Space Investment Summit
2007 -2011 Archived Content


With an eye to both the near term and long view, the first Space Investment Summit in 2007 featured detailed discussions of investment opportunities in the space experience (e.g., advertising, entertainment, hotels, and tourism), energy production in space, materials sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, robotics, artificial intelligence, communications, Earth imaging, and navigation. In addition, space commerce experts will provide the latest updates on emerging space technologies and enterprises in suborbital transportation, Earth-to-orbit transportation, on-orbit pursuits and ventures beyond Earth orbit.
For a number of years this was the official site for the Space Investment Summit.
Content is from the site's 2007 - 2011 archived pages providing an edited look at what the summits offered its attendees.

 

2011 Space Investment Summit 9

Wednesday, May 18, 2011
8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Embassy Suites Hotel at the Von Braun Center
800 Monroe Street, Huntsville, Alabama 

Space Investment Summit 9

Space Investment Summit 9

 



 

As someone who attended the Space Investment Summit, I was thoroughly impressed by the level of expertise and knowledge on display from the speakers. The name suggests a focus on cutting-edge technology and future innovations, and the presentations largely lived up to that billing. However, one moment really caught me off guard and made me question just how forward-thinking some aspects of the space industry truly are.

During one of the talks, a speaker casually mentioned that part of the data and analysis in their presentation relied on software called Visual FoxPro. I couldn't believe my ears - FoxPro is a completely antiquated database application that hasn't been supported or updated in well over a decade! To learn that such an obsolete technology is still being used, even in isolated cases, within the exciting realm of space investment and commercialization was honestly pretty shocking.

While the summit provided valuable insights into emerging markets, new business opportunities, and the overall viability of space-based ventures, that brief reference to FoxPro became a nagging distraction for me. If an industry on the cutting-edge is still relying on archaic tools like that for critical work, it makes you wonder what other antiquated systems and processes are holding it back from truly breaking new ground.

As exciting as the future of space investment appears to be, I left with a strong feeling that the field may need to re-evaluate its technological foundations and transition to modern platforms before it can fully capitalize on the possibilities ahead. Don't get me wrong, the expert speakers made a compelling case overall. But that casual FoxPro reference overshadowed some of that momentum and raised the unexpected question - "what replaced Foxpro?" - and when will that happen? The space industry needs to provide an answer sooner rather than later.

 



 

Space Investment Summit Overview
 

Space Investment Summit 9 (SIS-9) continued a well established series of forums offering a full day of exclusive dialogue sessions with prominent investment leaders and entrepreneurs discussing innovation in space-related commerce worldwide.   

SIS-9 is co-hosted by the Space Investment Summit Coalition and the National Space Society (NSS).  The Summit Coalition is an international group of companies, leading space industry associations, academic institutions and other space-related networking organizations.  The NSS is an independent, educational, grassroots, non-profit organization dedicated to the creation of a spacefaring civilization.


Come for the Summit, Stay for the ISDC!

SIS-9 attendees also interested in a broader view of many new space developments should consider the 2011 International Space Development Conference (ISDC), beginning on the day following the Summit at the same location. The National Space Society's International Space Development Conference is where astronauts, scientists, entrepreneurs, officials, activists and other citizens who look forward to the “final frontier” gather each year.  Regular features include talks by government and industry leaders, panels on the latest developments in space technology and related fields, exhibits from NASA and private space companies, and an unparalleled opportunity to meet and interact with the people who make the future happen.


Location & Hotel

SIS-9 will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama. 

Embassy Suites Huntsville - Hotel and Spa


Registration Fee and Summit

All attendees pay the Summit registration fee.  The fee includes admission to all Summit sessions scheduled for May 18, 2011 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.  Attendees are also welcome to attend the Summit Reception immediately following the closing remarks.

$125 –   All Attendees

Payment is made at the time of registration (online) by credit card.  Arrangements can be made to pay by check; however registration is not confirmed until payment is received.

Cancellation Policy.  The Summit maintains the following cancellation policy.  Cancellations must be made in writing to Mark Lorimer at info@spaceinvestmentsummit.com.

