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Monday, April 8, 2024
Monday, April 8, 2024
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Track: By Invitation Only, New Generation Space Leaders
Location: The Broadmoor Hotel
New Generation Space Leaders: Networking Reception
This reception is only open to New Generation Space Leaders Registrants and Mentors participating in the Leadership Exchange.
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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Salon Breakfast: International Astronautical Federation
IAF Connecting @ll Space People for a Sustainable Future
Moderators: Dr. Christian Feichtinger
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Salon Breakfast: IBM
Advancing space mission with trustworthy AI
From the development of the first programmable computers to the creation of cutting-edge AI and quantum computing technologies, IBM has been at the forefront of advancing space exploration, and we stand ready to support the challenges of space in the Artemis Mission.
During the Salon Breakfast, we will introduce how IBM‘s decades of experience with AI has produced trust and transparency, security and the ability to run in diverse environments. We will discuss how IBM is addressing challenges in areas such as Space Domain Awareness, Simulation, Materials Science and Cryptography. You will also hear how we are creating new foundational AI models in partnership with NASA, teaming with federal agencies on High Performance Computing and bringing Edge Computing to the US Space Force.
Event has reached capacity and registration is now closed.
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Salon Breakfast: Amazon Web Services
Join this session to hear from AWS and industry leaders who are driving digital transformation in the space industry. Learn about innovative generative AI applications for space missions, virtualization for streamlined operations, and cloud-native solutions tailored for customer needs. Gain insight into cutting-edge technologies that are empowering the space industry to advance mission success through digital transformation and resiliency.
Event has reached capacity and registration is now closed.
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Salon Breakfast: Voyager Space
If interested in being invited, contact [email protected], and we will forward your request to the sponsor.
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Salon Luncheon: Deloitte
From Outer Space to Cyber Space: Incubating Solutions for the Final Frontier
Join Deloitte for a panel discussion about how Artificial Intelligence and cyber technologies may impact policy and process challenges and advancements. This conversation will explore how to advance early-stage concepts into the next generation of tools for the space domain, what is needed to succeed, and why it is important to focus on correct implementation and protocol within the industry.
Moderator: Sarah Cruddas
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Salon Luncheon: Jacobs
Exploring the Role of Digital Engineering in Advancing Complex Systems Engineering & Integration
Join representatives from aerospace & defense, governmental agencies, digital engineering tool developers, and advanced engineering firms for an insightful panel discussion. New systems architectures and technologies are evolving at a dizzying pace, with developers and operators utilizing new tools to enable faster systems development and deployment with more capability and efficiency of operations.
Discover how digital engineering’s advanced capabilities pave the way for novel strategies to address the space enterprise’s challenges. This discussion will explore the current state-of-the-art practices and future directions in leveraging advanced digital engineering tools to design, develop, and integrate complex systems.
Moderator: Randy Lycans, Jacobs
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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
12:15 pm - 1:45 pm
Track: By Invitation Only
Location: Cheyenne Mountain Resort
Salon Luncheon: Australian Space Agency
The Next Phase of Australia-U.S. Space Cooperation
From Apollo to Artemis – Australia and the United States have been strong partners in space for more than half a century. Now, the close allies are experiencing a new phase of space cooperation.
The 2023 landmark signing of the Technology Safeguards Agreement will unlock commercial partnerships in a broad range of areas, and harness Australia’s exceptional launch potential.
Australia is also a founding signatory of the Artemis Accords and is developing a semi-autonomous lunar rover that builds on the country’s world-renowned remote operations expertise.
As Australia’s space sector matures, new cutting-edge technologies and infrastructure are coming online to complement future planned missions to the Moon and beyond – all part of what the Australian Space Agency has slated, Team Artemis Australia.
Join Head of the Australian Space Agency, Enrico Palermo, and Australia’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency The Honourable Dr. Kevin Rudd AC, to explore this evolution in space cooperation between the close allies and what the future holds.
If interested in being invited, contact [email protected], and we will forward your request to the sponsor.
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Salon Luncheon: KSAT
Look to Norway
Join us at this inaugural Look to Norway luncheon, hosted by the Norwegian Ambassador to the United States of America, H.E. Anniken R. Krutnes, at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, CO.
Following Norwegian and U.S. keynote addresses will be a panel discussion, with key representatives from both nations’ space industries and governments. With Norway’s recent addition to the Combined Space Operations Initiative Principals Board (CSpO), the theme for this timely event will be Norway’s Growing Space Ecosystem, and Opportunities for Industry & Government Cooperation among Close Allies.
Organized by the Royal Norwegian Embassy, the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, KSAT/Kongsberg Satellite Services, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Innovation Norway, the Look to Norway luncheon will be an annual event at the Space Symposium, focusing on the close ties between allies in defense and security cooperation as well as our increasing cooperation in the space domain.
