SPACE SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS Jim AdamsPrincipalKPMGIan AnnettActing CEO for Programme DeliveryUK Space Agency (UKSA)Dr. Josef AschbacherDirector GeneralEuropean Space Agency (ESA)Roy AzevedoPresidentRaytheon Intelligence & SpaceFrank BackesSenior Vice President, Kratos Space FederalKratos Defense and Security SolutionsMark BairdPresidentVOX SpacePhilippe BaptisteChairman and CEOCentre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)Christopher BaughPresident and FounderNorthern Sky Research (NSR)The Honorable Michael BennetSenatorUnited States SenateRADM Michael Bernacchi, USNDirector Strategy, Plans and Policy, J5U.S. Space CommandKari BingenChief Strategy OfficerHawkEye 360Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, USAF (Ret.)Senior Vice PresidentBooz Allen HamiltonBrig. Gen. Shawn N. Bratton, USSFPlanning LeadSpace Training and Readiness CommandSalvatore T. “Tory” BrunoPresident and Chief Executive OfficerUnited Launch Alliance (ULA)Shelli BrunswickChief Operating OfficerSpace FoundationBlake BullockVice President of Security SpaceNorthrop GrummanMaj. Gen. DeAnna M. Burt, USSFCommander, Combined Force Space Component Command, U.S. Space CommandVice Commander, Space Operations Command, U.S. Space ForceLisa CallahanVice President and General Manager, Commercial Civil SpaceLockheed Martin SpaceLisa CampbellPresidentCanadian Space Agency (CSA)William ChappellVice President of Mission Systems, MicrosoftChief Technology Officer, Azure GlobalArfan ChaudhryInternational DirectorUK Space Agency (UKSA)James “Jim” ChiltonSenior Vice President, Space and LaunchBoeingBrig. Gen. D. Jason Cothern, USSFVice CommanderSpace and Missile Systems Center (SMC)Dr. Courtney CrosbySenior AssociateBooz Allen HamiltonMaj. Gen. Clinton E. Crosier, USSF (Ret.)Director, Aerospace and Satellite AWSCAPT Frank L. Culbertson, Jr., USN (Ret.)PresidentHigher Flight LLCMember at Large, Space Foundation Board of DirectorsMark DankbergChairman of the Board, Executive Chairman and Co-founderViasatMaria DemareeVice President and General Manager, Special ProgramsLockheed Martin SpaceSimonetta Di PippoDirectorUnited Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)GEN James H. Dickinson, USACommanderU.S. Space CommandStephanie DickmanVice President, Strategy and Business Development, Space SystemsL3Harris TechnologiesRDML Stephen Donald, USNReserve Deputy CommanderTENTH FleetThomas DorameVP, Strategic Operations, Washington, D.C.Space FoundationProf. Dr. Pascale EhrenfreundPresidentInternational Astronautical Federation (IAF)Tim EllisChief Executive OfficerRelativity SpaceCarol EriksonVice President, Systems Engineering and Digital TransformationNorthrop GrummanSandra ErwinNational Security ReporterSpaceNewsVan EspahbodiCo-Founder and Managing PartnerStarburstKristin FisherSpace and Defense CorrespondentCNNMGEN Michel Friedling, FRA-AFCommanderFrench Space CommandMeredith GarofaloCertified Broadcast MeteorologistAmerican Meteorological Society (AMS)Tina GhataoreChief Commercial Officer of Mynaric & President of Mynaric USAMynaricJeffrey GrantVice ChairmanSpace FoundationLt. Gen. Michael A. Guetlein, USAFCommanderSpace Systems Command (SSC)Lt. Gen. Klaus HabersetzerCommanderGerman Air Operations CommandDr. Raha HakimdavarDirector of Space SciencesBall AerospaceCol. Jeremy Hansen, CAFAstronautCanadian Space Agency (CSA)Dan HartPresident and Chief Executive OfficerVirgin OrbitMajGen Ryan Heritage, USMCCommander, Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace CommandMarine Corps Forces Space CommandJohn HillPerforming the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Office of the Under Secretary of Defense For Policy (OUSD)Theresa HitchensAir and Space ReporterBreaking DefenseLars HoffmanSenior Vice PresidentRocket LabDr. Diane HowardPrincipalsur l’espace PLLCGen. John E. Hyten, USAFVice ChairmanJoint Chiefs of StaffGen. Shunji Izutsu, JSDFChief of StaffKoku-JieitaiLt. Gen. Larry D. James, USAF (Ret.)Deputy DirectorJet Propulsion LaboratoryChris JohnsonSenior Vice President, SpaceMaxar TechnologiesMG Pasi Jokinen, FAFCommanderAir Force Command FinlandLatonia JonesDirector Program Management OfficeMSI STEM RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM (MSRDC)Dr. Jason KaliraiMission Area Executive for Civil SpaceJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics LaboratoryDr. David KaufmanPresident, Ball AerospaceSenior Vice President, Ball CorporationDr. Janet KavandiExecutive Vice President, Sierra SpaceSierra Nevada CorporationThe Honorable Frank KendallSecretaryDepartment of the Air Force HQDr. Fred KennedyPresidentMomentusStephen KitaySenior Director, Azure SpaceMicrosoftJesse KlempnerPartnerMcKinsey & CompanyTrudy KortesDirector of the Technology Demonstration Missions ProgramNASAChristopher KubasikVice Chair and Chief Executive OfficerL3Harris TechnologiesEaton KuhPrincipalBooz Allen HamiltonDr. Bhavya LalSenior Advisor to the Administrator on Budget and FinanceNASATravis LangsterVice President and General ManagerCOMSPOC Corp.Janna LewisSenior Corporate CounselBAE SystemsDr. Mercedes