  • Cancel registration by Tuesday, May 10, 2011 to receive a $100 refund ($25 retained as processing fee).
  • No cancellations or refunds will be granted after Tuesday, May 10, 2011. 

 


2010 Space Investment Summit 8

Wednesday, May 26, 2010
8:30 am – 6:30 pm
InterContinental Chicago Hotel O’Hare Airport, Chicago, Illinois

Program Overview
 

Space Investment Summit 8 (SIS-8) continued a well established series of forums offering a full day of exclusive dialogue sessions with prominent investment leaders and an entrepreneurial showcase of pre-qualified space-related business plans. The summit series helps investors gain knowledge that might guide future investment decisions and assists entrepreneurs by increasing investor interest in their efforts and developing new partnership opportunities.

SIS-8 is co-hosted by the Space Investment Summit Coalition and the National Space Society (NSS).  The Summit Coalition is an international group of companies, leading space industry associations, academic institutions and other space-related networking organizations.  The NSS is an independent, educational, grassroots, non-profit organization dedicated to the creation of a spacefaring civilization. 

SIS-8 attendees also interested in a broader view of many new space developments should consider the 2010 International Space Development Conference (ISDC), beginning on the day following the Summit at the same location. The National Space Society's International Space Development Conference is where astronauts, scientists, entrepreneurs, officials, activists and other citizens who look forward to the “final frontier” gather each year.  Regular features include talks by government and industry leaders, panels on the latest developments in space technology and related fields, exhibits from NASA and private space companies, and an unparalleled opportunity to meet and interact with the people who make the future happen.

The 2010 International Space Development Conference will include a thorough look at where the space program stands after the Augustine Report, a cutting edge symposium on satellite-based solar power generation, and a great deal more.

Chicago is a perfect destination for Summit 8 and is sure to draw a large number of investors and entrepreneurs, from both the local area and across the country.

Location & Hotel

SIS-8 will be held at theInterContinental Chicago Hotel at O’Hare Airport in Chicago.  The hotel is located at 5300 N River Road, Rosemont, Illinois, 60018, just five minutes from the Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD).  The hotel provides complimentary 24-hour shuttle service to and from the airport.

Presentations

The SIS8 Program highlights include the following featured and panel presentations.

Featured Speaker 
“Success Story in Commercial Space Enabled Markets”
Joshua Raffaelli, Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Investor and Space Expert Panel Presentations

“Implications of NASA Agenda and Commercial Business Partnerships”

“Clean Tech and Bio Tech Opportunities”

The agenda also provides abundant time for interactive discussion and networking.  

 

• Commercial space companies can loosely be defined as Infrastructure Providers, Operators, and Service/Application Providers.
• The new NASA direction will potentially help commercial space development 10 Proprietary
• Governments can be key catalysts in commercial space development
• With the new NASA direction and other catalysts, the scope of government involvement has become more broad government involvement has become more broad
• Commercial space companies are creating an ecosystem of businesses, accelerating growth in the industry. accelerating growth in the industry.
• There are different ways to become a commercial space success.

 

- Billionaire-backed
- Government backed
- University/space agency backed
- Traditional start-up

Entrepreneurial Business Plan Presentations

SIS-8 invited entrepreneurs to submit space commerce business plans for consideration at the Summit.  A panel of investors and space commerce experts evaluated applicant entrepreneur business plans, selected top candidates and invited the entrepreneurs below to present business plans at the Summit.

Linear Signal
Gregory Mockett, President
Linear Signal helps satellite antenna OEMs and system integrators deliver economical Phased Arrays and Phased Array Feeds to their markets, leveraging our low cost/high performance beamformer chips, array tiles and full, private-labeled antenna assemblies.

Orbital Technologies Corporation
Thomas Crabb, President
Commercialization growth and spin-offs in propulsion and space resources, human support, emergency response, bio-products and interactive 3D.

Skycorp Incorporated 
Dennis Wingo, Chief Executive Officer
Patented On Orbit Assembly process for large spacecraft on the International Space Station.

Janet’s Planet
Janet Ivey, President/Founder
Launch pad for tomorrow’s scientists and space explorers designed to inspire students to use the scientific process.

