Past Speakers

Year	Month	Day	Speaker	Organization	Category	Other	Panel
2022	October	5	Chirag Parikh, Deputy Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary	National Space Council	Government	Keynote Speaker	Future of Space Workforce
2022	September	14	Dr. Derek Tournear, Director	Space Development Agency (SDA)	Government	Keynote Speaker
2022	July	20	Michael López-Alegría, Commander of Axiom Mission 1	Axiom	Commercial	Program
2022	July	20	Audrey Powers, Vice President, New Shepard Mission & Flight Operations	Blue Origin	Commercial	Program
2022	June	2	Nancy Colleton, President	The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)	Services	Panel	Environmental Intelligence: The Role of Space, Demand, and Opportunity
2021	December	15	Lt. Gen. Armagno, Director of Staff	Space Force	Government	Keynote Speaker
2021	November	17	Dr. Mark Clampin, Director of the Sciences and Exploration Directorate	NASA	Government	Keynote Speaker
2021	September	29	Pam Melroy, NASA Deputy Administrator	NASA	Government	Keynote Speaker
2021	July	20	Dr. Christopher Scolese	Director, National Reconnaissance Office	Government	Keynote Speaker
2021	July	15	Senator John Hickenlooper	Chairman, Subcommittee on Space and Science	Government	Keynote Speaker
2021	June	16	Mike Kincaid NASA Associate Administrator Office of STEM Engagement and Hany Eldeib Assistant Professor of Mathematics Bard High School Early College	NASA Bard High School Early College	Government Private	Keynote Speaker
2021	May	26	Alicia Brown, Associate Administrator Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs	NASA	Government	Keynote Speaker
2021	May	19	Col. Robert P. Bongiovi, Director of the Launch Systems Enterprise Directorate	U.S. Space Command	Government	Keynote Speaker
2021	April	28	Honorable Don Beyer, Chair, House Space Subcommittee	House Space Subcommittee	Government	Keynote Speaker
2021	April	14	Dr. Derek Tournear, Director of the Space Development Agency	Space Development Agency	Government	Keynote Speaker
2021	March	18	Dylan Taylor Jeff Manber	Voyager Space Holdings Nanoracks	Commercial	Keynote Speakers
2021	Feb.	17	Lt. Gen. John E. Shaw, Deputy Commander, U.S. Space Command	U.S. Space Command	Government	Keynote Speaker
2021	Jan.	27	Paul Graziani	AGI	Services	Keynote Speaker
2020	Jan.	14	Matt O'Connell	Seraphim Capital	Services	Panel	Space Investment
2020	Jan.	14	Rob Painter	Razor's Edge Ventures	Services	Panel	Space Investment
2020	Jan.	14	Ryan Lewis	In Q-Tel	Services	Panel	Space Investment
2020	Jan.	14	Randy Segal	Hogan Lovells	Services	Panel	Space Investment
2020	Jan.	14	Carissa Christensen	Bryce	Manufacturer	Panel	Space Investment
2020	Feb.	28	Congressman Bill Posey		Government	Keynote Speakers
2020	Feb.	28	Congressman John Stopher		Government	Keynote Speakers
2020	March	4	Stéphane Israël	Arianespace	Manufacturer	Flagship Speaker
2020	May	20	Mike Griffin, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering at the Department of Defense		Government	Keynote Speaker
2020	September	16	Kathy Lueders	NASA	Government	Keynote Speaker
2020	October	21	Nick Eftimiades	Penn State	Services	Keynote Speaker
2020	November	18	Ruth Pritchard - Kelly	OneWeb	Services	Keynote Speaker
2020	Dec.	16	Lt. General Nina Armagno	Space Force	Government	Keynote Speaker
