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Sessions (49)

Opening Performance by Houston Gospel Choir (Ballroom A)

05 Dec 17
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
The Houston Gospel Choir is a group of friends connected by their love for people and music. As each of these individuals endured Hurricane Harvey,... More...

Opening Keynote: NASA Administrator (Ballroom A)

05 Dec 17
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Speaker(s): Robert Lightfoot

Keynote: SpaceCom/Bryce 2017 Report on the State of Global Space Commerce (Ballroom A)

05 Dec 17
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Speaker(s): Carissa Christensen
This statistics rich presentation will give the status of the commercial space sector from both a business to government and business to business p... More...

Break

05 Dec 17
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Keynote: Status Quo and Evolution of the Italian Space Ecosystem (Ballroom A)

05 Dec 17
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Speaker(s): Anilkumar Dave
Evolution of the Italian Space ecosystem is influenced by Italy’s industrial heritage, the scientific excellence, the research tradition alon... More...

Panel: Reciprocal Technology Transfer Between Space and Terrestrial Industry (Ballroom A)

05 Dec 17
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker(s): David Gebhardt Ph.D. ; Dr. Robert Satcher ; Paul Whitaker ; Robert Bell ; Scott Killian ; Steve Jurczyk
Senior executives from diverse industries including aerospace, maritime, energy, medical, advanced manufacturing and agriculture will explore how t... More...

Keynote Luncheon: Applying Space Technology to Health and Medicine: Where Will the Technology Take Us? (Ballroom B)

05 Dec 17
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Speaker(s): Dr. Daniel Kraft
Daniel Kraft offers a fast-paced look at the next few years of innovations in medicine, powered by new tools, tests and apps that bring diagnostic ... More...

Commercial Space Policy in the New Administration (Room 320B)

05 Dec 17
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker(s): Alexander MacDonald ; Caryn Schenewerk ; George Nield ; James Muncy ; Jeff Bingham ; Richard DalBello
How will the shifting budget priorities of the new Administration affect commercial space policy? Liability limits for commercial launches, air and... More...

NASA Technologies Available for Terrestrial Markets (Room 320A)

05 Dec 17
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker(s): Andrea Hanson Ph.D. ; Anthony Calomino Ph.D. ; Daniel Lockney ; Enidia Santiago-Arce ; Indrani Graczyk ; Lauren Underwood Ph.D. ; Ray Wagner Ph.D. ; Stephen Navran ; Tim Daigle
Government spending on NASA has returned benefits to society many times the original investment. There are still many untapped technologies at NASA... More...

New Space Transportation Capabilities for LEO and Beyond (Room 320C)

05 Dec 17
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker(s): Bretton (Brett) Alexander ; Danielle Richey ; David Alexander ; Joshua Brost ; Michael Holguin
Next generation launch vehicles are in development and promise to make transportation to and beyond low Earth orbit cheaper and more accessible. Th... More...

New Earth Observation Applications And How They Can Affect Your Industry (Room 310A)

05 Dec 17
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker(s): David Zuniga ; Jackie Schmoll ; Mark Jarman ; Steven Ward ; William Stefanov
Precision farming, energy reserve exploration and port traffic management are examples of end user applications of Earth observation satellite data... More...

Public and Private Sector Cooperation (Room 310C)

05 Dec 17
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker(s): Bob Prochnow ; Cynthia Bouthot ; Dr. Daniel Rasky ; John Kelly ; Lynn Buquo ; Mark Meffan
Public-private partnerships are an effective method for achieving government and industry goals that stimulate commercial innovation and spur susta... More...

Robotics and Autonomous Systems (Room 310B)

05 Dec 17
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker(s): Dr. Robert Ambrose ; Henrik Christensen ; Kyle Edelberg ; Liam Pedersen ; Tim Barton
Advanced robotics, including autonomous systems, are about to become ubiquitous in every economic sector, from driverless tractors to drone ships a... More...

