Mr. Baugh serves as the President and Founder of Northern Sky Research (NSR), which he created in 2000 to provide independent, actionable market research and consulting services to the satellite industry. Mr. Baugh directs all NSR multi-client research reports and single-client consulting projects, and manages a global team of analysts that stand at the forefront of satellite industry expertise.

Before forming NSR, Mr. Baugh served as Senior Analyst for Pioneer Consulting where he covered all aspects of the satellite market. Prior to Pioneer, Mr. Baugh was an International Trade Specialist and Economist for the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, DC. While at the Department of Commerce, Mr. Baugh was a recipient of the Charles F. Meissner Memorial Award for his work on trade negotiations in the International Trade Administration.
Mr. Baugh also has extensive legislative and analytical experience from his work for the Committee on International Relations and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, both in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Mr. Baugh holds a Bachelor's Degree from Westminster College and a Master's Degree in International Affairs from The George Washington University.

A satellite and Telecoms industry veteran with over $2 billion in new revenue creation directly attributed to his leadership having pioneered significant success for start-ups Huawei (founded Huawei in Europe) and O3b (founding employee and Chief Commercial Officer) along with other major leadership roles such as global business unit leader for Alcatel-Lucent.

John has been identified as a Top 40 Executive by Global Telecoms Business three years in succession.

Mark Rigolle, former CEO of LeoSat Enterprises, now CEO of KLEO Connect, has 22 years of experience in the telecom and satellite sectors. Most recently he has advised satellite operators and private equity funds, as well as being a co-founder of Kacific, a promising satellite-broadband-to-the-home start-up for the Pacific and South East Asia. Previously he was CEO of O3b Networks, successfully raising USD 1.2B to fund this innovative new satellite operator. Between 2004 and 2009 he was Chief Financial Officer of SES, one of the world's leading satellite operators. Mark holds a Masters Degree in Economics from the University of Leuven, Belgium.

Jo-Anne Sears is a master communicator at the highest levels of policymaking in Washington. She wields her subject matter expertise and access to decision makers on behalf of Velocity's aerospace/defense, intelligence, and space tech clients to influence laws and regulations and conduct successful business development with federal agencies.

Jo-Anne's impeccable timing means that clients get their voices heard at crucial policymaking stages, using the communications tools that will make the strongest impact--from private face-to-face meetings to domestic and foreign media outlets, digital and social media technologies, media training, talking points, speeches, and harnessing the 24-hour news cycle to augment messaging goals.

Jo-Anne's strategic instincts developed over 20+ years as a trusted communications and public affairs advisor in the national security community. She crafted effective policy messaging and crisis communications for the White House, Secretary of State, Secretary of the Air Force, real-world intelligence and military operations, and entrepreneurial defense and space tech companies, among others. Highlights include:

• Served as senior strategic communications advisor to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Principal Space Advisor. Jo-Anne ensured that strategic engagements, policy, and messaging supported the Air Force mission through interactions with Congress, the White House, National Space Council, Federal Aviation Administration, NASA, NOAA, intelligence agencies, think tanks, and the media.

• Learned the culture and language of Congress and the value of a bipartisan approach by advocating for defense and intelligence agency and private industry positions before the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, Senate and House Select Committees on Intelligence, and the House and Senate appropriations defense subcommittees (funding).

• Earned a meritorious service award in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks for her support of the White House and Secretary of State Colin Powell as State Department press secretary and spokesperson with expertise in counter terrorism, diplomatic security, and Central Asia.


Jo-Anne holds an M.A. in Organizational Change Management, with Distinction, from Hawaii Pacific University and a B.A. in Communications and English, Cum Laude, from Marist College.

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch is SVP for Government Strategy and Policy of Inmarsat Government Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Inmarsat Group Holdings Limited.
Ms. Cowen-Hirsch brings more than 30 years of defense, aerospace and executive leadership experience to Inmarsat. As a decorated member of the Senior Executive Service (SES) in the U.S. Department of Defense, she served as the Program Executive Officer for SATCOM, Teleport, and Services at DISA. She served in several other key SES executive positions including as the first Vice Component Acquisition Executive for DISA, with executive management responsibility for the acquisition oversight and horizontal integration of DISA's products, services and programs. Ms. Cowen-Hirsch established the Defense Spectrum Office, serving as its first Director where her responsibilities included the development of national security spectrum strategic plans and policy, and national and international negotiation of defense spectrum issues.
Her broad defense career ranged from systems engineering, experimental flight test, program management, spectrum management and a wide range of executive leadership positions. Ms. Cowen-Hirsch was a rated experimental flight test engineer; was the first female civilian Mission Commander for the Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft (ARIA) mission; and was the recipient of an Exemplary Service Medal for her years of selfless service to the Department of Defense.
Mrs. Cowen-Hirsch serves as Inmarsat's representative for key industry associations including SIA. She serves on the Board of Directors for the United Space Force Space Enterprise Consortium, the MSUA and the Women in AFCEA Leadership Board.
Ms. Cowen-Hirsch is a recipient of numerous awards from prestigious organizations such as the AFCEA, Women in Technology, Potomac Officers Club Top 5 GovCon Space Mission Leaders to Know, and WashingtonExec Top 30 Space Execs to Watch.
Ms. Cowen-Hirsch received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kentucky. She serves on the College of Engineering advisory board and is a member of the Alumni Hall of Distinction. Having conducted her post-graduate studies in Engineering Management at the University of Dayton, she is also a graduate of the University of Tennessee Space Institute Experimental Flight Test Program; the DoD's Acquisition Management Program; and the Cambridge Senior Executive Leadership Program.

At the Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress (CSPC), Mr. Huminski is the Director of the Mike Rogers Center for Intelligence & Global Affairs founded by former Congressman and Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Mike Rogers.
Joshua also serves as the Director of CSPC's National Security Space Program, which is investigating ways to integrate commercial technologies into the national security space architecture more efficiently to increase deterrence, enhance resiliency, and deliver better effects for the warfighter on the ground. This project brings together thought leaders in government, the private sector, and academia with the goal of developing real and actionable recommendations for implementation by Congress, the White House, and Department of Defense.
He is a frequent commentator on space security and space policy issues. He provides subject matter expertise and research support on critical areas of interest including national security, emerging technologies, intelligence policy and foreign policy.
Joshua brings with him over ten years' experience having worked in the United States and United Kingdom in public affairs and communications; private security, corporate intelligence, and risk consultancy; expeditionary healthcare; and in strategic business development in the defense, intelligence, and homeland security sectors.
Originally from Connecticut, Joshua received his Master's degree (with Merit) in War Studies from King's College London after completing a dissertation on energy security and international relations. He earned his undergraduate honors degree from the University of Connecticut in political science following the completion of a thesis project on U.S. civil-military relations.

Office of the Secretary of Defense, OUSD(R&E), JCTD Directorate
Oversight Executive, and Director of FNC3 Mission Prototyping

Doug Schroeder became an Oversight Executive within the JCTD office in February 2019 after serving USD(A&S) as Deputy Director, C4ISR Division and Branch Chief for National Intelligence Systems since July 2016.
A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mr. Schroeder was commissioned an officer in the U.S. Navy upon graduation from Purdue University in 1982.
He later earned Master of Science degrees at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and also the National Defense University / Industrial College of the Armed Forces (NDU/ICAF).
During his 26 years as a naval officer, Mr. Schroeder was designated as a Naval Flight Officer, Engineering Duty Officer, Joint Specialty Officer, and Acquisition Workforce Professional in Program Management, Systems Engineering Test and Evaluation, and Information Technology.
He served multiple tours on Navy Staff and Air Staff, and one tour on Army Staff.
Duty assignments included the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, Strategic Systems Programs Office, National Reconnaissance Office, SPAWAR Space Field Activity (plank-owner), Transformational Communications Office (as Director in command), and the National Security Space Office. He concluded his naval career a Navy Captain as the senior space-qualified Engineering Duty Officer in the Navy, and as the Space Systems Engineering community mentor.
Following his transition from the U.S. Navy in 2008, Mr. Schroeder worked in private industry and as an independent consultant for eight years as a space systems engineer, an acquisition professional, a program manager, and as a senior executive in business development for material solutions providers such as Intelsat General and Raytheon in spaceborne solutions and capabilities. He returned to the Pentagon in 2016 to advise Navy Staff on the tactical exploitation of national capabilities, and later the Office of the Secretary of Defense in defense and intelligence work specializing in space acquisition, program management, systems engineering, and satellite communications enterprise architectures.

Justin Hyatt has a PhD in optical sciences and expertise in antenna reflector design and manufacturing. He works with the Radio Astronomy Observatory at the University of Arizona. He is also a founder and senior scientist at Paramium LLC.

Brian joined ALL.SPACE in its early days in 2017 and currently leads the Product Team ensuring successful productization of ALL.SPACE's ground-breaking technology. His expertise in the design and development of mmWave communication, radar, and electronic warfare systems, cultivated during his years at Northrop Grumman, has helped ALL.SPACE push the envelope in solving their customers' most challenging requirements.
Most recently, at L3Harris Specialty Applications Division, Brian led the hardware design team in successful delivery of a wide variety of unique, rapid turnaround specialty products for government customers.
Brian received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Bucknell University and his M.S. in RF Electrical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.

Tom Campbell is general manager of Space Antennas and Structures for Harris Corporation's Space and Intelligence Systems segment. Space and Intelligence Systems offers complete Earth observation, weather, geospatial, space protection, and intelligence solutions from advanced sensors and payloads, ground processing, and information analytics.

Campbell, who joined Harris in 2000, is responsible for all aspects of a multicustomer, multi-technology space antennas business area, including business strategy, new business pursuits, program execution, and customer relationships. His business area provides key enabling payload and antennas capabilities to the U.S. Department of Defense, NASA, commercial enterprises, and the international community.

Campbell assumed his current position within Harris in 2017. Previously, he was director of Innovation, responsible for cultivating ideas to equip Harris' Space and Intelligence Systems business for the future with innovative and/or disruptive offerings. Prior positions included Space Antennas business development manager, engineering manager, and project leader and mechanical designer of precision deployable space structures.

Campbell serves as a board member to Applied Kilovolts and is a council member for the Florida High Tech Corridor. He has served on the AIA Engineering Management Council and the Florida State Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board.

He has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan.

William (Bill) Milroy currently serves as Chairman and CTO of ThinKom Solutions, Inc., located in Hawthorne, CA and focused on the design, development, and manufacture of innovative antenna access solutions for the Fixed and Mobile Broadband Wireless Communication markets.

Prior to co-founding ThinKom, Mr. Milroy held the position of Senior Engineering Fellow within the Electromagnetic Systems Department of Raytheon's Electronic Systems (ES) Segment. During his tenure at Raytheon (Hughes Aircraft), Mr. Milroy managed and led the RF antenna design, development, and manufacture of a wide range of antenna array implementations and products for radar and communication applications in both the commercial and military marketplaces including 1-D and 2-D Electronically-Scanned Arrays (ESA's).

Mr. Milroy is a graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles, earning BSEE, MSEE, and Engineer (Ph.D. course, field, and examination requirements) degrees. He is the author or co-author of nine journal and symposia papers in the fields of Network Analysis, Circuits, Antennas, and Microwaves. He is the inventor or co-inventor of 45+ US Patents in the fields of Electromagnetic Scattering, Materials, Microwave Devices, and Antennas. Mr. Milroy is a past Chairman of the Los Angeles Chapter of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (APS), Guest Lecturer at the UCLA Anderson School of Business Management, and a past Technical Reviewer for both the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the IEEE APS Transactions Journal.

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Matt Desch is the Chief Executive Officer of Iridium Communications Inc., the only satellite communications company that offers truly global voice and data coverage. He has more than 40 years of experience in telecommunications management, and more than 30 years in the global wireless industry. Joining Iridium in 2006, Desch has been responsible for leading the innovation and growth of Iridium, which includes taking the company public on Nasdaq (IRDM) in 2009, completing the financing and development of Iridium® NEXT, the company's $3 billion investment in upgrading the Iridium network with powerful new satellites, and launching Iridium Certus®, a multi-service broadband platform enabled by the upgraded constellation. With Mr. Desch at the helm, Iridium's active subscriber base has grown from 150,000 in 2006, to nearly 1.8 million today, and dramatically expanded its operational earnings and free cash flow, while moving into important new services like global space-based aircraft tracking with its joint-venture, Aireon. Mr. Desch serves as a member of the U.S. President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) and is a member on the Board of Trustees of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and the Board of Directors of Unisys, global IT services firm. Mr. Desch holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from The Ohio State University and a Master of Business Administration from The University of Chicago

Jonathan Hofeller is SpaceX's Vice President of Starlink Commercial Sales. In this role, he leads the sales of the company's Starlink business and enterprise services. In addition to providing broadband to consumers, the demand for connectivity applies to nearly all businesses and its Hofeller's charter to determine how to best serve these markets.

Hofeller also leads the creation and development of Starlink's social impact initiative, a program designed to bring connectivity to economically challenged areas around the globe through a network of benefactors.

Hofeller joined SpaceX in 2007 and previously led the company's commercial launch and private human spaceflight endeavors, successfully expanding SpaceX's customer base across the globe, originating its rideshare program, and spearheading its entrance into the private astronaut sector.

Hofeller received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University, a Master's of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southern California, and a degree in Technology Commercialization from USC's Marshall School of Business. He is also a graduate of the International Space University's Space Studies Program. Prior to joining SpaceX, Hofeller worked at The Raytheon Company as a mechanical engineer and designer on several satellite programs.

Hofeller serves on the Johns Hopkins University Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board, the SSPI Board of Directors, and is a Karman Fellow

Jean-Yves Le Gall is President of the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), the French space agency, since 2013. In this capacity, he is interministerial coordinator for satellite navigation programmes. He is also Honorary Ambassador and former President of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF).

CNES is responsible for shaping and executing France's space policy. It is involved in all aspects of space (Ariane, Sciences, Earth Observation, Telecommunications, Defence) through its four centres of excellence in Paris, Toulouse and French Guiana, with 2,350 employees and a budget of €2.335bn (2021). CNES represents France on the Council of the European Space Agency (ESA) and at many other international organizations, and is a partner in several commercial enterprises.

Born in 1959, Jean-Yves Le Gall has devoted his entire career to the European space programme, holding positions within the French national scientific research agency CNRS, several French ministries, at Novespace and a first stint with CNES before joining Starsem and then Arianespace, where he was Chairman & CEO. In addition to leading CNES, he has also been Chair of ESA Council and Chair of the Administrative Board of GSA, the European GNSS Agency in charge of Galileo.

Jean-Yves Le Gall is a member of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and Vice-President of the "Space Circle" at French think-tank CEPS (Centre d'Etude et de Prospective Stratégique). He chairs the France-Japan business council of Medef International, is President of the Foundation for the study of the Japanese language and civilization and a member of the French-Mexican Strategic Council. He also sits on the board of Paris Est Créteil University and on the Strategic Oversight Committee of Paris-Saclay University.

In 2001, he received the Astronautics Prize from the French Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AAAF). He was named Via Satellite magazine's 2005 Satellite Executive of the Year and received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007 from the Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC). In 2011 he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Society of Satellite Professionals International (SPPI) and received the Icarus Prize from the French association of professional aerospace journalists (AJPAE). In 2014 he received a Laureate Award from Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine and in 2018 the California Institute of Technology presented him with the International Von Kármán Wings Award.

Jean-Yves Le Gall holds the ranks of Commander of the Legion of Honour and Commander of the National Order of Merit. He has also been awarded the Order of Friendship by the Russian Federation and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, by the government of Japan. He is Doctor Honoris Causa of Technion, the Israel Institute of Technology.

Cas Anvar is an award-winning actor. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Anvar's professional career began upon graduating from Canada's prestigious National Theatre School. He is a true chameleon that has shone in dynamically diverse roles: from Oscar-winning best pictures to biopics to award-winning video game warriors. SyFy network took note of Anvar's talents casting him in two recurring roles on two exciting series: "Olympus", an action-packed mythological drama, and "The Expanse", a futuristic thriller, in the vein of "Battlestar Galactica".

Anvar's big break came with his role in the Cruise/Wagner film 'Shattered Glass', alongside an A-list cast including Hayden Christiansen, Peter Sarsgaard and Chloe Sevigny. The film went on to be nominated for four Spirit Awards and a Golden Globe. Anvar is no stranger to working with Hollywood elite, showing his versatility on the big screen with roles opposite Ben Affleck in the Oscar-winning Best Picture 'Argo', Naomi Watts in the Princess Diana biopic 'Diana' (starring as Dodi Fayed), with Jake Gyllenhaal in the sci-fi adventure 'Source Code', and John Cusak in the suspense thriller 'The Factory'. His film credits also include Steven Spielberg's 'The Terminal' (with Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta Jones), the feature comedy 'Miss India America' (with "New Girl"'s Hannah Simone), and the upcoming horror thriller 'The Vatican Tapes' (starring Dougray Scott and Michael Pena).

The actor has been nominated for two ACTRA awards and two Gemini awards, and won the SAG award for Best Ensemble Cast for his role in 'Argo'. Along with his film and television acting, Anvar's other passion is voice work. He is well known for his roles in some of the world's most popular video games: Call of Duty: BO2, Halo 4, and as Altair in Assassins Creed: Revelations.

On the small screen, Anvar has appeared on CBS's "NCIS:LA", USA network's "In Plain Sight", ABC's "Boston Legal", ABC's "Castle", CBS's "Intelligence", and the hit series "24" (with Keifer Sutherland).

When he's not working, Anvar enjoys playing paintball with his team, The Suave Bastards, and buzzing around in their custom made tank called The Mighty Bastard.

Mike French is Vice President for Space Systems at the Aerospace Industries Association. As the lead of the Space Systems policy division, Mike works with AIA's membership to advocate for policies, regulations, and investments that ensure American leadership and strong industry partnership across the civil, commercial, and national security sectors.

Mike's experience in the space industry ranges from advising senior government leaders on space policy, to developing market forecasts and assessments for industry executives, to analyzing major space investments for companies and banks. He previously served as the Senior Vice President for Commercial Space at Bryce Space and Technology, a market analysis and management consulting firm. At Bryce, he advised major aerospace industry clients on management, policy, and investment decisions.

Mike has also held several federal government positions, most recently serving as NASA's Chief of Staff, advising the NASA Administrator, White House, and other government leadership on national space policy issues. He received NASA's Distinguished Service Medal for his service. Prior to serving in government, he practiced law in the defense and aerospace sector in Los Angeles where he advised clients on matters regarding aircraft and aerospace weapons systems.

Mike holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Lori Garver is a leading figure in the U.S. space program and the author of Escaping Gravity: My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch of New Space Age. She served as the NASA Deputy Administrator and led the agency's transition team for the Obama
Administration from 2008 - 2013. Previous senior executive roles have included Associate Administrator of Policy and Plans at NASA, General Manager of the Air Line Pilots Association, Vice President of Avascent, Executive Director of the National Space Society, and CEO of Earthrise Alliance.
Garver is a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard's Kennedy School and serves as an Operating Advisor at Bessemer Venture Partners. Lori is a member of the Board of Directors of Hydrosat and a strategic advisor to several leading aerospace corporations, including Sierra Space, World View, and Orbite Space. Lori is a Co-Founder of the Brooke Owens Fellowship, an aerospace internship and mentorship program for collegiate women and gender minorities. Garver is the recipient of
numerous honors and awards including AIAA's 2021 Public Service Award, the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award from Women in Aerospace, the National Space Society's 2020 Robert Heinlein Award, three NASA Distinguished Service Medals and an Honorary Doctorate from Colorado College. She holds a B.A. in
Political Economy from Colorado College and an M.A. in Science, Technology and Public Policy from the George Washington University.

Grant is an aerospace engineer turned video game producer. He graduated with a degree in aerospace engineering and spent the first 5 years after school working as a manufacturing and process engineer in the rocket and space propulsion industry. He has successfully transitioned the team work and problem solving skills of the engineering world to video game production.

Justus is a Principal at Space Angels. He has built a career financing and scaling businesses that address humanity's most pressing challenges. Justus spent the past four years with Acumen where he managed their first returnable capital fund and built a platform of value-add services. Prior to that, he worked at Merrill Lynch where he managed $6 billion in assets on behalf of institutional clients. Justus holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Senior-level IP lawyer and innovation strategist for U.S. government and commercial programs; advising business partners on complex IP and data rights strategies, regulatory compliance, and risk dynamics, while managing the preparation and prosecution of patents, trademarks, and technology development strategies to expand, strengthen, and leverage the renowned Northrop Grumman technology portfolio.

Committed to help programs protect, differentiate, and deploy ground-, airborne-, and space-based solutions that leverage IP assets to deliver superior capabilities.

Current technical focus: C4ISR, missile defense, additive manufacturing, AI/ML, Agile/SecDevOps, open architecture (MOSA), transformational computing, signals intelligence (SIGINT), and cyber-secured, software-defined systems for defense and intelligence applications.

Ellen Renee Stofan is the former Chief Scientist of NASA and served as principal advisor to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on the agency's science programs, planning and investments. She resigned from NASA in December 2016. Previously, she served as vice president of Proxemy Research in Laytonsville, Maryland, and as an honorary professor in the Earth sciences department at the University College London. She is currently the Director of the National Air and Space Museum.

Mr. Rousseau has more than 30 years of experience in the space and satellite sector and has worked in various functions in business, management, consulting, research, administration and marketing communications throughout his career.

