2023 Participants

Timiebi Aganaba, Assistant Professor, Arizona State University

Cesar Aguilar, Representative, Arizona House of Representatives

Andy Aldrin, Program Chair Master of Space Operations, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

Zaheer Ali, Professor of Practice, Thunderbird School of Global Management

Mike Allen, Business Development, Beyond Gravity USA, Inc.

Grant Anderson, President & CEO, Paragon Space Development Corporation

Daniel Apai, Interim Associate Dean for Research, College of Science, University of Arizona

Ramon Arrowsmith, Professor and Associate Director, Arizona State University

Ali Asghar, Vice President Strategic Partnerships, Honeywell International (Aero)

Angela Aspito, Senior Director, Arizona State University

Greg Autry, Clinical Professor of Space Leadership, Thunderbird School of Global Management

Ben Bacon, Managing Director, Private Equity Practice, Infor

Barbara Barrett, Ambassador, 25th Secretary of the Air Force

Elaine W. Becherer, Director, Special Projects, Office of Enterprise Planning, Arizona State University

Carolyn Belle, Director, Advanced Systems, Astroscale U.S.

Scott Bennett, VP- BD & Strategic Partnerships, Terran Orbital Corporation

Dean Bergman, Director Business Development, Honeybee Robotics

Ashlee Binderim, Marketing Communications Specialist, Katalyst Space Technologies

Paul Binsfeld, Honorary Consul, Luxembourg

Dan Bliss, Professor, Arizona State University

Aric Bopp, Executive Director, Economic Development and Innovation Zones, Arizona State University

Sarah Bradley, Head of People & Culture, Katalyst Space Technologies

Flavio Bravo, Representative, Arizona House of Representatives

Liz Bravo, Spouse, Guest of Representative Bravo

Kenneth Buer, Vice President & CTO, Viasat

Ashley Busada, Senior Director, Business Development, Greater Phoenix Economic Council

Elizabeth Cantwell, Senior Vice President, University of Arizona/Research & Innovation

John Cantwell, Senior Vice President, University of Arizona/Research & Innovation

Michael Carbone, Representative, Arizona House of Representatives

Blake Chambal, Pricer and Program Controller, LinQuest Corp

Lt Col Justin Chandler, Director of the Strategic Initiatives Group, United States Space Force HQ

Phil Christensen, Regents Professor, Arizona State University

Nathan Christiansen, Senior Strategic Futures Analyst, Arizona Commerce Authority

Kate Conway, Guest

Lenore Dai, Vice Dean of Faculty, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University

Jeff DeWit, Former Chief Financial Officer, NASA

Andre Doumitt, Director, Emerging Programs, The Aerospace Corporation

Isabel Doumitt, Spouse, Thunderbird School of Global Management

Bradon Eden, Director, Government Operations, United Launch Alliance

Kiah Erlich, Head of Brand Partnerships and Astronaut Sales, Blue Origin

Lindy Elkins-Tanton, VP, Interplanetary Initiative, Arizona State University

Julie Engel, President/CEO, Greater Yuma Economic Development Corporation

Stacy Esposito, Senior Director, Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University

Sarah Field, Director of Corp Relations, Innovation Zones, Arizona State University

Megan Fitzgerald, Manager, Strategic Accounts, True Zero Technologies

Stephen Fleming, Director, Strategic Partnerships & Innovation, CQN University of Arizona

Matt Gialich, Founder and CEO, AstroForge

Michael Gold, Chief Growth Officer, Redwire Space

Anthony Gonzales, Business Banker First Republic Bank

Matt Gress, Representative, Arizona House of Representatives

Saikat Guha, Professor, University of Arizona

Shruti Gurudanti, Attorney, Partner, Rose Law Group

Michael Haener, Lobbyist, Willetta Partners

Todd Hamill, Corporate Operations Research Analyst, LinQuest Corp

James Hanusa, Founder, StarDust Studios

Vic Narusis, Executive Vice President -Business Attraction, Arizona Commerce Authority

Liz Harris, Representative, Arizona House of Representatives

Kavan Hazeli, Associate Professor, University of Arizona

Lex Hemeyer, Vice President, Arizona Commerce Authority

Anna Hernandez, Senator, Arizona State University

Benjamin Hernandez, Founder, Arizona Spaceport Alliance

Chase Kassel, Portfolio Manager, Interplanetary Initiative, Arizona State University

