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The Inaugural Space Economy Conference
Professional Committee

Professional
Committee

The Professional Committee consists of space professionals who have agreed to serve as speakers, panelists, or discussants, helping participants develop their work. We will continue to add members as the committee grows.

Dr. J.D. Polk
Dr. J.D. Polk
Chief Health and Medical Officer
NASA
Gregory Mann
Gregory Mann
Europe Attaché
NASA
Dr. Heriberto Saldivar Massimi
Dr. Heriberto Saldivar Massimi
Head of Strategy
European Space Agency
Christina Giannopapa
Christina Giannopapa
President
Women in Aerospace Europe
Clay Mowray
Clay Mowray
Chief Executive Officer
AIAA
Tejpaul Bhatia
Tejpaul Bhatia
Chief Executive Officer
Nebex
Lisa Kuo
Lisa Kuo
Director of Business Development
Rocket Lab
Christopher Geiger
Christopher Geiger
Vice President, Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk
Lockheed Martin
Bradley Henderson
Bradley Henderson
Chief Commercial Officer
Starlab
Nigel Chandler
Nigel Chandler
Business Dev. Director and Strategic Campaign Lead
Airbus Defence and Space
John Horack
Prof. John Horack
Neil Armstrong Chair in Aerospace Policy
Ohio State University
Davide Petrillo
Davide Petrillo
Managing Director, EMEA
AIAA
Sanjeev Gordhan
Sanjeev Gordhan
General Partner
Type One Ventures
Johan Åman
Johan Åman
CEO
Unibap Space Solutions
Jaume Sanpera
Jaume Sanpera
CEO & Co-founder
Sateliot
Dr. Luis Zea
Dr. Luis Zea
Chief Scientist
Starlab
Ryan Reel
Ryan Reel
Vice President
Outpost Technologies
Kohei Okamura
Kohei Okamura
Business Development Mng.
Starlab
Dr. Aqeel Shamsul
Dr. Aqeel Shamsul
CEO
Frontier Space
Michael Boss
Michael Boss
Chief Commercial Officer
Starlab Space GmbH / Airbus
Thomas Clayson
Thomas Clayson
Chief Technology Officer
Magdrive
Jacob Geer
Jacob Geer
Managing Director
Oebit Fab
Manlio Di Stefano
Manlio Di Stefano
Vice President, Global Markets
Nebex
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