Mr. Rousseau began consulting for NSR in 2006 and handles direction and oversight, market research, and consulting engagements in sectors such Unmanned Aerial Systems; High-Altitude Platforms; Satellite Manufacturing and Launch Services; Small Satellites, Smallsat Launchers; Flat Panel Antennas; In-Orbit Servicing & Space Situational Awareness; Space Travel & Tourism; Big Data via Satellite; Optical Communications & Cloud Computing via Satellite and Earth Observation. He provides regional expertise in Europe, the Middle-East and Africa region.

Mr. Rousseau was previously with the International Space University (ISU), a higher education institution for which he managed Professional Development Programs. He later co-founded Futuraspace, an international space consulting firm. Earlier, he worked for the Canadian Space Agency where he held various positions in administration, management and strategy.

He has a B.Sc. with majors in Physics and Astrophysics from the University of Calgary (Canada) and a Master of Space Studies (MSc.) from the International Space University (France). Mr. Rousseau is based in Strasbourg, France.

As Senior Vice President, Lars is responsible for Rocket Lab's global business and government affairs. With more than 30 years of experience in national security and aerospace, Lars brings a deep knowledge of the global space industry and U.S. Government space requirements.

Before joining Rocket Lab, Lars was an executive at SpaceX, from 2014 to 2018. At SpaceX, Lars facilitated certification of the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles and he led the capture of more than $2 billion of national security space business.

Prior to joining industry, Lars completed a distinguished career in the United States Air Force, as a U-2 reconnaissance pilot, a test pilot, and in senior leadership roles at The Pentagon.

Lars holds advanced engineering degrees from the United States Air Force Academy, U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology, and U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. Lars also earned national security degrees from MIT, Air University, and National Defense University, and a Master of Business Administration degree from UCLA.

Pascal Homsy graduated from Telecom ParisTech in 1991 and began his career in sales at TRT-Philips.

From 1994 to 1998, he served as Area Sales Manager, Asia-Pacific, at Lucent Technologies. He subsequently moved up the ranks within the Alcatel-Lucent Group, where he held positions as Consultant, Customer Strategies; Asia Sales Director; Vice President, Local Multipoint Distribution Systems Business Unit; Vice President, Voice and Services Business Unit, Fixed Switching Systems; Vice President Sales, France Telecom/Orange global account; and CEO of Alcatel-Lucent France for more than three years. He was also Vice President Sales, West and South Europe, in charge of France and the FT/Orange account; and President of the Strategic Industries Segment.

In April 2015, he was appointed President of the Europe and MEA Regional Business Centre, Software and Services, for Nokia/Alcatel-Lucent.

From 2017 until this latest appointment, Pascal Homsy served as Global Head of Sales, Big Data and Security Division for ATOS (Bull SAS).

Dan is the Vice President of Business development at COMSAT Inc. and has over 18 years of SATCOM experience. Dan brings a wealth of satellite program management and technical experience to COMSAT from his work as an active duty Army satellite communications officer, a DoD Civilian, and as a network operator.
Before starting at COMSAT, Dan was Executive Vice President at satellite hardware manufacturer NAL Research; Director of Government Business Development at Iridium Satellite; and as a satellite program manager at the Defense Information Systems Agency(DISA) where he served as the Chief of the DoD's Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services Division; Program Manager of the U.S. Government's Future COMSATCOM Services Acquisition (FCSA); Gateway Satellite Systems Expert GIG Operations; and as DISA's liaison to the CJ6, Multi National Forces, Baghdad Iraq. On active duty Dan served as the assistant operations officer, 1st Satellite Control Battalion, and Commander of the Defense Satellite Communications Certification Facility, Schriever Air Force Base Colorado. Dan currently serves as a Lieutenant Colonel in the DC National Guard where he is a plans and operations officer for National Guard Legislative Affairs.
Dan holds a Bachelor's Degree from Cameron University and is a graduate of the Command and General Staff College. Dan's other affiliations include the Army Signal Regiment, Society of Satellite Professionals International, Armed Forces Communications and Electronic Association, Association of the United States Army, Army Reserve Officers Association, and Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

Erik Daehler is Director of Business Development, for the Lockheed Martin Corporation. In this capacity, he develops products and architectures for commercial communication and remote sensing programs for Lockheed Martin's commercial and international customers. In this role, Mr. Daehler uses his experience in government missions to identify commercial opportunities and mission synergies for the US government and commercial partners.

Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, Mr. Daehler was the Director of Product Innovation for Boeing, where he led the development of all new satellite platforms, including the first of a kind 702SP all electric, dual stacked satellite and the 502 remote sensing satellites.

Mr. Daehler has a background in physics specializing in communication and remote sensing, Mr. Daehler led research and development for Boeing's unmanned satellite systems, worked as a Chief System Architect and Systems Engineering Manager on large-scale satellite and network systems for commercial and government customers.

Mr. Daehler was educated in Europe at the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands where he received his Master's degree in Space Systems Engineering. He also received a Bachelor of Arts in Physics from The Colorado College in 1998.

Karen L. Jones is a senior space policy analyst and economist in the Center for Space Policy and Strategy at The Aerospace Corporation. In this role she analyzes space market trends and technologies that impact government missions and commercial markets. She has published numerous papers addressing: game changing technologies, direct-to-device satellite connectivity, disruptive innovation, public private partnerships, blockchain, undersea cables, wireless technologies and space based remote sensing strategies to address climate change and environmental accountability. Karen earned a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from Louisiana State University and a Master of Business Administration from Yale University.

Dr. John Klein, callsign "Patsy," is a Senior Fellow and Strategist at Falcon Research, Inc., and also instructs space policy and strategy courses at George Washington University's Space Policy Institute, Georgetown University's Strategic Studies Program, and Institute of World Politics at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate levels respectively. He routinely writes on space strategy, deterrence, and the Law of Armed Conflict. He is the author of the books Understanding Space Strategy: The Art of War in Space (2019), Space Warfare: Strategy, Principles and Policy (2006), and the recent Fight for the Final Frontier: Irregular Warfare in Space (2023), along with a score of other book chapters and articles.

Dr. Hannah Kerner is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Geographical Sciences at the University of Maryland. Her research involves developing new machine learning methods for analyzing remote sensing data for agricultural monitoring, food security, and other applications in Earth and planetary science. Dr. Kerner is the Machine Learning Lead and US Co-Lead for NASA Harvest, NASA's agriculture and food security initiative run out of the University of Maryland.

Payam Banazadeh is the founder and CEO of Capella Space. He leads the overall strategy and operations of the company. Before Capella, Payam worked at the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, where his work on two NASA missions was honored with their Mariner Award. Payam holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering, from the University of Texas at Austin, and a MS in Business and Management from Stanford. Payam was recently named to Forbes "30 Under 30" list and is a fellow of the National Science Foundation.

lex Greenberg is the Chief Operating Office and Co-founder of Loft Orbital, a provider of space infrastructure to the global space industry. Today, Loft Orbital has two satellites in space and 25 manifested for launch through 2025. The company's operations span across three locations: San Francisco, CA; Golden, CO; and Toulouse, France.
Alex's career has spanned multiple areas of the aerospace and defense sector. Prior to founding Loft, he worked at Spire Global in Business Development and Operations, and he was responsibly for securing the company's first contracts with US Government customers. Prior to Spire, he was an engagement manager at Avascent, a Washington DC-based management and strategy consulting firm focused on aerospace and defense.
Alex graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with honors with a degree in Economics. He is originally from Baltimore, Maryland.

Robbie Schingler is the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Planet. Prior to Planet, Robbie spent 9 years at NASA, where he helped build the Small Spacecraft Office at NASA Ames and was Capture Manager for the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). Robbie later served as NASA's Open Government Representative to the White House; and served as Chief of Staff for the Office of the Chief Technologist at NASA. He received a MBA from Georgetown University, a MS in Space Studies from the International Space University, and a BS in Engineering Physics from Santa Clara University. Robbie was a 2005 Presidential Management Fellow.

Tim is the Co-Founder and CEO of Relativity Space. Under Tim's leadership, Relativity successfully launched the world's first 3D printed rocket into space and has pre-sold $1.8 billion in launch service agreements from commercial and government entities. Tim has played a leading role in securing hundreds of millions of dollars in partnership with the U.S. Government - including the first-ever launch site award to a venture-backed company at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and exclusive 20-year agreements for multiple test sites at NASA's Stennis Space Center. He also led the private capital raise of $1.33 billion from the world's leading investors across six funding rounds.

Prior to co-founding Relativity, Tim was a Propulsion Development Engineer at Blue Origin, where he worked on Crew Capsule Reaction Control System thrusters, BE-4, and New Glenn and started the company's metal 3D printing division. He holds a BS and an MS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Southern California. During his time at USC, he and Jordan Noone, Relativity Co-Founder and Executive Advisor, helped launch the first student-designed and built rocket into space.

Tim has testified to the United States Senate on commercial space policy and was the youngest member of the National Space Council Users Advisory Group for five years across two administrations, directly advising the White House on space policy. Tim was named a "Living Legend of Aviation," being recognized as the Entrepreneur of the Year. He was a member of the World Economic Forum's Technology Pioneer cohort and has been named to MIT Technology Review's prestigious "Innovators Under 35" list, as well as the "30 Under 30" lists published by Business Insider, Forbes, and Inc. Magazine.

Mr. Grady has been involved in the Satellite Communications industry since 2005, joining NSR in 2010. He is NSR's Energy market subject matter expert, and a core member of NSR's mobility research practice for both civil and government markets. He regularly provides his insights and analysis to NSR's single-client consulting practice, and is also a regular contributor to leading industry publications and forums.
Before joining NSR, Mr. Grady served as the Sustainable Development Projects Coordinator Intern with the Global VSAT Forum where he worked regularly with the GVF Secretariat and the Regulatory Working Group on many of the forum's initiatives. Working with the Regulatory Working Group, Mr. Grady helped develop and implement various RWG initiatives aimed at protecting satellite spectrum, increasing awareness of satellite services, and working to promote regulatory reforms across the globe.
Mr. Grady holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park where his research focused on renewable/alternative energies, Information Communication Technologies and the Satellite Communications Industry. He works in NSR's Washington DC office.
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Justin Cadman is an investment banking professional with Raymond James. He focuses his practice on advising companies and investors in the satellite & space ecosystem. With more than 17 years of advisory and capital markets experience, including a decade covering the space & satellite ecosystem, Mr. Cadman has executed more than 30 transactions in the space & satellite sector alone, ranging from private placements and public underwriting to buy- and sell-side M&A advisory.



Mr. Cadman's investment banking practice at Raymond James is at the forefront of the space industry, combining strong, specialized industry expertise and relationships with extensive transactional history. Prior to joining Raymond James' investment banking practice in 2006, Mr. Cadman held roles in corporate finance for a leading wireless infrastructure company and in technology equity research.

Armand Musey is an expert in financial valuation within the space and wireless sectors. Over the past 20 years, he has completed dozens of financial valuation, strategic analyses, business development, corporate governance and business plan creation assignments in the communications industry and has experience working on numerous financing and M&A transactions. His involvement with a wide breadth of companies has allowed him to develop a deep understanding of a range of media and telecom issues. Mr. Musey is also well-versed in the complex web of relationships underlying the sector's competitive dynamics and associated regulatory issues.
Prior to founding Summit Ridge Group, Armand led the satellite industry research teams for Bank of America, and later Solomon Smith Barney where he also covered the wireless tower industry. He earned numerous honors as a research analyst including being named to the Institutional Investor "All American" team three times (2000-2002) and the Wall Street Journal "All Star" team. He was also ranked the top satellite industry analyst by Greenwich Associates. Armand also served as President of a boutique investment bank specializing in the satellite, media and telecom industries.
Armand regularly speaks at major industry conferences and has been frequently quoted in leading trade publications and by national publications as an expert in space finance and corporate governance. He authored the highly regarded publication "The Spectrum Handbook 2013" and his recent industry research has been published in leading law journals.
Armand is a member of the Federal Communications Bar Association where he is a co-chair of the NY chapter (2016-2018), the American Society of Appraisers where he is board treasurer of the NY Chapter (2017-2018), and the New York Society of Securities Analysts where he chaired the Corporate Governance Committee from 2007-2009 (vice-chair 2005-2007). He is also a member of the CFA Institute.

2014 - until present: Co head of European Telecom and Satellite Equity Research - Barclays
2003- 2014: Director - Senior Equity Analyst - European Telecom and Satellites Equity Research - Exane BNP Paribas
2000-2003: Equity Analyst - European Telecoms - Bank of America; DLJ
1998-2000: Fund Manager - Latin America - Merrill Lynch Asset Management

Dr. Josef Koller is a Systems Director for the Center for Space Policy and Strategy at The Aerospace Corporation, serving as a senior analyst and team leader on topics that cut across policy, technology, and economics. Prior to joining Aerospace, Dr. Koller served as a Senior Advisor to the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Space Policy where he directly supported key national and international strategy efforts for space-related U.S. Government and DoD policy matters. His portfolio included commercial remote sensing, space traffic management, and related congressional affairs. Prior to that assignment, Dr. Koller managed and co-lead over 40 scientists in the "Space Science and Applications Group" at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Dr. Koller currently serves on the NASA Advisory Council - Regulatory and Policy Committee and is Editor of the Journal for Geoscientific Model Development.
Dr. Koller has a Ph.D. in Astrophysics from Rice University, two Masters, Physics and Astronomy, from the University of Innsbruck, Austria.

Mr. Chirag Parikh was appointed as the Executive Secretary of the National Space Council on August 2, 2021. As Executive Secretary, Mr. Parikh is responsible for advising the President on domestic and international policy across the civil, commercial, and national security sectors; as well as monitoring the implementation of the President's space policy. He joined the Biden-Harris Administration from Microsoft Azure, where he led the company-wide initiative to bring together the power of global cloud capabilities with the evolving space industry.

Prior to his work in industry, Mr. Parikh had a U.S. government career that spanned more than two decades. From 2010-2016, Mr. Parikh served as the White House Director of Space Policy on the National Security Council. Prior to the White House, Mr. Parikh led the United States space intelligence community as the Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Science and Technology. Additionally, Mr. Parikh served as a Senior Executive at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency where he held a variety of roles including leading collection and tasking of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) sensors and the analysis of GEOINT data. Mr. Parikh began his career as an aerospace engineer at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center. He holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Cincinnati.

Dr. Tanya Harrison calls herself a "Professional Martian," having spent the last 13 years working as a scientist and in mission operations on multiple NASA Mars missions, including the Curiosity and Opportunity rovers. Her specialty lies in geomorphology: the study of a planet's evolution based on its surface features. She holds a Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Western Ontario, a master's in Earth and Environmental Sciences from Wesleyan University, and a B.Sc. in Astronomy and Physics from the University of Washington. Currently she is the Director of Strategic Science Initiatives at the Earth observation satellite imagery company Planet. Tanya is also an advocate for advancing the status of women in science and for accessibility in the geosciences. You can find her prolifically tweeting about Mars and space in general as @tanyaofmars.

Mr. Joe Anderson is the vice president of SpaceLogistics, a Northrop Grumman company.
In this role, Mr. Anderson is responsible for managing the technical, operational, licensing and insurance aspects of SpaceLogistics' satellite-servicing
fleet, and business development for commercial and government satellite servicing customers.
Mr. Anderson has been with SpaceLogistics for over ten years. Previous to his current position, he served as chief engineer and director of mission extension vehicle services.
Prior to joining SpaceLogistics, Anderson spent 20 years at Intelsat where he served in a variety of technical, managerial, strategy and leadership roles.
Mr. Anderson possesses more than 34 years of satellite industry experience including control system design for launch vehicles, telecommunications satellites, the Space Station Freedom, and satellite operations including more than 25 launch missions.
Mr. Anderson holds a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Minnesota, a master's degree in engineering from Stanford University, and an MBA from George Washington University.

SpaceLogistics, a Northrop Grumman company, is the global leader in the development and deployment of on-orbit satellite servicing systems and the first and only company performing on-orbit servicing for commercial satellites in geosynchronous orbit. Our planned series of vehicles will extend service life, provide enhanced capabilities and enable future missions for a variety of customers.

Dr. Clare Martin joined Astroscale in August 2019 as Sr. Vice President of Operations and Programs.
She brings many years of space technology management, operations and engineering expertise to the
Astroscale team.

Dr. Martin previously held the position of the Director, Orbital Solutions at General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-
EMS). She was responsible for the management and technical performance of the engineering staff and
delivery of projects, including planning and managing technical and programmatic solutions to ensure
quality, business, and financial objectives are met. Her extensive background and knowledge of
spacecraft systems lead the Englewood group through all phases of a project from inception through
delivery.

Prior to joining GA-EMS, Dr. Martin was the Chief Operating Officer at Surrey Satellite Technology US,
where she led the Surrey project management and engineering teams. As a member of the Surrey Satellite
US executive team, Dr. Martin managed the bidding, negotiation, and execution of projects, and was
responsible for ensuring the company's cost-effective methods were appropriately applied to the
execution of programs. She provided guidance to project managers and engineers, guaranteeing the
appropriate knowledge, skills, and experience were incorporated into all aspects of the business.

Dr. Martin joined Surrey Satellite US from Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. in the United Kingdom,
where she held several positions including the Head of Telecommunications and Navigation business
unit, encompassing the Galileo payload programme. Prior to Surrey, Dr. Martin was a project manager
and scientist at QinetiQ, formerly the Defence Evaluation & Research Agency.

Dr. Martin earned a Master's of Science in Astrophysics and a Ph.D. in Mathematics and Computational Sciences
from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

Jeremy Schiel, co-founder, and Chief Marketing Officer of Orbit Fab, is a forward-thinking international business professional with an unwavering vision and passion for the space industry. Mr. Schiel brings to a young industry his business development experience from tier-one automotive manufacturing.

He currently sits as Vice-Chairman of CONFERS and DARPA funded consortium establishing best practices and standards for satellite servicing. Mr. Schiel previously worked on new business development at Deep Space Industries and Brand Delta-V. As an advocate for the Space Frontier Foundation, and as former Program Director of the Center for Space Commerce and Finance, Mr. Schiel is working to push the boundaries of the final frontier and contribute to the growth of the industry.

Jeremy holds a dual degree in International Business (IB) and Management from Eastern Michigan University. He also founded the International Business Alumni Chapter connecting Eastern IB alumni together from across the globe.

As an integral part of the L3Harris Technologies Business Development team, Paul Scardino is responsible for supporting the continued growth of the Space and Airborne Systems Segment as well as assisting synergy development and integration across the organization.
Prior to L3Harris, Paul worked 30 years in the satellite industry, beginning as a systems engineer and project manager at Satellite Transmission Systems. He progressed into executive leadership positions in engineering, program management, business development, sales and sales operations, products and marketing at Globecomm and Speedcast.

Carolyn Belle is the Director of Business Development, KSATlite. In this role she supports users across the KSATlite network, working with smallsat operators to design the optimal ground services solution for each mission and assessing the shape of future demand as smallsat capabilities grow and new operations approaches are developed. Carolyn has a background in space industry growth and diversification, with expertise in the market dynamics of emerging satellite applications and the creation of diversified space architectures.
Carolyn previously worked in consulting and market/policy research with Northern Sky Research and the Space Foundation, and started her career in astrobiology research at NASA Ames. She is on the board of directors for SSPI Rocky Mountain, leads the Colorado Women in Space Exploration networking group, and has been active in STEM outreach initiatives such as Yuri's Night and Cool Science.

Brad brings over 19 years of software development experience in the aerospace industry to the ATLAS team. He has designed, developed, tested and deployed satellite command and control, mission planning, and data management applications through his career. Now, Brad is the brains behind the ground-breaking Freedom™ Software Platform.

Greg Quiggle serves as the Senior Vice President of Product Management at Kratos, where he is responsible for overall product strategy and ongoing lifecycle management of Kratos' commercial product portfolio.

Prior to joining Kratos, Quiggle served as the Vice President of Emerging Products for VT iDirect, during which time he played an instrumental role in developing the company's 5G/SDN strategy and ecosystem. Additionally, he has served as the Executive Vice President of Marketing for Tollgrade Communications and the Vice President of Marketing for Acterna Corporation (now Viavi). In these roles, he has spent over 25 years conceptualizing and executing successful, corporate-level product and technology strategies within the communications industry.

Timothy ("Tim") Bransford advises clients on telecommunications-related regulatory issues before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and foreign regulators. Tim has deep industry knowledge and more than twenty years of experience working with satellite operators. He counsels clients on domestic and international regulations regarding the launch and operation of geostationary and non-geostationary communications satellite networks, and he assists clients seeking approval to operate complex Mobile Satellite Service (MSS), Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT), and Earth Station on board Vessel (ESV) networks.
Most recently, in 2024, Tim Bransford represented AST SpaceMobile to secure its initial license to launch its first five low earth orbit satellites as the first step in provisioning its direct-to-device service, which are expected to use AT&T and Verizon spectrum for end user service links. Tim Bransford also secured regulatory authority necessary for Intuitive Machines to launch and operate its lunar lander that successfully landed on the Moon in February 2024, and which carried multiple payloads that utilized various frequencies, including those allocated for Federal and non-Federal terrestrial use.

