SPACE SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS

Symposium Speakers

Speakers
Philippe Adam

MGEN Philippe Adam, FRA-AF

Space Commander, Air & Space Force

French Space Command

BGen Mike Adamson

BGen Mike Adamson, RCAF

Commander, 3 Canadian Space Division & Joint Force Space Component

Royal Canadian Air Force

Robert Aillon

Robert Aillon

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Leviathan Space Industries LLC

Dr. Josef Aschbacher

Dr. Josef Aschbacher

Director General

European Space Agency (ESA)

Dr. Greg Autry

Director and Clinical Professor of Space Leadership

Thunderbird School of Global Management

Philippe Baptiste

Philippe Baptiste

President

Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)

Dr. Paul Bate

Dr. Paul Bate

Chief Executive Officer

UK Space Agency (UKSA)

H. E. Mohammed Belhocine

Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation

African Union Commission

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

Associate Administrator for Space Operations

NASA

Morgan Brennan

Anchor

CNBC

Michal Brichta

Michal Brichta

Director, Industry Branch

Slovak Space Office

Jim Bridenstine

Hon. Jim Bridenstine

Former Administrator

NASA

Quincy Brown

Dr. Quincy Brown

Director of Space STEM and Workforce Policy

National Space Council

Dr. Mordecai Brownlee

Dr. Mordecai Ian Brownlee

College President

Community College of Aurora

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

President

BRPH Mission Solutions

Justin Cadman

Partner

Quilty Analytics

Lisa Campbell

Lisa Campbell

President

Canadian Space Agency (CSA)

Pete Cannito

Pete Cannito

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Redwire

Ian Christensen

Ian Christensen

Director, Private Sector Programs

Secure World Foundation

Hon Judith Collins

Hon. Judith Collins

Space Minister

New Zealand Government

Gen. Luis Carlos Córdoba Avendaño

Gen. Luis Carlos Córdoba Avendaño

Commander

Colombian Aerospace Force

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch

Senior Vice President, Government Strategy & Policy

Inmarsat

Clint Crosier

Maj. Gen. Clinton E. Crosier, USAF (Ret.)

Director of Aerospace and Satellite Solutions

AWS

Rodrigo da Costa

Rodrigo da Costa

Executive Director

European Union Agency for the Space Programme

Richard DalBello

Richard DalBello

Director, Office of Space Commerce

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce

Dr. Janine Davidson

Dr. Janine Davidson

President

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Air Lieutenant-Brigadier Sérgio Roberto de Almeida

Chief of Staff

Brazilian Air Force

Cordell DeLaPena

Program Executive Officer for Military Communications & Positioning, Navigation, and Timing

Space Systems Command

Mike Dickey

Mike Dickey

Founding Partner

Elara Nova

Dr. Mark Eddings

Dr. Mark Eddings

Space Market Senior Vice President

LMI

Steve Eisenhart

Steve Eisenhart

Senior Vice President, Strategic & International Affairs

Space Foundation

Dr. Christian Feichtinger

Executive Director

International Astronautical Federation

Dr. Robert Fleming

Corporate Vice President & President, Space Systems

Northrop Grumman

Jeff Foust

Jeff Foust

Senior Staff Writer

SpaceNews

Dr. Nicola Fox

Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate

NASA

James Free

James Free

Associate Administrator

NASA

Mike French

Mike French

Vice President, Space Systems

Aerospace Industries Association

MGEN Michel Friedling, FRA-AF (Ret.)

Look Up Space

Look Up Space

Lt Gen Philip Garrant

Lt. Gen. Philip A. Garrant, USSF

Commander

Space Systems Command

David Gauthier

David Gauthier

Chief Strategy Officer

GXO, Inc.

Robert Gibbs

Associate Administrator for the Mission Support Directorate

NASA

AVM Paul Godfrey

AVM Paul Godfrey, OBE, RAF

Commander

UK Space Command

Hon. Daniel Goldin

Founder

Cold Canyon

Former NASA Administrator

Lt. Gen. Luca Goretti

Chief of Staff

Italian Air Force

Todd Gosset

Vice President, Space Initiatives

SES Space & Defense

Susanne Hake

Susanne Hake

General Manager, U.S. Government

Maxar

Angela Hart

Angela Hart

Commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Development Program Manager

NASA

Christian Hauglie-Hanssen

Christian Hauglie-Hanssen

Director General

Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA)

