scolese

Director

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)

Kay Sears

Vice President and General Manager, Space, Intelligence & Weapon Systems

Boeing

CMSgt James P. Seballes, USSF

Senior Enlisted Leader

STARCOM

Kelli Seybolt

Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs

United States Air Force

Dr. Vagan Shakhgildian

Vice President, Global Business Development

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

Dr. Arun Sharma

Research Scientist

Cedars Sinai Regenerative Medicine Institute

Lt. Gen. John E. Shaw, USSF

Deputy Commander

United States Space Command

Lt. Col. A. Walter Shedroff, USAF

Chief, Plans Transition Branch

United States Air Force

Michael Sheetz

Space Reporter

CNBC

Brent Sherwood

Senior Vice President, Advanced Programs Development

Blue Origin

Kirk Shireman

Lunar Exploration Campaign

Lockheed Martin

The Honorable Heidi Shyu

Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering

United States Department of Defense

Todd Simon

Founder

Geospatial Alpha

Milton “Skip” Smith

Attorney

Sherman & Howard

Lauren Smith

Program Manager, Satellite Servicing

Northrop Grumman Tactical Space Systems

Marshall Smith

Vice President of Exploration

Voyager Space

Tara Solorzano

Fellow

L3Harris Technologies

Steve Spangler

Television Host DIY Sci

STEM Educator

Dr. Steven Squyres

Chief Scientist

Blue Origin

Dipak Srinivasan

Strategic Engagements Lead, Civil Space

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Europa Clipper Telecommunications Lead

Lee Steinke

Chief Operating Officer

CisLunar Industries

Interim Chief Operating Officer, Orbit Fab

VADM Nils Andreas Stensønes

Chief

Norwegian Intelligence Service

Eytan Stibbe

AX-1 Astronauts, Rakia Mission

Melanie Stricklan

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Slingshot Aerospace

Casey Swails

Deputy Associate Administrator for Business Operations

NASA

Sir Martin Sweeting

Executive Chairman

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd

Glenn Tallia

Chief Legal Counsel for Weather, Space Services & Research

NOAA, Office of General Counsel, Department of Commerce

Madison Telles

SGFF 2023 Deputy Manager

Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)

Jake Thompson

Chief Innovation Officer

Rolls-Royce

Dr. Derek Tournear

Director

Space Development Agency

Peter Trainer

Vice President & General Manager, Air & Space Force Solutions

BAE Systems

Dr. Anthony Tsougranis

Europe Team Lead, IAF/IAC Lead

NASA

Ezinne Uzo-Okoro

Assistant Director for Space Policy

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Via Van Liew

Principal Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

The Aerospace Corporation

Dr. Laurence Vigeant-Langlois

Managing Director

AE Industrial Partners

Aude Vignelles

Chief Technology Officer

Australian Space Agency

Dr. Kurt Vogel

Director of Space Architectures

NASA

Chelsea Waddill

Director, Mission Assurance

Ball Aerospace

The Honorable Robert Walker

Chief Executive Officer

Moon Walker Associates

Former Congressman

Dirk Wallinger

Chief Executive Officer

York Space Systems

Kate Watts

VP Mission Strategy & Advanced Capabilities

Lockheed Martin Space

Kristie Webber

Chief Executive Assistant to CEO & Board

Space Foundation

Bill Weber

Chief Executive Officer

Firefly Aerospace

Lt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, USSF

Commander, Space Operations Command

U.S. Space Force

Rita Willcoxon

Vice President – Strategic Account Executive, NASA & Civil Space

Leidos

Dr. Andy Williams

Deputy Technology Executive Officer for Space

Air Force Research Laboratory

Tom Wilson

Corporate Vice President and President

Northrop Grumman

Dr. Mike Witt

Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer

Northrop Grumman

Pete Worden

Executive Director

Breakthrough Initiatives

Robert Wright

VP, Intelligence Systems

Stellar Solutions

Dr. Grzegorz Wrochna

President

Polish Space Agency

Dr. Jong-Shinn Wu

Director General

Taiwan Space Agency (TASA)

Vanessa Wyche

Director

NASA's Johnson Space Center

Greg Wyler

Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

E-Space

Dr. Hiroshi Yamakawa

President

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Jeremy Yazinski

Director, Human Resources

Ball Aerospace

Thomas E. Zelibor, Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.)

Chief Executive Officer

Space Foundation

Brig. Gen. Richard L. Zellmann, USA

J3 Deputy Director of Operations, Training and Joint Force Development

United States Army

Julie Zoller

Head of Global Regulatory Affairs, Project Kuiper

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