Carlos Nalda founded LMI Advisors in 2013 to provide cost-effective global compliance solutions to satellite and telecommunications industry clients. Leveraging more than two decades of U.S. and international telecommunications law and regulatory expertise, Carlos has created an innovative approach to providing a full range of commercial and regulatory support by bringing together consultants with diverse backgrounds and proficiencies.

Carlos personally advises clients on multiple policy, regulatory, transactional, and market access issues in the communications sector, with a particular focus on satellite and earth station operations, spectrum management, and foreign market access matters. He has represented network operators and communications service providers in numerous rulemaking, licensing, spectrum allocation, and transaction review proceedings in the United States and around the world. He practices before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), foreign telecommunications regulators, regional regulatory bodies, and the International Telecommunications Union.

Carlos has particular expertise in satellite system development, broadband mobility, and market access issues in the Americas, Asia, Europe, Russia/CIS, and the Middle East regions. He has also negotiated spectrum sharing arrangements on behalf of the U.S. satellite industry.

Carlos represents clients in various regulatory forums and has served as a U.S. delegate to several international telecommunications conferences. He has spoken on satellite regulatory matters at numerous international conferences including the annual meetings of the Global VSAT Forum, International Bar Association, and National Spectrum Management Association, and he has authored or co-authored several articles regarding satellite regulation.

Carlos' experience in the communications industry is complemented by his background in international trade and international law. He has advised clients on trade litigation, dispute settlement, and trade policy issues before the World Trade Organization, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, U.S. State Department, U.S. International Trade Commission, and U.S. Department of Commerce.

John Conafay is a Veteran of the United States Air Force and Director of Business Development for APAC, GEO/GTO opportunities, and a large amount of the US at Spaceflight Inc., currently. He previously fulfilled Commercial and Government Business Development and Operations roles at Astranis Space Technologies, Business Development at Bryce Space and Technology, was an Aerospace Analyst at NASA HQ, Business Operations at Spire Global, and Executive Director of SEDS-USA.

Scott T. Scheimreif, has served as our Executive Vice President, Government Programs since December 2012 and previously served as acting Executive Vice President, Government Programs from June 2012 to December 2012 and as Vice President, Government Programs from April 2008 to June 2012. Mr. Scheimreif received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Salisbury University.

Daniel (Dan) F. DiFonzo is the founder and president of Planar Communications Corporation (Planar). Since 1989 Dan, individually and with Planar teams, has provided technical and marketing services to major satellite communications organizations for both spacecraft communications payloads and advances in mobile satellite terminals largely based on phased array antenna technology.
At Comsat Laboratories, Dan pioneered and led work to advance the technologies of dual polarization frequency reuse and multiple shaped beam satellite antennas. He was vice president and assistant director of Comsat Laboratories and VP and general manager of Comsat's Systems Division before starting his own business in 1989.
He has been engaged by major spacecraft companies such as Lockheed Martin, Space Systems Loral and O3b (SES). He had a leading role with Motorola for the first-generation Iridium phased array multiple beam satellite antennas. He worked with Matsushita (Panasonic) for the development and commercialization of a flat panel antenna for direct broadcast satellites (DBS) reception that he had fathered while at Comsat and that became a commercial product in Japan.
He acted as CTO and had leadership roles at several companies including: Gilat/RaySat, Phasor Solutions, Isotropic Systems, and Parry Labs for advanced developments and commercialization of low-profile mobile SATCOM flat panel and phased array terminals.
He received the BEE degree from Villanova University, Villanova, PA, the MS degree from California State University, Northridge, CA, and he completed the doctoral course requirements at George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Dan has authored or co-authored more than thirty publications and conference presentations, authored four book chapters, including the chapter on Satellites and Aerospace for the CRC Electrical Engineering Handbook, and taught courses in satellite technologies and antennas. He is an inventor or co-inventor for 11 patents and several further patent applications.
He was a member of the National Research Council Panel on Assessment of National Institute of Standards & Technology Programs and he was a member of the IEEE Committee on Communications and Information Policy. He is a Senior Member of the AIAA, and a Life Member of the IEEE Communications Society and the Antennas and Propagation Society, having served as Chairman of the Washington, DC AP-S Chapter during 1981-1982. In 1986 he was a member of a US Government (NTIA) and industry group that visited China to study that nation's telecommunications status. He is the recipient of a Marquis Who's Who Lifetime Achievement Award.

As SVP of Land Mobile, Tom is responsible for the strategic development of Kymeta's connected car program. He is charged with cultivating key partnerships and managing internal teams to deliver Kymeta solutions to the automotive industry. Tom is a recognized leader in connected car, and brings over 25 years of experience delivering safety, security and infotainment solutions to mobile platforms.

Prior to Kymeta, Tom founded Splat Interactive which created IPTV applications that enabled content companies to engage with consumers across multiple devices. He was also a co-founder of VoiceBox Technologies where he helped develop the world's first in-car natural language application for in-car and cloud-based functions. He has been a featured speaker at Global Space Congress, Telematics Update Detroit and Creating Urban Tech Berlin, and has written articles for IQT Quarterly and SatMagazine.

Tom is a Seattle native, earning his MBA from the Executive MBA program at the University of Washington. He also holds patents in voice based purchasing, voice user interface and cooperative conversation technologies.

Jennifer A. Manner is Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at EchoStar Corporation/Hughes Network Systems LLC where she is responsible for the company's domestic and international regulatory and policy issues, including spectrum management, new technologies and market access. Prior to this, Ms. Manner held senior positions at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, including as Deputy Chief of the Public Safety Bureau and the Office of Engineering and Technology and Senior Advisory to Commissioner Abnernathy and leading companies. Ms. Manner has published several books on telecommunications issues including on spectrum and foreign market access, as well as scholarly articles. Her most recent book is Spectrum Wars: The Rise of 5G and Beyond (Artech House, 2021). Ms. Manner holds key leadership roles in the ITU-R sector, and trade associations. Ms. Manner is currently the chair of the Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Group, Vice Chair of the International Trade Advisory Group, Group 8 (digital goods), Chair of the Precision Agriculture Task Force, Deployment Working Group, Chair of Sub-working group 2 in ITU-R WP4C and CITEL (Americas) Co-Chair for the ITU-R WRC 2023 Network of Women Initiative. Ms. Manner also serves on the FCC's Technology Advisory Committee and Cyber Security Interoperability, Reliability and Security Advisory Committee. Ms. Manner also serves on the Bermuda Space Council among other bodies. Ms. Manner is also an award-winning documentary film producer.

Balazs Bertenyi received an M.Sc. Degree in Computer Science and Telecommunications in 1998 at the Technical University of Budapest.

Balazs joined Nokia in 1998 and started to work on circuit switched mobile switching.
In 1999 he joined the research group on IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) and soon started to work in 3GPP standardization on IMS architecture.

2000 - 2003 Representative of Nokia in 3GPP SA2 (Architecture Working Group)

2003 - 2007 Head of delegation for Nokia in 3GPP SA2

2007 - 2011 Chairman of 3GPP SA2

2011 - 2015 Chairman of 3GPP TSG-SA (Technical Specification Group - Services and System Aspects)

In 2015 Balazs moved to the radio standardization group within Nokia to focus on 5G matters. He started attending TSG-RAN in 3GPP in 2015 covering 5G topics.

In 2017 Balazs was elected as Chairman of TSG-RAN for a 2-year term with a potential to be re-elected for one additional term.

Balazs has led various key projects for Nokia on Mobile Broadband architecture and standards strategy.

As one of her many roles as Vice President - Innovation and Strategic Initiatives at ATIS (the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions), Carroll Gray-Preston is technical lead for the organization's Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) 5G Integration Working Group. The Group is driving the creation of normative standards for satellite NTNs in 5G, by bringing together satellite operators and other organizations to develop and coordinate technical positions and create aligned contributions to advance support of NTNs in 3GPP. 3GPP develops globally acceptable specifications for third generation (3G) mobile systems - and beyond, including 5G.
Gray-Preston honed her strengths as an R&D leader, systems architect and strategic planner. Before her work with ATIS, she served as Vice President of Strategic Operations and Customer Success at GENBAND (Nortel Networks) and Leader of Technology and Planning, Office of the CTO, where her expertise spanned platform and product strategy, Agile methodologies, cultural change and critical launch strategies. She is a patent holder in the area of Multimedia Services and IP Interconnect.
Carroll holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as well as a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Computer Programming from the North Carolina State University.

Salim Yaghmour joined Intelsat in 1990 and has over 28 years of experience in the Research & Development of advanced Digital communication technology and Satellite system engineering.
He participated in the design and procurement of Intelsat satellites since 1990 including the EPIC satellites and led the hosted payload design and system engineering of the Internet Routing In Space "IRIS" payload. He is currently involved in the Software Defined Satellites and the end-to-end ecosystem.
Since joining Intelsat in 1990, Mr. Yaghmour held numerous positions in Engineering & Operation, and currently, Director, Space Innovation.
Salim is Intelsat's representative in the 3GPP TSG-RAN and currently is the Chair of ATIS NTN WG.
Salim received Master degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of George Washington.

Jeff serves as the executive chairman of the annual SATELLITE conference and exhibition in Washington D.C., overseeing the creation of the conference program and emceeing the event. He is also the creator and producer of Via Satellite's On Orbit podcast and the host of Via Satellite's Future Space Economy and Technology Webcast Series. Over the course of his 15-year career, Jeff has become one of the most connected people in the space and satellite industry. He has interviewed prominent space and technology leaders such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, Bea Perez, Emily Calandrelli, and Charles Bolden, as well as hundreds of policy makers, investors, influencers and executives from all over the world.

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.

Scott Chase entered the satellite industry as a PR executive with Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT) in 1981, after leaving The Washington Post where he was a news staffer for five years. In 1986 Chase was hired by Phillips Publishing (PBI) as associate editor of Satellite News, and soon became the editor of Via Satellite magazine. He chaired the SATELLITE conference for more than a dozen years before leaving Phillips to become president and CEO of The Strategis Group, a telecom/wireless market study and consulting firm in Washington, DC. Chase joined Access Intelligence LLC in 2002. In 2004 he became a partner at GRID Media LLC.

Steve Collar was appointed CEO of SES in April 2018, having previously led both O3b Networks and SES Networks. As CEO of O3b Networks, Steve guided the company through the successful build and launch of its state-of-the-art non-geostationary (NGSO) satellite constellation. In 2015, the company officially became the fastest-growing satellite operator in history. O3b was fully acquired by SES in 2016, and now forms an integral part of SES Networks.
British-born Steve is an industry veteran, having held a variety of commercial, business development and technical roles at SES World Skies, SES New Skies, New Skies Satellites, Astrium, and Matra Marconi Space (now Airbus).

Pradman P. Kaul is President and Chief Executive Officer of Hughes Communications, Inc. (HUGHES)and Chairman and CEO of Hughes Network Systems, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes. Hughes is the world's leading supplier of broadband satellite services and networks and a leading provider of managed network services using satellite, terrestrial and wireless technologies. With annual revenues of over $1 billion, Hughes is the leading provider of high-speed satellite Internet services in the U.S. Hughes also designs and manufacturs mobile satellite networks and terminals, and broadband LMDS point-to-multipoint systems. Headquartered in Germantown, Maryland, U.S.A., Hughes has offices in 11 countries and customers in over 100 countries.

Before joining Hughes, Mr. Kaul worked at COMSAT Laboratories in Clarksburg, MD.

Mr. Kaul received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from George Washington University and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. He holds numerous patents and has published articles and papers on a variety of technical topics concerning satellite communications.

In October 2004, Mr. Kaul was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering. Mr. Kaul was selected as a "Distinguished Engineering Alumnus" of the University of California, Berkeley in 1999 and "Distinguished Alumnus" at George Washington University, Washington DC in 2005. He was awarded the IEEE Third Millennium medal in 2000. In 2009, Mr. Kaul was inducted into the Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) Hall of Fame and was awarded "Satellite Executive of the Year 2008" by Via Satellite magazine. He is also on the boards of several organizations.

Ralph Brooker is President of SatProf, Inc., a provider of technical training, administration, and engineering consulting services to the satellite communications industry. Prior to founding SatProf, he provided system engineering analysis and design support for satellite antennas, VSAT networks, and uplink gateways at Andrew Corporation, and developed microwave circuits and subsystems, and managed engineering and manufacturing teams at Comsat Laboratories, Amplica, and Microsource. He holds several patents and has numerous published papers. He received the B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. degrees from the University of Illinois in 1980 and 1981 respectively.

Justin Park, President of Intergalactic Education, aims to inspire young people to take an interest in space exploration and careers in the space industry. He and his company aim to help educators across Maryland raise test scores by utilizing a powerful technology called gamification. Space World incentivizes students to do extra homework by creating online competitions and rewarding users with exciting new content.

Mark Mozena works for Planet in Washington, D.C. where he leads Planet's government relations and policy efforts with Congress and U.S. Government Agencies. Before joining Planet, Mark worked for United Launch Alliance (ULA) where he handled the civil space portfolio and led government relations with NASA, NOAA, and the FAA. Prior to ULA, Mark worked for Representative Michael Honda (D-Silicon Valley, CA) in Washington, D.C. Mark initially joined the Congressman as an AAAS Congressional Science & Technology Policy Fellow before transitioning to permanent staff. As a Senior Policy Advisor, Mark managed the Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee for Congressman Honda who served as the Subcommittee's Ranking Member. Before working on Capitol Hill, Mark received his Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the University of California, Santa Cruz where his research focused on galaxy evolution. As the son of a US diplomat, Mark spent much of his childhood living in South Asia and southern Africa before going to Rice University in Houston, Texas for his bachelor's degree. Following Rice, Mark taught high school physics with Teach For America in St. Louis, Missouri before moving to California for graduate school.

After starting his career working on satellite constellations, Dr. Mark Matossian thought he left aerospace for Silicon Valley startups and Google, only to discover it led him back to working on the same foundational principles being used in the next generation of satellite constellations! Hear Dr. Matossian share his insider perspective on Silicon Valley, the digital transformation era and lessons learned for the satellite mobility industry.

The Conrad Foundation honors the legacy of Apollo 12 astronaut, Charles "Pete" Conrad, and his four-decade passion for innovation and entrepreneurship. Pete spent 20 years as a U.S. Navy Test Pilot and NASA Astronaut. In November 1969, he became the third man to walk on the Moon. After many years as an aerospace explorer, Pete's entrepreneurial spirit took flight. He founded four companies devoted to the commercialization of space travel. Unfortunately, Pete's pursuits were cut short with his passing in 1999. Nancy Conrad, Pete's wife, shared his passion for inspiring future explorers, often working hand-in-hand with him prior to his death to launch his numerous commercial space businesses. In his passing, Nancy knew she wanted to keep Pete's spirit for innovation and entrepreneurship alive, but targeted to the next generation of explorers. This former high school teacher launched the Conrad Foundation in 2008 and its flagship program, the Conrad Challenge, encouraging students to Get Your Genius On™. Since then, she has become a recognized leader in transformative education, testifying before the U.S. Congress and speaking at global conferences. She is dedicated to energizing and engaging students in STEM fields through unique entrepreneurial opportunities.

Dr. Deborah Donnelly-McLay has been involved in the aviation industry for over 25 years. She is currently an international Boeing 767 airline Captain with United Parcel Service. Her background and experience in aviation include many diverse roles, including: Flight Attendant, FAA Certified Flight and Ground Instructor, FAA Certified Check Airman, Flight Simulator Instructor, Flight Engineer, LOSA Observer and Airline Transport Pilot. She is proud to have been awarded the UPS Crewmember of the Year Award in 2012. She was also selected as safety observer in the UPS Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA) program.

Dr. Donnelly-McLay has been able to utilize her experience and education in aviation to lead the Harvard Pilot Health Survey and other research studies involving aviation and environmental health issues, including the Harvard Carbon Dioxide/Flight Simulator Study and the Harvard DNA Damage/Radiation Study. She has published research papers with her team at Harvard University at the T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Recently, she presented her aviation research at MIT/Molecular Frontiers Science Symposium in November 2018. She also works with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Nobel Academy, with a program to promote science for children in conjunction called Molecular Frontiers, where she serves on the Strategic Board, alongside 11 Nobel Laureates in the Sciences. This program promotes science interest and education for children worldwide, including third world countries and has the Nobel Laureates as mentors.

Rafferty Jackson helps founders, leaders, and investors of the next industrial revolution tell complex tech stories to broader non-technical audiences through universal storytelling techniques modified for business pitch and communications formats. Her belief that space and autonomy startups will solve humanity's hardest problems drove her to create the First Principles Pitch, a method for teaching the fundamentals of storytelling premised on purpose to ensure audiences always understand the startup's story and can retell it. This is how ideas get out into the world and how experts find and build upon the important ideas. On a project basis, she works with companies of all sizes and industries to find their "company why" and drive it into the enterprise as its foundation.

Recently awarded the Highly Commended acknowledgement for the 2023 Outstanding Woman in Tech from the Women in Tech Employers Award UK, Rafferty first joined technology startups in 1997 working with Microsoft's WebTV Networks, a web access set-top box for the television. She then worked at Macromedia supporting the launch of revolutionary software products like Dreamweaver, Flash, and Shockwave. Next, she took Cardiff-based Ubiquity Software Corporation, maker of the SIP-application server, public on the junior market of the London Stock Exchange in 2005, and then sold the company to Avaya for a premium over its share price. In 2014, she made a name for herself on the executive leadership team at Beats by Dr. Dre, maker of iconic headphones, speakers and the Beats Music service, with its historic $3B sale to Apple.

Currently, she is the Non-Executive Director at Opteran Technologies, a University of Sheffield spinout building the software platform for autonomous machines based on biomimicry mapping. She is an advisor to Xona Space Systems, bringing position, navigation, and timing to support intelligent machines through a low earth orbit satellite constellation, and at New Vista Capital, delivering strategic advice and capital for aerospace and national security startup companies. Annually, she directs the industry-leading Startup Space Competition at the Satellite Show in Washington DC and presents and/or mentored hundreds of early stage space startups at the AWS Space Accelerator, TechStars Space, various US and UK universities and colleges, and at numerous US military startup event like the Hyperspace Challenge 2023.Rafferty also publishes "Once Upon a Pitch," a newsletter on substack focused on pitch problems and solutions.

Josephine brings more than a decade of experience in investment/equity research following the aerospace industry. Her research coverage has included a wide range of small-to-mid cap Defence and Security Technology companies, such as space (DigitalGlobe and GeoEye), drones (AeroVironment) robots (iRobot), and threat detection. She worked most recently at the Benchmark Company, where she established a Washington D.C. office prior to relocating to Paris, France. She began her equity research career covering Global Communications at JP Morgan. Josephine received her MBA from Georgetown University and bachelor's degree from the University of California, Riverside.

Lindsey is the Principal at Starbridge VC which invests in early stage space tech startups. Prior to Starbridge, she worked at NASA Ames Research Center in the Intelligent Systems Division. As a young professional, Lindsey is a member of the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) in support of the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA). Lindsey holds an MSc in Space Studies from the International Space University and a BA in International Relations & Business Management from Boston University.

Andrew Penn is a Principal in Oliver Wyman's A&D and Private Capital Practice areas where he works with senior leaders to drive value creation through winning strategies and operational effectiveness.
A trusted advisor in the space sector, his work spans the space value-chain from launch and spacecraft manufacturing, to satellite operations, managed services, and data analytics. Over the course of his career he has led nearly 200 engagements ranging from market growth/entry strategies and adjacent market studies to joint venture standups, organizational restructurings, and numerous M&A transactions--including the two largest space take-privates of the decade: Inmarsat and Maxar Technologies.
Andrew is a frequently sought-after contributor in leading space and SATCOM industry press for his market commentary and analysis, having contributed perspectives and Op-editorials in Via Satellite, SpaceNews, TechCrunch, and Avionics Today, amongst others. He also served as editor for Avascent's "Apogee" space publication, where he authored numerous white papers on topics ranging from space SPAC valuations and in-flight connectivity business models, to government space acquisition strategies and National Security Space spending.
Prior to joining Oliver Wyman, Andrew was a Senior Director at Avascent, where he led the firm's space M&A work.
Andrew holds a BA from Northwestern University in economics and mathematics and completed the certificate program in financial economics from the Kellogg School of Management.

Gregg Daffner is co-founder and CEO of GapSat, which leases in-orbit, operational satellites to satellite operators for use in their orbital slots for interim periods of time, generally until the operator launches its own satellite.

Previously Gregg co-founded and was president of Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS). He headed satellite services for Hong Kong Telecom, was VP for PanAmSat and Lockheed Martin, and Director of International Policy for the US government's National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

Gregg is a founding member and current President of the Asia Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC) and is Chairman of the AVIA (formerly CASBAA) Satellite Wireless Action Group.

Gregg is an attorney who began his career as a New York based filmmaker and video artist.

John Gedmark is CEO and Co-Founder of Astranis. Astranis builds and operates small, low-cost telecommunications satellites with the mission to bring the world online. The company has raised over $350 million to date, and has a team of over 175 based out of their San Francisco headquarters.

John co-founded and served as Executive Director of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, the industry association for commercial space companies such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic. As Executive Director, John reported to a CEO-level board of directors and led the commercial space industry's efforts to privatize flights of NASA's astronauts to low Earth orbit -- in February 2010 President Obama announced the historic decision to use commercial space transportation, a landmark change worth more than $10 billion to the commercial space industry. Prior to that, John served as the Director of Rocket Flight Operations for the X Prize Foundation, responsible for operations of rocket launches in front of a crowd of 20,000 people, including the first-ever public flight of a Vertical Take-off Vertical Landing (VTVL) rocket. John holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University and a Master of Science degree from Stanford University, both in Aerospace Engineering, with a focus on rocket propulsion.