2019	Sept.	18	Pete Hoene	SES	Operator	Panel	SATCOM DoD - Requirements, Capabilities & Acquisition
2019	Dec.	11	Phil McAlister	NASA	Government	Keynote Speaker
2019	Nov.	14	Walt Everetts	Iridium	Operator	Panel	Panel on Space Situational Awareness: Issues, Solutions and Practicalities for the Commercial Satcom Industry"
2019	Sept.	18	Skot Butler	Intelsat	Operator	Panel	SATCOM DoD - Requirements, Capabilities & Acquisition
2019	Sept.	18	Richard Lober	Hughes	Manufacturer	Panel	SATCOM DoD - Requirements, Capabilities & Acquisition
2019	Nov.	14	Tim Rush	Gallagher	Services	Panel	Panel on Space Situational Awareness: Issues, Solutions and Practicalities for the Commercial Satcom Industry"
2019	Nov.	14	Phil Cunio	ExoAnalytic	Services	Panel	Panel on Space Situational Awareness: Issues, Solutions and Practicalities for the Commercial Satcom Industry"
2019	Sept.	18	Janice Starzyk	Bryce	Manufacturer	Panel	SATCOM DoD - Requirements, Capabilities & Acquisition
2019	Nov.	14	Jim Cooper	AGI	Services	Panel	Panel on Space Situational Awareness: Issues, Solutions and Practicalities for the Commercial Satcom Industry"
2019	Nov.	14	Roger Thompson	Aerospace Corp	Services	Panel	Panel on Space Situational Awareness: Issues, Solutions and Practicalities for the Commercial Satcom Industry"
2019	Sept.	18	Lt. General David Thompson		Government	Panel	SATCOM DoD - Requirements, Capabilities & Acquisition
2019	Feb.	13	Kahina Aoudia	SPI	Manufacturer	Panel	"The Moon - Lunar Lander, Sustainable Presence, Commercialization and Law"
2019	Feb.	13	Dan Hendrickson	Astrobotic Technology	Manufacturer	Panel	"The Moon - Lunar Lander, Sustainable Presence, Commercialization and Law"
2019	Feb.	13	Pamela Meredith	KMA Zuckert	Services	Panel	"The Moon - Lunar Lander, Sustainable Presence, Commercialization and Law"
2019	Feb.	13	Sarah Noble	NASA	Government	Panel	"The Moon - Lunar Lander, Sustainable Presence, Commercialization and Law"
2019	Feb.	13	Ben Roberts	Moon Express	Services	Panel	"The Moon - Lunar Lander, Sustainable Presence, Commercialization and Law"
2019	Mar.	6	Kevin O'Connell			Keynote Speaker
2019	Mar.	13	Caleb Henry	Space News	Services	Panel	"Small Satellite Launch Providers"
2019	Mar.	13	Tim Ellis	Relativity Space	Services	Panel	"Small Satellite Launch Providers"
2019	Mar.	13	Stella Guillen	Arianespace	Services	Panel	"Small Satellite Launch Providers"
2019	Mar.	13	Les Kovacs	Firefly	Manufacturer	Panel	"Small Satellite Launch Providers"
2019	Mar.	13	John Steinmeyer	Northrop Grumman	Manufacturer	Panel	"Small Satellite Launch Providers"
2019	Mar.	13	Jeff Trauberman	VOX Space	Services	Panel	"Small Satellite Launch Providers"
2019	April	2	Congressman Mike Rogers		Government	Keynote Speaker
2019	May	7	Mat Desch	Iridium	Services	Flagship Speaker
2018	Feb.	18	Rebecca Reesman	The Aerospace Corporation	Services	Panel	On-Orbit Servicing
2018	Feb.	12	Al Tadros	SSL	Manufacturer	Panel	On-Orbit Servicing
2018	Feb.	18	Tim Deaver	Government Solutions, SES	Operator	Panel	On-Orbit Servicing
2018	Feb.	12	Todd Master	Darpa	Manufacturer	Panel	On-Orbit Servicing
2018	Jan.	5	Heather Wilson, Secretary of the Air Force			Keynote Speaker	"Girl Scouts & the USAF: Developing Leaders for the Next Space Age."