If interested in being invited, contact [email protected], and we will forward your request to the sponsor.
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Salon Luncheon: Bank of America
The Burgeoning Space Industry: Launching for the Future
Navigating the complexities of growth and capital formation in the nascent space industry requires a combination of careful strategic planning, technology development, risk management, and investor engagement. A dynamic panel featuring experts from Bank of America, AE Industrial Partners, K2 Space and Payload Space will share insights on the key considerations for long-term company growth and sustainability.
If interested in being invited, contact [email protected], and we will forward your request to the sponsor.
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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Salon Breakfast: Hawkeye 360
Driving National Security Innovation Through Private Investment
This salon breakfast showcases how private investment fuels national security innovation by bridging the defense space industry’s commercial and government sectors. It outlines commercial business models, investment trends, and the government’s impactful role, underlining the importance of mutual understanding for successful collaboration.
Moderator: Patrick Zeitouni
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Salon Breakfast: Oklahoma
Explore Oklahoma
Join former NASA Administrator and Oklahoma Congressman Jim Bridenstine for a panel discussion on the state incentives and business climate that make Oklahoma the right place to start or expand your space company. Panelists will include Oklahoma Lt. Governor Matt Pinnell, Redwire Space Chief Growth Officer Mike Gold and President and CEO of Frontier Electronic Systems Brenda Rolls. Special guest Charles McCall, the Oklahoma Speaker of the House will also be in attendance.
Moderator: Bailey Siegfried
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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
Track: By Invitation Only
Location: The Broadmoor Hotel
Salon Luncheon: Aerospace Industries Association
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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
12:15 pm - 1:45 pm
Track: By Invitation Only
Location: The Broadmoor Hotel
Salon Luncheon: Astranis
This discussion will focus on Proliferated GEO Missions.
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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
12:15 pm - 1:45 pm
Track: By Invitation Only
Location: The Broadmoor Hotel
Salon Luncheon: Keysight
Defying Gravity: Part Two, Solutions to the Challenges of the Space Tech Industry
In 2023, Keysight launched a space tech survey, Defying Gravity: Part One, which analyzed the drivers of growth, technology trends, and the challenges at hand within the space tech industry. Join us as we launch Defying Gravity: Part Two, where we explore these challenges in deeper detail, provide solutions for these challenges, and discuss the typical use cases for these solutions. These challenges range from advanced ground systems to 5G non-terrestrial networks, and everywhere in between. Keysight looks forward to discussing how we enable innovators to push the boundaries of engineering by quickly solving design, emulation, and test challenges for all your space and satellite requirements.
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Salon Luncheon: PwC
PwC in Space. Learn about how PwC is enabling the new space economy with audit, tax, and consulting solutions. Hear real case study examples where PwC supports space companies including accessing capital, leveraging Generative AI, enhancing Flight Sciences automation, navigate government contracting, develop financial strategies and more. PwC helps transform space companies for the future and brings the capabilities of space to all companies.
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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Track: By Invitation Only
Location: Cheyenne Mountain Resort
Space Symposium: Innovate
This year startups have a dedicated stage – Space Symposium: Innovate. Space Foundation’s Space Commerce Institute, in partnership with Starburst Aerospace, is hosting a pitch competition designed to showcase emerging space companies with proven technologies and provide an opportunity for entrepreneurs to connect with key stakeholders. Top applicants of this invitation-only event will pitch their companies to a distinguished panel comprised of innovation leaders from the United States government, industry, and venture capital.
Master of Ceremonies: Kelli Kedis Ogborn, Space Foundation
Panel Moderator: Elizabeth Reynolds, Starburst Aerospace
Presenter of Snapshot of Current Space Economy: Lesley Conn, Space Foundation
Judges:
- Natasha Ahmed, Disruptive
- Dr. Kam Ghaffarian, IBX
- Sara Jones, Honeywell Ventures
- Vinny Pande, SpaceWERX Ventures
- Benjamin Zeitoun, Starburst Aerospace
Presenting Companies:
- Matthew Goodman, The Exclosure
- Mike Grace, LONGSHOT
- Alex Haro, Hubble Network
- Solange Massa, Ecoatoms
- Lee Rosen, Think Orbital
- Trevor Smith, Atomic-6
- Ed Tate, Virtus Solis
- Dr. Nicole Wagner, Lambda Vision
Panelists:
- Carissa Bryce Christensen, BryceTech
- Debra Facktor, Airbus U.S. Space & Defense
- Peter Hughes, NASA
- Sonia Phares, Lockheed Martin Space
Sign up for the waitlist here: https://share.hsforms.com/1dT_je48LTU6Y2teDcpIizQ2xbn7
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