Elaine Ho

Elaine Ho

Chief Diversity Officer

NASA

Aarti Holla-Maini

Aarti Holla-Maini

Director

United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs

Jason Hopkins

Vice President

Crescent Space

Joseph Horvath

Chief Executive Officer & President

Nova Space

Kristin Houston

Space Propulsion & Power Systems President, Aerojet Rocketdyne

L3Harris Technologies

Jonathan Hung

Jonathan Hung

Executive Director

Office for Space Technology & Industry (OSTIn)

Avril Joliffe

Avril Jolliffe

Director General, Industry, Trade and Economic Security

U.K. Ministry of Defence

Steven Jordan Tomaszewski

Steven Jordan Tomaszewski

Senior Director, National Security Space

Aerospace Industries Association

Rafael Kargren

Rafael Kargren

Professor

Arizona State University

Christoph Kautz

Christoph Kautz

Director, Satellite Navigation and Earth Observation, DG DEFIS

European Commission

Dr. Rachelle Keck

Dr. Rachelle Keck

College President

Grand View University

Kelli Kedis Ogborn

Kelli Kedis Ogborn

Vice President, Space Commerce & Entrepreneurship

Space Foundation

Frank Kendall

Hon. Frank Kendall

Secretary of the Air Force

U.S. Air Force Headquarters

Mike Kincaid

Mike Kincaid

Associate Administrator, Office of STEM Engagement

NASA

Catherine Koerner

Catherine Koerner

Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems Development

NASA

Nikol Koleva

Executive Director

Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)

Travis Langster

Principal Director, Space and Missile Defense Policy

U.S. Department of Defense

Philippe Lavigne

Gen. Philippe Lavigne

Supreme Allied Commander Transformation

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Dr. Sang-Ryool LEE

Dr. Sang-Ryool LEE

President

Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)

Dr. Laurie Leshin

Dr. Laurie Leshin

Director

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Joanne Maguire

Joanne Maguire

Former Executive

Chiara Manfletti

Dr. Chiara Manfletti

Chief Executive Officer

Neuraspace

Jade Marcantel

Chief Human Capital Officer

Intuitive Machines

Caitlyn Marsh

Caitlin Marsh

Vice President of Product

SpiderOak

Col. Bryon McClain

Col. Bryon McClain

Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power

Space Systems Command

Grant McDonald

Global Aerospace & Defense Lead

KPMG

Dr. Jesse Mee

Dr. Jesse Mee

Senior Scientist for Radiation Hardening Technologies

Air Force Research Laboratory

Dr. Troy Meink

Dr. Troy Meink

Principal Deputy Director

National Reconnaissance Office

Col. Pam Melroy, USAF (Ret.)

Deputy Administrator

NASA

Nujoud Merancy

Deputy Associate Administrator, Strategy and Architecture Office

NASA

Dr. Andrew Metcalf

Space Mission Area Lead

Air Force Research Laboratory

Rob Meyerson

Rob Meyerson

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Delalune Space

Dr. Lindsay Millard

Dr. Lindsay Millard

Assistant Director for Space Security, Office of Science and Technology Policy

Executive Office of the President

Robert Milner

Robert Milner

Director, Entrepreneurship Program

Sam Houston State University

Clay Mowry

President

International Astronautical Federation

Geraldine Naja

Geraldine Naja

Director, Commercialization, Industry & Competitiveness

European Space Agency (ESA)

Dr. Tidiane Ouattara

Head of Science & Technology Division

African Union Commission

Enrico Palermo

Enrico Palermo

Head of Agency

Australian Space Agency (ASA)

Chirag Parikh

Chirag Parikh

Executive Secretary

National Space Council

Akshay Patel

Akshay Patel

Managing Director

PJT Partners

Dr. Melissa Patton

Dr. Melissa Patton

Vice President, Education

Space Foundation

Dr. Walther Pelzer

Dr. Walther Pelzer

Head of the German Space Agency

German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Nicolas Peter

Acting President

International Space University (ISU)

Dr. Henrietta Pichon

Dean, College of Education

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Dr. John F. Plumb

Dr. John F. Plumb

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy

U.S. Department of Defense

Dr. Jamie Porter

Dr. Jamie Porter

Radiation Effects, Spacecraft Charging Effects

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Robert Powell

Robert Powell

Senior Advisor, Cybersecurity

NASA

Lt. Gen. Harry Raduege

Lt. Gen. Harry Raduege, USAF (Ret.)

