PAST EVENTS
The Foundation For The Future’s Conversations for the Future conference series is designed to broaden the knowledge base among key officials and stakeholders through a wide range of educational activities.
May: Space Money/Finance
Join us in talking about and answering these questions:
How does this help make us a multiplanetary society?
How does this help us now?
Why should the public care?
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The Foundation For The Future’s Conversations for the Future conference series is designed to broaden the knowledge base among key officials and stakeholders through a wide range of educational activities.
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Tuesday May 16, 2023:
***Join us EARLY on the Zoom for a short “Meet & Greet” with the speakers and hosts at 9:50am***
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Host & Moderator:
Meredith Garofalo, Certified Broadcast Meteorologist & Space/Science Correspondent​
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10am - Dan Geraci w/ FreeFall Aerospace
1030am - Steve Wolfe w/ Beyond Earth
11am - 12pm Coffee on the Moon Hour with The "Galaxis Gal" Inara Tabir
Guests: Irina S. Litchfield, Principle @ SVS
& Marcia Santos Sadler, The Financologist
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Tuesday May 23, 2023:
***Join us EARLY on the Zoom for a short “Meet & Greet” with the speakers and hosts at 9:50am***
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Host & Moderator: Rebecca Schembri, Foundation for the Future​
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10am - Mac Malkawi w/ Borderless Labs Inc (BLinc)
1030am -12pm - Coffee on the Moon with The "Galaxis Gal" Inara Tabir
March 14 & 21, 2023
Join us in talking about and answering these questions:
How does this help make us a multiplanetary society?
How does this help us now?
Why should the public care?
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The Foundation For The Future’s Conversations for the Future conference series is designed to broaden the knowledge base among key officials and stakeholders through a wide range of educational activities.
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Tuesday March 14, 2023:
Host/Moderator: Galaxis Gal, Inara Tabir
10:00am: George Nield with Commercial Space Technologies
10:30am: Coffee on the Moon w/ Inara Tabir - and Guest: Greg Hodgin
11:00am: Dale Ketcham w/ Space Florida
11:30am: Coffee on the Moon w/ Inara Tabir - and Guest: Jacob Mulder
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Tuesday March 21, 2023:
Host Moderator: Rachael Zisk, Payload Space
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10am: Dave Ruppel with Launch Licensing
1030am: Terry Shehata with Maine Space Grant Consortium
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February 14 & 21, 2023
National Security Space
Join us in talking about and answering these questions:
How does this help make us a multiplanetary society?
How does this help us now?
Why should the public care?
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The Foundation For The Future’s Conversations for the Future conference series is designed to broaden the knowledge base among key officials and stakeholders through a wide range of educational activities.
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Tuesday February 14, 2023:
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Host/Moderator: Rachael Zisk, Payload Space
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10am - 11am: Coffee on the Moon with Galaxis Gal Inara Tabir
Guest 10am - 1030am: Nino Marcantonio with DTIP
Guest 1030am - 11am: Richard Banduric with FPT
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11am - 1130am: James Turgal with Optiv
1130am - 12pm: Andrew Bossert & Severin Blenkush with Space Advisory Group
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Tuesday February 21, 2023:
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Host Moderator: Meredith Garofalo, News 12 New York Sr. Meteorologist/Space & Science Journalist
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10am - 1030am: Coffee on the Moon with Galaxis Gal Inara Tabir
Guest 10am - 1030am: David Armstrong with UPNA
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1030am - 11am: Namrata Goswami
11am - 12pm: Tim Chrisman with Foundation Updates & Discussions with Inara Tabir
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January 10 & 17, 2023
Space Communications
January: Space Communications
Join us in talking about and answering these questions:
How does this help make us a multiplanetary society?
How does this help us now?
Why should the public care?
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The Foundation For The Future’s Conversations for the Future conference series is designed to broaden the knowledge base among key officials and stakeholders through a wide range of educational activities.
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Tuesday January 10, 2023
Host/Moderator: Meredith Garofalo - News 12 New York Sr. Meteorologist/Space & Science Journalist
10am EST: Coffee On the Moon w/ Inara Tabir: Part One with Andrew 'Titan' Parris & Daniel Thompkins
11am: Alex Rosalez - Director of Product Inclusion @ Snap
1130am EST: Michael Carey - ATLAS Space Operations, Inc.
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Tuesday January 17, 2023
10am EST: Paul Jurasin - Director | New Technology Programs | Digital Innovation | Digital Transformation
1030am EST: Coffee On the Moon w/ Inara Tabir: Part Two with Amy Imhoff
11am EST: Trent Blake - Captain of Galactiv, Inc.
