AGENDA

Dr. Stacey Connaughton, Director, Purdue Policy Research Institute

Dr. Rao S. Govindaraju, Vice President for Institutes and Centers at Discovery Park District, Purdue

Dr. Dan DeLaurentis, Executive Vice President for Research, Purdue (virtual)

Maj Gen Christopher S. Povak, Deputy Director, National Reconnaissance Office

Dr. Derek Tournear, Director of Space Innovation, Auburn University

Brig Gen Kristin Panzenhagen, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisitions and Integration

Mr. Brian Joyal, CEO, Veridiam

Ms. Holly Murphy, Senior Director of the Experimental Systems Group (ESG) within Boeing Space Mission Systems

Dr. Sam Visner, Space ISAC, and technical fellow Aerospace Corp

Mr. David Nartker, Spacecraft Propulsion Consultant, SAIC

Moderator

Ms. Kea Matory, Purdue Applied Research Institute (PARI)

Discussants

The Honorable Doug Lamborn, Fmr Representative of Colorado 5th District

Ms. Charity Weeden, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council GeoTech Center

Moderator

Ms. Victoria Samson, Secure World Foundation

Panelists

Ms. Anca Agachi, Defense Policy Analyst, RAND

Ms. Deanna Ryals, Director, Space International Affairs, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force

Mr. Travis Langster, CEO and Founder, Tora Consulting

Dr. Sam Visner, Space ISAC, and technical fellow Aerospace Corp

Moderator

• Dr. Lindsay Millard, former Special Assistant, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

Panelists

• Mr. Dean Bellamy, Executive Vice President, National Security Strategy & Special Programs, Redwire Space
• Mr. Rob Mitrevski, President, Golden Dome Strategy and Integration at L3Harris Technologies
• Mr. Todd Stevens, Vice President for Mission Strategy and Advanced Capabilities; Strike, Deterrence and Missile Defense Systems (LM Space)

Dr. Lucy Flesch, Frederick L. Hovde Dean of the College of Science, Purdue

Dr. Bill Crossley, Uhrig & Vournas Head of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue

Dr. George Nacouzi, Senior Engineer, RAND; Professor of Policy Analysis, RAND School of Public Policy

Moderator

• Dr. Mariel Borowitz, Director, Center for Space Policy and International Relations, Georgia Tech

Panelists

• Dr. Sorin Adam Matei, FORCES, Purdue University
• Ms. Tahara Dawkins, Director of Policy, Astroscale US, Inc.
• Mahhad Nayyer, Ph.D. candidate, Astrodynamics, Purdue
• Mr. Gregory Henning, The Aerospace Corporation

Dr. Karen Marais’ team of students to present on their work with the Office of Space Affairs – Lunar Resources and Legal Issues

Moderator

Mr. Lee Rubenstein, Chair, Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue

Panelists

Dr. John Blaxland, Director ANU North America Liaison Office, Washington DC

Dr. Keiichi Wada, Director, JAXA Washington D.C. Office

Col Wooyoul Lee, ROKAF, Air & Space Attaché, Office of Defense Attaché, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the USA

Dr. Roberto Baldoni, Senior Advisor for Technology and Cybersecurity Policy, Embassy of Italy, US

Dr. Mark Lewis, CEO of Purdue Applied Research Institute

Moderator

• Ms. Tahara Dawkins, Director of Policy, Astroscale US, Inc.

Panelists

• Mr. Joe Guzman, Colonel (Ret, Army) and Owner, Space Cowboy Debris Removal
• Mr. Paul “Rusty” Thomas, CEO, EnduroSat USA
• Col Aaron Stevenson, Deputy Director, Commercial Space Office (COMSO), Space Systems Command, US Space Force
• Maj Robert Perez-Alemany, Space Portfolio Project Manager, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), Office of the Secretary of Defense

Dr. Stacie Williams, Chief Science Officer, United States Space Force

Dr. Bill Crossley, Uhrig & Vournas Head of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue

Dr. Bill Crossley, Uhrig & Vournas Head of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue

Mr. Doug Crowe, Vice President, Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) OTA, NSTXL

Dr. Timothée Pourpoint, Joseph Liston Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue

Surface Power, In-space Propulsion – Nuclear

Dr. Shirley Dyke, Donald A. and Patricia A. Coates Professor of Innovation in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue

Resilient Extra-Terrestrial Habitats Institute (RETHi)

Dr. Michael Sori, Associate Professor, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue

Purdue’s science and exploration missions to the moon

Dr. Dana Tulodziecki, Associate Professor, Philosophy, Purdue

with Dr. Marshall Porterfield, Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Purdue (virtual)

Critical investments in bioregenerative life support systems for bioastronautics and sustainable lunar exploration

Dr. Sorin Adam Matei, Founder, FORCES, Purdue

Disrupting Innovation with AI Innovation Tech Minds

Moderator

• Dr. Ajay Malshe, R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering; President’s Fellow; Director, Manufacturing and Materials Research Laboratories (MMRL); Co-Director, eXcellence in Manufacturing and Operations (XMO)

Panelists

• Mr. John Vickers, Director, Digital Twin Core Facility, Louisiana State University (LSU)
• Mr. Brian Joyal, CEO, Veridiam
• Dr. Steven Collicott, Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue
• Dr. Carolin Frueh, Harold DeGroff Associate Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue

Dr. Stacey Connaughton, Director, Purdue Policy Research Institute

(Invite only)

Guided pitches and feedback at tables with Purdue researchers, venture capitalists, industry partners, and key government and organization contacts.

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