Mr. Simpson is a 38-year veteran in the aerospace and defense industry.

Mr. Simpson recently served as the CEO and member of the Board of Directors for ABS Satellites, where he was responsible for overseeing the organization's various functions, including compliance, finance, human resources, legal, marketing, operations, and technology.

Prior to joining ABS, Mr. Simpson spent 2 years as the Aerojet Rocketdyne Corporate Senior Vice President of Strategy & Business Development. Mr. Simpson lead the Aerojet Rocketdyne organization responsible for business development and strategy, with ownership of the business acquisition process, new business pursuits, product marketing, and, the development of the annual long range business pursuit pipeline definition and focused corporate-level leadership, inclusive of the annual and long range strategic plans as well as mergers and acquisitions for the company.

Prior to joining Aerojet Rocketdyne, he retired from The Boeing Company after 35 years. Mr. Simpson served as the vice president of Business Development & Strategy for Network and Space Systems at Boeing Defense, Space & Security prior to retirement. In this position, he was responsible for customer engagement, new business, advocacy and marketing efforts, research and development investments, mergers and acquisitions, business unit strategy and leadership development.

Mr. Simpson has held numerous senior leadership positions during his career at Boeing, serving as the president of Boeing Satellite Systems International Inc., president of Boeing Commercial Satellite Services Inc., and vice president of Commercial Satellite Systems for Space and Intelligence Systems (S&IS) within Boeing Network and Space Systems. In 2013, he was responsible for leading the general management of all Boeing commercial satellites, ground systems and services. He also led the company's efforts in a variety of commercial satellite systems, including Intelsat, Inmarsat, ViaSat, MEXSAT and SES, a joint procurement contract from Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) and Satélites Mexicanos (Satmex).

As vice president of Boeing in 1998, Mr. Simpson was involved in a variety of strategic business areas within Boeing's space business, which encompassed Boeing's Launch & Satellite systems unit, Sea Launch, Expendable Launch Systems, and Rocketdyne Propulsion and Power business units.

Mr. Simpson received a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern California. He also holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Materials Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. He has a graduate certificate in Engineering Management from the California Institute of Technology. In addition, he currently serves as an AIAA member and is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society.

Mr. Sytze Veldman has more than 25 years of experience in small satellites and ESA missions at the Netherlands Aerospace Centre, SSC and OHB Sweden that includes the following missions: ADM Aeolus, Prisma, Proba 3, Solar Orbiter, SiW, and Bring-Into-Use satellites. Veldman held positions such as lead systems engineer, project manager, head of the spacecraft department and head of the project office. In addition, Veldman served on the board of directors for OHB Sweden. He is interested in the space application of new high-performance sensors and actuators such as high accuracy MEMS accelerometers, magnetic impedance effect magnetometers, and piezo-actuators. As the current Satellite and Launch Development Manager at Ovzon, Veldman is responsible to define and procure small geostationary communication satellites that include launch and TT&C services.

Christian Davenport is a staff writer at The Washington Post covering the defense and space industries for the Financial desk. He joined The Post in 2000, and has written about the DC-area sniper shootings, the Abu Ghraib prison scandal and the burial problems at Arlington National Cemetery. He was on a team that won the Peabody award in 2010 for its work on veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury and has been on reporting teams that were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize three times.

Before joining the Financial staff, Christian was an editor on the Metro desk, overseeing coverage of local government and politics. He has also worked at Newsday, the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Austin American-Statesman. He is the author of two books, "The Space Barons: Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos" (2018) and "As You Were: To War and Back with the Black Hawk Battalion of the Virginia National Guard" (2009). He has served as a Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and a fellow at the Alicia Patterson Foundation.

As frequent radio and television commentator, he has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, PBS' NewsHour and several NPR shows, including All Things Considered, Marketplace and Diane Rehm. A graduate of Colby College, he now lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and three children.

Tory is the president and CEO of United Launch Alliance (ULA). Under his leadership, ULA has transformed into a competitive powerhouse that is shaping the future of space launch by making it more affordable, accessible and introducing revolutionary new capabilities to meet the challenges of the future.

Over the past 35 years, Tory has developed and fielded dozens of critical defense and space launch systems that form the backbone of America's national security and the nation's efforts in space exploration. He has a deep history in missile defense, strategic deterrence, and space launch. Tory is also an expert in several rocketry and hypersonic technologies and holds multiple related patents.

Tory is a tireless advocate for the industry, sharing his passion for space technology and his vision of a self-sustaining human presence beyond Earth. Tory is also a strong communicator on space. His social media presence is legendary worldwide and is an inspiration to many.

He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the California Polytechnic State University, in San Luis Obispo, California, and has completed graduate courses and management programs at Harvard University, Santa Clara University, the Wye River Institute, San Jose State University and the Defense Acquisition University.

Tory is an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Honorary Fellow, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a former member of the Defense Innovation Board Space Advisory Committee, and serves as a member of the National Space Council Users' Advisory Group. Tory is also a recipient of the Air Force Association John R. Alison Award, the 2021 American Astronautical Society Space Flight Award recipient, an awardee of the Von Braun Trophy, a holder of the von Karman Medal, and a member of the Space & Satellite Professionals International Hall of Fame.

Charlie Precourt is the vice president and general manager of Propulsion Systems for Northrop Grumman's Flight Systems Division. He is responsible for key programs including the solid rocket booster for NASA's Space Launch System, Trident II (D5) and Minuteman III strategic missile product lines, the Ground-based Midcourse Defense program and commercial rocket motors and products.
Charlie joined Northrop Grumman in March 2005 as vice president, Strategy and Business Development, and was responsible for business market analysis, developing new customer and market opportunities and matching Northrop Grumman's capabilities and synergies to customer requirements.
Before coming to Northrop Grumman, Charlie had a distinguished 15-year career with NASA. He is a veteran of four space flights--including two as mission commander--and has logged more than 932 hours in space. He was also deputy program manager for the International Space Station, chief of the astronaut corps and director of operations for NASA at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia.
He also served for 23 years with the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a Colonel. He is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base and flew as a test pilot on the F-15E development program. Charlie was an F-15 pilot/instructor/flight commander in Europe and an instructor pilot at both Reese and Edwards Air Force Bases.
Charlie earned a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy, a master's degree in engineering management from Golden State University and a master's in national security affairs and strategic studies from the U.S. Naval War College. He also attended the French Air Force Academy in 1976 as part of an exchange program. He is fluent in both Russian and French.

As President and COO of SpaceX, Gwynn Shotwell is responsible for day-to-day operations and managing all customer and strategic relations to support company growth. She joined SpaceX in 2002 as Vice President of Bussiness Development and built the Falcon vehicle family manifest to more than 100 launches, representing more than $15 billion in business. Shotwell is a member of the SpaceX Board of Directors.

Prior to joining SpaceX, Shotwell spent more than 10 years at the Aerospace Corporation, holding positions in Space Systems Engineering, Technology and Project Management. She was promoted to the role of Chief Engineer of the MLV-class satellite program, managed a landmark study for the Federal Aviation Administration on commercial space transportation, and completed an extensive analysis of space policy for NASA's future investment in space transportation.

In addition to being included on Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2020, Shotwell was awarded the 2020 Von Karman Wings award. In 2018 Shotwell was named the Satellite Executive of the Year and she was awarded the AIAA Goddard Astronautics Award as well as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Ralph Coats Roe Medal. Fortune Magazine placed Shotwell at #42 on their list of the World's 50 Greatest Leaders in 2018 and Forbes named her #55 on their list of Power Women in 2019. Gwynne was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering in 2020 and in 2019 was appointed to the National Space Council Users' Advisory Group. In 2014, Shotwell was appointed to the United States Export Import Bank's Advisory Committee and the Federal Aviation Administration's American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Through leadership in both corporate and external science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs, Shotwell has helped raise over $1.8 million for STEM programs reaching thousands of students nationwide.

Shotwell received, with honors, her bachelor's and master's degrees from Northwestern University in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mathematics, and serves on their Board. She has authored dozens of papers on a variety of space related subjects.

Colonel George R. Nagy, USAF (Ret) is the Senior US Campaign Manager at OneWeb Satellites in Exploration Park, Florida. He is responsible for external customer relations, cross-functional integration, systems engineering support, and satellite product developments aimed at the broader US market.

Prior to joining OneWeb Satellites in 2018, George served 26 years in the US Air Force as a space and missile operations officer with assignments in missile launch operations, satellite command and control, small satellite mission design, test and evaluation, and space systems acquisition. Additionally, George has prior commercial experience in consumer electronics manufacturing and quality control.

George received his S.B. degree in Astronautical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1992. Additionally he holds Master's degrees from the University of North Dakota in Space Studies and the Air Force Institute of Technology in Space Operations and Applied Physics.

Career Space Systems Development Manager, having served on active duty with the United States Air Force, and as a civil servant with NASA and now the United States Army. He is graduate of the Air Force's Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College, and Air War College, as well as the Defense Systems Management College. In 1992 London was selected as the Air Force Systems Command Research Fellow and subsequently completed a one-year research program at Maxwell AFB, AL. aimed at lowering the cost of space launch. He is the author of a number of publications, including the book LEO on the Cheap - Methods for Achieving Drastic Reductions in Space Launch Costs, published by the Air University Press in 1994 and Business Publications in 2002. He is an Associate Fellow and past section chairman of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and a Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society.

Mr. Damon R. Wells is the Director of the Office of Policy and Strategy for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in Chantilly, Virginia. In this capacity he is responsible for assisting the NRO Director in shaping and implementing policies and strategies relating to overhead reconnaissance, both within the NRO and in the broader U.S. Government (USG) and international space policy communities.
Prior to joining the NRO in 2012, he was Assistant Director for Space and Aeronautics in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President (EOP). In that role he developed and coordinated Administration space policies across the civil, commercial, and national security space sectors, thereby advancing key policy initiatives such as the 2010 U.S. National Space Policy and current U.S space exploration strategies. Before moving to the White House in 2005, he was Director for Technology Policy with the U.S. Department of State's (DOS) Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, where he led bilateral negotiations on market access for commercial satellite services, oversaw several foreign policy initiatives concerning the U.S. Global Positioning System, and supported Administration space policy development efforts. Prior to DOS he was a senior policy analyst for the Office of Commercial Space Transportation in the Department of Transportation, where he conducted launch and satellite market forecasting activities, participated in White House space policy initiatives, and was a lead analyst for the USG's commercial launch trade negotiations with China, Russia, and Ukraine. Before that he worked in fighter aircraft design with LTV Aerospace and Defense, specializing in analysis of aircraft loads and flying qualities using advanced flight simulation capabilities.
Mr. Wells earned an M.S. degree in Technology and Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1991 and a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 1984.

Alvaro Sanchez is Integrasys CEO, Marquess of Antella (Noble Title 1649), Alvaro is Software and Industrial engineer from European University and has a master's degree in business by ESIC Business School.
Alvaro during the last 10 years has worked at Integrasys in Management, Sales Executive roles where he was very successful in growing the sales, revenue, profit, and responsibilities within the company; and previous to that he was working at CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research as an RF Engineer, measuring timing in a Nanosecond Synchronization for measuring the Neutrino Speed. Adding to his professional repertoire, in 2021 Alvaro collaborated with IE University to achieve his lifelong goal of helping others. He was a professor of "Introduction to Business Management" at the Artificial Intelligence Degree.

Jo is VP Market Development and Strategy at ST Engineering iDirect, where he is responsible for the team heading the company's vertical markets.
He previously held a similar position of VP Market Development at Newtec, where Jo was also responsible on the market development for HTS and constellations.
Prior to his position as VP Market Development, Jo was Product Manager and in this role he was responsible for the product definition and market launch of Newtec Dialog®.
Jo has over 20 years of experience in the satcom industry. He began his career at Newtec in 1996. In 2005, he became systems architect for Newtec's DVB-RCS system and further evolved to product manager and later Product Line Director of the Sat3Play Broadband Platform. Jo holds a Bachelor's degree in electronics from HTISA-Gent, Belgium.

Lon Levin is the President and Chief Executive Officer of GEOshare, a separate subsidiary of Lockheed Martin that develops condosats and provides satellite business services. He is an executive and entrepreneur in the telecommunications, media, and aerospace industries for more than 30 years.

Lon co-founded XM Satellite Radio and played an integral executive role in the formation and development of other media, satellite, and wireless companies, including Mobile Satellite Ventures, XM Canada, Slacker Radio, American Mobile Satellite Corporation, and TerreStar Networks.

Prior to his corporate career, Lon was a partner in a law firm, specializing in satellite telecommunications. He started his career as an attorney at the Federal Communications Commission. Lon served as a U.S. Delegate negotiating technology treaties at many International Telecommunication Union conferences. Lon holds five telecommunication satellite patents.

Lon serves on the Board of Directors for the Space Foundation (Chairman (2014-15) and Executive Committee member) and Planetary Society (Treasurer), and the Board of Governors of the National Space Society. He was a member of the Human Exploration and Operations Committee of the NASA Advisory Council (2009-19) and the Defense Business Board of the U.S. Department of Defense (2008-18). He is a founding board member of the Satellite Industry Association, which he co-chaired from 1996 to 1998.

Aarti Holla has been Secretary General of the ESOA since 2004. She was named one of the Faces of Satellite of 2014 by the Society of Satellite Professionals International and is Member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Space Technology.

Under Aarti's leadership, ESOA & the CEOs of its member companies lead the effort to showcase the benefits of satellite communications for a more inclusive and secure society and foster a better environment to allow users to profit from satellite services that are available anywhere, anytime - vital to bridging the world's digital divide and achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

Since joining the association, Aarti has lead the expansion of ESOA from a European association to one that represents the interests of 20 global and regional satellite operators based in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. She reports directly to their Chief Executives.

Aarti has twenty years' experience in the aerospace industry, starting at Daimler-Benz Aerospace (now Airbus) in Germany. In 2000, she moved to Brussels, representing Airbus interests in the European satellite navigation program: Galileo.

Aarti holds a Masters of Business Administration from HEC, France & Stern Business School, NYC, USA. She qualified as Solicitor of the Supreme Court in the UK in 1995, holding a 2:1 graded LLB Hons Law with German Law degree from King's College, University of London & the University of Passau, Germany. Aarti is of British-Indian origin and holds British and Belgian nationalities. She lives in Brussels, has 3 children and speaks 5 languages.

Ali R. Ebadi is an advisor to the board of directors at MEASAT. He has more than 30 years of experience in the field of satellite communications and spectrum management. He was in charge of design and procurement of the six spacecraft in MEASAT's satellite fleet, as well as being actively involved in ITU's activities. He served as member of the Radio Regulations Board in the ITU for 8 years. Additionally, he was vice chairman of RRB in 2008 and chairman in 2009.
He is a member of the Institution Engineer of Australia (IE Aust) as a chartered professional engineer, a member of The Institution of Engineering and Technology (EIT) UK as a chartered engineer, a and member of The Malaysian Institute of Engineers (IEM).

Hazem Moakkit is responsible for shaping Intelsat's strategic long-term positioning in the marketplace. In his role, he works closely with the company's business development, asset management and innovation teams to analyze and identify emerging growth opportunities for Intelsat. In addition, he is responsbile for managing efforts that protect, optimize and leverage the company's spectrum assets in support of Intelsat's broader long-term growth strategy. He joined Intelsat in 2015.

Mr. Moakkit is a veteran of the satellite industry where he held various capacities over the last 30 years. Prior to rejoining Intelsat in 2015, Mr. Moakkit served as Vice President, Spectrum Development, at O3b Satellite Networks where he was responsible for managing and acquiring spectrum assets for the non-geostationary satellite operator, in addition to overseeing all of their regulatory activities at the ITU, CEPT, and other regulatory bodies. Before that, he was the Director or Regulatory & Spectrum Affairs where he created and managed the spectrum strategy for Yahsat (UAE) and was a key member of the Corporate Strategy team where he was instrumental in formulating and executing the expansion strategy for Yahsat in Africa and South America.

Prior to Yahsat, Mr. Moakkit was a member of the Spectrum & Regulatory group at Intelsat (previously PanAmSat) in Washington, DC. During his tenure at PanAmSat, he also worked in various system and sales engineering capacities. Early on in his career, Mr. Moakkit served as a systems engineer at ATCI, an integrator of satellite systems based in Tempe, Arizona.

Mr. Moakkit earned a Master of Business Administration Degree from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University.

Ruth Pritchard-Kelly is an expert on satellite regulatory policy with over 30 years of experience. She is currently the Senior Advisor for Regulatory & Space Policy at OneWeb where she advises a global team of legal & technical policy analysts. Pritchard-Kelly has also worked at O3b (now SES Networks) and American Mobile Satellite Corporation. She has a Master's Degree in space and telecommunications policy from George Washington University and a J.D. from the University of Maryland. Ms. Pritchard-Kelly is on the US Commerce Department's Spectrum Management Advisory Committee and is a member of the Advisory Committee for the Secure World Foundation.

Caleb Henry is the director of research for Quilty Space, a boutique financial research firm focused on the space industry. Prior to Quilty, he spent seven years as a journalist, reporting on business and policy developments affecting satellite operators, launch service providers and other players in the space industry.

Elizabeth Driscoll is Business Development Director for Spaceflight in Seattle, Washington. Part of Spaceflight Industries, Spaceflight enables straightforward and cost-effective access to space with state-of-the-art payload integration facilities, experienced mission managers and a broad range of launch partners. Working with nearly every launch vehicle provider on the planet, Spaceflight has capabilities to launch the smallest cubesats up to the largest telecommunications satellites and everything in between. In addition, Spaceflight's experienced team of mission managers are involved in every aspect of your launch mission, from initial mission design to launch and orbital deployment.

Elizabeth has 16 years of experience in the space industry, including launch, spacecraft and spacecraft propulsion. Prior to Spaceflight, she was COO and Director of Business Development for GomSpace North America. She also worked on spacecraft propulsion at Aerojet Rocketdyne in engineering, program management and business development roles. She has a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Dayton.

Stéphane Israël is the Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace, the European company that markets and
operates the Ariane and Vega launch vehicles from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in
French Guiana. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of ArianeGroup, the industrial prime
contractor for Ariane launchers.

Stéphane Israël has extensive experience in both government economics and the aerospace industry. He
holds degrees from the Ecole Normale Supérieure and the Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA). In
2001, he was named a judge in the French Court of Auditors, where he mostly addressed question
concerning French space policy and the Ariane launch system.

He joined Airbus in 2007, first as advisor to the CEO, then in various operational management positions
in the space division.

From May 2012 to April 2013, he was chief of staff in the cabinet of the French Minister for Productive
Recovery, Ministry of Industry, Digital Economy, SMEs and Innovation.

Stéphane Israël was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace in April 2013. When
Arianespace's governance structure changed in April 2017, he became Chief Executive Officer of
Arianespace and a member of parent company ArianeGroup's Executive Committee.
Stéphane Israël is Chairman of the Board of Directors of CNAM (Conservatoire national des arts et
métiers), and is on the Board of Directors of Carrefour (senior director and chairman of the audit
committee) and Ecole Normale Supérieure.

Clay Mowry has worked for over 25 years in the commercial launch and satellite sectors serving in government, as the leader of an industry trade association, and as a senior executive for leading space companies.

Mr. Mowry is the President of the International Astronautical Federation, the world's largest non-profit space organization counting 513 members from 77 countries including major space agencies, leading companies, research organizations, societies, and museums.

Mr. Mowry most recently served as Chief Revenue Officer at Voyager Space where he was responsible for growing sales, aligning operating company product/service offerings, developing analytics, setting strategy, and delivering customer success.

He previously served as Vice President for Global Sales at Blue origin. His mission was to provide commercial and government customers with safe and affordable space transportation services with the reusable New Shepard and New Glenn launch vehicles.

Mr. Mowry worked for 15 years as the President and Chairman of Arianespace, Inc. As head of Arianespace's U.S. subsidiary, he was responsible for managing the company's sales, marketing, strategy, government relations, and communications activities.

Before joining Arianespace, Mr. Mowry served as the founding Executive Director of the Satellite Industry Association, a non-profit alliance of U.S. satellite operators, manufacturers, and ground equipment suppliers.

Prior to his role at SIA, he worked as a Presidential Management Fellow and Senior International Trade Specialist at the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration as a space industry analyst and trade negotiator.

Mr. Mowry currently serves on the advisory board of Via Satellite. He is also the founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Future Space Leaders Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the career development of next generation space and satellite industry professionals.

Clay Mowry received his Master of Business Administration from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Government from Ohio Wesleyan University.

Dr. Ko Ogasawara is Vice President & General Manager responsible for all of space business at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI).
He obtained a Master of Engineering degree from Kyoto University in 1988. He started to work at Nagoya Aerospace Systems, MHI, as a structure engineer for Japanese primary launch vehicles, N-II, H-I and H-II, and Japanese Experimental Module, "KIBO", of International Space Station. In 2008, he was assigned to manager of launch vehicle performance analysis section of Space Systems Engineering Department. Since 2018, he has been Vice President & General Manager of Space, Integrated Defense & Space Systems.