1130am EST: Michael Bloxton - Chairman & CEO, Nebula Compute, Inc.
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September 2022: Policy & Media:​
Washington D.C. is as close to the opposite of media as you can get. Slow, boring, and without glamor. But the policy and media worlds and their intersection to the space sector are critical enablers to the success of this new wave of space innovation.
We’ll be talking with experts from across these two industries to learn more about how they are helping shape the future of space.
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Wednesday September 14
Host/Moderator - 10am - 12pm: Meredith Garofalo (Sr. Meteorologist & Space/Science Correspondent at News 12)
10:00am - 10:30am: Edward Brooks (Founder, The Beacons)
10:30am - 11:00am: Live from SALT in New York with Tim Chrisman
11:00am - 11:30am: Rebecca Schembri (Human Space Program)
11:30am - 12:00pm: Bob Walker (Former Congressman, CEO Moonwalker Associates)
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Host/Moderator - 12pm - 2pm: Rachael Zisk (Space Journalist at Payload Space)
12:00pm - 12:30pm: Podcast for the Future Showcase
12:30pm - 1:00pm: Jonathon Keats (Library of the Great Silence)
1:00pm - 1:30pm: “Whats Going On?” Laura Forczyk (Founder, Astralytical)
1:30pm - 2:00pm: Joy Schoffler (Founder, Distinctive Edge Partners)
Thursday September 15
Host/Moderator - 10am - 12pm: Inara Tabir (President: The Multiplanetary Society)
10:00am - 10:30am: Mike Mantzke (Global Data Sciences Inc)
10:30am - 11:00am: Rob Gabbert (Space PAC - Policy Updates)
11:00am - 11:30am: Frank White & Jared Angaza (Human Space Program)
11:30am - 12:00pm: Morgan Muchnick (M2 Group, LLC) & Sabrina Westerman (CubeCab)
Rapid Launch Keeping US Connected Presentation by Sabrina & Morgan
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Host/Moderator - 12pm - 2pm: Rachael Zisk (Space Journalist at Payload Space)
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Payload Perspective with Payload Space News Team
1:00pm - 1:30pm: Colonel Robert Giovannetti (CyberWorx)
1:30pm - 2:00pm: Irina Litchfield (Rizon Labs)
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July 2022: Debris/Garbage
Out-of-service satellites, spent rocket boosters, tools, even paint chips: we have a bit of a mess orbiting our world. Creativity to the rescue! Industry, academia, governments, and the UN are working to solve the problem, but revenue and funding sources for space debris research, prevention, mitigation, and remediation are limited and undiversified.
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Host/Moderator: Meredith Garofalo 10am - 12pm
10am - 1030am: Adam Kall with Kall Morris
1030am - 11am: Rob Gabbert with Space PAC / Alex Fielding with Privateer Interview
11am - 1130am: Kayvan Chinichian with CalPoly
1130am - 12pm: Sergio Gallucci with Scout Space
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Host/Moderator: Tim Chrisman 12pm - 2pm
12pm - 1230pm: Oscar Garcia with IFG
1230pm - 1pm: Dan Geraci with Voyager Space
1pm - 130pm: Laura Forczyk with What’s Going On?
130pm - 2pm: Patrick Cumba ​
2pm - 230pm: Josef Koller
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*July Session was only one day - July 13th
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National Security Space
Thursday May 19:
10:00am - 12:00pm: Meredith Garofalo, Host & Moderator
10:00am - 10:30am: Tim Chrisman, Foundation For The Future
10:30am - 11:00am: Patrick Cumba, National Security Expert
11:00am - 11:30am: Troy Morris with Kall Morris
11:30am - 12:00pm: Creel O'Neil with ∆V (delta V) Space
12:00pm - 2:00pm: Tim Chrisman, Host & Moderator
12:00pm - 12:30pm: Michael Paluszek with Princeton Satellite System
12:30pm - 1:00pm: Joy Schoffler with Distinctive Edge Partners
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Panel Discussion hosted by John Weathersby with StellarModal
Wednesday May 18:
10:00am - 12:00pm: Meredith Garofalo, Host & Moderator
10:00am - 10:30am: Simon Drake with Space Ventures Investments
10:30am - 11:00am: Laura Forczyk with "What's Going On?"
