Elon Musk Keynote Confirmed.

SpaceX Founder and Chief Engineer Elon Musk will appear as a keynote speaker at the SATELLITE 2020 Conference and Exhibition on Monday, March 9 at 4:00 p.m. EST at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C.

In addition to SpaceX, Musk also leads electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla as its CEO and product architect. He has also founded or co-founded SolarCity, OpenAI, Neuralink, and The Boring Company, which is constructing mass transit tunnels in California.

He last appeared at SATELLITE in 2009, just after SpaceX was awarded the multibillion-dollar NASA Commercial Resupply Services program contract to send supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) on its Dragon spacecraft. SpaceX has set industry records with its Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets, and unveiled a massive new rocket called Starship, a large, long-duration spacecraft capable of carrying passengers or cargo to Earth orbit, planetary destinations, and between destinations on Earth.

Director of Government business supporting Spaceflight launch and integration services. 30 years of experience in Department of Defense and Commercial Industry program management, strategic planning, policy, acquisition’s, outreach and communications including executive-level interactions supporting air & space programs. I am a goal-oriented professional with a record of developing and managing technical & operational programs and national space policy, and enhancing advocacy for national security programs. I am an effective communicator resulting in cohesive teams and increases in funding.

Lt. Gen. David D. Thompson is Vice Commander, Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. He assists the commander in organizing, training, equipping, and maintaining mission-ready space and cyberspace forces and providing missile warning, positioning, navigation and timing, communications and cyber capabilities for North American Aerospace Defense Command, U.S. Strategic Command and the other functional and geographic combatant commands. The command oversees Air Force network operations; manages a global network of satellite command and control, communications, missile warning and space launch facilities; and is responsible for space system development and acquisition. The command comprises approximately 38,000 space and cyberspace professionals assigned to 134 locations worldwide. General Thompson also directs and coordinates the activities of the headquarters staff.

General Thompson was commissioned in 1985 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He is a career space officer with assignments in operations, acquisition, research and development, and academia. He has commanded operational space units at the squadron, group and wing levels. The general is also an Olmsted Scholar, graduate of the Senior Acquisition Course and Level III-certified Program Manager. Prior to his Vice Commander assignment, General Thompson was the Director of Plans and Policy, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.

Jen is a partner in Wiley’s Telecom, Media & Technology Practice and chair of our Space and Satellite Group. She advises communications and technology companies on domestic and international regulatory, policy, and transactional matters. She focuses on the licensing and operation of space stations, earth stations, undersea cables, and international telecommunications providers. Her representation includes some of the largest and most successful satellite operators, telecommunications providers, and network operators. She helps clients navigate a highly complex, cross-jurisdictional regulatory environment on issues such as spectrum sharing, space safety, national security, and foreign investment.

She is a contributing author and an industry source in several publications, including SatelliteFinance and the USA Chapter in the International Comparative Legal Guide to Telecoms, Media & Internet Laws & Regulations 2017.