Alexander Serkin is the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of GK Launch Services, a company established in 2017 by the State Space Corporation "Roscosmos" to provide commercial launch services from the Russian launch sites Baikonur and Vostochny. The key task for GK Launch Services is to develop the services of Soyuz-2 commercial launches and to market the Russian launch vehicles worldwide. Alexander Serkin has been the CEO of the company since its foundation.
For 15 years, Alexander Serkin's professional career has always been devoted to space industry and commercial space launches with Russian launch vehicles. In 2005, he joined the International Space Company Kosmotras, one of the most successful companies on the LEO launch market then, where he took various positions including a Sales Director. At that period, the company increased its orders portfolio more than two times. In 2012, Alexander Serkin was appointed CEO. Under his management and close involvement, successful launches of the Dnepr LV were carried out from 2013 to 2015.
In 2017, Alexander Serkin took up duty as CEO of GK Launch Services. The company is successfully fulfilling the commercial contracts for satellite launches on the Soyuz-2 rocket from the Russian launch sites. Alexander is actively involved in Roscosmos initiatives on advancing the Russian launch vehicles and developing new solutions in that respect.

Louis Zacharilla is the Director of Innovation for Space & Satellite Professionals Int'l. www.sspi.org For SSPI he created the popular "Better Satellite World" campaign & is host of its weekly Podcast, "The Better Satellite World." He is also Director of Development at World Teleport Assoc. & developed the Teleport Awards program. Lou is a founder of the Intelligent Community Forum and co-author of three books on connectivity & communities. He is a frequent keynote speaker and moderator at industry conferences and events. He gave a TEDx Talk in 2012.

Guy Beutelschies is the Vice President for Communication Satellite Solutions for the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company. Communication Satellite Solutions is responsible for building satellites that allow information to be transmitted and shared around the world.

With over 30 years of spacecraft experience covering the entire project life cycle, from proposal development through operations, Guy's current primary focus area has been delivering the first two vehicles of Lockheed Martin's modernized LM2100 satellite platform, which were successfully handed over to a commercial customer earlier this year. Before taking over the commercial communication satellite portfolio, he was the Director for Deep Space Exploration, which was responsible for Lockheed Martin's interplanetary and astrophysics missions for NASA. Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, he spent 17 years at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory where he served key roles on missions to Mars and Jupiter.

His educational background includes a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a Master of Science Degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Southern California.

Guy has been awarded a Space Systems Company Technical Excellence award, two NASA Exceptional Achievement medals, and one NASA Exceptional Public Service medal.

Frank DeMauro is sector Vice President and General Manager of Tactical Space Systems
division for Northrop Grumman's Space Systems sector, a premier provider of space and launch
systems serving national security, civil and commercial customers. In this role, DeMauro leads
the division including responsibility for the company's national security satellites, civil and
commercial satellites and spacecraft, and space components and services.
The division portfolio includes key Space programs such as NASA's Commercial Resupply
Services (CRS) initiatives as well as various national security-related programs.
Previously, DeMauro was the Vice President and General Manager of Northrop Grumman's
Space Systems division within the Innovation Systems sector where he was responsible for the
company's Human Space Systems, Satellite Servicing and Commercial Communication Satellite
business segments.
DeMauro also served as the Program Director of the CRS program for Orbital ATK where he
managed the development, production and delivery of multiple Cygnus spacecraft and oversaw
several successful cargo delivery missions. He also held the position of Vice President of
Engineering as well as numerous leadership and program management positions in Northrop
Grumman's commercial communications satellite group.
In his 31-year career, DeMauro has held positions in Subsystem Development, Systems
Engineering, and Business Development.
DeMauro has received the NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal, the Rutgers School of
Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award, the National Space Society Space Pioneer Award,
and the Pete Rustan Civil Space "Courage to Innovate" Award. As a member of the Cygnus
team, he has also received the AIAA Space Systems Award and the RNASA Stellar Award for
the COTS Development Program.
A native of New Jersey, DeMauro holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical and aerospace
engineering from Rutgers University.

Daniel L. Jablonsky was appointed to the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of Maxar Technologies and to the Company's Board of Directors on January 13, 2019.

Previously, Mr. Jablonsky had served as President of DigitalGlobe since October 2017, when the company became part of Maxar Technologies. He joined DigitalGlobe in 2012 as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, and also held the role of General Manager, International Defense & Intelligence from 2015 to 2017.

Prior to DigitalGlobe, Mr. Jablonsky was a shareholder at the law firm of Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber, Schreck, LLP from 2011 to March 2012, where he practiced corporate and securities law. From 2010 to 2011, Mr. Jablonsky served as the Interim Co-General Counsel of Flextronics International Ltd., and from 2007 to 2010, he held the role of Senior Corporate Counsel, Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions at Flextronics. Mr. Jablonsky previously was in-house counsel at UBS Financial Services, Inc., served in the enforcement division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and practiced corporate and securities law with O'Melveny & Myers LLP. Mr. Jablonsky holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Naval Academy and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Washington School of Law. Prior to law school, Mr. Jablonsky was an officer and nuclear engineer in the U.S. Navy.

Chris Johnson is the CEO of Maxar Space Systems, which provides advanced satellites and spacecraft systems for customers in the U.S. government, civil and commercial sectors.

Before joining Maxar in May 2021, Mr. Johnson spent more than two decades at Boeing, most recently serving as President, Boeing Satellite Systems International where he was responsible for strategy, capture, development and manufacturing of Boeing's commercial satellite business. Prior to that role, he was vice president of Boeing's commercial satellite services division and held a number defense and intelligence-related engineering management and business development roles at the company.

He has a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Science in systems architecting and engineering from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kansas.

James Pura is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Aerospace CAE and simulation methods and currently leads the Technical Business Development team for the next-generation Apex platform developed by MSC Software. In this role, James helps customers simulate airplane, spacecraft and launch vehicle applications from initial design, to prototype, to end of the structural lifecycle. James received his Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, San Diego specializing in Aerospace Applications. Prior to coming to MSC, James was a structural dynamics testing & finite element analysis (FEA) expert for Boeing, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Altair Engineering, where he worked with the Aerospace industry to optimize their structural components for weight and structural integrity. James has been at MSC Software for 6 years now, specializing in the application of Finite Element Analysis (FEA).

Lt. Gen. David D. Thompson is Vice Commander, Headquarters United States Space Force. He is responsible to the Chief of Space Operations for the U.S. Space Force in carrying out space missions and integrating space policy, guidance, coordination and synchronization of space-related activities and issue resolution for the Department of the Air Force.

U.S. Space Force organizes, trains, equips and maintains mission-ready space forces and provides missile warning, positioning, navigation and timing and communications for North American Aerospace Defense Command, U.S. Strategic Command, U.S. Space Command and the other functional and geographic combatant commands.

Lt. Gen. 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, research and development, acquisition 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 a Level III Certified Program Manager. Prior to his assignment as Vice Commander, U.S. Space Force, Lt. Gen. Thompson was the Vice Commander, U.S. Air Force Space Command.

Nikolai Khlystov is the Lead for Future of Mobility Platform at the World Economic Forum, the international organization for public-private collaboration with the mission of improving the state of the world. He also manages the Global Future Council on Space Technologies, which brings together global multi-stakeholder experts in the space sector. As part of the role, Nikolai supports the broader Mobility Platform on key strategic initiatives and operations including the Mission Possible Platform. Nikolai has participated as a member of the Socio-Economic Panel that supported the Hague International Space Resources Governance Working Group. Nikolai previously was responsible for heading the Aerospace Industry community, as part of the Mobility System and prior to that, for managing the relationships with key mobility partners of the Forum. Nikolai is a graduate of the Global Leadership Fellows Master programme at the Forum; he also holds a master's degree in international business management from University of Geneva and a Bachelor's degree in commerce from Carleton University in Ottawa.

Professor Danielle Wood serves as an Assistant Professor in Media Arts & Sciences and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Within the MIT Media Lab, Prof. Wood leads the Space Enabled Research Group which seeks to advance justice in Earth's complex systems using designs enabled by space. Prof. Wood is a scholar of societal development with a background that includes satellite design, earth science applications, systems engineering, and technology policy. In her research, Prof. Wood applies these skills to design innovative systems that harness space technology to address development challenges around the world. Prior to serving as faculty at MIT, Professor Wood held positions at NASA Headquarters, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Aerospace Corporation, Johns Hopkins University, and the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs. Prof. Wood studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she earned a PhD in engineering systems, SM in aeronautics and astronautics, SM in technology policy, and SB in aerospace engineering.

Rick Lober is the Vice President and General Manager of the Defense and Government Systems Division (DGSD) at Hughes Network Systems, LLC. In this role, he is responsible for applying the company's broad range of SATCOM and telecommunications technologies and services to the worldwide defense marketplace and the intelligence community. This includes both fixed Ku, Ka and X band VSAT, including LEO and MEO along with secure, stand-alone 5G systems - terrestrial and space based. Applications cover satellite communications-on-the-move for both ground-based and airborne platforms along with numerous classified development programs. He has over 25 years experience with both COTS-based and full MIL communications and intelligence products, systems and major programs, starting as a design engineer and progressing to a P&L executive. He received his BS and MSEE from the University of Illinois and holds a patent the area of cognitive, software-defined radio as applied to cellular communications.

Clare A. Grason is Chief, Commercial Satellite Communications (COMSATCOM) Office, assigned to Headquarters United States Space Force, Washington, D.C. She is responsible for delivering COMSATCOM capabilities to support the joint warfighter, federal agencies and international partners. Her portfolio includes the Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services (EMSS) Program Office, the EMSS Gateway and Capabilities Office and the Department of Defense COMSATCOM Solutions Office.
EMSS is an $800 million global satellite program that provides the Department of Defense, federal and coalition partners with unlimited access to the commercial Iridium constellation, a mesh-network of 66 on-orbit cross-linked satellites, through a dedicated, EMSS controlled gateway.

The COMSATCOM Solutions Office acquires any commercial satellite capability for any customer, anywhere, and has $4.6 billion under management.
Prior to this role, Ms. Grason was the SATCOM Division Chief, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). In this role she managed the Department of Defense Enterprise Gateways Program Office, the SATCOM Operations Integration Branch, and the COMSATCOM portfolio described above, prior to its Congressionally-directed transfer to the AFSPC. Other assignments include Program Manager, EMSS and Program Manager for a classified telecommunications system within DISA's National Leadership Command Capabilities Center (NLCC). Ms. Grason began her career in government with DISA as a contracting officer, and served as the Chief, Special Projects Contracting Branch, which held a contracts portfolio valued at over $2 billion.
Prior to joining the government, Ms. Grason was a retirement funds analyst for T. Rowe Price.
Ms. Grason received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from West Virginia University, and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Ms. Grason is DAWIA Level 3 certified in contracting.

Dr. Derek Tournear is the Director of the Space
Development Agency (SDA). Established in March 2019, is
responsible for unifying and integrating the Department's
space development efforts, monitoring the Department's
threat‐driven future space architecture, and accelerating
fielding of new military space capabilities necessary to
ensure U.S. technological and military advantages in space.
Dr. Tournear most recently served as Assistant Director of
Research and Development for Space within the Office of
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering
where he was responsible for coordinating all DoD efforts
in space, and initiating programs to address critical gaps.
Dr. Tournear previously held leadership roles in industry,
most recently the director for Harris Space & Intelligence (SIS) research & development. SIS was a $2B
business focused on providing advanced technical solutions addressing the top National Security threats
from underwater to outer space.
Prior to industry, Dr. Derek Tournear was a Senior Program Manager (SNIS‐HQE) at the Intelligence
Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).
At IARPA, Dr. Tournear served as a senior scientist for space activities and space technologies in the Office
of Smart Collection.
Dr. Tournear was previously a Program Manager for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
(DARPA), Tactical Technology Office and Strategic Technology Office. At DARPA, he initiated and directed
a large portfolio of program, with an emphasis on sensors and space.
He has professional experience at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) managing intelligence and
defense programs.
Dr. Tournear has a Ph.D. in physics from Stanford University and a B.S. from Purdue University. In 2010 he
received an "Outstanding Alumnus" award from Purdue University and a 2008 DARPA award for
"Outstanding Accomplishments in a Systems Technology Area." Dr. Tournear is a 2011 recipient of the
Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service, and a 2012 recipient of the Office of Director
of National Intelligence Award for Exceptional Public Service.

Mignon Clyburn was sworn in for her first term as commissioner on August 3, 2009; sworn in for a second term on February 19, 2013; and served until June 6, 2018. She also served as Acting FCC Chairwoman from May 20, 2013 through November 4, 2013.
While at the FCC, Commissioner Clyburn was committed to closing the digital divide. Specifically, she was an advocate for Lifeline Modernization, which assists low income consumers defray the cost of broadband service, championed diversity in media ownership, initiated Inmate Calling Services reforms, emphasized diversity and inclusion in STEM opportunities, and fought to preserve a free and open internet.
Prior to the FCC, she spent 11 years as a member of the sixth district on the Public Service Commission (PSC) of South Carolina. Prior to the PSC, Clyburn was the publisher and general manager of her family-founded newspaper for 14 years, the Coastal Times, a Charleston-based weekly newspaper that focused primarily on issues affecting the African American community.

Mr. Brenner is senior vice president, Spectrum Strategy and Technology Policy for Qualcomm Incorporated. He directs Qualcomm's initiatives relating to spectrum and telecommunications policy in North America. He represents Qualcomm before the Federal Communications Commission and other agencies of the United States and Canadian governments responsible for spectrum and telecommunications policy. In addition, he is responsible for global spectrum acquisitions and strategy for Qualcomm.
Mr. Brenner was responsible for obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals to launch Qualcomm's MediaFLO USA mobile TV network, which is now the largest mobile broadcast network in the world. In addition, he led Qualcomm's bidding team in recent spectrum auctions in the United States (the 700 MHz band) and the United Kingdom (the L Band). He also lead Qualcomm's bidding team in a recent procurement reverse auction held in Spain. He has spoken at conferences on spectrum policy issues in the United States, South Korea, Belgium, Great Britain, and elsewhere around the world. He joined Qualcomm in November 2003.
Before joining Qualcomm, Mr. Brenner was a partner in the Washington, DC-based law firm he co-founded, Crispin & Brenner, P.L.L.C., where he specialized in telecommunications law and litigation. Mr. Brenner handled a number of major FCC-related cases in the wireless, mass media, and wireline businesses, both before the FCC and in federal and state courts around the country. He began his career at the Washington, D.C. law firm of Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand in August 1985 as an associate. He became a partner at that firm, where he practiced telecommunications law and litigation.
Mr. Brenner received his A.B. degree, magna cum laude with distinction in public policy studies, from Duke University in 1982. He won a prize for the best paper on communications policy, and he was a recipient for four years of a CBS Scholarship. He received his J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown University in 1985. He is admitted to the Bars of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the D.C., Third, and Eleventh Circuits, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Field School and the Advisory Board for Jewish Life at Duke University. Mr. Brenner is married and has two children.

Johnathon Caldwell is the Vice President and General Manager of the Military Space line of business within Lockheed Martin Space, a $10+ billion annual enterprise with over 20,000 employees providing advanced technology systems for the nation's security, civil and commercial customers. Mr. Caldwell is responsible for critical national security space programs and mission areas including global navigation satellite systems, space-based missile warning, protected communications, space protection and operations, and logistics and sustainment for various customers including the Department of Defense.

Previously, Mr. Caldwell served as the Vice President of Business Innovation Transformation & Enterprise Excellence for Lockheed Martin Space where he led the digital modernization and sustainment of Lockheed Martin Space, including the Business Area's Chief Information Officer, CDAO, ISO & Classified Systems, Business Transformation, and Digital Innovation groups.

Mr. Caldwell's 25-year career includes a series of progressive leadership roles within Lockheed Martin, from Vice President of the Navigation Systems mission area, where he was responsible for the company's Positioning, Navigation and Timing business portfolio and Chief Engineer responsible for the overall GPS III Space Vehicle, to diverse roles in Program Management, Systems Engineering, Supply Chain, and delivering space and ground systems for the Space Based InfraRed Systems (SBIRS) missile warning missions. He also supported production and flight operations of Commercial Communications satellites, commercial imaging platforms, protected communications systems and led Independent Research and Development (IRAD) for guidance sensors.

Mr. Caldwell holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado (1996). He is a graduate of Lockheed Martin's Leadership Excellence & Development Program, Program Management Development Program and Executive Development & Growth Enhancement Program, as well as a two-time recipient of the Lockheed Martin Corporate NOVA Award, which recognizes individuals and teams for their exceptional contributions.

Mr. Kight is Associate General Counsel - Employment & Regulatory Affairs with Garmin International, Inc. He has twenty-four years combined law firm and in-house experience representing a variety of clients. His expertise includes FCC and GPS spectrum issues, government relations, employment law and medical device / wellness regulatory guidance.

Luciano Giesso serves as Head of Sales, Global Governments at Satellogic. He is a multinational executive with more than 20 years' experience in technology & services.

Mr. Giesso has led multi-country teams of 100+ employees in many countries occupying several management and sales positions in technology companies, including a 14-year tenure in IBM.

Fluent in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and German, Mr. Giesso holds an Engineer's Degree from UCA and an MBA from San Andrés University, both in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He has also completed executive programs in Harvard Business School and MIT Sloan School of Management.

Pacôme Révillon is CEO of Euroconsult, the leading international consulting firm specializing in the space and satellite application markets and an international reference for key strategic advisory services, market intelligene and international summits.

Pacôme has held the position of CEO since 2003 and is responsible for defining the overall business strategy and operations of the company. Over the course of his career, he has spearheaded consulting projects for both public and private stakeholders at all levels of the value chain located all over the world, helping leaders with their organization's most critical issues and opportunities. Pacôme has directly advised leading government organizations, new and leading operators, service providers, banks and investment funds, and industrial players, providing them with support for strategic planning and decision-making.

Under his leadership, the Euroconsult Group has seen significant expansion in terms of its activities and its international presence, deepening the firm's specialization into satellite-enabled vertical markets (such as Earth observation, IFEC, and IoT), and opening offices in five locations around the world. The Euroconult Group, through its strategy and technology consulting arms, provides clients with end-to-end services from definition to project implementation and serves over 600 customers in 50 countries worldwide.

Pacôme is married with two children. In his spare time, he practices fencing and rock climbing. He also enjoys reading and travelling, promising to visit a new country at least once a year.

Celio Vaz is the founder and CEO of Orbital Engenharia S.A. with more than 20 years of experience in developing systems and equipment for the Brazilian Space Program. He has more than 30 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering focusing on energy generation systems for space applications, including satellite power supply subsystems, micro and small satellites system engineering management, liquid propulsion, and microgravity suborbital platforms for scientific experimentation under microgravity environment. Dr. Vaz holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Brasilia, an MSc in Applied Systems Analysis at the Brazilian National Space Research Institute, and a Doctorate in Science in Mechanical Engineering (Aerodynamics, Propulsion and Energy) at the Technological Institute of Aeronautics.

Reeve Wolford is an expert advisor on Latin America-U.S. government relations, focusing exclusively in this area since entering the field in 1998.

As an advisor to the Brazil-U.S. Business Council, in 2012 Mr. Wolford assisted in creating and guiding the strategy of its Defense and Security Task Force, comprising the majority of major US defense companies with an interest in building a stronger relationship with Brazil. One of its many accomplishments was the creation of a new bilateral mechanism: the U.S.-Brazil Defense Industry Dialogue, a forum for public-private discussion of policies and measures to strengthen the relationship and open opportunities for companies on both sides.

Mr. Wolford has also worked since 2017 as regional advisor to the CompTIA Space Enterprise Council, helping to bring together the U.S. space industry in support of a Brazil Space Partnership Initiative, organizing two U.S. Space Industry Missions to Brazil: one in 2017 (Boeing, Lockheed, Microcosm, Vector), and another in 2019 (SAIC, OneWeb, Space X, KBR, TriSept and GEOshare), and helping to shape the government affairs strategy that resulted in ratification, in November 2019, of a US-Brazil Technology Safeguards Agreement to allow launch of U.S. technologies from the Alcântara Space Center in Maranhão.

Also in 2019, Mr. Wolford organized the first U.S. Space Industry Mission to Santiago to explore opportunities as Chile raises the profile and ambition of its space program and prepares to launch its own Space Agency in 2020.

Mr. Wolford serves a number of U.S. companies in the defense, space and energy sectors as a consultant in market strategy and government affairs in countries throughout the region, particularly in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Guatemala. He is a graduate of Georgetown University´s School of Foreign Service and lives in Rio de Janeiro.

J. David Grossman serves as Executive Director of the GPS Innovation Alliance, an organization dedicated to protecting, promoting and enhancing the use of the Global Positioning System (GPS). Previously, Mr. Grossman spent nearly a decade in public service, including serving as Chief of Staff to FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn. While at the FCC, Mr. Grossman was responsible for managing the policy agenda, strategy and messaging for the Commissioner, including the development of a 13-city "Connecting Communities" listening tour.

Prior to the FCC, Mr. Grossman served as Legislative Director and Senior Advisor for Technology Policy to Rep. Anna Eshoo of Silicon Valley. In this role, he served as chief advisor to the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, managing a portfolio of issues ranging from broadband access and privacy to public safety and Internet governance. Mr. Grossman began his time on Capitol Hill as Technology Counsel to the U.S. House Small Business Committee under the leadership of Rep. Nydia Velázquez. During this time, he served as the Committee's lead advisor on technology and telecommunications policy.

