Agenda
Agenda and speakers are subject to change.
Agenda last updated: Thursday, August 31, 2017 - 1:00 pm MST.
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
(all day)
Program Moderator
Master Moderator:
8:00 a.m. to
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast Buffet
Location: Metropolitan Pre-function - 2nd Floor
9:00 a.m. to
9:15 a.m.
9:15 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom - 2nd Floor
Featured Speaker:
9:15 a.m. to
10:15 a.m.
10:15 a.m.
Panel: Defining the Industry
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom - 2nd Floor
Moderator:
Panelists:
10:15 a.m. to
10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
Coffee Break
Location: Metropolitan Pre-function - 2nd Floor
10:30 a.m. to
11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
The Trump Space Policy and the Investment Climate
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom - 2nd Floor
Featured Speaker:
11:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m.
Panel: Big Data and the Space Investment Community
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom - 2nd Floor
Moderator:
Panelists:
12:00 p.m. to
1:20 p.m.
1:20 p.m.
Networking Luncheon
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom - 2nd Floor
1:20 p.m. to
1:45 p.m.
1:45 p.m.
Dessert Buffet
Location: Metropolitan Pre-function - 2nd Floor
1:45 p.m. to
2:15 p.m.
2:15 p.m.
Breakthrough Initiatives
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom - 2nd Floor
Featured Speaker:
2:15 p.m. to
3:15 p.m.
3:15 p.m.
Panel: Critical Infrastructure Dependencies: Understanding Implications and Opportunities for Space
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom - 2nd Floor
Moderator:
Panelists:
3:15 p.m. to
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break
Location: Metropolitan Pre-function - 2nd Floor
3:30 p.m. to
4:15 p.m.
4:15 p.m.
Panel: Government Support or Competition with Commercial Space Business - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom - 2nd Floor
Moderator:
Panelists:
Mike Gold
Vice President of Washington Operations and Business Development
Space Systems Loral (SSL)
4:15 p.m. to
5:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
Panel: Hot New Technologies
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom - 2nd Floor
Moderator:
Panelists:
5:00 p.m.
5:15 p.m.
Startup Showcase Reception - Network with forum attendees and learn more about featured startups.
Location: Skyline BC & Terrace - 21st Floor
7:00 p.m.
Private Events by Invitation
Thursday, August 31, 2017
(all day)
Master Moderator
Master Moderator:
8:15 a.m. to
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast Buffet
Location: Metropolitan Pre-function - 2nd Floor
9:00 a.m. to
9:25 a.m.
9:25 a.m.
New Space: A Gold Rush or Fool’s Errand?
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom - 2nd Floor
Featured Speaker:
9:25 a.m. to
10:25 a.m.
10:25 a.m.
Panel: NASA iTech as a Model for Stimulating Innovation
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom - 2nd Floor
Moderator:
Panelists:
Francisco Cruz
CBRN Consequence Management Advisory Division
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
10:25 a.m. to
10:40 a.m.
10:40 a.m.
Coffee Break
Location: Metropolitan Pre-function - 2nd Floor
10:40 a.m. to
11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
The Future of Human Spaceflight and Space Investing
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom - 2nd Floor
Featured Speaker:
11:00 a.m. to
12:20 p.m.
12:20 p.m.
Panel: International Investment in Space Activities
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom - 2nd Floor
Moderator:
Panelists:
12:20 p.m. to
1:35 p.m.
1:35 p.m.
Luncheon: Connecting the World: Facebook’s Mission to Bring People Closer Together
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom - 2nd Floor
Featured Speaker:
1:35 p.m. to
2:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Dessert Buffet
Location: Metropolitan Pre-function - 2nd Floor
2:00 p.m. to
3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
Panel: Commercializing Space Tech – Opportunities for Profit
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom - 2nd Floor
Moderator:
Panelists:
3:00 p.m. to
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
Featured Speaker
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom - 2nd Floor
Featured Speaker:
3:30 p.m. to
3:45 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break
Location: Metropolitan Pre-function - 2nd Floor
3:45 p.m. to
4:50 p.m.
4:50 p.m.
Panel: Financing Innovation: Other Means of Funding
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom - 2nd Floor
Moderator:
Panelists:
4:50 p.m.
Summary Closing
Location: Metropolitan Ballroom - 2nd Floor
5:00 p.m.
Networking Reception
Location: Skyline BC & Terrace - 21st Floor
