Building Investable Business Models
A discussion on how space-based assets and emerging space verticals are driving recurring revenue, clearer valuations, and more attractive returns for investors.
The Economics of Space Infrastructure: Capital and Competitiveness
A strategic conversation about how modern infrastructure finance can shape competitiveness, unlock capacity, attract tenants, drive private investment, and anchor long-term ecosystem development across the global space economy.
Networking Reception
Co-Sponsor: PwC
Role of Internal Research and Development (IRAD) in Major Space Systems Development
Market demand for space products and services continues to grow, from satellite constellations to space exploration, and for commercial, civil space and national security applications. Increasingly, the US government is looking for industry to invest in systems that will benefit their missions to stimulate competition, accelerate innovation and shift certain roles to the private sector. Large companies, from primes to…
A Critical Link: Investing in the Supply Chain
Spaceflight mission operations depend on more than launch vehicles and spacecraft—they rely on a deep, interconnected industrial base where a single weak supplier, long-lead component, or constrained process can become a mission-stopping point of failure. As launch cadence accelerates, constellations scale, and national security and commercial programs compete for many of the same specialized inputs,…
Networking Break
Co-Sponsor: Iridium
Featured Speaker: Kevin Coggins
A New Era of Space Communications: Building Next-Gen Space Capabilities through Industry Collaboration
Commercial Space as a Strategic Asset: Economic Growth, Diplomacy, and National Security
As commercial space rapidly evolves, it is quickly becoming a powerful strategic asset—fueling economic competitiveness, shaping diplomatic relationships, and supporting military readiness. Hear from industry leaders on how the commercial sector is central to advancing interests and growth on the global stage.