Packer Engineering Inc
Dr. Peter Schubert, President
Drop, load and start - Robotic ISRU factory produces many times its own weight in oxygen, silicon, aluminum, iron, and refractory bricks.

The Elwing Company
Gregory Emsellem, President
Proprietary breakthrough technology opening up a new segment of the satellite propulsion market.

Business Plan Commentators

Special thank you to all our business plan commentators for taking the time to help with our presentations. 

Amaresh Kollipara, Managing Partner, Earth2Orbit LLC (Moderator)
Michael Leventhal, Attorney/Consultant, mc² The Law Firm (Moderator)
Jennifer W. Berlin, Counsel, Tucker Ellis & West LLP
Daniel Faber, Entrepreneur & Engineer
Ian Fichtenbaum, Associate, Near Earth LLC
Michael Lindenmayer, Managing Partner, Lindenmayer, Piquet & Company
Periklis Papadopoulos, PhD, Founder & CEO, Space Systems LLC
Alan Tratner, Founder, Green2Gold; President, Inventors Workshop International & Entrepreneur’s Workshop; Director, Small Business Entrepreneurship Center

 

Agenda

8:30 am – 8:45 am Attendee Welcome
Opening Presentation
Paul Eckert, PhD, International & Commercial Strategist, The Boeing Company,SIS Executive Coordinator

8:45 am – 9:30 am Guest Presentation
An Overview of Commercial Space Markets
Amaresh Kollipara, Managing Partner, Earth2Orbit LLC
Michael Leventhal, Attorney/Consultant, mc²mThe Law Firm
Max Grimard, Vice President/Deputy Head, Strategy & Business Development,EADS Astrium
 
9:30 am – 10:00 am Guest Presentation
Success Story: Commercial Opportunities for Space Enabled Markets
Joshua Raffaelli, Associate &Kauffman Fellow, Draper Fisher Jurvetson

10:00 am – 10:30 am Networking Break

10:30 am – 11:45 am Business Plan Presentations and Investor Comments
Presentation of business plans and commentary by investors and advisors
Business Plan Commentators
Michael Leventhal, Attorney/Consultant, mc² The Law Firm (Moderator)
Daniel Faber, Entrepreneur & Engineer
Ian Fichtenbaum, Associate, Near Earth LLC
Michael Lindenmayer, Managing Partner, Lindenmayer, Piquet & Company

Business Plan Presentations
Linear Signal – Helps satellite antenna OEMs and system integrators deliver economicalPhased Arrays and Phased Array Feeds to their markets, leveraging our low cost/highperformance beamformer chips, array tiles and full, private
‐ labeled antenna assemblies
Orbital Technologies – Commercialization growth and spin- offs in propulsion andspace resources, human support, emergency response, bio‐products and interactive 3D
Skycorp Incorporated – Patented On Orbit Assembly process for large spacecraft onthe International Space Station

11:45 am – 12:15 pm Special Presentation
Insights: Assessment of Market Development and Business Segments
Richard Garriott, Chairman, Space Adventures Ltd; Space Explorer,Entrepreneur & Adventure Traveler

12:15 pm – 1:00 pm  Networking Luncheon

1:00 pm – 2:15 pm Business Plan Presentations andInvestor Comments
Presentation of business plans and commentary by investors and advisors
Business Plan Commentators
Amaresh Kollipara, Managing Partner, Earth2Orbit LLC (Moderator)
 Jennifer W. Berlin, Counsel, Tucker Ellis & West LLP
Periklis Papadopoulos, PhD, Founder & CEO, Space Systems LLC
Alan Tratner,  Founder, Green2Gold; President, Inventors Workshop International& Entrepreneur’s Workshop; Director, Small Business Entrepreneurship Center
 
Business Plan Presentations
Janet’s Planet – Launch pad for tomorrow’s scientists and space explorers designed toinspire students to use the scientific process
 
Tetradyn – Technologies and products that include space ‐ based and space‐ focusedapplications for space‐based construction and near‐earth‐orbit object manipulation
 
The Elwing Company–Proprietary breakthrough technology opening up a newsegment of the satellite propulsion market

