Janet Grondin
Janet Grondin is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Stellar Solutions Inc., a small, woman-owned business and leading provider of high-impact engineering services to significant intelligence, defense, civil, commercial, and international customers for the past 27 years. Prior to this role, Grondin served as Vice President for Intelligence Programs, Vice President for Defense Programs and…
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Victoria Samson
Victoria Samson is the Washington Office Director for Secure World Foundation and has twenty-five years of experience in military space and security issues. Before joining SWF, Ms. Samson served as a Senior Analyst for the Center for Defense Information (CDI), where she leveraged her expertise in missile defense, nuclear reductions, and space security issues to…
Read MoreJoanne Wheeler
Joanne Wheeler is one of the leading experts in the field of satellites, having worked at both Ofcom and the European Space Agency, and for over 20 years in private legal practice in this area. She specializes in communications, satellite and space regulatory and policy matters together with all forms of commercial contracts and public–private…
Read MoreRebecca Evernden
Rebecca joined the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology as Director for Space in March 2021. Her responsibilities have included delivering the first National Space Strategy, the establishment of a new space policy and strategy hub in close partnership with the Ministry of Defence, sponsoring the work of the UK Space Agency, and overseeing several…
Read MoreThe Rt Hon. Lord David Willetts FRS
Appointed April 2022, Lord Willetts is the President of the Resolution Foundation. He served as the Member of Parliament for Havant (1992-2015), as Minister for Universities and Science (2010-2014) and previously worked at HM Treasury and the No. 10 Policy Unit. He has held a range of Chair and Board positions across the space and…
Read MoreElizebeth Varghese
Elizebeth Varghese partners with Boards and C-suite leaders to create powerful business outcomes and experiences for organizations operating around the world. Elizebeth has over a decade of business and operational experience and managed significant P/Ls. As a business leader, trusted C-suite advisor and board director, Elizebeth transforms organizations and furthers People and Technology strategies with…
Read MoreGen. Hiroaki Uchikura, JSDF
General UCHIKURA Hiroaki is the Chief of Staff, Koku-Jieitai (Japan Air Self- Defense Force.) As the highest-ranking officer in the Koku-Jieitai, he leads a force of some 50,000 service members and civilians. He is a native of Kagoshima Prefecture, south in Kyusyu, and a 1987 (#31) graduate of National Defense Academy. In addition to the…
Read MoreYasuyuki Kasai
Master in Business Administration from Univ. of California, Berkeley Bachelor of Law from the University of Tokyo.
Read MoreAlyssa Harris
Alyssa Harris is a Senior Principal Systems Engineering Tech Lead in the Passive Sensor Payloads mission area for Northrop Grumman (NG) Remote Sensing Programs (RSP), Payload and Ground Systems Division (PGSD). In this role Alyssa performs mission engineering analyses, develops RF payload architectures, writes Software Defined Radio (SDR) applications, and serves as the Open System…
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