11:00am - 11:30am: Scott Weintraub with Modularity Space
11:30am - 11:40pm: Space PAC/Policy Updates with Rob Gabbert
11:40am - 12:00pm: John Wagner with Sierra Nevada Initiatives Updates
12:00pm - 2:00pm: Loretta Greene, Space Force Association: Host & Moderator
12:00pm - 12:30pm: Colin Canfield with Barclays
12:30pm - 1:00pm: Tim Adam with Space Force Association
1:00pm - 1:30pm: Zach Keller with Boone Group
1:30pm - 2:00pm: Ezinne Uzo-Okoro, Asst Director for Space Policy White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
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The United States faces growing competition and increasing threats in the space domain from countries like Russia and China, each of which possess technologies capable of targeting U.S. space assets. At the same time, the global space economy is primed for liftoff, as technological advances and scientific breakthroughs unlock space-based investments and make the promise of space resources within reach. It is time to understand the scale and implications of the unfolding space race to best react to the threats and opportunities in this domain.
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Energy and Beyond
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Rachael Zisk, Payload Space
Host & Moderator
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Robert Feierbach with 0-glaunch.com
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
What's Going On with Laura Forczyk
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11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
John C Mankins with Artemis Innovation Management Solutions
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11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Dr. M.V. “Coyote” Smith, Colonel, USAF-Ret (PhD)
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11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Ian Fichtenbaum with Bradford Space
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12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Tim Chrisman, Host & Moderator
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12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Paul Cheng with FuseRing
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12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Joy Schoffler with Distinctive Edge Partners
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1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Gabe Bensimon with OneDegree Careers
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1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Rob Gabbert with Space Policy Updates
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Workforce Development
Hosted by Lee Steinke
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Dan Geraci - Voyager Space Services
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
"What's Going On" with Laura Forczyk
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11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
"Saturday Space" with TIG Time Welding and Brady Aaron
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11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Speakers and a Panel Hosted by John Weathersby of Stellar Modal.
Hosted by Meredith Garofalo
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Nathan Whigham & Charles Stotler
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Shay Berman with Digital Resource
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11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Michelle Lucas - Higher Orbits
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11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Janeya Griffin with The Commericializer
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12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Importance of Space PAC with Former Congressman Bob Walker
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12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Space Advisory Group with Andrew Bossert & Severin Blenkush
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1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Panel Discussion Moderated by Rob Gabbert
SPACE INVESTMENT
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FEBRUARY 17 -18, 2022
DAY 1 SPEAKERS
INTRODUCTION: 10am
Lee Steinke, Host Foundation For The Future
Tim Chrisman, Foundation For The Future
WHAT'S GOIN' ON?: 10:30am - 11:00am:
Laura Forczyk, Astralytical
11:00AM - 11:30am
Rod Pyle, Ad Astra
11:30am - 12:00pm:
Interview with Tim Chrisman, Foundation For The Future
Ron Epstein, Bank of America