2:15 pm – 3:00 pm Panel Session
Government ‐ Industry Synergy in Expanding Commercial SpaceOpportunities
Bruce Pittma, Director of Flight Projects and Chief System Engineer, NASA SpacePortal at Ames Research Center(Moderator)
Douglas Comstock, Director, Innovative Partnerships Program, NASA Office of theChief Technologist
Chris Cummins, Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer, NanoRacks LLC
Tim Pickens, Chief Propulsion Engineer, Dynetics Inc3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Networking Break

3:30 pm – 4:15 pm Panel Session
Meeting Customer Needs: Space ‐ Related Business Opportunities
Robert Jacobson, Partner, Desert Sky Holdings LLC (Moderator)
Petter Kleppan, Managing Partner, NORROC Venture Partners LLC
Michael Lindenmayer, Managing Partner, Lindenmayer, Piquet & Company
Jorge Rufat‐Latre, Director, Innovaro Strategos

4:15 pm – 4:30 pm Closing Presentation
Paul Eckert, PhD, International & Commercial Strategist, The Boeing Company,SIS Executive Coordinator

4:30 pm – 6:30 pm Summit Reception and Networking


Presenters

Paul Eckert, Ph.D.
Max Grimar
Amaresh Kollipara
Michael Leventhal
Joshua Raffaelli
Daniel R. Faber
Ian Fichtenbaum
Michael Lindenmayer
Richard Garriott
Jennifer Berlin
Periklis Papadopoulos
Alan A. Tratner
Bruce Pittman
Douglas A. Comstock
Chris Cummins
Tim Pickens
Robert Jacobson
Petter Kleppan
Jorge Rufat-Latre

Eckert, Ph.D.Paul Eckert, Ph.D.

Dr. Paul Eckert is International & Commercial Strategist within the Space Exploration division of The Boeing Company.   Mr. Eckert is also the Executive Coordinator for the Space Investment Summit Coalition.

In this role, Dr. Eckert develops strategies to strengthen global business relationships and explore new commercial markets.  He serves as Coordinator of the international Space Investment Summit Coalition, which presents events linking investors and entrepreneurs in order to encourage investment in entrepreneurial innovation.  Dr. Eckert chairs the Emerging Markets Working Group of the Space Enterprise Council, as well as the Entrepreneurship and Investment Committee of the International Astronautical Federation.  He also acts as commercial coordinator for the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group, which is chartered by the NASA Advisory Council.   Having joined The Boeing Company in 2003, Dr. Eckert’s prior roles have involved space exploration planning, infrastructure design, Earth observation, space science, government relations, and communications.  Previously, within the U.S. Department of Commerce, he helped promote the growth of the commercial space industry, as part of the Office of Space Commercialization. Earlier, in the NASA Office of Legislative Affairs, Dr. Eckert coordinated liaison with the U.S. Congress involving space and aeronautics research, information technology, systems engineering, and technology transfer to industry. Prior to this, he served as science and technology advisor to U.S. Senator John Breaux, a key member of the Senate Commerce Committee, with jurisdiction over NASA.

Dr. Eckert holds a bachelor’s degree with high honors from Harvard University and a doctoral degree from Michigan State University.

Max Grimard

Mr. Grimard is the Vice President, Deputy Head of Strategy and Business Development at EADS Astrium. Astrium is a subsidiary of EADS, a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services.

Mr. Grimard has held successive positions in the Launchers, Missiles and Manned Space Flight subsidiary at EADS Astrium (formerly Aerospatiale) for over 20 years. As a project manager, he managed Assured Crew Return and Manned Re-entry Capsule Programmes. He then became the Head of Advanced Studies and at the time of the EADS merger became the Executive Assistant to the Chairman and CEO of EADS Launch Vehicles. In 2004, Mr. Grimard became the Vice President of Strategic Business Development Space at EADS Corporate. In 2006, he was named the Vice-President of Business Development. Prior to joining EADS, Mr. Grimard was a Research Engineer in Astrodynamics at the French Aerospace Research Center (ONERA) from 1979-1986. 

