The Premier Space Finance Gathering of the Year.

January 22-23, 2025
Loews Coral Gables Hotel
Coral Gables, FL USA
Agenda
Tuesday, January 21, 2025 | |
2:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Registration Opens |
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | |
8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Registration Opens |
8:00 am - 8:45 am | Breakfast & NetworkingBreakfast Co-Sponsor: The Aerospace Corporation |
8:45 am - 8:55 am | Welcome to Florida: The Intersection of Space & FinanceHon. Thomas Feeney III, Space Foundation Board of Directors |
8:55 am - 9:15 am | A Forum for Building the Global Space EconomyMaj. Gen. Heather Pringle, USAF (Ret.), PhD, Space Foundation |
9:15 am - 9:30 am | Space Media & the Value Proposition of SpaceDevin Coldewey, The Aerospace Corporation Bill Klanke, Space Intel Report |
9:30 am - 10:00 am | Macro Trends & Market Outlook for the Space SectorAnita Antenucci, 3Wire Partners Hoyt Davidson, Near Earth LLC |
10:00 am - 10:30 am | BreakCo-Sponsor: LeoLabs |
10:30 am - 11:15 am | Venture Capital & Angel Investments in SpaceModerator: Andrew Nelson, RS&H Panelists: Christopher Allen, Nova Space David Anderman, Stellar Ventures Frank Gruber, Established & Established Ventures Col. Lee Rosen, USAF (Ret.), ThinkOrbital |
11:15 am - 12:00 pm | Foreign Investment in Space: Risks & RewardsModerator: Michael Sheetz, CNBC Panelists: Pablo Cuervo, VenQuest Group GĂĽnther Lackner, TERMA Group Roger Robinson, Former Chairman of the Congressional U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission |
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Networking LunchLunch Co-Sponsor: Iridium |
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm | Private Equity & Institutional Investors Assess New Space VenturesModerator: Jason Rainbow, SpaceNews Panelists: Benjamin Dower, Bluestone Investment Partners Kelli Furrer, Slingshot Aerospace Jonathan Lusczakoski, AE Industrial Partners Kyle Mounts, Aero X Ventures |
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm | Mitigating Risk to Expand the Space EconomyBrian Bone, The Aerospace Corporation Bruce Cahan, Stanford University Alexis Sáinz, Hogan Lovells |
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm | BreakCo-Sponsor: LeoLabs |
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm | Transformational Technologies Driving the Future of SpaceBecky Yoder, Astroscale U.S. |
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Space to Grow: The Commerce Department’s Investments in a Robust Commercial Space SectorJanice Starzyk , NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce |
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm | Why High-Net-Worth Individuals & Family Offices Invest in SpaceModerator: Robert Jacobson, Entrepreneur, Investor, & Author of "Space Is Open for Business" Panelists: Blair Bigelow May, Desert Legacy Capital Mike Gold, Redwire Daniel Kleinmann, Balerion Space Ventures |
4:45 pm - 5:00 pm | Recap of Day 1Steve Eisenhart, Space Foundation Andrew Nelson, RS&H |
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Networking ReceptionReception Co-Sponsor: VAST |
Thursday, January 23, 2025 | |
8:00 am - 9:00 am | Breakfast & NetworkingBreakfast Co-Sponsor: Slingshot Aerospace |
9:00 am - 9:15 am | Day 2 WelcomeKelli Kedis Ogborn, Space Foundation |
9:15 am - 9:45 am | The Evolving Landscape of Space CompaniesPete Cannito, Redwire Troy Thomas, Boston Consulting Group |
9:45 am - 10:30 am | Investing in Space: Strategies for Long-Term GrowthModerator: Robert Long, Space Florida Panelists: Austin Moeller, Canaccord Genuity Akshay Patel, PJT Partners Chris Pearson, AGILE Space Industries |
10:30 am - 11:00 am | BreakCo-Sponsor: LeoLabs |
11:00 am - 11:30 am | International Collaboration & the Future of Space FinanceSteve Eisenhart, Space Foundation Travis Langster, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense |
11:30 am - 11:45 am | Navigating the International SSA EcosystemPaul Graziani, COMSPOC |
11:45 am - 1:15 pm | Networking LunchLunch Co-Sponsor: Stellar Solutions |
1:15 pm - 1:30 pm | Exporting Space out of the US: Challenges & OpportunitiesDaniel Tobin, EXIM Bank |
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm | Impact of Government Funding on InnovationModerator: Masseh Tahiry, Pallas Advisors & Ventures Panelists: Maj. Gen. Steven Butow, USAF, Defense Innovation Unit Sven Eenmaa, International Space Station National Laboratory Bella Grabowski, Falcon Research, Inc. Lars Hoffman, Blue Origin |
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm | The Role of Primes in the Space EconomyModerator: Lesley Conn, Space Foundation Panelists: Debra Facktor, Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc Sonny Tahiliani, RTX Ventures |
3:00 pm - 3:10 pm | Recap of Day 2Kelli Kedis Ogborn, Space Foundation Andrew Nelson, RS&H |
3:10 pm - 3:15 pm | Closing RemarksMaj. Gen. Heather Pringle, USAF (Ret.), PhD, Space Foundation |
3:15 pm - 5:30 pm | Closing ReceptionReception Co-Sponsor: Kepler |