12:00pm - 12:30pm:
Steve Wolfe, Beyond Earth
12:30pm - 1:00pm:
Interview with Tim Chrisman, Foundation For The Future
Doug Jarl, Barclays
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Burkett Huey, Morningstar
SATURDAY SPACE: 1:30pm - 2:00pm
James Vaughan, Aerospace Defense Illustration
DAY 2 SPEAKERS
INTRODUCTION: 10am
Tim Chrisman, Foundation For The Future
Rachael Zisk, Host Payload Space
10:00am - 10:30am
Adam Rentschler, Valid Evaluation
10:30am - 11:00am:
Nino Marcantonio, DTIP
11:00am - 11:30am:
Brig. Gen Steve "Bucky" Butow, Director, DIU
Commander, CA Air National Guard
11:30am - 12:00pm:
Rob Meyerson, Delalune Space
12:00pm-3:30pm:
New Space Business Plan Competition, Tom Olson, Director of Business Development, CSCF
BPC Judges:
Eva-Jane Lark, BMO Nesbitt Burns
Dennis Stone, Project Executive, NASA Free Flyer Project
Walt Anderson, Co-Founder, International Space University
2:00pm-2:30pm:
Michael Laine, Liftport
2:30pm-3:00pm:
Jeff Krukin, Earth-Space Commerce Advisors, LLC
3:00pm-3:30pm:
Antonio Stark, SGAC
3:30pm: BPC Winner Announced
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SPACE CYBER SECURITY
JANUARY 20-21, 2022
DAY 1 SPEAKERS
INTRODUCTION: 10am
Lee Steinke, Host Foundation For The Future
Recent Commercial Human Space Flights and The Overview Effect: 10:00am - 10:30am
Frank White, Author, The Overview Effect
WHAT'S GOIN' ON?: 10:30am - 11:00am: Sponsored by Terry Trevino, Space4All
Laura Forczyk, Astralytical
11:00am - 11:30am: Sponsored by Nanoracks
David Marsh, Nanoracks
11:30am - 12:00pm
John Reed, Chief Technologist & GN&C Sr. Technical Fellow at ULA - United Launch Alliance
12:00pm-12:30pm
Interview with Tim Chrisman, Foundation For The Future
David Logsdon, Senior Director,
Space Enterprise Council at CompTIA
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Mark Sirangelo, Trade-Offs and Opportunity Costs
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Sebastian Asprella, Think Orbital
Vojtech Holub, Think Orbital
SATURDAY SPACE: 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Rave Mehta, Flow Capital/Flow Labs
DAY 2 SPEAKERS
INTRODUCTION: 10am
Tim Chrisman, Foundation For The Future
Interview with Tim Chrisman: 10:00am - 10:30am
Meredith Garofalo, News 12 New York
Sr. Meteorologist/
Space & Science Journalist
10:30am - 11:00am: Space Cyber Security
Dave Pearah, CEO at SpiderOak
11:00am - 12:00pm: Space Cyber Security
Paul Jurasin, Director, New Programs and Digital Transformation Hub (DxHub)
Information Technology Services
California Polytechnic State University
Luis Plascencia, California Polytechnic University
Computer Science / DxHub
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SPACE MONEY
NOVEMBER 9 - 10, 2021
This month's C4F is dedicated to SPACE MONEY! Our event will cover financial and economic aspects of space. We'll be talking to experts in investing, economics, market analysis, cryptocurrency, nonprofit, and financial audit about the growing activity in the space ecosystem. They'll discuss decision-making, funding sources, growth, and risk in this accelerating field.
DAY 1 SPEAKERS
INTRODUCTION
Tim Chrisman, Foundation For The Future
THE ECONOMY OF SPACE
Mathew Weinzierl, PhD, Harvard Business School
THE SPACE ECONOMY
Tina Highfill, Phd, Bureau of Economic Analysis
WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
Laura Forczyk, Astralytical
DEBT FINANCE
Kevin Barry, Lightbridge Strategic Consulting
SATURDAY SPACE
Rachel Lyons, Space for Humanity
PUBLIC MARKETS FROM AN INVESTOR POINT OF VIEW
Raphael Roettgen, E2MC
FINANCIAL AUDIT & FINANCIAL CRIMES
Marc Tasse, University of Ottowa
INVESTMENT PANEL
Lise Rich, Xplore Inc.
Michael Mealling, Starbridge Venture Capital
Jeff Crusey, Seraphim Space
Carie Lemack, Zed Factor Fellowship
DAY 2 SPEAKERS
PUBLIC MARKETS FROM AN ANALYST POINT OF VIEW
Ronald Epstein, Bank of America
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
Elia Montanari, European Space Agency Business Applications
INVESTING IN THE FINAL FRONTIER
Jim Thomas, Kirenaga
NEWSPACE BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION
Thomas Olson, Avealto
CHALLENGES WORTH DOING
Goncalo Esteves, Argo Space Tech
CRYPTOCURRENCY PANEL
Simon Drake, Space Ventures
Aaron Burnett, Spaced Ventures
Grant Blaisdell, Copernic Space
BRINGING SPACE HOME
OCTOBER 5-6, 2021
Why space? Don’t we have enough problems at home? Our October event is called Bringing Space Home and will focus on how space exploration, science, and technology benefit life here on earth. This will include benefits from both technology transfer of space science and technologies and applications that are made possible by space infrastructure.