Mr. Grimard is a member of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and served as Secretary of Commission 4 (Space Operations) and on the IAA Committee on Safety, Rescue and Quality and the Subcommittee on Mars Exploration. He is also a member of the IAF Space Station Committee, the Committee on Integrated Applications and the Committee on Investment and Entrepreneurship. He is a member of the Board of the World Space Week Association. Mr. Grimard earned a Bachelor of Sciences at the “Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace.

Amaresh Kollipara

Amaresh is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Earth2Orbit, LLC, which is a global provider of satellite launch services.

Earth2Orbit works with the Indian Space Research Organization to provide commercial launch services to a variety of satellite clients. In addition to his role at Earth2Orbit, Amaresh serves as a management consultant and financial advisor to a generation of entrepreneurs by helping them develop viable businesses and prepare for the world of venture finance. Amaresh's vision to provide management guidance to entrepreneurs led him to co-produce the first and second annual Space Venturing Forum, an entrepreneurial event hosted by the National Space Society.

Amaresh enjoyed a successful career with the Strategy group of Accenture, where he managed key strategy offerings and developed recommendations for Global 500 clients such as Cisco, HP, and Siemens. He specialized in creating business cases, operational plans, Internet strategies, and M&A assessments. He has been influential in pricing multi-million dollar private equity deals as well as in assisting clients to strategically allocate large-scale investments.

Amaresh holds an MBA degree from the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University. He also earned a B.A. in Molecular and Cell Biology with an emphasis in Neurobiology from the University of California at Berkeley.

Michael Leventhal

Mr. Leventhal is an Attorney and Founder of both MC Squared, The Law Firm, and MC Squared, The Consultancy.

Even before the Internet was a business model, Michael was helping clients create growth energy in the emerging new media space. As both lawyer and business consultant, Michael has been a leader in defining key aspects of nearly every major technological innovation in digital media including payment for electronic transmission of content, co-branding and cross-licensing agreements for online services, payper-click advertising, digital music downloads, TV/internet hybrids, user generated content, including development in Second Life.

Michael has facilitated licensing, formation, development, planning, strategic alliances, and financing for hundreds of entertainment/new media/traditional media ventures—both start-ups and established—including Fox Interactive Media, MySpace, Pop.com, GoTV, Oversee.net, NEC, and the Interactive Television Alliance.  The law firm/business consultancy combination is the ideal vehicle for any organization that wants effective strategic support. Michael goes beyond the drafting of agreements and filing of trademark applications to a deep understanding of the business, co-creating a clear overarching direction and the seamless weaving of business and legal projects into the fabric of the overall strategy. 

In the last several years, Michael has applied his skills and experience in emerging industries to assist clients in the “Clean Tech” and New Space industries, working with companies in advanced water filtration, sustainable living, and early-stage space-related projects. Michael is a frequent speaker at space-related conferences, discussing strategies for the growth of entrepreneurial space companies.

A. TratnerAlan A. Tratner

Alan Tratner is President of the non profit Inventors Workshop International and the Entrepreneur’s Workshop, Director of the Small Business Entrepreneurship Center, a SCORE (US SBA) counselor, and publisher of the Lightbulb Journal and INVENT! magazines. He is an inventor and serial entrepreneur, with 12 inventions/patents. Alan has been dubbed the “Minister of Ideas” by the media and has been featured by the leading media of our time, including the Wall Street Journal, Inc, Entrepreneur, Business Week, TIME, USA Today, Fortune Small Business, America Online Forum, and NPR. He has appeared on OPRAH, CNN, Good Morning America, CNBC, and was co-host of a nationally syndicated radio program on the Business Radio Network “The New Venture Money Show” and “Inventors Workshop of the Air”. Alan has mentored and assisted thousands of inventors, new product developers and small biz start-ups.

Alan Tratner, a former Professor of Environment and Energy, participated in the First International United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm Sweden, was staff member of Environmental Quality Magazine and helped establish Earth Day. He founded the Environmental Education Group Foundation with Nobel prize winner Dennis Gabor. Alan traveled the USA conducting the Ultimate Crisis and Solutions for Survival seminars, led an environmental and alternative energy delegation to the former Soviet Union for the Citizen’s Ambassador program. He was editor of Energies Journal for the Solar Energy Society of America, published the Geothermal Energy magazine and Geothermal World Directory. In the 1990’s he became director of the Green Business Conference of the ECO EXPOs, created the Eco Inventors and Eco Entrepreneurs workshops, and the New Environmental Technologies Exhibits. Alan also created the Young Eco Inventors Contest for kids. He founded the international Green2Gold workshops and Incubators for sustainable enterprises to foster new renewable energy technologies and green products/services. 

