The Premier Space Finance Gathering of the Year.

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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 & Networking

Breakfast Co-Sponsor: The Aerospace Corporation

8:45 am - 8:55 am

Welcome to Florida: The Intersection of Space & Finance

Hon. Thomas Feeney III, Space Foundation Board of Directors

8:55 am - 9:15 am

A Forum for Building the Global Space Economy

Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle, USAF (Ret.), PhD, Space Foundation

9:15 am - 9:30 am

Space Media & the Value Proposition of Space

Devin Coldewey, The Aerospace Corporation

Bill Klanke, Space Intel Report

9:30 am - 10:00 am

Macro Trends & Market Outlook for the Space Sector

Anita Antenucci, 3Wire Partners

Hoyt Davidson, Near Earth LLC

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Break

Co-Sponsor: LeoLabs

10:30 am - 11:15 am

Venture Capital & Angel Investments in Space

Moderator:

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 & Rewards

Moderator:

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 Lunch

Lunch Co-Sponsor: Iridium

1:30 pm - 2:15 pm

Private Equity & Institutional Investors Assess New Space Ventures

Moderator:

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 Economy

Brian Bone, The Aerospace Corporation

Bruce Cahan, Stanford University

Alexis Sáinz, Hogan Lovells

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm

Break

Co-Sponsor: LeoLabs

3:15 pm - 3:30 pm

Transformational Technologies Driving the Future of Space

Becky Yoder, Astroscale U.S.

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Space to Grow: The Commerce Department’s Investments in a Robust Commercial Space Sector

Janice Starzyk , NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

4:00 pm - 4:45 pm

Why High-Net-Worth Individuals & Family Offices Invest in Space

Moderator:

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 1

Steve Eisenhart, Space Foundation

Andrew Nelson, RS&H

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Networking Reception

Reception Co-Sponsor: VAST

Thursday, January 23, 2025

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Breakfast & Networking

Breakfast Co-Sponsor: Slingshot Aerospace

9:00 am - 9:15 am

Day 2 Welcome

Kelli Kedis Ogborn, Space Foundation

9:15 am - 9:45 am

The Evolving Landscape of Space Companies

Pete Cannito, Redwire

Troy Thomas, Boston Consulting Group

9:45 am - 10:30 am

Investing in Space: Strategies for Long-Term Growth

Moderator:

Robert Long, Space Florida

Panelists:

Austin Moeller, Canaccord Genuity

Akshay Patel, PJT Partners

Chris Pearson, AGILE Space Industries

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Break

Co-Sponsor: LeoLabs

11:00 am - 11:30 am

International Collaboration & the Future of Space Finance

Steve 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 Ecosystem

Paul Graziani, COMSPOC

11:45 am - 1:15 pm

Networking Lunch

Lunch Co-Sponsor: Stellar Solutions

1:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Exporting Space out of the US: Challenges & Opportunities

Daniel Tobin, EXIM Bank

1:30 pm - 2:15 pm

Impact of Government Funding on Innovation

Moderator:

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 Economy

Moderator:

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 2

Kelli Kedis Ogborn, Space Foundation

Andrew Nelson, RS&H

3:10 pm - 3:15 pm

Closing Remarks

Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle, USAF (Ret.), PhD, Space Foundation

3:15 pm - 5:30 pm

Closing Reception

Reception Co-Sponsor: Kepler

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