Board of Directors

National Cybersecurity Center

Steven Riccardi

Steven Riccardi

Principal Director, Cyber Policy

U.S. Department of Defense

Col Rojan Robotham

Col. Rojan Robotham, USAF

Portfolio Leader, DAF RCO

U.S. Air Force

Dr. Philip Root

Director, Strategic Technology Office

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Jessica Rosenworcel

Jessica Rosenworcel

Chairwoman

Federal Communications Commission

B. Chance Saltzman

Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, USSF

Chief of Space Operations

U.S. Space Force

Audrey Schaffer

Audrey Schaffer

Vice President of Strategy and Policy

Slingshot Aerospace

Lt Gen Douglas Schiess

Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess, USSF

Commander, Combined Joint Force Space Component

U.S. Space Command

Joe Schurman

Joe Schurman

Partner / Principal, PwC US Space Program Leader, Aerospace & Defense AI Leader

PwC

Kay Sears

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

Boeing

Timothy A. Sejba

Maj. Gen. Timothy A. Sejba, USSF

Commander, Space Training & Readiness Command

U.S. Space Force

Kelli Seybolt

Kelli Seybolt

Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs

U.S. Air Force

Muhammed Sharif

Dr. Muhammad Sharif

Advisor and Director Science and Technology

Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO)

Heidi Shyu

Hon. Heidi Shyu

Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering

U.S. Department of Defense

Todd Simon

Todd Simon

Founder

Geospatial Alpha

Angel Smith

Angel Smith

General Manager, Mission Engineering

Microsoft

Dipak Srinivasan

Dipak Srinivasan

Strategic Engagements Lead, Civil Space

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Europa Clipper Telecommunications Lead

Nils Andreas Stensønes

VADM Nils Andreas Stensønes

Chief

Norwegian Intelligence Service

Col. Erik Stockham

Director of Space Warfighting Acquisition Delta, Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power

Space Systems Command

Brooke Stokes

Brooke Stokes

Partner

McKinsey & Company

John Stringer

AM John Stringer, RAF

Deputy Commander, NATO’s Combined Force Space Component Command

Royal Air Force

Madison Telles

SGFF 2024 Manager

Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)

David Thomas

Executive Director

MILO Space Science Institute

Dr. Derek Tournear

Dr. Derek Tournear

Director

Space Development Agency

Maj. Gen. Michael Traut, GAF

Commander, Bundeswehr Space Command

German Air Force

Prof. Teodoro Valente

Prof. Teodoro Valente

President

Italian Space Agency (ASI)

Karen Van Dyke

Director, Office of PNT

U.S. Department of Defense

Via Van Liew

Via Van Liew

Principal Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

The Aerospace Corporation

Mandy Vaughn

Mandy Vaughn

Chief Executive Officer & Founder

GXO, Inc.

Kurt Vogel

Dr. Kurt Vogel

Associate Administrator, Space Technology Mission Directorate

NASA

Benedikta von Seherr-Thoß

Dr. Benedikta von Seherr-Thoß

Managing Director for Peace, Security and Defense

European External Action Service (EEAS)

Bill Weber

Bill Weber

Chief Executive Officer

Firefly Aerospace

Kelle Wendling

Kelle Wendling

President, Space Systems

L3Harris Technologies

Stephen Whiting

Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, USSF

Commander

U.S. Space Command

Dr. Andy Williams

Deputy Technology Executive Officer for Space

Air Force Research Laboratory

Lauryn Williams

Lauryn Williams

Senior Advisor, Strategy & Research

Office of the National Cyber Director

Wendy Williams

Wendy Williams

Vice President & General Manager, Launch & Missile Defense Systems

Northrop Grumman

Dr. Hiroshi Yamakawa

Dr. Hiroshi Yamakawa

President

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Corporate Hosts
Paul Ferraro

Paul Ferraro

President, Air & Space Defense Systems

Raytheon

Robert Lightfoot

President

Lockheed Martin Space

Gregg Robison

Gregg Robison

RAM Aviation, Space & Defense

Kelle Wendling

Kelle Wendling

President, Space Systems

L3Harris Technologies

Leadership Exchange Mentors
Jonathan Baliff

Jonathan Baliff

Chief Financial Officer

Redwire Space

Joshua Brost

Joshua Brost

Senior Vice President of Revenue Operations

Relativity Space

Emily Calvanese

Emily Calvanese

General Manager

Moog

DeSchzunell Catlin

De’Schzunell Catlin

Co-Founder

The Equity Space Alliance

Abby Dickes

Abby Dickes

Chief Marketing Officer

Voyager Space

Debra Facktor

Debra Facktor

Head, U.S. Space Systems

Airbus U.S. Space and Defense

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

Deputy Director

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Joerg Kreisel

Joerg Kreisel

Chief Executive Officer

JKIC

Randy Lycans

Senior Vice President and General Manager, NASA Enterprise Solutions

Jacobs

Aruna Mathuranayagam

Vice President, Business Development

Leidos

Michelle Miller

Vice President, Enterprise Assurance

BAE Systems

Megan Mitchell

Vice President, Government Relations

Blue Origin

Vicky Schumann

Victoria Schumann

Vice President of Global Supply Chain

Northrop Grumman

Brett Silcox

Director, Government Relations

Astroscale U.S.