Mr. Grossman earlier worked for the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) as a member of the organization's government affairs team. Mr. Grossman began his career as a research analyst at Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C., where he supported the firm's telecommunications practice.

Mr. Grossman holds a Master's Degree in Public Policy from George Mason University and a B.A. in Political Communication from George Washington University's School of Media and Public Affairs.

Mary Dee Beal serves as a Senior Advisor for Secretary Sonny Perdue at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Prior to joining the Department, she spent seven and a half years on Capitol Hill, serving in variety of capacities, most recently as the Legislative Director for Congressman Drew Ferguson (GA03). Prior to joining Congressman Ferguson's office, she spent five years with the office of Congressman Austin Scott (GA08). A native of Statesboro, Georgia, she is a graduate of Mercer University. Outside the office, she serves as Chairman of the Taste of the South Committee and on the board of the Georgia State Society of Washington, D.C.

Joe Carey is the Director of Wireless Strategy at Trimble Inc. Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering products and services that improve productivity, quality, safety and sustainability for industries such as agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportation.

Joe evaluates the suitability and maturity of emerging communications technologies, including satellite. His focus is on bringing connectivity to remote, rural, locations that enable Trimble's Connected Farm solutions.

Prior to joining Trimble, Joe founded and lead Fidelity Comtech, Inc, a wireless equipment maker that Trimble acquired in 2015. Before that, Joe lead a team at Qualcomm that designed cellular handsets and worked as a telecom consultant.

Joe built his first radio from a kit when he was eight years old and his first computer when he was 15. He has come to believe that the purpose of any technology is to enable people to connect with each other and improve their lives in meaningful ways.

Joe holds a BSEE from Iowa State University and an MSEE from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He works at Trimble's office in Westminster, Colorado.

John Rauber is Director & Counsel, Washington Affairs, for John Deere, a leading provider of equipment, technology and solutions to agricultural, construction, forestry, and grounds care customers around the world. John leads Deere's federal advocacy with the U.S. Congress, Executive Branch, federal agencies and business organizations to improve the operating environment for its businesses.
As innovation and technology continue to transform agricultural and construction operations, John's work in Washington increasingly involves issues of data management and privacy, broadband connectivity, GPS spectrum integrity, artificial intelligence and autonomy.
Since joining Deere in 2000, John has served in positions with the company's international finance business, and its International and U.S. Public Affairs teams. Prior to joining Deere, John represented manufacturing interests with trade associations and in private law practice.
John received his BS in Finance from Georgetown University, and his JD from George Washington University.

Dr. Teresa Segura is the Senior Manager for Emerging Capabilities in the Boeing Applied Innovation organization, focused on leading strategy for new technology startup investments, partnerships, and innovation solutions for the enterprise. Prior to joining Boeing, she served as Vice President of Business Development and Strategy at Accion Systems and led corporate strategy, sales, and partnerships. Previously, she was Director of Marketing and Sales for Space Systems/Loral (now Maxar Technologies) responsible for sales strategies for customers in Asia and the Americas. Before joining SSL, she was a business development campaign manager for Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems and led engineering design and capture for spacecraft missions targeted for the solar system. Early in her career, Dr. Segura held various space science positions within NASA and Academia, publishing several papers on the climatology of Mars. Dr. Segura earned her bachelor's degree in astrophysics from Columbia University, and her Master's and Doctorate in astrophysical, planetary, and atmospheric sciences from the University of Colorado-Boulder.

Chris Badgett is Vice President of Technology for the Kratos Space, Training and Cybersecurity Division. In this role, Chris sets the vision, technology strategy, and direction for the portfolio of Kratos Space products. He is driving strategic solutions for secure and protected, virtualized satellite ground for military and commercial applications.

Chris is also responsible for developing strategies to provide Communications Superiority for our Warfighters. This includes secure tactical Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems for Department of Defense, Civil, Intelligence Community, and commercial customers with a focus on protected waveforms, Common Data Link (CDL) waveforms, and ISR ground systems.

Prior to joining Kratos, Chris served in the Air Force as a Weapons Engineer in the Air Force Research Lab. He also worked in the Space Development and Test Wing as a Program Manager for a satellite system developed by Ball Aerospace.

Chris holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tennessee and a Master of Science in Space Systems from the Air Force Institute of Technology.

Erik Botsford has had key engineering roles implementing Global networks that integrate transport technologies including satellite communications for over thirty years. Recognized as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) by ExxonMobil for Transport Technologies (Satellite, Fiber and Microwave), Networks (Voice and Data), RF Engineering and Structured cabling. He spent most of his 24 years working in the International Telecommunications Engineering Group with part of that time as an Expat in four countries. These required working in a broad range of regulatory environments and geographically challenging locations. His experience encompasses both onshore/offshore locations and fixed/mobile transport technologies with practical applications as well as theory.
Erik began his career at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a Staff Engineer. He commissioned the first Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) for airports which is still in existence today.
Erik is a graduate of Southern Methodist University earning a BSEE and a Minor in Mathematics. He also holds a Professional Engineering (PE) license in Texas and Papua New Guinea and is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP).

Mr. Johnson has been in key leadership roles in the satellite industry for over 25 years. He began his career with AT&T, then IWL Communications, his own company TransWorld Telecom, followed by CapRock Communications, who was acquired by Harris Corporation where he was President of Energy for 6 years. He began with Speedcast in October 2014 to establish and lead their Energy division. Since Mr. Johnson's arrival at Speedcast, the company has formed a U.S. legal entity, begun hiring key employees with energy experience, and has been established as a key global Service Provider among the energy customers.

As a next-gen leader within the satellite community, Jon is experienced in catalyzing Satellite Operator services roadmaps, and commercially optimizing global VSAT solutions at a terminal, satellite, and ground systems perspective.

As Eutelsat's Vice President of Products and Platforms, Connectivity, Jon is responsible for B2B service offerings across the Enterprise, Mobility, and Government verticals. This is reflected in the recently announced Eutelsat Advance Network, that embraces a multi-vertical, multi-platform product ecosystem, spanning Eutelsat's traditional and next-gen Ku and Ka assets, under a single umbrella.

Prior to Eutelsat, Jon came from Intelsat, ThinKom Solutions, Raytheon, and Sandia National Laboratory.

Tony has more than 25 year experience in the telecommunication sector with senior management appointments at Azzurra Telecom, Access.Space, OneWeb, UK Regulator Ofcom, Inmarsat, The Boeing Company, the European Space Agency and ICO Global Communications.

Tony Azzarelli is the CEO and founder of Azzurra Telecom Ltd (UK), providing Regulatory and market access services, and also Director and co-founder of ACCESS.SPACE, a new alliance for the small satellite sector. Tony is also a senior market access and licensing advisor at OneWeb.

Tony has always strived to initiate, develop and promote global harmonized licensing and spectrum policies for space and terrestrial wireless technologies, and believes that this is necessary for the proper economic and societal growth and development of a country and its industry.

He holds a Doctor's degree in Electronics from the Politecnico di Torino (Italy), an MBA from the Open University of London (U.K.), and studied LLM in Air and Space Law at the Institute of Law, Leiden University, Holland. Attended the 1993 Summer Session of the International Space University, in Huntsville, USA.

Award-winning Betty is CEO of AB5 Consulting, an award-winning consulting company based in London, U.K., specialized in high technological sectors, including telecommunications, IoT, satellite & space, transport, and nuclear. An award-winning engineer, Betty works with the industry, regulators, and UN Agencies, in due diligence, regulatory and licensing, market access, system assessment, business development and stakeholders' management. Betty chaired the agenda item addressing small satellite VHF/UHF a WRC19. She holds two masters in science in aeronautical and space engineering, a diploma in international nuclear law and an MBA. Betty is a certified project manager; she is president of the U.K. Chapter of the Space and Satellite Professionals International (SSPI). Betty seats on the University of West London engineering and ICT schools' industry committees. Betty is also engaged in society; she is a school governor and chair of the resource committee (£11M budget) at a prominent high school and participates regularly to school fairs and events to promote engineering with boys and girls.

Tahara Dawkins serves as the Chief of Staff of the National Space Council within the Office of the Vice President. Having started in January 2022, her work centers on bridging the many National Space Council goals effectively and with a human-centric lens to ensure the Council reaches its fullest potential. Prior to coming to OVP, Tahara was the Director of the Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs Office in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) within the U.S. Department of Commerce. For 20 years, Tahara has been intimately involved in space policy and the policy, security, and market issues related to commercial remote sensing.

Steve Gizinski is Chief Technology Officer of Inmarsat Government Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Inmarsat plc, and the world's leading provider of global mobile satellite communications to the United States Government.

Mr. Gizinski is responsible for developing and maintaining key product and services technology roadmaps. He leads Inmarsat Government innovation, development and commercialization activities, solutions engineering, analytical tools and developmental demonstrations.

Mr. Gizinski has over 30 years of experience overseeing mission-critical technology efforts for commercial, Intelligence and U.S. Department of Defense customers. Prior to joining Inmarsat Government, Mr. Gizinski was the President and CEO of CVG, and served in various management positions at Northrop Grumman, Hughes Space and Communications and Lockheed Martin.

Mr. Gizinski graduated with a Master of Science degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Central Florida

Chris Kunstadter is Global Head of Space at AXA XL, a leading provider of space insurance. He is actively involved in all aspects of AXA XL's space activity, including technical, financial, and actuarial analysis, policy construction, claims handling, industry outreach, and business development.
Chris is a recognized leader in global space risk management issues. For over three decades, he has worked closely with satellite operators and manufacturers, launch providers, government agencies, and others to enhance industry understanding of space risk management and responsible space activity.
Chris is a member of the FAA's Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) and Chair of COMSTAC's Legal and Regulatory Working Group. He serves on the Executive Committee of the International Union of Aerospace Insurers (IUAI), and is a Charter Member of the Consortium for Execution of Rendezvous and Servicing (CONFERS).
Chris joined XL in 2006, after 23 years at USAIG, where he was Executive Vice President in charge of the Aerospace and IT departments.
Chris received a BA degree in Literature and an MS degree in Engineering from the University of California. He holds a Commercial Pilot license with Instrument and Multi-Engine ratings, and is a Certified Flight Instructor. Chris is an avid musician, and serves on the boards of several music-oriented not-for-profit organizations.

Richard Parker is Managing Director of Assure Space, an underwriting agency providing satellite launch and in-orbit insurance. Richard co-founded of Assure Space in 2011.

Richard has over 25 years of experience in the space industry and has broad experience in the design, manufacture and test of satellites, as well as extensive knowledge of both the business and financial aspects of commercial telecommunications satellites from a sales, procurement and insurance perspective.

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Campbell Marshall currently serves as Vice President of Government & International Markets for Omnispace LLC, an innovative global telecommunications network that fuses the flexibility and reach of satellite with the speed and power of terrestrial networks, creating a groundbreaking 5G hybrid system for mobile communications worldwide.

Previously he was part of the small investment team at the Xerion Fund, a special situations hedge fund within Perella Weinberg Partners Asset Management in New York with over $3 billion under management. Prior to that, Campbell served as a Counterterrorism Operations Officer in the Central Intelligence Agency's National Clandestine Service, conducting successful operations and liaising with partner services around the globe. Previously, as a key aide to U.S. Trade Representative and later Deputy Secretary of State Robert B. Zoellick in the George W. Bush administration, he worked closely with trade delegations, foreign ministers, and heads of state to achieve landmark trade deals. Campbell also worked in key strategy and policy roles for both the George W. Bush and Jon Huntsman Jr. presidential campaigns, as well as on the 2000 White House Transition Team.

Campbell received a Master's in Business Administration in finance from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Policy from Duke University. He is a member of the Meridian International Center's Rising Leaders Council, and a "Young Atlanticist" with the Atlantic Council. He is fluent in Spanish.

Gus Anderson served in the U.S. Army for 29 years as a Telecommunications Corps officer. During that period he commanded numerous tactical and strategic communications organizations, to include the 509th Signal Battalion, Vicenza, Italy, and the Regional Signal Group SHAPE, NATO HQ (Belgium). During his military career he also served as an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the United States Military Academy, and as the military speechwriter for two Secretaries of Defense. He retired as a Colonel in 2008. Currently Gus Anderson leads the business development organization for Leonardo DRS' Global Enterprise Solutions (GES) business unit . Gus has been with Leonardo DRS for 10 years. His initial assignments were as a program manager, overseeing satellite networks supporting NATO forces in the Balkans; Coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan; and networks supporting other U.S. Federal and International agencies. In the past several years, Gus' efforts have turned to business development, helping grow customer and market understanding of DRS' Information and Communications Technology Ecosystem - a global network that provides secure managed satellite and terrestrial services to major DoD, US Federal, and international agencies.

Army Lt. Gen. David G. Bassett is the director of the Defense Contract Management Agency, headquartered at Fort Lee, Virginia. As the director, he leads a Department of Defense agency consisting of more than 12,000 civilians and military personnel who manage more than 300,000 contracts, performed at more than 10,000 locations worldwide, with a total value in excess of $5 trillion.

Bassett assumed leadership of DCMA on June 4, 2020. He came to the agency after serving as Program Executive Officer for Command, Control and Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T) since January 2018, where he was responsible for the development, acquisition, fielding and support of the Army's tactical network, a critical modernization priority.

Steve "Bucky" Butow is the Director of the Space Portfolio at the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). He joined the team in 2015 as an early plank owner when DIU was known as the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx) and helped establish the organization's operating locations in Silicon Valley, California; Boston, Massachusetts; and Austin, Texas.

In his reserve capacity, Butow is a Brigadier General serving as the Commander of the California Air National Guard where he leads 4,900 Airmen assigned to five wings and a headquarters staff. Prior to this assignment, he was a Special Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard.
Butow is a former Commander of the 129th Rescue Wing at Moffett Federal Airfield, CA, where his responsibilities included organizing, training, equipping, and maintaining 970 combat-ready forces and $1 Billion dollars of special mission aircraft and equipment supporting the U.S. Air Force's combat rescue and personnel recovery missions. He has previously served as the Deputy Director of the Joint Search and Rescue Center for U.S. Central Command in 2005, and as Chief of Personnel Recovery for U.S. Air Forces Central in 2007 supporting Operations IRAQI and ENDURING FREEDOM. Prior to joining DIU, Butow was the Vice Chief of the Joint Staff, California Military Department with responsibilities including cybersecurity, incident awareness and innovation. He has more than 3,500 flying hours in T-37, T-38, C-130, HC-130 and MC-130P aircraft.

As a researcher with the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute, Butow worked on instrument concepts for Mars surface soil analysis at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA. He later served as co-principal investigator for a series of airborne science missions for which he was recognized for outstanding achievement and contributions to the Space Science Division in 1999 and received an Ames Honor Award as a member of an Astrobiology Mission Project Team in 2000.

Butow graduated from San Jose State University with a B.A. in Physics & Astronomy and earned a M.S. in Management with specialization in Air and Space Strategic Studies from the University of Maryland. He has also completed executive courses at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, and was a member of the National Leadership Preparedness Initiative (NPLI) Cohort 16. Butow is a lifetime member of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi for academic achievement.

Grace is a student at Utah Sate University, studying mechanical engineering with an emphasis in aerospace. Grace is also on track to receive a dual major in Economics. She is a contributing writer for Via Satellite magazine and co-host of the On Orbit Podcast. She has experience interning for The Aerospace Corporation, United Launch Alliance (ULA), and is interning at ABL Space Systems for the summer of 2021. Grace is also part of the 2019 Class of Brooke Owens Fellows.

Charlie Nitschelm, a student at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) studying mechanical engineering and physics, actively leads SEDS-USA as Chair of the Board of Directors. Before being elected on the national level, Charlie founded and remains the President of UNH SEDS, a team of 30 students working to develop New Hampshire's first hybrid rocket for the Spaceport America Cup competition during the Summer of 2020. Under Charlie's lead, the local SEDS chapter has grown to become the largest and most interdisciplinary engineering organization at UNH in three short years. Outside of university, Charlie was awarded a Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship where he interned at Rocket Lab as a manufacturing engineer. After graduation in May 2020, Charlie will move to Hawthorne, California to start his full-time job as a build engineer on Starship, SpaceX's next vehicle destined to bring humans to Mars. Charlie hopes to bring a unique student perspective to the 'What does 'New Space' Really Mean?' with his experience interning and his future employment with the industry-leading launch companies currently.

Ali currently heads business development and product marketing for Astranis: a service-oriented manufacturer of small GEO high throughput satellites, nicknamed microGEOs. As a 3 year old company, Astranis has already landed its first customer, Pacific Dataport for a microGEO that will be providing high throughput capacity over Alaska. Other than leading all business development and sales efforts, Ali is also responsible for Astranis's go-to-market strategy. Ali has been in the satellite industry for over a decade with various positions ranging from engineering to corporate development and finance. Ali started his career at SES where after two years of working on video broadcast related products, he transitioned to business development and product marketing at O3b Networks focusing for two years on data and high throughput networks. He then worked in consulting and contributed at NSR to multiple reports on video broadcasting and cell backhaul as well as projects with LEO operators. After that Ali combined these experiences and worked in strategy and planning at Intelsat for three year where he contributed to launching satellite programs prior to joining Astranis. Ali has a thorough understanding of the end-to-end value chain in the satellite industry including its verticals with focus on cell backhaul and trunking.

Thomas Van den Driessche is the president of the executive strategic board & chief commercial officer of ST Engineering iDirect, where he is responsible for defining our strategy, execution and communications to achieve short- and long-term goals.

Over the past 18 years, he has been active in the broadcast and satellite markets. Prior to ST Engineering iDirect, Van den Driessche was the CEO of Newtec where, during his 11-year tenure, he held various positions including sales and business development, VP of market strategy, and chief commercial officer, before becoming CEO.

Preceding Newtec, he began his career as a product manager in the broadcast and AV market, and received awards for his work by leading organizations such as NAB, Infocomm and Vanguard.

Van den Driessche holds a Master's degree in electronics and marketing from the University of Ghent.

Having joined the satellite industry 1997 with Williams Global Access (later became Loral Cyberstar) Scott has had a varied career over the past 24 years. With having extensive experience in multiple disciplines from Teleport/Network engineering with Kingston (later to become Arqiva) to Solution and commercial design engineering (with both Datasat and Liquid) his experience now sees him as the CEO of Liquid Telecom Satellite Services, a division within the Liquid Telecom Group. Liquid Telecom are the largest independent voice and data supplier across the African continent, and one of the most respected providers of satellite communications within the region. Scott is a passionate advocate of Satellite communications and its place at the heart of the communications future.

Steven Soenens is an experienced professional in product marketing, product management and engineering of broadband and video solutions for broadcasters and cable, telco, satellite and mobile service providers.
At present, Steven is responsible for product marketing of DataMiner with Skyline Communications. DataMiner is the leading multi-vendor network management and OSS system deployed by more than 1000 customers globally, including many tier-1 media, satellite and service provider companies.
In his past career, Steven has taken responsibility for worldwide product strategy and product management for video, IP and satellite solutions with Newtec, Scientific-Atlanta and Cisco Systems.
Steven´s key area´s of expertise include end-to-end management of multi-vendor media and broadband infrastructures including public and private cloud data centers (NFV) and IP networks (SMPTE 2022 and 2110, SDN control) for broadcast contribution and exchange, (remote) production, studio and MCR operations, playout, distribution over cable DOCSIS, satellite DTH and VSAT, telco DSL, FTTx, DTT and OTT.

Lance is a seasoned entrepreneur with more than two decades of executive leadership experience with positions at state and local governments, and with Global 1000 enterprises. Throughout his career, Lance has successfully founded a series of private and venture-backed businesses focused on the payment card industry, data center development, low-power computing platforms, and cyber security technologies. Lance has served on boards at private companies as well as non-profit boards focused on STEM education for high school students.

As a founder and CEO of Cyphre, a RigNet company (NASDAQ: RNET), Lance's primary goal is to build a strong culture of innovation that delivers world-changing advancements in cyber security. Cyphre's secure network solutions are active on six continents, serving global oil and gas companies. Presently, Lance is focused on developing new markets in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa.

Chris is a Founder and the CEO of Astra. Previously, Chris founded several tech start-ups and served as the Chief Technology Officer of NASA, where he introduced new technologies into America's space program and founded OpenStack, the largest and fastest growing open source project in history. While at NASA, Chris worked at the White House to develop the cloud strategy for the United States.
Chris has been recognized in the Silicon Valley Business Journal "40 under 40," the CNBC Disruptor 50 list, and received the prestigious "Federal 100" award for his service at NASA.

David Hartshorn has more than 35 years of experience in the satellite communications industry. He serves as CEO of Geeks Without Frontiers, a non-profit technology-neutral organization that applies financially sustainable innovation to solve connectivity challenges worldwide. Mr. Hartshorn leads the organization as it catalyzes public and private sector initiatives to bridge the "Digital Divide" and reach the UN "Sustainable Goals".

Andrew is currently Head of Mobility at ST Engineering iDirect, where he leads a team responsible for the company's strategy for aviation, maritime, and land mobile. Previously, Andrew spent over 15 years at Intelsat, the world's leading satellite company, in a number of different direct account management and leadership positions, most recently leading the Mobility Solutions sales team for Europe, Middle East, and Asia. He also held various sales and marketing roles at NewSkies Satellites, and at an independent teleport in the USA called ESATEL Communications. Earlier in his career he performed research and project development work at the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), the Embassy of Mexico in Washington, DC, and at NASA, which involved the provision of Internet service and remote sensing for environmental purposes.