DAY 1 SPEAKERS
INTRODUCTION
Tim Chrisman, Foundation For The Future
TRANSFER OF SPACE TECH TO EARTH APPLICATIONS & COMMERCIALIZATION
Kelli Kedis Ogborn, H.S. Dracones
WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
Laura Forczyk, Astralytical
PLANETARY DEFENSE PANEL
Dipak Srinivisan, John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Nancy Chabot, PhD, John Hopkins University
FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE
Tim Chrisman, Foundation For The Future
IMPROVING OUR LIVES ON EARTH THROUGH SPACE-RELATED INNOVATIONS
Saralyn Mark, MD, Solamed Solutions, iGiant
HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES
Marc O'Griofa, PhD, City of Las Vegas, NASA
ESTABLISHING NEW PARADIGMS FOR HUMAN HEALTH & PERFORMANCE IN SPACE & ON EARTH
Jennifer Fogarty, PhD, Sophic Synergistics
PANEL
Saralyn Mark, MD, Solamed Solutions, iGiant
Jennifer Fogarty, PhD, Sophic Synergistics
Marc O'Griofa, PhD, City of Las Vegas, NASA
HOW SPACE BENEFITS EARTH THROUGH WEATHER FORECASTING USING SATELLITE DATA
Meredith Garofalo, WeatherNation
AGRICULTURE & MARINE TECHNOLOGIES
John Olds, PhD, SpaceWorks, Enterprises, Inc
DAY 2 SPEAKERS
INTRODUCTION
Tim Chrisman, Foundation For The Future
HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES & GENDER
Coyote Smith, PhD, Schriever Space Scholars
SPACE FORCE SCIENCE
Joel Mozer, PhD, United States Space Force
AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB
Eric Felt, PhD, AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate
PANEL
Coyote Smith, PhD, Schriever Space Scholars
Joel Mozer, PhD, United States Space Force
Eric Felt, PhD, AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate
SATURDAY SPACE
Catrina Melograna, Block by Block Creative
Jordan Melograna, Block by Block Creative
SATELLITES INTERVIEW
Pete Wilczynski, NASA Headquarters
NATURAL RESOURCES MONITORING
Abraham Mathew, Orbital Sidekick
SPACE GARBAGE, RECYCLING & SUSTAINABILITY
SEPTEMBER 8-9, 2021
Out-of-service satellites, spent rocket boosters, tools, even paint chips: we have a bit of a mess orbiting our world. Creativity to the rescue! Industry, academia, governments, and the UN are working to solve the problem, but revenue and funding sources for space debris research, prevention, mitigation, and remediation are limited and undiversified.
DAY 1 SPEAKERS
Tim Chrisman, Foundation For The Future
Moribah Jah, University of Texas at Austin
WHAT’S GOIN’ ON?
Laura Forczyk, Astralytical
Austin Link, Starfish Space
Gary Calnan, CisLunar Industries
Tim Chrisman, Foundation For The Future
Wayne Montieth, FAA
Jeff Crusey, Seraphim Space
Jeromy Grimmet, Rogue Space Systems
Rob Hoyt, Tethers Unlimited
Toby Harris, Astroscale
Sergio Gallucci, SCOUT
Simon Reid, D-Orbit UK
DAY 2 SPEAKERS
Tim Chrisman, Foundation For The Future
Rep. Matt Boehnke, WA State Legislature
George Nield, Commercial Space Technologies
Peter Garretson, American Foreign Policy Council
Christopher Johnson, Secure World Foundation
PANEL
George Nield, Commercial Space Technologies
Peter Garretson, American Foreign Policy Council
Christopher Johnson, Secure World Foundation
SATURDAY SPACE
Inara Tabir
Tim Chrisman, Foundation For The Future
Madhu Thangavelu, University of Southern California USC
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
David, Rick, Xavier
SPACE MONEY
Meagan Crawford
WORKFORCE & INDUSTRIAL BASE
AUGUST 10-11, 2021
How does an idea become a reality? It happens one bolt at a time through the sweat equity of people who share a common goal. Nothing goes to space without first being put together from parts, components, wires, chips, even thermal insulators and fuels. The industrial base for space stands firmly on the ground, but no conversation about space infrastructure is complete without it.
DAY 1 SPEAKERS
Tim Chrisman, Foundation For The Future
Laila Gislason, Foundation For The Future
Pete Wilczynski, NASA Headquarters
WHAT’S GOIN’ ON?
Laura Forczyk, Astralytical
Kai Staats
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PANEL
Dallas Bienhoff, Cislunar Space Dev. Company
David Cheuvront, NASA Johnson Space Center (ret)
Edgar Zapata, NASA (Semi-retired)
Daniel Rasky, PhD, NASA Ames
George Sowers, Colorado School of Mines
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Tim Chrisman, Foundation For The Future
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SATURDAY SPACE
Kevin DeBruin, Former NASA Rocket Scientist
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Eric Ingram, Scout
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Martha Bentley, Main Dept. of Economic & Community Dev.
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Sascha Deri, BluShift
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Lee Steinke, Conversations For The Future
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Tom Olson, Avealto
DAY 2 SPEAKERS
Tim Chrisman, Foundation For The Future
Laila Gislason, Foundation For The Future
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BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION
Tom Olson, Avealto
Eva-Jane Lark, BMO Nesbitt Burns
Dave Hynek, Business Fitness
Amaresh Kollipara
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SATURDAY SPACE
Damian Kulash, Jr, OK Go
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Shelli Brunswick, Space Foundation
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Mariel Borowitz, PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Paul Jurasin, California Polytechnic State University
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Greg Autry, PhD, Thunderbird School of Global Management, ASU
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Andrew Maynard, PhD, Arizona State University College of Global Futures
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