Chris Keeler, Director, Space Avionics & Electronics Solutions, General Dynamics Mission Systems

CiCi Kent, Operations Manager, Mayo Clinic

Sine Kerr, Senator, Senate

Sanjeev Khagram, Dean, Thunderbird School of Global Management

Andrew Knochel, Director of Economic Development Research, Arizona Commerce Authority

Andrew Kwas, Senior Fellow/ Director 2, Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Ghonhee Lee, CEO, Katalyst Space Technologies

Mark Lester, COO, Phantom Space

Travis Leybeck, Sr. Director, Student Engagement and Professional Services,Thunderbird School of Global Management

Matthew Liljenstolpe, Sr. Manager Business Development, LinQuest Corp

Shawn Linam, CEO, Qwaltec, Inc.

Mark Longanbach, Vice President of Mission Operations, Planet Labs PBC

Karyn MacVean, Sr. Real Estate Coordinator, Arizona Commerce Authority

Joseph Marvin, President, Prime Solutions Group, Inc.

Jeff Matthews, Director of Strategy, Radian Aerospace

Philip Mauskopf, Professor, Arizona State University

Thomas Maynard, SVP Business Development, Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC)

Brett Mecum, Intrepid Global Strategies, Intrepid Global Strategies

Jessica Mendoza, Spouse, Guest of Representative Aguilar

Eric Miller, Principal & Co-Owner, PADT, Inc

Jeffrey Mindlin, CIO, Arizona State University Enterprise Partners

Lisa Morris, Vice President Supply Chain, Virgin Galactic

Sally C. Morton, Executive Vice President, Knowledge Enterprise, Arizona State University

Cheryl Nickerson, Professor, Arizona State University

Danish O'Habib, Assistant Director, Recruitment Outreach, Thunderbird School of Global Management

Grace O'Sullivan, Vice President, Corporate Engagement & Strategic Partnerships, Arizona State University

Jose Ocasio-Christian, Chief Executive Officer, Caelus Partners

Jeremiah Pate, CEO, Lunasonde

Jennifer Pawlik, Representative, Arizona House of Representatives

Michele Pena, Representative, Arizona House of Representatives

George Poste, Chief Scientist, Complex Adaptive Systems, Arizona State University

John Reed, Chief Rocket Scientist, United Launch Alliance

Mark Reed, Chief Operating Officer, Katalyst Space Technologies

Jon Relvas, Director of Business Development, Arizona State University

James Rice, Associate Director, NewSpace, Arizona State University

Suzanne Rinker, Vice President, Enterprise Development, Arizona State University

Jessica Rousset, Deputy Director, Interplanetary Initiative, Arizona State University

Chantal Sathi, PhD Grad Student, Arizona State University

Chamai Shahim, Strategic Futures Innovation Manager, Arizona Commerce Authority

Matthew Simon, Associate Vice President, Federal & State Relations, Arizona State University GCE

Scott Smas, Assistant Director, NewSpace Arizona State University

Kyle Squires, Dean, Vice Provost of Engineering, Computing and Technology, and Professor, Arizona State University

Kjell Stakkestad, NorthStar Project Lead, KinetX, Inc.

Eric Stallmer, Executive Vice President, Voyager Space Force

Binil Starly, Professor and Director, Engineering - MSN, Arizona State University

Jan Stepanek, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director Aerospace Medicine Program Mayo Clinic Arizona, Mayo Clinic

Doug Stetson, CEO, FreeFall Aerospace, Inc.

Taryn Struck, Sr Program Manager, Interplanetary Initiative, Arizona State University

Leezah Sun, House Representative LD22, Arizona House of Representatives

Laura Terech, Representative, Arizona House of Representatives

David Trilling, Professor, Northern Arizona University

Meenakshi Wadhwa, Director, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University

Jason Wilder, Vice President for Research, Northern Arizona University

Justin Wilmeth, Representative, Arizona House of Representatives

Johnathan Wiltberger, Student, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

Brian Yecies, Professor, University of Wollongong

Steven Zylstra, President + CEO, Arizona Technology Council