Vice President and Chief Engineer, Boeing Defense, Space & Security Dr. Michelle Parker is vice president and chief engineer for Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS). She leads engineering design and execution for the BDS product portfolio, with responsibility for technical integrity, safety, and compliance. Dr. Parker’s experience leading high-profile space programs spans several decades,…

Vice President & Head of Global Business Institutional Space, Airbus Defence and Space Wolfgang Duerr is Vice President and Head of Global Business Institutional Space at Airbus Defence and Space, located in Bremen/Germany. He covers the Airbus Space Systems portfolio/business with focus on the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Union (EU), the National Aeronautics…

Corporate Vice President & President, Northrop Grumman Space Systems Dr. Robert Fleming is corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems sector, a space and launch systems provider serving national security, civil and commercial customers. As lead for Space Systems, Dr. Fleming oversees the strategy, capture, design, build and delivery of space-related systems…

President, Space, Lockheed Martin Robert Lightfoot is the president of Lockheed Martin Space and an officer of Lockheed Martin Corporation. In this capacity, he leads the Space business, which is a more than $11 billion enterprise employing more than 22,000 people globally. The Space portfolio provides advanced technology systems for national security, civil and commercial…

Independent Director, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation Paul Engola is an aerospace engineer and business executive who has served a variety of commercial, civil government, and national security customers over the years in roles such as Executive Vice President for National Security Space and Chief Human Resources Officer for Leidos; Vice President at Lockheed Martin Space;…

Founder and Managing Partner, Near Earth LLC Mr. Hoyt Davidson is the founder and Managing Partner of Near Earth LLC. His investment banking career began in 1987 as an associate and one of roughly 100 bankers at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. He was part of the phenomenal growth and success of DLJ to over 1,200 bankers…

Vice President Engineering, Technology & Innovation, L3 Harris Technologies Edward “Ed” Zoiss is Vice President, Engineering & Innovation for L3Harris Technologies. He leads the company’s enterprise engineering and technology strategy, overseeing engineering, research and development, and innovation execution. He aligns corporate strategy, product management, and technology roadmaps to strengthen operational discipline and fuel long-term growth…

Corporate Vice President & President, Space Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Tom Wilson is corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems sector, a space and launch systems provider serving national security, civil and commercial customers. Wilson oversees the strategy, capture, design, build and delivery of space-related systems to government and commercial customers around…

CEO & Founder, IBX Dr. Kam Ghaffarian is a visionary entrepreneur dedicated to creating companies with a mission to advance humanity and expand human knowledge. Dr. Ghaffarian co-founded and serves as Executive Chairman of several deep-tech companies that push the limits of humankind’s capability. Among his ventures are X-energy, an advanced nuclear energy reactor and…

Nicolas Chamussy, CEO of Nexter, is a seasoned senior executive of the aerospace sector, both as civil servant and in the private industry. He started his career at US Air Force’s Phillipp’s Laboratory in Albuquerque, N.M., was then deputy program manager for a reconnaissance satellite in the French Ministry of Defense, technical advisor to the…