He is Affiliate Sponsor of the Maverick Angels international investors network. Alan created the Great Idea Contests and Imagination Fairs and YIPEE! [Young Inventor’s Partnership for Entrepreneurship and the Environment] programs for kids, the Small Business Success Forums, and has presented over 3,700 workshops from Stanford University to Moscow, Russia. He has received recognition and awards from the White House to Governors and Mayors, and is a nominator for the annual Lemelson/MIT $500,000 award to American Inventors.

 



Space Investment Summit 6

The NewSpace Frontier:
Down to Earth Market Opportunities

Hosted by the
Space Investment Summit Coalition 
National Space Society 
Rosen College of Hospitality Management
at the University of Central Florida

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate
Orlando, Florida

Space Investment Summit 6 (SIS-6) The next in the series of Summits will address the connection between the existing hospitality industry and the emerging space tourism industry.  Presentations will focus on the latest developments in the rapidly growing space tourism industry (vehicles, funding, destinations, timeframes, numbers of customers and more), as well as new cross-industry business opportunities. 

Today, as never before, we are witnessing the convergence of two powerful economic forces:  the hospitality/tourism/ entertainment industry’s insatiable appetite for new markets and the tremendous public fascination with space exploration.  Uniquely showcasing the interplay of these forces, Florida is the perfect setting to focus on the accelerating development of an important new business trend—one no doubt destined to create an impressive range of opportunities for established companies and entrepreneurs alike.  

In its continuing effort to encourage space commerce growth, SIS-6 will take a temporary step away from formal entrepreneurial business plan presentations to investors, instead focusing on the rapidly expanding linkages between space and non-space factors in the hospitality/tourism/entertainment domain.  The program will include stimulating keynote and panel presentations, featuring the most respected and creative minds in relevant industries, as well as demonstrations of state-of-the-art simulation and virtual space experiences.

As an added attraction, SIS-6 will immediately precede the annual International Space Development Conference (ISDC),

May 28-31, 2009 – a world class event highlighting all facets of space endeavor, providing an additional attraction for leaders outside as well as within the space community. 

Registration Fee - $150.00 (includes luncheon presentation, all sessions, reception and exhibition).



 

2007 Space Investment Summit

Reception
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Monday 16 April 2007
Ritz Carlton Hotel at Battery Park
2 West Street, New York, New York 10004 (Financial District)

Investor Opportunities Networking Dialogue
8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Tuesday 17 April 2007
New York Information Technology Center
55 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004 (Financial District)

Monday, April 16

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
 

Welcome Networking Reception

Special Guests

Buzz Aldrin, Ph.D.
Chairman, ShareSpace Foundation; Astronaut (retired); U.S. Air Force Colonel (retired); second man to set foot on the Moon; leading voice in charting the course of future space efforts from Planet Earth

Gregory Olsen, Ph.D.
President, GHO Ventures LLC/Entrepreneur & Scientist;
Third private citizen to make a self-funded trip into space and orbit the Earth on the International Space Station (2005)
 

Tuesday, April 17

8:00 am – 8:30 am
 

Networking Continental Breakfast
 
8:30 am – 8:50 am   Welcome & Introduction

Paul Eckert, Ph.D.
International & Commercial Strategist, The Boeing Company, IDS Space Exploration

Jeff Krukin
Executive Director, Space Frontier Foundation

George Whitesides
Executive Director, National Space Society


Paul Graziani
President & Chief Executive Officer, Analytical Graphics Inc – Special Introductory Video Presentation

Robert Werb
Founder & Chairman of the Board, Space Frontier Foundation

 
8:50 am – 10:15 am   Session 1 – General Investment Issues
Moderator: Jacques Vallée, Ph.D., Partner, SBV Venture Partners

