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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...