Emily Smallwood

Vice President, National Security Space

Quantum Space

Lee Steinke

Chief Operating Officer

CisLunar Industries

Speakers
Dr. Franklin Chang Díaz

Dr. Franklin Chang Díaz

Chief Executive Officer

Ad Astra Rocket Company

Former NASA Astronaut

Speakers
Dr. Josef Aschbacher

Dr. Josef Aschbacher

Director General

European Space Agency (ESA)

Jim Bridenstine

Hon. Jim Bridenstine

Former Administrator

NASA

Carissa Bryce Christensen

Carissa Bryce Christensen

Founder & Chief Executive Office

BryceTech

Andrew Chassin

Andrew Chassin

Managing Director, Investment Banking

Bank of America

Clint Crosier

Maj. Gen. Clinton E. Crosier, USAF (Ret.)

Director of Aerospace and Satellite Solutions

AWS

Sarah Cruddas

Sarah Cruddas

Space Journalist & Television Host

Debra Facktor

Debra Facktor

Head, U.S. Space Systems

Airbus U.S. Space and Defense

Dr. Christian Feichtinger

Executive Director

International Astronautical Federation

John Gedmark

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Astranis

Dr. Kam Ghaffarian

Dr. Kam Ghaffarian

Chief Executive Officer and Founder

IBX

Mike Gold

Mike Gold

Chief Growth Officer

Redwire

Peter Hughes

Chief Technologist

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Mo Islam

Mo Islam

Co-Founder

Payload

Scott Jacobs

Vice President, U.S. Government Sales

Astranis

Mark Johnson

Mark Johnson

Vice President, Defense & Intelligence

IBM Federal Technology

Sara Jones

Head of Aerospace Investments

Honeywell Ventures

Kelli Kedis Ogborn

Kelli Kedis Ogborn

Vice President, Space Commerce & Entrepreneurship

Space Foundation

Col. Christopher Kennedy

Col. Christopher Kennedy

Commander of Space DELTA 6

U.S. Air Force

Robert Lightfoot

President

Lockheed Martin Space

Sha-Chelle Manning

Chief, Commercial Strategy

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Hovig Margossian

Hovig Margossian

Senior Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager Aerospace, Defense & Space Technologies

Bank of America

John May

John May

Partner, Governance, Government Contract Practice, Advisory Services

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Charlie McGillis

Charlie McGillis

Vice President, Public Sector

The Provenance Chain Network

Clay Mowry

President

International Astronautical Federation

Enrico Palermo

Enrico Palermo

Head of Agency

Australian Space Agency (ASA)

Shannon Pallone

Shannon Pallone

PEO, Battle Management Command, Control & Communications

Space Systems Command

Vinny Pande

Chief

SpaceWERX Ventures

Governor Matt Pinnell

Lt. Governor Matt Pinnell

Lieutenant Governor

State of Oklahoma

Chris Quilty

Chris Quilty

Co-CEO and President

Quilty Space

Elizabeth Reynolds

Elizabeth Reynolds

Managing Director, USA

Starburst Aerospace

Dr. Brenda Rolls

Dr. Brenda Rolls

President and Chief Executive Officer

Frontier Electronic Systems (FES)

David Salvagnini

David Salvagnini

Chief Data Officer

NASA

Bailey Siegfried

Bailey Siegfried

Owner and Officer

NORDAM

Nick Sinai

Nick Sinai

Senior Advisor

Insight Partners

Nicholas Skytland

Nicholas Skytland

Chief Technologist and Director of the Business Development & Technology Integration Office

NASA Johnson Space Center

Nils Andreas Stensønes

VADM Nils Andreas Stensønes

Chief

Norwegian Intelligence Service

Prof. Teodoro Valente

Prof. Teodoro Valente

President

Italian Space Agency (ASI)

Steven Wysmuller

Steven Wysmuller

AI and Sustainability Federal Executive

IBM Research

Benjamin Zeitoun

Benjamin Zeitoun

Accelerator Director

Starburst Aerospace

Patrick Zeitouni

Patrick Zeitouni

Chief Strategy Officer

HawkEye 360