Break

05 Dec 17
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Advanced Analysis of Big Data from Earth Observation (Room 310A)

05 Dec 17
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker(s): Anna Moren ; David Zuniga ; John Goolgasian III ; Tony Gehr
Success in the digital age is now being defined by the intelligent software tools that best make sense of the avalanche of data coming from all dir... More...

Business Models for Satellite Maintenance & Debris Cleanup in LEO (Room 320B)

05 Dec 17
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker(s): Frank DeMauro ; Jared Squire ; Jeremy Raley ; Justin Kugler ; Micah Webb ; Robert Feierbach
Maintenance and clean-up chores we’re used to on Earth are about to be applied to orbital satellites and debris. This session will explore th... More...

Communicating The Space Vision (Room 310C)

05 Dec 17
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker(s): Ben Levine ; Frank White ; Jeff Carr ; Terry Wade ; Zeina Razzouk
The high tech industry offers complex solutions that can often be anxiety inducing and difficult for customers and the public in general to underst... More...

How ISS is Helping to Create New Markets (Room 320A)

05 Dec 17
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker(s): Cynthia Bouthot ; Lynn Harper ; Marybeth Edeen ; Peggy Whitson Ph.D. ; Stephanie Murphy ; Yasushi Hisadome
The International Space Station has a mandate to make the orbiting facility available for commercial projects. From microgravity to extreme exposur... More...

In Situ Resource Utilization and Sustainable Technologies (Room 320C)

05 Dec 17
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker(s): Diane Linne ; George Sowers ; James Orsulak ; Jim Keravala ; Rick Tumlinson
The European Space Agency is planning a “Lunar Village.” Google LunarX Prize contestants are racing to be the first private companies t... More...

Keynote: Seeing a Better World from Space (Ballroom A)

06 Dec 17
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
Speaker(s): Walter Scott
DigitalGlobe’s satellite images that captured flooding from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma were indispensable to first responders and to the resu... More...

Panel: Key Benchmarks in a Sustainable LEO Economy (Ballroom A)

06 Dec 17
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Speaker(s): Frank Culbertson Jr. ; Jeff Carr ; Jeffrey Manber ; Massimo Comparini ; Phil Downen ; Stuart Martin
LEO based infrastructure will rapidly create a new sustainable economy. This session brings together thought leaders to identify the key benchmarks... More...

Break on the Show Floor

06 Dec 17
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Autonomy and Human-Machine Performance Challenges in Remote Environments (Room 320A)

06 Dec 17
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Speaker(s): Alonso Vera PhD ; Dr. Erik Antonsen MD, Ph.D. ; Jeffrey Davis ; Marie Myers ; Sharmila Anandasabapathy, MD MD ; Takanori Shibata ; Vernon McDonald
NASA has set a goal of sending people to Mars in the 2030’s. The years long journey poses serious health risk from radiation exposure, weight... More...

Habitats for Living, Working and Playing In Space (Room 320C)

06 Dec 17
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Speaker(s): Barton Bollfrass ; Jason Crusan ; Jeffrey Manber ; John Elbon ; Robert Richards
With the International Space Station due to end service in the next decade, the private sector is gearing up to the fill the void with new space ha... More...

Investment Opportunities (Room 310C)

06 Dec 17
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Speaker(s): Antoun Daou ; Hugo Wagner ; Sidney Nakahodo
Investors are putting up billions to fund promising startups. Planet started in a garage and has disrupted the satellite industry. SpaceX investors... More...

Precision Weather Forecasting (Room 310A)

06 Dec 17
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Speaker(s): Chad Gravelle ; Chris McCormick ; Dan Stillman ; Daniel Irwin
Accurate weather forecast is worth millions of dollars to maritime shippers, offshore drilling rigs, and farm operators. New instruments are enhanc... More...

Revenue Opportunities for Commercial Spaceports (Room 320B)

06 Dec 17
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Speaker(s): Arturo Machuca ; Daniel Hicks ; Jim Kuzma ; Larry Strader ; Richard Pruss
Commercial spaceports are natural hubs for regional tech activity. While launch fees are the anchor funding source for spaceport operations, all sp... More...