2018	Feb.	12	Tom Wilson	Orbital ATK	Manufacturer		On Orbit Servicing
2018	March	13	Alex Clavel	Softbank	Services	Flagship Speakers	"Innovation and Disruption: An Investor's Perspective"
2018	March	13	Jim Murray	PJP Partners	Services	Flagship Speakers	"Innovation and Disruption: An Investor's Perspective"
2018	May	15	General John "Jay" Raymond, Commander, Air Force Space Command and Joint Force Space Component Commander, U.S. Strategic Command Note: Replaced by Lt Gen David Thompson		Government	Keynote speaker
2018	Sept.	24	Jim Bridenstine, NASA		Government	Keynote Speaker
2018	Oct.	19	Clay Mowry	Blue Origin	Manufacturer	Keynote Speaker
2018	Dec.	18				SpaceNews Awards
2017	May	25	Ric VanderMeulen	VP, Space & Satellite Broadband Viasat Inc.	Commercial	Panel	In-Flight Connectivity
2017	May	25	Andrew Ruszkowski	VP, SES	Commercial	Panel	In-Flight Connectivity
2017	May	25	Dr. Bruce J. Holmes	VP, Digital Aviation, SmartSky Networks	Commercial	Panel	In-Flight Connectivity
2017	March	7	Mark Dankberg	ViaSat Inc.	Operator	Flagship Speaker
2017	March	7	Mark Dankbarg	Viasat	Commercial	Flagship Speaker
2017	May	9	Col Sidney S. Connor	USAF Deputy Director Space Programs, Asst. Sec. Acquisition	Government	Panel	Defense Space Priorities in the New Administration
2017	February	10	Caleb Henry	SpaceNews	Press	Panel Moderator	Spectrum Traffic Jams
2017	February	10	Victoria Samson	Secure World Foundation			Spectrum Traffic Jams
2017	February	10	Valerie Green	Ligado	Operator		Spectrum Traffic Jams
2017	March	7	Randy S. Segal	Hogan Lovells	Services	Flagship Moderator
2017	February	10	Russ “Mr Wizard” Matijevich	HawkEye 360	Operator		Spectrum Traffic Jams
2017	May	25	Woodrow Bellamy	Editor, Avionics Magazine		Panel Moderator	In-Flight Connectivity
2017	May	9	Dr. Bradford Tousley	Director, Tactical Technology Office, DARPA	Government	Panel	Defense Space Priorities in the New Administration
2017	May	9	Chirag Parikh	Deputy Director Counter-Proliferation National GeoSpatial-Intelligence Agency	Government	Panel	Defense Space Priorities in the New Administration
2017	May	9	John Hill	Deputy Asst. Sec. of Defense for Space Policy (Acting)	Government	Panel	Defense Space Priorities in the New Administration
2017	May	9	Todd Harrison	CSIS		Panel Moderator	Defense Space Priorities in the New Administration
2017	June	16	U.S. Navy Capt. Christopher Cassidy	Chief of the Astronaut Office	Government
2017	May	25	Bill Millroy	Chairman and CTO of Thinkom Solutions Inc.	Commercial	Panel	In-Flight Connectivity
2017	May	9	Dr. David Harvey	Associate Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space, and the Deputy Director, Principal DoD Space Advisor Staff, the Pentagon	Government	Panel	Defense Space Priorities in the New Administration
2017	Dec.	14				SpaceNews Awards
2017	March	21	Congressman, Jim Bridenstine (R-OK)		Government
2017	Oct.	2	Rep. Ami Bera, House Subcommittee on Space		Government	Keynote Speaker
2016	October		Rich Dalbello	Virgin Galactic	Launch		The Next Wave of Smallsat Launchers
2016	October		Jim Cantrell	Vector Space Systems	Launch		The Next Wave of Smallsat Launchers
2016	April	7	Maj. Gen. Roger Teague	USAF	Government	Panel	Small Satellites & Space Survivability
2016	October		Carissa Christensen	The Tauri Group		Panel Moderator	The Next Wave of Smallsat Launchers
2016	April	7	Tom Stroup	Satellite Industry Association	Services	Panel Moderator	Small Satellites & Space Survivability
2016	October		Brad Schneider	Rocket Lab USA, Inc.	Launch		The Next Wave of Smallsat Launchers