Richard Holmquist has supported the maritime community with satellite remote sensing and communication capabilities for his entire commercial career. At HawkEye 360, Richard supplies radio frequency geolocation and analytics capability to international governments and commercial organizations. HawkEye 360 offers an entirely new layer of intelligence for domain awareness at sea or on land, pinpointing the locations of human activity, and helping to detect dark vessels, human traffickers or illegal smuggling. Richard is responsible for HawkEye sales within the Americas, plus an extra emphasis on illegal fishing detection globally. Before joining HawkEye, Richard worked for NAL Research Corporation, an Iridium VAR/VAM, and before that with DigitalGlobe, where as Director of Sales for their Marine Services department he sold oceanographic data and satellite tracking products to governments, NGOs, and commercial fishing companies. Richard holds an MS in Marine Science from the College of William and Mary.

Daniel Schaeffer leads Pew's work on maritime security and military engagement by addressing illegal fishing where it intersects with other maritime crimes. He also focuses on identifying better ways to enforce laws intended to stop illegal fishing.

Before joining Pew, Schaeffer served in the U.S. Coast Guard, where he reached the rank of commander and led the service's fisheries and marine protected enforcement program. Schaeffer's Coast Guard experience spanned the full range of fisheries enforcement efforts, including operational planning and oversight, policy development, intergovernmental cooperation, drafting of regulations, and boarding vessels. He worked on international fisheries enforcement and took part in multilateral meetings and treaty negotiations.

Schaeffer holds a bachelor's degree in government from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, a master's in marine affairs from the University of Rhode Island's College of Environment and Life Sciences, and a professional diploma from the U.S. Naval War College.

Bradley Soule is OceanMind's Chief Fisheries Analyst. He has spent most of his life either on the sea or thinking about the sea.

Bradley joined the U.S. Coast Guard as a teenager and served in a number of assignments across the United states conducting law enforcement and search and rescue in the Bering Sea, home to some of the largest commercial fisheries in the world as well as serving as the Commanding Officer of a patrol boat conducting fisheries enforcement, search and rescue, and homeland security patrols and coordinating fisheries enforcement for the Coast Guard's California District, which included international fishery enforcement efforts in the Eastern Pacific. He also served as the Deputy Chief of Fishery Enforcement and senior fishery watch officer at Coast Guard headquarters, coordinating interagency and international action on some of the most high profile cases around the world with Coast Guard involvement.

He has a bachelor's degree from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and a Master's degree in Marine Affairs with a focus on fishery management from the University of Washington in Seattle.

Bradley left the Coast Guard in 2013 to become a Criminal Intelligence Officer at INTERPOL's General Secretariat in Lyon, France where he led the organization's nascent fisheries project, helping to coordinate operations, capacity building, and intelligence sharing and analysis on fisheries crime among INTERPOL's 190 member countries.

In 2015, Bradley joined Project Eyes on the Seas, the project that would become OceanMind, as the first fisheries analyst that would build the team OceanMind is today. He leads all of OceanMind's operational activities and analysis and has built experience in risk analysis and identification in every ocean basin across dozens of fisheries and exclusive economic zones.

Martin Killian has 16 years of experience in the satellite communications market. Mr. Killian spent 9 years involved in sales and product management at Globecomm before joining Speedcast in 2019 as Senior IOT Solutions Architect.
Prior to Globecomm, Mr. Killian joined France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications (FTMSC) in January 2004 as an Account Manager. When FTMSC become Vizada in 2007, Mr. Killian was promoted to Director of Commercial Sales Americas.
In 2006 when Inmarsat launched their BGAN products and services, Mr. Killian worked closely with early adopter media clients such as CNN and NPR to ensure successful product rollout in cooperation with Inmarsat. In 2008, CNN won a prestigious Technology and Engineering Emmy Award for its IP-based newsgathering system that utilized Inmarsat's BGAN technology.
Mr. Killian holds a Master of Science in International Business from Florida Atlantic University (FAU), as well as a BS in Marketing from FAU.

Laura Winter has lived in and reported from eight countries on three continents, which included nine years in Afghanistan. She has reported for CBS News, the Christian Science Monitor, and the New York Daily News. She produced and directed the award-winning BBC-HBO documentary "Baghdad High". Ms. Winter's very first journalism beat was covering the city of La Canada Flintridge, which included NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, for the Glendale News-Press. She now chronicles space as an editor at large for AJ Impact, Al Jazeera Digital's business vertical. She is most inspired by the creativity and dedication that people in both the public and commercial sectors bring to international cooperation and competition to explore the worlds beyond our own and solve our planet's most stubborn challenges. She also happens to also be passionate about baseball.

Mr. Reed currently serves as the deputy director of the Satellite Servicing Projects Division at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. In this position, he is responsible for the formulation, development, and execution of a portfolio of technologies cultivated to provide satellite-servicing capabilities in support of Agency missions and national objectives. His responsibilities include liaising with NASA mission directorates, other Government agencies, aerospace manufacturers, satellite fleet owners and operators, and insurance agencies on all matters related to satellite servicing.

In conjunction with these duties, Mr. Reed served as the Deputy Chair of the Active Debris Removal Study for the NASA Office of the Chief Technologist and has represented the Agency at international forums regarding this topic. He was a guiding member of the congressionally mandated 2010 NASA On-Orbit Satellite Servicing Study. Mr. Reed also served as a member of the joint NASA/DARPA Manned GEO Servicing Study, and was a part of the Robotics, Tele-Robotics, and Autonomous Systems team for the NASA Space Technology Roadmap.

An expert in space environmental effects on materials, Mr. Reed was the Chief Materials Engineer for the Hubble Space Telescope Project, prior to assuming his current role. Prior to joining NASA, he held positions with the American Dental Association, Unisys Corporation and Swales Aerospace. Mr. Reed received a B.S. in chemistry from the Catholic University of America.

As President of SIA, Tom Stroup is the trade association's lead advocate for regulatory and policy issues of critical importance to SIA's membership, including spectrum and licensing issues, defense and public safety matters, and export control and international trade issues. He also manages the day-to-day operations of SIA, including member communications, staff leadership and organization of SIA sponsored events.

Prior to joining SIA, Mr. Stroup was with Shared Spectrum Company (SSC), a leading developer of spectrum intelligence technologies, where he served as CEO. For more than a decade, he served as the President of the Personal Communications Industry Association (PCIA). Previous to his position at SSC, he founded and ran several companies in the technology industry, including Columbia Spectrum Management, P-Com Network Services, CSM Wireless, and SquareLoop.

Mr. Stroup holds a BS, summa cum laude, in Public Administration from the University of North Dakota. He is also a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center where he served as Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal.

Martin K. Zhu, Ph.D.

Martin Zhu is a senior economist with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), where he focuses on economic issues affecting orbital debris mitigation, commercial space launch and reentry licensing, and collective risks. He regularly conducts regulatory impact analyses for commercial space and aviation rulemakings.
He is a public speaker on economic policy and space safety. He presented his paper at the 11th IAASS as a virtue conference during COVID-19 and the 9th IAASS Conference at the Toulouse Space Center in France. He was a panel speaker at the Satellite Conference 2020 and the same conference in 2019 in Washington, DC.
He is an author on space safety and economics. He authored double-blinded peer-reviewed papers:
(1) Method of a Break-Even Analysis of Orbital Debris Mitigation and Remediation Costs (The Global Journal of Research in Engineering (GJRE) Volume 23 Issue 1 Version 1.0, June 2023)
(2) A break-even analysis of orbital debris and space preservation through monetization (Journal of Space Safety Engineering, Volume 9, Issue 4, December 2022, Pages 600-611)
(3) Economic Fundamentals of Mitigating Orbital Debris (Presentation at the 9th IAASS Conference on October 19, 2017)
(4) Impacts of External Shocks on Nations' Policy Responses and Economic Growth--World Economic Synchronization (Journal of Applied Business and Economics, 2008)
Previously, Dr. Zhu was a senior regulatory economist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Within his role, he developed expertise in forecasting, cost-benefit analysis, and risk assessment applied to rulemakings for food safety and general laws of taxation. He reviewed economic papers by responding with comments and suggestions to the authors.
He started his professional career in academia as an assistant professor teaching economics and business disciplines.
He earned a Ph.D. in economics from Northeastern University, an MBA degree from Oklahoma City University, and a BA degree in statistics from Xiamen University.

Peter Beck is the founder and chief executive of Rocket Lab, a space technology company and global leader in dedicated small satellite launch. Since founding the business in 2006, Peter has grown Rocket Lab to become a globally recognised industry leader in space and a billion-dollar company employing hundreds of world-class engineers and technicians.
Peter established Rocket Lab's Electron orbital launch program in 2013. Electron is the world's first fully carbon-composite launch vehicle, powered by 3D printed, electric turbopump-fed rocket engines. Since the first Electron launch in 2017, Rocket Lab has delivered scores of satellites to orbit, enabling operations in space debris mitigation, Earth observation, ship and airplane tracking, and radio communications. Peter also oversees the development of Rocket Lab's satellite program, Photon, which develops spacecraft buses tailored for a range of small satellite missions to LEO, lunar, and interplanetary destinations.

Jeanette Quinlan is Director of Space Systems at Akash Systems, Inc, a Series A startup based in San Francisco. At Akash she supports commercialization of a breakthrough composite material, Gallium Nitride (GaN)-on-Diamond which enables more efficient communication for the Space and Aerospace industry. Jeanette is also the founder of the Bay Area Women in Space and Aerospace, a quarterly speaker series featuring women in the industry.
Prior to Akash, Jeanette managed the U,S, Operations of Starburst Aerospace Accelerator, connecting traditional aerospace primes with startups. Before joining Starburst in 2016 she spent over 10 years as a Thermal Engineer in the satellite industry, including analysis, design, testing, and on-orbit monitoring of RF and electro-optical satellites in LEO and GEO orbits. Jeanette has worked at OneWeb, Space Systems Loral (SSL, now Maxar), and ITT (now Harris). Jeanette has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY.

F. Brent Abbott has been holding a position of CEO North America for NanoAvionics Inc. since July 2019 with the strategic goal to establish NanoAvionics US Inc. as a chief provider of nanosatellite solutions throughout the Americas.
Prior to working at NanoAvionics, Brent was the CEO and Head of North American Operations for AAC Clyde Space in the U.S. securing their biggest order with Orbcomm with "Satellite as a Service" arrangement and a partnership with Ball Aerospace Previous to that, Brent served for eight years in several roles for Surrey US (SST-US) including Head/Director of Business Development, Head of Program Management and Engineering. At SST-US he was instrumental in landing the NOAA/AF/NSPO COSMIC-II/Formosat-7 constellation for Radio Occultation. He also started the Hosted Payload program at SST-US with the first all commercial and %100 hosted payload satellite OTB-1 (Orbital Test Bed) and led to $80M more business with OTB-2 and 3. Brent also landed the GNSS-R payloads for the successful NASA Earth Venture Mission CYGNSS. He brokered the deal to sell SST- US to current owner General Atomics. Before this he worked in Business Development
for Honeywell Defense and Space for commercial and classified satellite programs including working with Ball to get Control Moment Gyros on the first commercial program and getting reaction wheels to Mars. He also invented the Honeywell Miniature Momentum Control System based on miniature CMGs. Brent earned a B.S.E.E. from Iowa State University in 1985 and is a professional engineer.

Robert Mayer is the Executive Director of the System Architecture, Design and Analysis team for Iridium Communications. This group manages the Iridium System Design to maximize the quality of service for all Iridium services and develop network upgrades for future services. Previously Mr. Mayer was the Program Manager for Iridium NEXT. He led the Space and Launch segments for the successful delivery of 81 NEXT SVs on 8 successful SpaceX Falcon 9 launches. Prior to joining Iridium, Mr. Mayer worked at Spectrum Astro (now Northrop Grumman). At Spectrum Astro, he was the Chief System Engineer and later the Program Manager for the Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE) Satellite for the Missile Defense Agency. He formerly worked at The Boeing Company in Kent Washington as a Space System Thermal Engineer. As a spacecraft thermal engineer he was responsible for analysis, design and integration and test of thermal control hardware for proprietary space programs (Advanced Projects, Advanced Development Program, and Bottom Module).

Whitney Lohmeyer, Chief Technologist of the FCC's Space Bureau, is passionate about enabling affordable Internet so that individuals can empower themselves, and that communities can connect schools and healthcare centers. She is on leave from her role as faculty at Olin College and as a Research Affiliate at MIT. At Olin, she directs the Olin Satellite + Spectrum Technology & Policy (OSSTP) Group, managing undergraduates who collaboratively contribute to the field of satellite communications, and she also works closely with industry to advise on end-to-end system design, and spectrum strategy. Whitney was the first engineer hired at OneWeb, where she worked with Qualcomm on the communications architecture, and contributed to policy reform at the FCC and ITU. Since that time, she has advised more than thirty companies on technical, financial, and regulatory matters and has testified before Congress on space and spectrum related issues. Prior to joining the OneWeb team, she worked at Google, and spent time at Inmarsat and NASA. She is currently on the board of FASESA, a non-profit bringing space exploration to classrooms throughout Africa. Whitney received her Ph.D. and M.S. in AeroAstro from MIT in 2015 and 2013, respectively. She earned her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from NC State University in 2011, as the only female in her class of approximately ninety students, and now serves on the board of North Carolina State University's Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) Department.

Justin Kugler is the Vice President for Advanced Programs and Concepts for Made In Space, Inc. (MIS).

Kugler is responsible for leading new business development initiatives for MIS across several sectors, including space-enabled products, exploration manufacturing, and on-orbit robotic manufacturing. Since starting at MIS in 2016, Kugler has expanded the MIS business portfolio and developed successful strategies guiding the company's new space manufacturing capabilities.

Kugler has been an instrumental figure in the aerospace industry in shaping policy and public-private interest around commercial utilization on the ISS and space industrialization as an engine of economic growth.

Prior to his current role, Kugler developed and managed the industrial R&D project portfolio for the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory. He also previously managed ISS National Lab pathfinder projects for NASA's ISS Payloads Office, developed crew training models for the Constellation Program, and served as an intelligence analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency.

Kugler has more than 15 years of experience in developing robust R&D programs and leading business development in government and commercial markets. In 2015, he was recognized by the Association of Professional Futurists for his forecast of the future of industrial activity in space.

Kugler earned his Bachelor of Science in aerospace engineering from Texas A&M University and his Master of Science in mechanical engineering from Rice University. He also earned a Certificate in Strategic Foresight from the University of Houston.

Mr. Peterson is a Business Development Manager for the Swedish Space Corporation. SSC has the most advanced commercial ground station network in the world supporting requirements for NASA, ESA, ISRO, and privately funded missions for more than two decades. Mr. Peterson heads up customer support for lunar missions globally and the full range of mission profiles for customers in the Americas region. Prior to SSC, Mr. Peterson served as a Ground Operations Engineer for the European Space Agency where he led a global team-of-teams during the launch and early orbit phase of ten ESA and partner agency spacecraft. He started his career supporting the U.S. military, first as an enlisted satellite communications technician, and then as a contractor with assignments in Japan and Germany. He is also sometimes called Professor Peterson by students of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University where he has been a member of the adjunct faculty for more than ten years.

Dennis Stone has over four decades of experience, including 35 years at NASA, in space commercialization, public/private partnerships, program management, space technology, and international relations. He helped manage over $1.2B in investments by NASA in commercial space capabilities.

He is Project Executive for the $400M Commercial Destinations Free Flyer project in NASA's Commercial LEO Development Program. In this role, he manages NASA's funding and technical support to companies developing commercial space stations to eventually replace the International Space Station (ISS). Prior to this he led Collaborations on Commercial Space Capabilities partnerships which provided NASA's technical support to the SpaceX Starship, ULA Vulcan/Centaur 5, Northrup Grumman Mission Extension Vehicle, and Final Frontier space suits.
He helped lead NASA's successful Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) partnerships to develop commercial cargo capabilities to LEO. He chaired the business committee in both COTS investment rounds which invested nearly $800M in the SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon and Orbital Sciences Antares/Cygnus. He also helped select and manage NASA's first $50M investment Commercial Crew partnerships.

Prior to COTS, Mr. Stone worked in the ISS Program on system engineering, avionics, international relations, risk management, and technology development. Before joining NASA, he worked for McDonnell Douglas, Ford Aerospace, and Rockwell in civil and commercial space program engineering and management.

He serves as volunteer President of World Space Week Association, which coordinates UN-declared World Space Week, celebrated globally each October 4-10. He has dual Bachelor of Science degrees from the University of Hawaii in electrical engineering and physics.

Al Tadros is the Vice President of Space Infrastructure and Civil Space at Maxar. For more than 29 years, Tadros has worked with both commercial enterprises and government agencies to develop space systems for communications, satellite servicing, remote sensing, and exploration.
At Maxar he has held increasingly responsible engineering and business development positions, and has most recently led significant innovation in next-generation spacecraft design and space infrastructure; integrating robotics and on-orbit satellite manufacturing, servicing, and assembly capabilities. He also works to draw attention to the value of commercial satellite technologies, hosted payloads and system solutions for government missions. Over the course of his career at SSL he has participated in 13 missions and launch campaigns, many of which deployed cutting-edge communications and remote sensing systems.
Tadros holds patents in the field of attitude control systems, and was responsible for early telerobotics research for the International Space Station. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering and a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Long-time satellite executive and lawyer. Client list in private practice included all major satellite operators and manufacturers. Was general counsel and EVP of business development at Intelsat for 8 years, then joined the board of Intelsat when it listed on the NYSE. Only the 2nd attorney inducted into the Satellite Hall of Fame. Have spoken at almost every Satellite Conference since the 1990s, as well as frequently at other major satellite and telecom conferences.

As president and CEO of Phasor Inc., David Helfgott has the responsibility for the company's strategic direction, to drive the development of its new & revolutionary Electronically Steerable Antenna (ESA) products and technology, and to implement its operational programs. As a 20-year industry veteran, he has extensive experience in satellite broadband, mobile telecommunications and commercial & government SATCOM networking services. Mr. Helfgott has held leadership positions at Inmarsat, Cobham, DataPath and SES. He holds a BA Degree from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the Darden School.

DAVID HERSHBERG. An Albany, NY native started his career in 1959 at ITT Defense Communications working on earth stations for the first active communications satellite Courier as well as many other early satellite programs. He founded ITT Space Communications, Inc. in 1968; Comtech, Inc. Systems Division in 1972; and Satellite Transmission Systems, Inc. in 1976, each becoming extremely successful.

During his 18 years as President and CEO of Satellite Transmission Systems, Inc., STS became the global leader and premier company in the field of satellite communications ground station systems. STS had annual sales in excess of $110 million, and an installed base of over 1,000 major earth terminals installed. Under his leadership, STS was a 1992 winner of the New York State Exporter of the Year Award, and STS became the first company in its field to achieve the coveted ISO 9001 certification. In addition to his duties at STS, Mr. Hershberg also served as the President of the Satellite Communications Group of California Microwave Inc., which included responsibility for EF DATA, Inc. and CMI Mobile Products.

Mr. Hershberg founded Globecomm Systems Inc. in 1994 as an integrator of satellite communication systems and networks. In a short time it became a leading provider of end-to-end solutions, including systems, connections, and services. In 1996 he founded NetSat Express, Inc. which is now known as Globecomm Network Services, as a subsidiary of GSI, to provide Internet service to developing countries. It is now a leading provider of Internet-via-satellite services for international ISPs and end-to-end Enterprise Solutions with content delivery offerings.

Mr. Hershberg received a patent for his innovations facilitating two-way Internet-via-satellite services, a core offering of NetSat Express since its inception. Mr. Hershberg also developed innovations in L-band earth terminal architecture that have become part of the foundation of large gateway as well as very small aperture terminal design. Under his leadership, Globecomm Systems, Inc. received an award as one of Long Island's fastest growing top 50 companies for two years in a row. In 2000 GSI won the "Teleport Operator of the Year Award" presented by the World Teleport Association.

Mr. Hershberg left Globecomm Systems when it was sold in Decenber 2013 to a VC group for $345 Million. At the same time many of Globecomm's key personal were laid off. After their one year non compete expired this group formed STS Global. Over the past five years STS Global has been recognized as a leader in providing state of the art earth station infrastructure for companies like Hughes, SES and Comsat.

Considered an industry leader by many of his peers, Mr. Hershberg has championed many new technical and management innovations, and was honored as the recipient of The Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur of the Year Award" for the Long Island region in the Emerging Technology category. This award recognizes the business attributes of those who have founded or are growing a leading-edge company. In March 2008, Mr. Hershberg was inducted into the Long Island Technology Hall of Fame (LITHF). The intention of the Long Island Technology Hall of Fame is to recognize, honor and preserve the contributions, accomplishments, and dedication of historical figures or current leaders in science or technology who have had, or are having, an impact on Long Island.

