Mohsen Al Awadhi, the Director of the Space Missions Department at the UAE Space Agency, stands as a respected figure in aerospace engineering and mission system architecture, boasting a distinguished career that encompasses both aviation and space exploration. In his role, Mohsen holds a pivotal position in overseeing strategic missions, including serving as the Mission…

Aarti Holla-Maini is the Director of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), having taken up post on September 18 following her appointment by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. Ms. Holla-Maini brings over 25 years of experience in the space and satellite sector, working predominantly with international organizations and regulators. Prior to the United…

Catherine Koerner is the associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. She is responsible for the development of NASA’s Moon to Mars architecture, defining and managing the systems development for Artemis missions, and planning for integrated deep space exploration approach. Koerner was formerly the deputy associate administrator for…

Chiara Manfletti is the CEO at Neuraspace and the Professor of Space Propulsion and Mobility at the Technical University of Munich. At the early stage of her career, she worked for the German Aerospace Center, DLR, as a research engineer in the field of liquid rocket propulsion and later joined the European Space Agency (ESA)…

Joe is a Partner / Principal at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where he co-leads the firm’s US Space Program and spearheads Artificial Intelligence services for the Aerospace & Defense sector. A seasoned AI thought leader & strategist with nearly three decades of experience, Joe advises many of the A&D industry’s top executives. Leading PwC’s A&D AI services,…

Mark Eddings serves as senior vice president of LMI’s space market, overseeing all aspects of the market’s growth, strategy, execution, and delivery. With extensive expertise in the national security space industry, Mark fosters continued market expansion while bolstering LMI’s rapid innovation in support of customer requirements. Prior to joining LMI, Mark served as the technical…

Karen Van Dyke serves as the Director for Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) and Spectrum Management in the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R). Karen has been involved in navigation-related programs for over 30 years starting at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center in Cambridge, MA before…

Mr. Cordell DeLaPena is the Program Executive Officer for Military Communications and Positioning, Navigation, and Timing, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. As the PEO, he manages and oversees development, production, delivery, and maintenance of critical and innovative Communications and PNT systems worth more than $22.3 billion. He is responsible for multiservice,…

Professor Dennis M. Akos completed the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering at Ohio University in the Avionics Engineering Center in 1997 with a focus on GPS/GNSS radio design and signal processing.  He implemented the first “software radio” for GPS/GNSS. In addition to academic roles at Luleå University of Technology (Sweden) and Stanford University, he was…