Lopez-MoralesAstrophysicistCenter for Astrophysics, Harvard & SmithsonianGen. Lester Lyles, USAF (Ret.)Chairman of the BoardKBRDr. Jennifer “Jenni” Anne MacKinnon Sidey-GibbonsAstronautCanadian Space Agency (CSA)Jim MaserSenior Vice President, Space Business UnitAerojet RocketdyneNeil MastersonChief Executive OfficerOneWebLt. Col. Terrill McCall, USAF (Ret.)Lead Systems Security EngineerMitreSGM Eric McCray, USASenior Army Enlisted Leader and CommandantU.S. Space CommandJeanne MeserveModerator and SpeakerBrig. Gen. Wayne R. Monteith, USAF (Ret.)Associate Administrator for Commercial Space TransportationFederal Aviation Administration (FAA)The Honorable Jerry MoranSenatorUnited States SenateKevin “Morty” MortensenVice President for Business Development, Strategy and GrowthBAE SystemsThe Honorable Senator Bill NelsonAdministratorNASASteve NordlundVice President and General Manager, Phantom WorksThe Boeing CompanyDr. Scott NowlinAir and Space Force Solutions-Strategic Systems Chief EngineerBAE SystemsKevin O’ConnellFounder and Chief Executive OfficerSpace Economy Rising, LLCBrig. Gen. John M. Olson, USAFMobilization Assistant to the Chief of Space OperationsU.S. Space ForceActing Chief Technology and Innovation OfficerChirag ParikhExecutive SecretaryNational Space CouncilMark PellerVice President, Major DevelopmentUnited Launch Alliance (ULA)Dr. Walther PelzerHead of the German Space AgencyGerman Aerospace Center (DLR)Davide PetrilloExecutive DirectorSpace Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)CMSgt Karmman-Monique Pogue, USAFSenior Enlisted LeaderU.S. Space CommandTasman PowisDeputy Manager, Fusion ForumSpace Generation Advisory CouncilRADM Gene Price, USNVice CommanderNaval Information ForcesMaj. Gen. Heather L. Pringle, USAFCommander, Air Force Research LaboratoryU.S. Air ForceDavid RaySenior Vice President, Space Business UnitSAICGen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, USSFChief of Space OperationsUnited States Space ForceJohn “J.R.” RiordanSenior Vice President, Business DevelopmentParsonsHeidi RobinsonDirector for EngagementU.S. Department of DefenseNicole RobinsonPresidentUrsa SpaceRDML Eric Ruttenberg, USNNaval Information Warfare Systems CommandChief EngineerGiorgio SaccocciaPresidentItalian Space Agency (ASI)Col. Luis Felipe Saez, FACHSub Director of Space AffairsOperations Directorate FACHTommy SanfordExecutive DirectorCommercial Spaceflight FederationAudrey SchafferDirector for Space Policy National Security CouncilRobbie SchinglerCo-Founder and Chief Strategy OfficerPlanetJacqueline “Jackie” SchmollGeneral Manager, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR)L3Harris TechnologiesThe Honorable Chris ScoleseDirectorNational Reconnaissance Office (NRO)Kelli SeyboltDeputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International AffairsU.S. Air ForceKristin ShahadyManager, Fusion ForumSpace Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)Chris ShankVice President and General Manager, Sensors and Ground ModernizationMaxar TechnologiesDr. Muhammad SharifAdvisor Science and TechnologyIslamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO)Lt. Gen. John E. Shaw, USSFDeputy CommanderU.S. Space CommandGwynne ShotwellPresident and Chief Operating OfficerSpaceXCarey SmithPresident and Chief Executive OfficerParsons CorporationDipak SrinivasanExternal Engagements Lead, Civil SpaceJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics LaboratoryEuropa Clipper Telecommunications LeadMGySgt Scott H. Stalker, USMCCommand Senior Enlisted LeaderU.S. Space CommandMelanie StricklanCo-Founder and Chief Executive OfficerSlingshot AerospaceAllison “Rosie” SuerdieckSenior Policy AnalystU.S. Space CommandVolodymyr TaftaiHead of AgencyState Space Agency of Ukraine (SSAU)COL Michael Teter, USADeputy J6 for Digital Superiority and Chief Data OfficerU.S. Space CommandDr. Kathryn C. ThorntonChairwomanSpace FoundationDr. Derek TournearDirectorSpace Development AgencyCMSgt Roger A. Towberman, USSFSenior Enlisted AdvisorU.S. Space ForcePeter TrainerVice President and General Manager, Air & Space Force SolutionsBAE SystemsDana TurseDirector of Advanced ConceptsRedwireDr. Elizabeth “Zibi” TurtlePlanetary ScientistJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics LaboratoryScott Van SantManager, Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Data Sharing ProgramUSSPACECOM-EASTDr. Harold “Sonny” WhiteDirector, Advanced Research & DevelopmentLimitless Space InstituteLt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, USSFCommander, Space Operations CommandU.S. Space ForceACM Sir Marshal Mike Wigston, RAFChief of Air StaffRoyal Air ForceBobby Wilkinson Jr.Senior Director, Diversity and InclusionBall AerospaceTom WilsonVice President and General ManagerNorthrop GrummanStrategic Space Systems Division, Space SystemsVanessa WycheDirectorJohnson Space CenterThomas E. Zelibor, Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.)Chief Executive OfficerSpace FoundationRobert ZitzNational Security ConsultantSpaceLinkDr. Thomas ZurbuchenAssociate Administrator, Science Mission DirectorateNASA