Robotic Applications in Extreme Environments (Room 310B)

06 Dec 17
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Speaker(s): Carl Walz ; José Gutierrez Ph.D. ; Joy Kelly ; Kimberly Hambuchen ; Nicolaus Radford
Robots are taking on the toughest jobs, from deep ocean oil rig repair to inspection and maintenance of hazardous facilities to lunar habitats cons... More...

Advanced Manufacturing Workshop (Room 310B)

06 Dec 17
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Majid Babai ; Robert Taylor Ph.D. ; Ross Dickson ; Tim Shinbara
Each workshop will explore ways that lessons learned from the conference sessions and/or unanswered questions can be addressed to the full advantag... More...

Avoiding the Water Crisis Workshop (Room 320B)

06 Dec 17
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): James R. (Jake) Mireles ; Jitendra Joshi ; John Tracy ; Kent Schescke ; Steven Ward
Each workshop will explore ways that lessons learned from the conference sessions and/or unanswered questions can be addressed to the full advantag... More...

Energy Workshop (Room 310A)

06 Dec 17
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): John Scott ; José Gutierrez Ph.D.
Each workshop will explore ways that lessons learned from the conference sessions and/or unanswered questions can be addressed to the full advantag... More...

Our Oceans Workshop (Room 320A)

06 Dec 17
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Dwight Coleman Ph.D ; Greg Murphy ; Kevin Jackson ; Paul Whitaker
Each workshop will explore ways that lessons learned from the conference sessions and/or unanswered questions can be addressed to the full advantag... More...

Remote Medicine Workshop (Room 310C)

06 Dec 17
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Dr. Erik Antonsen MD, Ph.D. ; John Burnes ; Joshua Ehrlich ; Matthew Duggan ; Sharmila Anandasabapathy, MD MD ; Teodor Veres
Each workshop will explore ways that lessons learned from the conference sessions and/or unanswered questions can be addressed to the full advantag... More...

Space Manufacturing Workshop (Room 320C)

06 Dec 17
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker(s): Dr. Dmitry Starodubov ; Jennifer Lopez ; Justin Kugler ; Karen Taminger
Space manufacturing will start with robotic pods processing precious materials for deorbit and sale on Earth. The evolution of manufacturing will m... More...

Welcome & ISS Update (Ballroom A)

07 Dec 17
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Speaker(s): Greg Johnson

Keynote: The Role of Satellite in the Digital Society of Tomorrow (Ballroom A)

07 Dec 17
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Speaker(s): Rupert Pearce
Inmarsat CEO Rupert Pearce will explore the central role of satellite communications in enabling the emerging global Gigabit Society of tomorrow, w... More...

Panel: Investor Panel SpaceCom Startup Prize Award (Ballroom A)

07 Dec 17
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Speaker(s): John Reale ; Michael Mealling ; Sidney Nakahodo ; Stephan Reckie ; Steven Gonzalez ; Warren Bates
The finalist in the SpaceCom Entrepreneurs Competition will present to their business plans at this general session. An expert panel of judges will... More...

Break

07 Dec 17
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Keynote: Embodied Cognition for a Mission to Mars with IBM Watson (Ballroom A)

07 Dec 17
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Speaker(s): Dr. Christopher Codella ; Grady Booch
Embodied cognition brings artificial intelligence to the physical world. By placing an AI in a robot, an avatar, an object in your hand, or even in... More...

Keynote: United Launch Alliance Boosting the Future (Ballroom A)

07 Dec 17
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker(s): Bernard Kutter
The global population is growing exponentially. Collective standard of living is growing at an even faster rate. Will Earth be able to support its ... More...

Astronauts Making the Business Case (Room Innovation Theater, Exhibit Hall E)

07 Dec 17
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker(s): Carl Walz ; Dave Wolf ; Frank Culbertson Jr. ; Franklin Chang Díaz ; Greg Johnson ; Scott Altman
This special SpaceCom panel of decorated astronauts will discuss how technology transfer from their space experiences helped them in creating busin... More...