SPACE SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS
Symposium Speakers
Narayanan Appu
Associate Director, ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC)
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Steven Arnold
Deputy Mission Area Executive for Civil Space
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Col. Richard Beckman, USAF
Commander, Phillips Research Site
Air Force Research Laboratory
Director, Space Vehicles Directorate
Col. Dean Bellamy, USAF (Ret.)
Executive Vice President, National Security Space and Special Programs
Redwire Space
Hon. Kari Bingen
Director, Aerospace Security Project
Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)
Dr. Josh Bruckmeyer
Vice President of Engineering Technology & Strategy for Space & Airborne Systems
L3Harris Technologies
Lt. Gen. DeAnna M. Burt (Ret.)
Former Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear
United States Space Force
Juan Caro
Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Space Affairs
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Kevin Coggins
Deputy Associate Administrator and Program Manager, Space Communications and Navigation Program (SCaN)
NASA
Lt Col Caitlin B. Diffley
Director, Space Force Innovation and Deputy Portfolio Director for Space
Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
Dr. Bryan Dorland
Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Critical Technologies
Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering
Principal Director for Space Technology
Michael Drews
Mission Strategy and Advanced Capabilities Vice President for Global Situational Awareness (GSA) and Global Command, Control and Communications (GC3)
Lockheed Martin Space
Dr. Wesley Fuhrman
Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative Lead, APL
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Miriam Grigg
UK Space Agency (UKSA)
Deputy Director for International, Resilience and Regulation on Space
Niya Hope-Glenn
Graduate Student Researcher, Aeronautics & Astronautics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Gen. John E. Hyten, USAF (Ret.)
Executive Director
Club for the Future
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Space Foundation
Dr. Christopher Iannello
Professor of Practice, Space Electrical and Power Systems
University of Central Florida
Hon. Taylor Jordan
Director & Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction
Office of Space Commerce
Hon. Michael Kratsios
Director of the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy
The White House
Assistant to the President for Science & Technology
CWO J.G.S. Marshall, MMM, CD
3 Canadian Space Division Chief Warrant Officer
Royal Canadian Air Force
Col. Bryon McClain, USSF
Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Space Combat Power
Space Systems Command
Dr. Michael Mulqueen, DARPA
Program Manager, Tactical Technology Office
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Dr. Minh Nguyen
Deputy Associate Administrator, Commercial Space Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
Dr. Charles Powell
Assistant Director for Space and Spectrum
White House Office of Science & Technology Policy
Maj. Gen. Stephen G. Purdy, Jr., USSF
Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition
United States Space Force
Dr. Thomas Reiter
Director-General for Space and Security
German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space
Hon. Michael Rogers
Congressman
U.S. House of Representatives
Chairman, House Armed Services Committee
Deanna Ryals
Director of Space International Affairs
Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force for International Affairs
Maj. Gen. Roberto Melgar Sheen
Head
National Commission for Aerospace Research and Development of Peru (CONIDA)
Dipak Srinivasan
Formulation & Strategic Engagements Manager
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Gentry Stephens
Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, Office of the Under Secretary of the Air Force
U.S. Department of the Air Force
Melanie Stricklan
Chief Innovation and Advancement Officer
Space Foundation
Executive Director, Space Workforce for Tomorrow (SWFT)
Gabriel Swiney
Director, Policy, Advocacy, & International Division
Office of Space Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce
Lt. Gen. Guillaume Thomas
Deputy Commander
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Allied Air Command
Dr. John Thompson
Senior Bureau Official
U.S. Department of State
Bureau of Oceans & International Environmental & Scientific Affairs
Dennis Woodfork
National Security Space Mission Area Executive
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Lt. Gen. DeAnna M. Burt (Ret.)
Former Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear
United States Space Force
Maj Gen D. Jason Cothern, USSF
Deputy Director and Program Executive, Ground-Based Midcourse Defense
Missile Defense Agency
Lt. Col. James Dossett, USSF
Senior Program Manager for Battlespace Awareness, Low/Medium Earth Orbit
U.S. Space Force
Erich Hernandez-Baquero
Vice President of Space Intelligence, Surveillance, & Reconnaissance
Raytheon
Col. James T. Horne, III, USSF
Deputy Director, Assured Access to Space Directorate
United States Space Force
Deputy Director, Operations
Lt. Col. Amber M. Johnson, USSF
Commander, 2nd Sustainment Squadron, Mission Delta 2
U.S. Space Force
Col. Bryon McClain, USSF
Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Space Combat Power
Space Systems Command
Lt. Gen. David Miller, Jr., USSF
Deputy Chief of Space Operations, Strategy, Plans, Programs and Requirements
U.S. Space Force
Dee Dee Myers
Senior Advisor to the Governor
California Governor's Council
Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)
Maj. Gen. Stephen G. Purdy, Jr., USSF
Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition
United States Space Force
Raymond Sharp
Vice President, Missile Defense Integration Business Unit
Northrop Grumman Space Systems

































































































































































