Public & Private Investment Opportunities
John Vornle, President & Managing Director, Long Term Capital Company

Investment Fund Development
George Petracek, Managing Director, Atrium Capital Corporation

Launch Services: An Investor's View
Alan Marty, Investment Consultant

Legal/Regulatory Issues
Art Dula, Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Houston

Insurance & Risk Management
Ray Duffy, Sr. Vice President, Willis Inspace
 
10:15 am – 10:30 am   Networking Break
 
10:30 am – 11:30 am   Session 2 – Communications Satellites: A Success Story Leading to New Possibilities
Moderator: Ramin Khadem, Ph.D., Former CFO, Inmarsat & Chairman of the Board of Trustees, International Space University

Armand Musey, President & Partner, Near Earth LLC

Patrick Agnieray, VP Marketing, Alcatel Alenia Space

John White Ph. D., Director, E-Synergy
 
11:30 am – 11:50 am   Special Announcement

Buzz Aldrin, Ph.D., Chairman, ShareSpace Foundation; Astronaut (retired); U.S. Air Force Colonel (retired); second man to set foot on the Moon; leading voice in charting the course of future space efforts from Planet Earth
 
11:50 am – 12:15 pm   Networking Break
 
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm   Lunch & Presentation

Thomas B. Pickens, III
President, T.B. Pickens & Company; Managing Partner & Founder, Tactic Advisors, Inc; Managing Partner, Texas Nanotech Ventures; President & CEO, SPACEHAB, Inc.
 
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm

Sessions 3a & 3b are concurrent
  Session 3a – An Essential Enabler of New Markets: Transportation
Moderator: Tom Olson, Managing Partner, Exodus Consulting Group LLC

Lee Valentine, M.D., Vice President, Space Studies Institute; Angel Investor

Stephen Fleming, General Partner, Seraph Group

Derek Webber, Washington DC Director, Spaceport Associates

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Session 3b - Valuation & Monetization of Orbital Access Technologies
Moderator: James Bennett, President, WYSIS

Jim Fiske, Vice President, Advanced Systems, LaunchPoint Technologies inc

Rick Holdren, Healthcare Angel Investor

Zion Bar-El, Chairman, Ideation International Inc.

Burton Lee, Ph.D., MBA, Managing Partner, Innovarium Ventures; Senior Strategic & Technical Advisor, New Mexico Spaceport Authority; Senior Technical & Legislative Advisor, Personal Spaceflight Federation; Angel Investor

 
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm

Sessions 4a & 4b are concurrent
  Session 4 – A Major Initial Market: Activity in Earth Orbit 
Moderator: Larry DeLucas, O.D., Ph.D., D.Sc., Director, Center for Biophysical Sciences & Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Paul Reichert, Research Fellow, Schering Plough Research Institute

Louis Stodieck, Ph.D., Director, BioServe Space Technologies; Associate Research Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences Department, University of Colorado


Tim Hammond, M.D., Professor, Tulane University School of Medicine

Thomas B. Pickens, III, President, T.B. Pickens & Company; Managing Partner & Founder, Tactic Advisors, Inc; Managing Partner, Texas Nanotech Ventures; President & CEO, SPACEHAB, Inc.

International Space Station Fly Around Animation, NASA video presentation


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Session 4b – Accelerating Start-Up Space Enterprises
Moderator: Stephen Day, Chief Executive Officer, International Ventures Associates LTD

Larry Austin, President, Starwalker Group LLC

Charles A. George, President, MSI Limited

Granger Whitelaw, Founding Partner & Managing Director, BlueCar Partners LLC

 
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm   Networking Break
 
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm   Session 5 – Other Opportunities
Moderator: Hoyt Davidson, CEO & Managing Partner, Near Earth LLC

Joe Rothenberg, President, Universal Space Network

John C. Mankins, Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Managed Energy Technologies LLC

Klaus Heiss, Executive Director, High Frontier/The Jamestown Group
 
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm   Opportunity Summary & Next Steps

Paul Eckert, Ph.D., International & Commercial Strategist, The Boeing Company, IDS Space Exploration

Robert Werb
Founder & Chairman of the Board, Space Frontier Foundation

 

 

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