Mr. Hershberg has been honored with many awards throughout his life they include:
• Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Satellite Communications Exchange (ISCe).
• Herman Fialkov Business Person of the Year at the Long Island Capital Alliance's
• Long Island Heritage Society Golden eagle Award
• Boy Scout Good Scout Award
• Society of Satellite Professionals International Hall of Fame
• 2013 Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. Entrepreneur Award Stevens Institute
• Distinguished Citizens Award Suffolk County Boy Scouts
• Leroy R. Grumman Award for lifetime technical achievement
• Visionary Executive of the Year at Satcon 2013

Working to improve United States industry competitiveness, Mr. Hershberg was invited to testify before the United States Congress, and met with President Clinton on competitive trade issues. In addition he has worked on trade issues with the Department of Commerce, the U.S. Trade representative, AEA, TIA, and the Council on Competitiveness. An accomplished expert on quality issues, Mr. Hershberg has lectured to companies, government agencies, and industry groups on Continuous Improvement and Total Quality Management.

Mr. Hershberg holds Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University and Management Science from Stevens Institute of Technology; he also holds a BEE from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).

Mr. Hershberg and his wife Arline have been married sixty two years; their family includes 3 married children and seven grandchildren.

David Meltzer has 30 years of experience in the satellite and humanitarian industries. Mr. Meltzer currently leads the Global VSAT Forum which is the largest global trade association for the commercial satellite industry. As GVF's Secretary General, he leads advocacy efforts on behalf of the industry with national and international regulators while providing members with benefits in areas such as online and classroom training, organizing industry conferences, and leading industry working groups on topics that include international regulatory matters, sustainable space operations, and disaster relief. Prior to leading GVF as its Secretary General, Mr. Meltzer worked for sixteen years at the world's largest communications satellite operator -- Intelsat -- and served as Intelsat's General Counsel and Executive Vice President for Regulatory Affairs. Following Intelsat, Mr. Meltzer served for thirteen years at the American Red Cross leading its international disaster relief and development activities and served as the American Red Cross' General Counsel for over five years. Mr. Meltzer has extensive experience working with senior members of government and has made numerous appearances before media, the U.S. Congress, the United Nations, ITU, and other national and international organizations.

Victoria Samson is the Washington Office Director for Secure World Foundation and twenty years of experience in military space and security issues.

Before joining SWF, Ms. Samson served as a Senior Analyst for the Center for Defense Information (CDI), where she leveraged her expertise in missile defense, nuclear reductions, and space security issues to conduct in-depth analysis and media commentary. Prior to her time at CDI, Ms. Samson was the Senior Policy Associate at the Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers, a consortium of arms control groups in the Washington, D.C. area, where she worked with Congressional staffers, members of the media, embassy officials, citizens, and think-tanks on issues surrounding dealing with national missile defense and nuclear weapons reductions. Before that, she was a researcher at Riverside Research Institute, where she worked on war-gaming scenarios for the Missile Defense Agency's Directorate of Intelligence.

Known throughout the space and security arena as a thought leader on policy and budgetary issues, Ms. Samson is often interviewed by multinational media outlets, including the New York Times, Space News, and NPR. She is also a prolific author of numerous op-eds, analytical pieces, journal articles, and updates on missile defense and space security matters. Read Ms. Samson's publications.

Mark Williams currently serves as the Vice President of Cybersecurity at Kratos Defense. In this role he is responsible for expanding Kratos Defense's cybersecurity products, services and experience into a strategic consulting and solutions practice.

Mr. Williams brings over twenty years of cybersecurity experience to Kratos Defense, including leading the security and compliance functions for two Fortune 50 global companies, and a record of extensive results providing online and cloud-based services to more than 80% of the Fortune 500 and the United States Government. He has extensive experience in creating and managing corporate-wide information security, compliance, assurance, and risk management programs across global organizations.

Prior to joining Kratos Defense, Mr. Williams served as the Deputy Global CISO for KPMG International where he oversaw and lead security for a network consisting of over 120 member global member firms. Prior to KPMG International, Mr. Williams served as the CISO of Microsoft's Federal division where he led strategy and development for the security and compliance of Microsoft's products and services with the US Federal Government. Previously, Mr. Williams served as the Director of Security for Microsoft Online Services where he oversaw security for Microsoft's enterprise-class cloud service offerings.

David Edwards, Product Manager at IMT Vislink has over 2 decades of experience in the world of video compression and transmission. With deep involvement in bringing to market some of the world's first professional MPEG-4 AVC HD transmission systems and more latterly HEVC HD and 4k solutions, David has real-world experience of the practicalities involved in balancing bit rate, quality and latency to create solutions that meet real-world technical performance and commercial operational goals. With a background as an RF design engineer David was instrumental in the design of the first Direct Conversion demodulator products that led to a size and cost revolution in the transmission of digital Video. David also has 5 patents to his name relating to methods of linearizing high-power amplifiers with the aim of improving received signal quality. With a focus on technologies and solutions that bring content from major Events into the broadcast food-chain David has held responsibility for many of the industry's most successful video centric transmission products that form the backbone of many networks.

Naia Butler-Craig is an Aerospace Engineering PhD Student and GEM Fellow at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is a member of GT's High-Power Electric Propulsion Lab. She obtained her B.S in Aerospace Engineering with a special concentration in Astronautics and a minor in Computational Mathematics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. She is also a NASA Pathways intern in the Science and Space Technology Systems branch at Glenn Research Center.
During her undergraduate career, she had the opportunity to gain invaluable research experience as a McNair scholar, undergraduate research assistant, NASA student, and GEM Fellow with Los Alamos National Laboratories. Her experience thus far has been in spacecraft test and development, sub-kilowatt electric propulsion, spacecraft attitude simulation, kinetic simulations, and astrophysics.
She is involved in a variety of professional, philanthropic and developmental extra-curricular activities on and off campus. She has served in multiple capacities, including on the regional board, in the National Society of Black Engineers. She founded both the dance club (Embry-Riddle Dancing Eagles) and the ERAU chapter of the Society of Women in Space Exploration (SWISE) at Embry-Riddle. And finally, she volunteered in Dreams Soar Inc. working as their STEM Programs Lead, and community outreach analyst. She has been a speaker at various STEM outreach events as well as technical speaker at academic conferences.
Her ultimate goal is to become a mission specialist astronaut and participate and contribute to deep space exploration.

Ufuoma Ovienmhada is a masters student in the Space Enabled Research Group, led by Professor Danielle Wood, at the MIT Media Lab. Space Enabled works to design space technology to be more accessible and more applicable to sustainable development on Earth. In her research, Ufuoma creates low-cost data tools to enable the management of an invasive plant species that grows on Lake Nokoue in coastal West Africa. To design this tool, she combines co-design methods, satellite data analysis, in-situ water quality measurements, and drone data for validation.
 Prior to arriving at MIT, she graduated from Stanford University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Optional Last Sentence: Her work experiences have trained her in sustainable design, engineering in low-resource environments, and community-centered design.

Luc Riesbeck is a Space Policy Research Analyst based at Astroscale U.S.' Washington, D.C. office, where he collaborates across the space community to mature cross-disciplinary solutions to orbital sustainability challenges. He holds an M.A. in International Science and Technology Policy concentrating in Space Policy from the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs, and a B.A. in Social Science from New York University Shanghai. Luc's graduate research focused on policy solution sets for active orbital debris removal, on-orbit satellite servicing, and other emerging applications of advanced robotics for rendezvous, proximity, and docking operations in space. At Astroscale U.S., he is part of a team making active debris removal and on-orbit satellite servicing a reality for government and industry customers. His work equips operators across the space enterprise with strategic, political, and operational tools to execute a sustainable stewardship of the orbital environment and accelerate creativity in aerospace technologies and practices. Luc is an alumnus of the Brooke Owens Fellowship's 2018 class, advising the NYC-based venture capital fund Space Capital on policy and regulatory considerations for their areas of investment. He now serves as a peer mentor for the Patti Grace Smith Fellowship, a BOF sister program providing extraordinary Black undergraduate students with their first internship experiences in the aerospace industry. Luc fosters a targeted professional interest in building a global space policy environment that incorporates principles of universal design, sustainable development, and ethics in science and technology.

Julie Seven Sage, 15, lives in Nashua, NH. She loves all science but is especially interested in astrophysics. Julie produces a YouTube channel, 7 Sage Labs, where she posts videos for her two shows. Supernova Style Science News is where she shares interesting science news with everyone, and THE STEAM SHOP where she reviews science-based toys/kits and shows how to make things. Her goal is to increase interest in science, technology, engineering, art, and math through her show and other various outreach activities.

As leader of the firm's Transportation and Space Group in Washington, D.C., Dara's practice involves representation of satellite and space infrastructure operators, aerospace manufacturers, launch services providers, communications, earth observation and data services companies, banks, private equity firms, hedge funds and other investors in debt and equity offerings, project, structured and vendor financings, mergers & acquisitions, financial restructurings and in negotiating commercial contracts. He also advises on regulatory, sanctions, anti-corruption, national security and export control matters.

Vinit Duggal is currently the Chief Information Security Officer for Intelsat. Since joining Intelsat, Vinit has been responsible for the development and engineering of much of Intelsat's key infrastructure, as well as building out an industry leading information security practice that fits the business needs for both the corporate and service provider entities that make up Intelsat's overall operations.

Prior to joining Intelsat, Mr. Duggal was the Chief Architect with Nortel Networks Professional Services. At Nortel he developed the network reference architecture and consulting models for the professional services practice that was responsible for over $80 million in revenue. Before joining Nortel, he held the position of Director of Information Security Consulting at VISTAIT where he incubated a first of its kind security practice that focused on delivering bespoke solutions for various types of organizations that allowed management teams to create individualized security infrastructure and policy. Mr. Duggal started his career in information security working for the Aviation Civil Intelligence division of the FAA (Now part of TSA).

Outside of his daily duties at Intelsat, Mr. Duggal takes part in many Network Engineering and Cyber activities. He has worked with and spoke at various events for SANS, CSI, Applied Network Security Foundation, Information Security Magazine, and Department of Homeland Security, to name a few. Vinit is an active member of various standards bodies where he is fostering the core principles of the industry to help current and future security professionals.

Tim has nearly 10 years of information/cyber security experience, founded on penetration testing and general GRC (governance, risk and compliance) consultancy. As well as working closely with large financial institutions and retailers (amongst others) to deliver security services, including Red Teaming, Tim is strongly active within the IoT, Maritime and Aviation sectors.
Based in New York, Tim is a regular at many conferences and events in the industry, including co-hosting round table user groups and presenting on various topics. Most recently Tim has presented to the Global Connected Aircraft Summit, ISSA chapters, API Oil & Gas conference, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as well general cyber panels/discussions.

Having been in the Satellite Industry for over 25 years, the last 20+ as the founder of Isotropic Networks, I have seen a lot of changes. We are in a time of convergence with speed and agility being key to survival. I have spoken at several events over the years and for the last few years have watched as the Industry evolves. I believe that it is time that I take more of a Leadership position in the Industry to provide guidance on how to survive and prosper in ever changing times.

Wendy Lewis is a communications professional with extensive experience developing and implementing programs that drive awareness and reinforce brand recognition and corporate reputation. In 2019 she founded Strategic Voice, a public relations consulting firm that provides storytelling and press outreach for technology companies.
Wendy is an expert in the satellite and space industry with 12+ years of experience leading external communications for aerospace manufacturing company, Space Systems Loral (SSL), which is now part of Maxar Technologies. There she drove strategy, messaging and media outreach that positioned SSL as the leader in commercial satellite manufacturing. At the same time, she brought awareness to the company's ability to bring value and reliability to NASA and DoD missions with examples that included a lunar orbiter and a spacecraft for asteroid exploration.
Concurrent to her role at SSL, Wendy spent ten years directing corporate communications and investor relations for SSL's parent company, Loral Space & Communications. Loral is a NASDAQ listed company that had a $2 billion market cap when she worked there, prior to its divestiture of the SSL manufacturing business.
Before joining SSL, Wendy worked at a Silicon Valley public relations agency where she developed and executed strategic communications programs for technology companies in the semiconductor, software and virtual reality industries. Based in California, she is a graduate of Rutgers University and holds a bachelor's degree in Art and English.
Wendy is a contributing writer for SatMagazine and MilsatMagazine and she provides pro bono services to Geeks Without Frontiers, an award-winning non-profit organization committed to bringing the benefits of internet connectivity to unserved populations.

Richard DalBello is currently the Director of the Office of Space Commerce. In this role he is responsible for managing the Department's efforts to establish a space traffic control system to ensure safe space operations for commercial and international civil space ventures. In addition, Richard is responsible for the regulation of the US commercial remote sensing industry and for general advocacy, across the government, for commercial space industry interests.

Prior to joining the Department of Commerce, Richard was Virgin Galactic's Vice President of Global Engagement. In this role, Richard was responsible for international business development for the company's unique fleet of carrier aircraft and space vehicles. Prior to joining Virgin, Richard served as Director, Space and Aeronautics, in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. In this role, he served as the principal advisor on space and aeronautics matters to the Science Advisor to the President. In this position, Richard played a key role in the development and implementation of the Administration's domestic and international space policy and program priorities.

Prior to joining OSTP, Richard served as the Vice President of Government Affairs for Intelsat General. He served previously as president of the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association, and for more than three years as the president of the Satellite Industry Association.

Richard earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Illinois, a master's degree in law from McGill University, and a doctorate in jurisprudence from the University of San Francisco.

Since Fall 2019, Chris Hearsey has served as Chief Space Liaison Officer for Space Hero. Space Hero is a dynamic, forward-leaning space company founded on the principle that humanity should explore and utilize outer space for the benefit of the global community. Space Hero's business is to present unique and sustainable opportunities to experience spaceflight through Space Hero's innovative and wide-ranging media and technology platforms. Through key investments in infrastructure and advanced technology development, Space Hero and its leading commercial space partners seek to transform and advance space exploration, development, and utilization.
Chris has over ten years' experience in the private, non-profit, and government sectors of the aerospace community. In that time, Chris has built and managed his firm OSA Consulting, LLC and previously served as the Director of DC Operations and Legislative Affairs for Bigelow Aerospace. Chris also has served as Special Assistant to the Director of the Office of Space & Advanced Technology at the US Department of State and has managed political campaigns at the state and federal level, including a run for Congress in Maryland in 2018.
Chris holds a BA in Mathematical Economics from Temple University, a MS in Legal Theory from The American University, a MS in Space Studies from the University of North Dakota, and a JD with honors in Air & Space Law from the University of Mississippi School of Law. As a student, Chris held a graduate fellowship in space history at the National Air & Space Museum in Washington, DC.
Chris lives in Maryland with his wife and daughter.

Jane is Founder and Co-CEO of Space Perspective, a human spaceflight company. She is Co-founder and founding CEO of World View Enterprises, the Silicon Valley-backed stratosphere balloon technology company with its revolutionary un-crewed Stratollite for communications and remote sensing. Her team holds the world record for the highest human flight under a balloon when Alan Eustace broke the RedBull Stratos project by spacediving from 136,000 feet. A documentary about this StratEx project is now on Netflix: 14 Minutes From Earth. Formerly Chairman, Co-founder and President of Paragon Space Development Corporation, the Human Life Support Systems company with technologies on most human spacecraft today. Holds a patent for self-sustaining habitats flown on the Shuttle, Mir Space Station and International Space Station, which bred the first animals to reproduce in space. Member of Biosphere 2 design team and member of the original crew who lived for two years inside the sealed, self-sustaining habitat, the most advanced prototype space base ever built and operated. Her TED talk on the project has been seen over a million times. She authored The Human Experiment: Two Years and Twenty Minutes Inside Biosphere 2 available on Amazon.

Carissa Bryce Christensen is the Chief Executive Officer and founder of BryceTech companies in the US and the UK. She previously co-founded defense contractor The Tauri Group, acquired by LMI in 2019, and quantum computing software firm QxBranch, acquired by Rigetti Computing in 2019. She is an active tech investor and has served on several early-stage boards.

Ms. Christensen is an internationally recognized expert on the satellite and space industry, known for rigorous analysis and innovative, data-driven strategy. She co-chairs the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Space, chairs the US board of the UN-affiliated Space Generation Advisory Council, and serves on the Advisory Council of the Aerospace Corporation Center for Space Policy and Strategy. She is a founding member of the Future Space Leaders Foundation and currently serves as Chair of the Advisory Board. She is a Senior Advisor to the annual US Space Force Schriever Wargame. Ms. Christensen previously served on the National Research Council Space Technology Industry-Government-University Roundtable, which advises NASA, and the Space Committee of the Defense Innovation Board.

Ms. Christensen guest lectures at universities internationally, including Harvard Business School and the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy. She has testified before Congress and Parliament committees on space markets. She publishes extensively, is often cited by major media outlets, and has appeared in commercial space documentaries by The Financial Times and Bloomberg.

Ms. Christensen is a graduate of Harvard University's Kennedy School, where she specialized in science and technology policy. She attended the London School of Economics and was a Douglass Scholar at Rutgers University. She is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and of the Royal Aeronautical Society. Ms. Christensen was named 2023 Executive of the Year (Up to $75M) at the Greater Washington GovCon Awards.

A graduate of California State Polytechnic University Pomona, obtaining his Master Degree in Electrical Engineering in 1981.

Mr. Balkheyour has 25 years of experience in the Telecommunication field starting with the Saudi Ministry of PTT later known as Saudi Telecommunication Company (STC). He was the Vice President of Operations and Maintenance.

He held the position of Executive Vice President for Marketing and Sales in Lucent Technologies, formerly known as AT&T, from 1999 to 2003.

In May 2003 he was selected to head the Arab Satellite Communications Organization (ARABSAT).

Walter is a senior executive with a cross section of commercial, manufacturing, strategic, M&A and financial responsibilities and outcomes. He has successfully transitioned through multiple industry verticals with strong domain expertise in technology principally cloud and software, communications, consumer products as well as energy. He has worked with public investors, VC's and Private Equity investors and Wall Street in general. Specifically, he has a track record of building and mentoring great teams, driving strategic outcomes, and effectuating operating results and growth acceleration ranging from early stage to Fortune sized companies. Lastly, he has served on several public and private and nonprofit boards.
Currently, he serves as President and Co-CEO, and Director of KYMETA Corporation which is a satellite technology and communications company which develops and manufactures and brings to market software enabled, meta-material based electronic beamforming antennas and terminals for satellite communications. In 2017, the company launched the first commercially successful metamaterial flat panel antenna subsystem module and terminal. In late 2020 the company released its next generation product and service offering that will offer not only improved performance and a meaningful cost down but with an integrated-WAN device providing seamless satellite and cellular communications. The technology is widely adopted by military, government, enterprise and maritime customers globally.
The company which was spun out of Intellectual Ventures today is principally owned by investors including Bill Gates, LUX Capital Intelsat and Hanwha.

Kymeta was recently named number 5 on the 2022 World's Most Innovative Companies list by Fast Company and won the BIG Innovation Award by Business Intelligence Group. In 2021, Kymeta was also named Top Ten Hottest Companies in Satellite by Via Satellite Magazine and Hottest New Mobility Solution by The Association of Telecom, Mobility and IT Management Professionals. Additionally, Kymeta received Australia's Good Design Gold Award, Teleport Technology of the Year by the World Teleport Association and the Top Government Mobile Innovation by Mobile Satellite Users Association.
Before joining KYMETA, he has served in multiple senior executive positions including Nuvectra (NASDAQ), a company focused on innovating and developing leading hardware and software technology relating to its neurostimulation platform. Prior to that, AppDynamics Inc., a venture-backed next-generation application intelligence company (acquired by Cisco), SoftLayer, a private equity-owned cloud computing company (acquired by IBM), Leap Wireless International, Inc.- "CRICKET" (NASDAQ) (acquired by AT&T), CBS Radio, Inc., Emmis Communications Corporation (NASDAQ) as well as LG&E Energy Corporation (NYSE). He has served on multiple for-profit and non-profit boards, including REG a renewable green energy company (NASDAQ) as audit committee chair and comp committee member (acquired by Chevron) and Sirius Computer Solutions, a national integrator of technology-based business solutions (acquired by CDW). Lastly, he holds a B.A. in business administration from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Together with his wife Susan they will be moving from Texas to their home in CRC in August full time, which they purchased in early 2021.

Josh is the Chief Revenue Officer, having previously served as Senior Vice President of Revenue Operations. In his role, he leads strategy for Relativity's business development, government affairs, and customer program management.

An experienced aerospace business leader, Josh has a proven track record of shaping long-term strategies that deliver revenue growth while also shaping how customers purchase existing services and novel capabilities. Under Josh's leadership, Relativity has secured launch service agreements totaling $1.8 billion from commercial and government entities. Prior to joining Relativity, Josh spent nine years at SpaceX, where he was the Senior Director of Government Business Development. He successfully secured more than $3 billion in contracts - including SpaceX's first U.S. Air Force EELV launch services contract, an Other Transaction Authority agreement to develop a new boost stage engine, and the first operational Falcon Heavy mission. Josh previously worked as a consultant at Boston Consulting Group and as an aerospace engineer at Boeing.

He holds a BS and MS in Aerospace Engineering from Arizona State University and the University of Washington, respectively, in addition to an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Samer Halawi is the Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer for Intelsat where he is responsible for leading the Company's global commercial operations, including the broadband, mobility, media, and government businesses, as well as the sales and marketing teams. He brings tremendous experience and expertise with more than 20 years in business development, telecommunications and global satellite communications.

Prior to joining Intelsat, Samer served as the Chief Commercial Officer for OneWeb where he established and oversaw the distribution, product management, communications, business development, strategy, and sales and marketing functions for the company.