Past Speakers &

Industry Leaders

Our Past Esteemed Speakers

Hear it from the industry stalwarts & subject matter experts about the new space and future of space technologies and exploration.

Kathryn Lueders

Associate Administrator NASA’s Space Operations Missions Directorate, National Aeronautics & Space Administration

As SOMD AA, Lueders oversees the International Space Station , Space Communications and Navigation, Launch Services Program, Human Spaceflight Capabilities, including the Human Research Program, flight operations and the astronaut office; and commercial spaceflight with a primary focus on commercial crew, and building a strong commercial economy in low-Earth orbit through the Commercial LEO Development Program, including private astronaut missions and commercial space stations.

William (Bill) Schaefer

Chairman – ISS Safety Review panel, National Aeronautics & Space Administration (nasa)

Schaefer conducts safety reviews as Chairperson of SRP & PSRP and ad-hoc committees & working groups of government and agencies. And currently hold the position of the Chairperson for the ISS Safety Review Panel representing National Aeronautics & Space Administration.

Dr. Holger Krag

Head of Space Safety Programme & Space Debris, European Space Agency

Holger Krag is the head of ESA’s Space Debris Office at ESOC in Darmstadt, Germany. Earth is surrounded by a cloud of space debris. This material ranges from dead satellites and rocket stages to fragments of material and even flecks of paint… and all this junk could do enormous damage to working satellites.

Dr. Susann Groß

Head of space programme – Research & Development, german aerospace center (dlr)

Dr. Susann is currently leading the space research & development programme for the German Aerospace Center.

Dr. Marc Serres

Chief executive Officer & Head of space affairs, luxembourg space agency

Dr. Serres is currently leading the space affairs for the Luxembourg Government and he is the current CEO for the Luxembourg’s Space Agency.

Dr. Valanathan Munsami

Chief Executive Officer, South African National Space Agency (SANSA)

Dr. Munsami is currently a member of the South African Council for Space Affairs and is a Vice President of the International Astronautic Federation for Developing Countries and Emerging Nations.

Ridge C. Bowman

Director, space operations – office of the inspector general, nasa

Ridge is the director of space operations in the office of audits at the Office of the Inspector General for the National Aeronautics & Space Administrations (Washington Office).

Dr. Ayman Ahmed

Head of Space Imaging & Member of the Board of Directors, Egyptian Space Agency

Experienced System Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the government administration industry and currently heading the space imaging divison & member of the board for EgSA.

Juan Carlos D. Pérez

Head of Space Situational Awareness Office, Centre National d’Études Spatiales

Juan Carlos has the privilege to lead a brilliant team of engineers and scientists covering from R&D to operations all the elements constituting a space situational awareness system.

Dr. Roberto Sabatini

Professor and Department Chair, Aerospace Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology

Roberto Sabatini is a Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics with three decades of experience in Aerospace, Defence and Robotics/Autonomous Systems research and education, acquired in progressively more responsible industry, government and academic positions in Europe, North America, Australia and Asia.

Joseph Horvath

Chief Executive Officer, Nova Space Inc.

Joseph has two decades of experience in space and astronautics with an extensive network across industry and DoD. While serving as a Marine Corps officer, he was the Service’s Senior Space Operations Officer, leading professional development, training, education, policy and exercise design.

Raphael Roettgen

Founder and Managing Partner E2MC Ventures Switzerland

Raphael is an investor and venture capitalist whose firm E2MC Ventures focuses on space businesses. He is a well-respected space professional, having authored a renowned introductory book on space business.

Laura Anne Edwards

Top 50 Leaders in Space Tech & Datanaut, NASA

Innovation catalyst, speaker specializing in Complex Systems and Space Tech Innovation. Laura was named a 2021 Top 50 Leader in Space Tech.

Robert Zubrin

President, Pioneer Astronautics

Robert Zubrin is President of Pioneer Astronautics, an aerospace R&D company located in Lakewood, Colorado. He is also the founder and President of the Mars Society, an international organization dedicated to furthering the exploration and settlement of Mars by both public and private means.

Prof. Vera Mulyani

Founder & Chief Marschitect, Mars City Design

Ms. Mulyani contributes her expertise in applying combining these fields, creating a collaborative competition platform for designing cities for Mars, our next step to settle the Red Planet. Ms. Mulyani is the Master Architect and planner of Mars City Design.

Reinhard Blasi

Acting Head of Communications, European Union Agenda for the Space Programme

Reinhard is an experienced communications professional currently leading the communications front for the space programme of the European Union.

Dr. Andrew Aldrin

Director, aldrin space institute and isu center of space entrepreneurship, florida institute of technology

Dr Aldrin has created a multidisciplinary insititute to advance commercial space development; supporting space entrepreneurship.

Lee Steinke

Program management & strategy, space foundation

Lee generate value at the intersection of strategic problem solving and people leadership. Lee have directed high-profile projects that delivered hundreds of millions of dollars in value because of the ability to cut to the heart of complex problems while fostering employee development and high-performing teams.

Dr. Elham Alharbi

Director Ayjal Space Program, Saudi Space Commission

Dr. Elham is currently the project director for the Saudi Arabia’s Ayjap Space Program with the Saudi Space Commission.