2016	April	7	Rich Leshner	Planet Labs	Operator	Panel	Small Satellites & Space Survivability
2016	May	10	Dave Thompson	Orbital ATK	Manufacturer
2016	April	7	TBD	OneWeb	Operator	Panel	Small Satellites & Space Survivability
2016	March	7	Greg Wyler	OneWeb	Operator	Flagship Speaker
2016	April	7	George C. Nield	FAA AST	Government	Panel	Small Satellites & Space Survivability
2016	Feb.	23	Frank Kendall	DoD Under Secretary	Government
2016	April	7	Mallory Stewart	D of State	Government	Panel	Small Satellites & Space Survivability
2016	April	29	Jean-Yves Le Gall	CNES	Government
2016	March	7	Stéphane Israël	Arianespace	Launch	Flagship intro
2016	April	7	Paul Welsh	AGI	Services	Panel	Small Satellites & Space Survivability
2016	Jan.	12	Eileen Drake	Aerojet Rocketdyne	Manufacturer
2015	April	30	Maj. Gen. Roger Teague	USAF	Government
2015	Feb.		Maj. Gen. Roger Teague	USAF	Government	Cancelled
2015	May	21	Tory Bruno	ULA	Launch
2015	June	25	Antoine de Chassy	Spire	Operator	Panel	The Small Satellite Revolution Perspectives from Leaders of Disruption
2015	March	16	Gwynne Shotwell	SpaceX	Launch	Flagship Speaker
2015	Dec.	15	Warren Ferster	SpaceNews	Press	Panel Moderator	DoD's Pivot to Commercial SATCOM
2015	June	25	Jeff Foust	Space News	Press	Panel Moderator	The Small Satellite Revolution Perspectives from Leaders of Disruption
2015	Dec.	15	Joe Vanderpoorten	Space & Missile Systems Center	Government	Panel	DoD's Pivot to Commercial SATCOM
2015	June	25	Andy Hock	Skybox at Google	Operator	Panel	The Small Satellite Revolution Perspectives from Leaders of Disruption
2015	Dec.	15	Peter F. Hoene	SES GS	Operator	Panel	DoD's Pivot to Commercial SATCOM
2015	Jan.		Kim Baum	SES	Operator	Panel	The Upcoming Battle Over C-band Spectrum at WRC 2015
2015	Sept.	21	Joshua Hartman	Renaissance Strategic Partners	Services	Panel Moderator	The Impact of the U.S. Export-Import Bank on the Space Sector
2015	Jan.		Andrew D'Uva	Providence Access Company	Services	Panel Moderator	The Upcoming Battle Over C-band Spectrum at WRC 2015
2015	Sept.	21	Ted McFarland	Orbital ATK	Manufacturer	Panel	The Impact of the U.S. Export-Import Bank on the Space Sector
2015	June	25	Frank McKenna	OmniEarth	Operator	Panel	The Small Satellite Revolution Perspectives from Leaders of Disruption
2015	Nov.	4	Manson Brown	NOAA	Government
2015	Nov.	12	Dava Newman	NASA	Government
2015	Dec.	15	Kay Sears	Intelsat General	Operator	Panel	DoD's Pivot to Commercial SATCOM
2015	Jan.		Gonzalo de Dios	Intelsat	Operator	Panel	The Upcoming Battle Over C-band Spectrum at WRC 2015
2015	March	16	Thierry Guillemin	Intelsat	Operator	Flagship intro
2015	Jan.		Chris Murphy	Inmarsat	Operator	Panel	The Upcoming Battle Over C-band Spectrum at WRC 2015
2015	Dec.	15	Rick Lober	Hughes Network Systems	Operator	Panel	DoD's Pivot to Commercial SATCOM
2015	Dec.	15	Lenor Tomero	HASC	Government	Panel	DoD's Pivot to Commercial SATCOM
2015	June	25	Conrad Lautenbacher	GeoOptics	Operator	Panel	The Small Satellite Revolution Perspectives from Leaders of Disruption
2015	Dec.	15	Winston Beauchamp	DoD Space Advisor Staff	Government	Panel	DoD's Pivot to Commercial SATCOM
2015	Sept.	21	Jeff Trauberman	Boeing	Manufacturer	Panel	The Impact of the U.S. Export-Import Bank on the Space Sector
2015	Sept.	21	Ken Betaharon	Asia Broadcast Satellite	Operator	Panel	The Impact of the U.S. Export-Import Bank on the Space Sector
2015	Sept.	21	John Schuster	32 Advisors	Services	Panel	The Impact of the U.S. Export-Import Bank on the Space Sector
2014	Oct.		Philip Harlow	XTAR	Operator	Panel	The Future of SATCOM in Support of DoD
