Laura Cummings
Laura Cummings is the Regulatory Affairs Counsel for Astroscale U.S., leading licensing for the Life Extension (LEX) program. Her advocacy focuses on regulatory development and spectrum access for in-space servicing. Laura is a part of the International Institute of Space Law and President of the Commercial Smallsat Spectrum Management Association. Additionally, she serves on the…
Read MoreCol. Todd Pennington, USAF
Colonel Todd Pennington is the Staff Judge Advocate (Chief Legal Counsel) for United States Space Command. As Staff Judge Advocate, he is the principal legal advisor to the commander, staff, and component forces for the planning and execution of operations in, from, and through space to deter conflict, defeat aggression, deliver space combat power for…
Read MoreDr. Richard DalBello
Richard DalBello is currently the Director of the Office of Space Commerce. In this role he is responsible for managing the Department’s efforts to establish a space traffic control system to ensure safe space operations for commercial and international civil space ventures. In addition, Richard is responsible for the regulation of the US commercial remote…
Read MoreArjun Kampani
Arjun Kampani is Rocket Lab’s Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, leading the Company’s legal and regulatory affairs and guiding on all legal, governance, ethics, and compliance matters. Mr Kampani has over two decades of experience advising and leading public and private businesses, including more than 18 years of experience in the aerospace…
Read MoreRebecca Bresnik
Rebecca Bresnik is the Associate General Counsel for International Law at NASA, where she leads the international, national security and space law practices. She has over 25 years of experience in the aerospace and space sector. She overseas and advises on senior-level negotiations among NASA and International space agency representatives to ensure legal implementation of…
Read MorePat Lisowski
Pat Lisowski is General Counsel for Lockheed Martin Commercial Civil Space, located at the Waterton Canyon campus in Littleton, Colorado. He supports some of the most interesting initiatives in the space industry, including the NASA Artemis and Orion lunar programs, Deep Space Exploration (OSIRIS-REx, Lucy), Weather and Environmental Science (GOES), and cislunar transportation, communication, and…
Read MoreMark Boggett
Mark is a pioneer in SpaceTech investment having co-founded Seraphim Space Manager LLP, Generation Space LLC, Seraphim Space Accelerator and Generation Space Accelerator and launched the Seraphim Space LP fund, UK Space Tech Angels and Seraphim Space Investment Trust PLC. Previously, Mark was a director at YFM Equity Partners, the firm behind the high profile…
Read MoreThe Honorable Heidi Shyu
Ms. Heidi Shyu is the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)). In this role, she serves as the Chief Technology Officer for the Department of Defense (DoD), mandated with ensuring the technological superiority of the U.S. military, and is responsible for the research, development, and prototyping activities across the DoD enterprise. She…
Read MoreLt. Col. Mackenzie Birchenough
Lieutenant Colonel MacKenzie J. Birchenough serves as Materiel Leader, Space Safari, Space Systems Command (SSC) at Los Angeles Air Force Base. In this role, she leads SSC’s Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) program and responds to urgent and high-priority space needs by rapidly acquiring, integrating and executing combatant command directed missions. She has served in a…
Read MoreDr. Joel Kearns
Dr. Joel Kearns is the Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration in the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters. Dr. Kearns manages the Lunar Discovery and Exploration Program (LDEP) and the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiatives. Prior to his appointment as the Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration, Dr. Kearns served as the director of Facilities,…
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