NSAC 2023 Panels and speakers

Friday 3/17/2023

Panel - Startups & SPACs

Panel on space startups and space companies in the private and public markets

featuring … Richard French [Rocket Lab], Jordan Wachs [SpaceRake], Jyotsna Budideti [SpaceSense.ai], Jeromy Grimmett [Rogue Space], Gareth Keane [Promus Ventures] (moderator)

Keynote Panel - Lockheed Martin, Trusted AI

Panel on human and machine collaborations based on trust, organized by Lockheed Martin

featuring … Gen. Steven Butow [Defense Innovation Unit], Lakshmi Raman [CIA], James Rebesco [Striveworks], Jerry Franke [Lockheed Martin], Igor Jablokov [Pryon], Tim Shepard [Lockheed Martin] (moderator)

Panel - Earth Observation Panel

Panel on the future of Earth observation and the development of new satellite technologies

featuring … Stephane Germain [GHGSat], Peter Wegner [Blacksky], Anushka Prasad [Capella Space], Lydia Zhang [Planet Labs], Aravind Ravichandran [Terrawatch Space] (moderator)

Panel - Commercial LEO Destinations

Panel on the future of commercial space stations and the role that the private industry will play.

featuring … Virgil Hutchinson [Northrop Grumman], Ariel Ekblaw [Aurelia Institute], Solange Massa [Ecoatoms], S. Sita Sonty [BCG], Matthew Weinzierl [HBS] (moderator)

Panel - Beyond LEO

Panel on opportunities above and beyond low Earth orbit, including the Moon.

featuring … Kevin Duda [Draper], Forrest Meyen [Lunar Outpost], Blair DeWitt [Lunar Station], Will Hovik [Honeybee Robotics], Ryan Duffy [Payload] (moderator)

Panel - International Space

Panel on opportunities for international students in the new space industry, here and around the world

featuring … Sydney Do [NASA JPL], Rikhi Roy [Georgia Tech], Lydia Zhang [Planet Labs], Minoo Rathnasabapathy [World Economic Forum], Daniel Erkel [MIT] (moderator)

Keynote Speech - Blue Origin

presented by … Erika Wagner [Blue Origin]

Panel - Space Environment Panel

Panel on observing space objects and operating through the rapidly changing space environment

featuring … Alinda Mashiku [NASA-CARA], Charlotte Shabarekh [MIT Lincoln Laboratory], Jack Deasy [Astroscale], Marco Concha [Amazon Kuiper], Danielle Wood [MIT] (moderator).