2014	Sept.		Jim Bridenstine	US House	Government
2014	Oct.		Warren Ferster	SpaceNews	Press	Panel Moderator	The Future of SATCOM in Support of DoD
2014	March		Tom Ingersoll	SkyBox	Operator	Flagship Speaker
2014	Nov.		Mark Sirangelo	Sierra Nevada	Manufacturer
2014	Oct.		Tip Osterthaler	SES GS	Operator	Panel	The Future of SATCOM in Support of DoD
2014	April		Peg Grayson	MTN Government	Services
2014	June		Vern Forthingham	Kymeta	Manufacturer
2014	Dec.		Matt Desch	Iridium	Operator
2014	Oct.		Skot Butler	Intelsat General	Operator	Panel	The Future of SATCOM in Support of DoD
2014	Oct.		Peter Hadinger	Inmarsat	Operator	Panel	The Future of SATCOM in Support of DoD
2014	Feb.		Fred Hochberg	ExIm Bank	Government
2014	Oct.		David Bair	Eutelsat America	Operator	Panel	The Future of SATCOM in Support of DoD
2014	Jan.		Ed Spitler	Astrium GS	Operator
2013	Nov.		Patricia Cooper	SIA	Services	Panel Moderator	ITAR Reform
2013	Sept.		Frank Culbertson	Orbital Sciences	Manufacturer
2013	Oct.		Steve Collar	O3b	Operator
2013	Jan.		Lori Garver	NASA	Government
2013	March		Phil Spector	Intelsat	Operator	Flagship intro
2013	Feb.		Tom Eaton	Harris CapRock	Services
2013	May		Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr.	GeoOptics	Operator
2013	March		Julius Genachowski	FCC	Government	Flagship Speaker
2013	Nov.		Kevin Wolf	D of Commerce	Government	Panel	ITAR Reform
2013	June		Jim Simpson	Boeing Commerical Satellite	Manufacturer
2013	Dec.		Stéphane Israël	Arianespace	Launch
2013	Nov.		Corinne Kaplan	Airbus	Manufacturer	Panel	ITAR Reform
2013	Nov.		James Stearns	Accenture	Services	Panel	ITAR Reform
2012	April		Philip Harlow	XTAR	Operator
2012	June		Chris Kunstadter	XL Insurance	Services	Panel	Managing Risk in Space
2012	June		Mark Quinn	Willis Inspace	Services	Panel	Managing Risk in Space
2012	Oct.		Edward D. Horowitz	ViviSat	Operator
2012	March		Rep. Donna F. Edwards	US House	Government	Flagship Speaker
2012	Feb.		John Celli	SS Loral	Manufacturer
2012	Dec.		Gwynne Shotwell	SpaceX	Launch
2012	May		Dr. Scott Pace	Space Policy Institute, GWU	Services
2012	Jan.		Matt Desch	Iridium	Operator
2012	Nov.		Kay Sears	Intelsat General	Operator
2012	June		Hank Courson	Intelsat	Operator	Panel	Managing Risk in Space
2012	Sept.		Matt O'Connell	GeoEye	Operator
2012	June		Richard Rankin	Brandywinecreek Associates	Services	Panel Moderator	Managing Risk in Space
2011	Feb.		Tip Osterthaler	SES World Skies GS	Operator
2011	Sept.		Steven Smith	SES	Operator	Panel	Perspectives on Tracking Objects in Orbit
2011	June		Jim Maser	Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne	Manufacturer
2011	Jan.		Dave McGlade	Intelsat	Operator
2011	Sept.		Tobias Nassif	Intelsat	Operator	Panel	Perspectives on Tracking Objects in Orbit
2011	April		Peter Shaper	Harris CapRock	Services
2011	Sept.		Jay Gullish	Futron Corp	Services	Panel Moderator	Perspectives on Tracking Objects in Orbit
2011	Dec.		Sean O'Keefe	EADS North America	Manufacturer
2011	March		Gil Klinger	DoD	Government	Flagship Speaker
2011	Nov.		Clay Mowry	Arianespace	Launch
2011	Sept.		Paul Welsh	AGI	Services	Panel	Perspectives on Tracking Objects in Orbit
2010	Sept.		Reynald Seznec	Thales Alenia	Manufacturer
2010	Dec.		Phil McAlister	NASA	Government
2010	March		Charles Bolden	NASA	Government	Flagship Speaker
2010	June		Mike Simpson	International Space University	Services
2010	Oct.		Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch	Inmarsat GS	Operator
2010	April		Mindel DeLaTorre	FCC	Government
2010	May		Dave Taylor	Ball Aerospace	Manufacturer