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Wednesday, 23 July
Navigating the Evolving Threat Landscape in Space
Speakers
- Al Tadros, CTO, Redwire
- Victor Vigliotti, Director, Space Front Door, USSF
- Caolionn O’Connell, Principal Director, Defense Strategic Space, The Aerospace Corporation
- Kelly Hammett, Director and PEO, Space RCO, Kirtland AFB, USSF
Wednesday, 23 July
Securing the Final Frontier: a Fireside Chat with Lt. Gen. Garrant, USSF
Speakers
- Lt. Gen. Philip A. Garrant, Commander, Space Systems Command, U.S. Space Force (USSF)
- Kristi Farley, Vice President and Deputy General Manager, National Security Space, Lockheed Martin
Tuesday, 22 July
Founder’s Panel
Speakers
Joe Landon, Co-Founder and President, Rendezvous Robotics
Austin Link, Co-Founder, Starfish Space
Andrew Rush, President and CEO, Star Catcher
Laura Crabtree, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Epsilon3
Matt Gialich, CEO and Co-Founder, AstroForge
Tuesday, 22 July
Jamie Morin Delivers 2025 Thompson Lecture in Space Commerce
Speaker
Jamie Morin, Vice President, Defense Strategic Space, The Aerospace Corporation
Lecture: “Accelerating Space and Defense Innovation through Savvy Policy”
Tuesday, 22 July
The Next Step to Our Off-World Future
Speakers
- Lt. Col. Nichole Ayers, USAF, Astronaut, Flight Engineer, NASA
- Tejpaul Bhatia, Chief Executive Officer, Axiom Space
- Dave Cavossa, President, Commercial Space Federation
- Anthony DeSimone, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Engineering, Lockheed Martin
- Col. Anne McClain, USA, Astronaut, Expedition 73 Commander, NASA
- Clay Mowry, Chief Executive Officer, AIAA
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