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February 16, 2022

Julie Van Kleeck

Home > Program >Julie Van Kleeck is the Space Domain Lead and the ASCEND Executive Producer at AIAA. In 2019, she retired from Aerojet Rocketdyne as the vice president of the Space and Launch Propulsion Business…
February 15, 2022

Kathryn Lueders

Home > Program >Kathryn Lueders serves as the associate administrator of NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate (SOMD), overseeing the International Space Station (ISS), the Commercial LEO Development Program, Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN), Launch Services Program…
February 15, 2022

Clay Mowry

Home > Program > Clay Mowry has worked for over 25 years in the commercial launch and satellite sectors serving in government, as the leader of an industry trade association, and as a senior executive for…
February 15, 2022

Ally Warson

Home > Program > Ally Warson has experience as both an operator and investor. Prior to UP.Partners, Ally worked at Sherpa Capital where she helped transition the firm’s brand; serving as a founding member of ACME Capital.…
February 15, 2022

Akshay Patel

Home > Program > Akshay Patel is a Director in the Strategic Advisory Group at PJT Partners, based in New York. ​Akshay has over 10 years of experience in the aerospace and satellite industry across finance, business development and…
February 15, 2022

Anton Brevde

Home > Program >Anton Brevde is a Partner at Prime Movers Lab where he leads investments in breakthrough scientific startups. His primary focus areas are space and manufacturing-related technologies. He sits on the boards of E-Space (SATCOM), Space Perspective (space tourism), Alpha…
February 15, 2022

Michael Palank

Home > Program >Michael Palank has been General Partner at MaC Venture Capital since its inception in January 2019. At MaC, Michael focuses on seed-stage consumer and enterprise startup investing across a number of sectors, with…