Akshay Patel is a Managing Director in the Strategic Advisory Group at PJT Partners, based in New York. Akshay Patel has over 15 years of experience in the aerospace and satellite industry across finance, business development and engineering. Through his years of experience as an advisor, start up operator and engineer, Akshay has built relationships across the…

Austin Moeller is a Director and Senior Analyst with Canaccord Genuity. Austin is known for his deep-dive analysis on the Space, Unmanned Systems and eVTOL industries, having previously published extensive industry whitepapers on all three subject areas. He joined Canaccord Genuity in 2019, initially working as the associate to Senior A&D Analyst Ken Herbert. Previously,…

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Greg Konrad is a Senior Vice President in Equity Research at Jefferies covering the Aerospace and Defense sector with Sheila Kahyaoglu, Managing Director. He is the lead analyst for TDY, AVAV and the pure-play space sector. He joined Jefferies in October 2009 and has over fifteen years of experience covering the Aerospace and Defense sector.…

Mr. Letarte is a Principal at AE Industrial and is primarily focused on originating, executing and monitoring portfolio investments. Mr. Letarte currently serves on the Board of Directors of AE Industrial portfolio companies: Belcan and York Space Systems. Prior to joining AE Industrial in 2018, Mr. Letarte was an Associate at Moelis & Company, where…

Lauryn Williams is Director for Strategy in the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), Executive Office of the President, where she drives White House efforts to bolster space system cybersecurity. Lauryn joined ONCD from the Department of Defense, where she served in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy and…

Steve Riccardi is Principal Director for Cyber Policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. In this role, he supports the Secretary of Defense, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy in all aspects of the formulation and coordination of U.S. defense policy for the cyber domain.…

General Harry Raduege is a Senior Partner at Elara Nova:  The Space Consultancy a global professional consulting firm that guides businesses and government agencies to maximize the strategic advantages of the space domain.  He also is a Senior Counselor with The Cohen Group, a strategic advisory firm led by former U.S. Senator and Secretary of…

Mr. Robert W. Powell currently serves as NASA’s Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity. This is a key advisory position that provides technical guidance for mitigating cyber threats to both ground and space-based systems. In his previous role, he led a joint-cyber initiative between NASA and the Department of Homeland Security focused on threat prediction and detection.…

Steve Jordan Tomaszewski is the Senior Director, National Security Space at the Aerospace Industries Association. As the lead on national security space policy matters, Steve works with AIA’s membership to advocate for policies, regulations, and investments that ensure American leadership and strong industry partnership across the national security space enterprise. Steve’s most recent experience was…