Speakers

Space Policy, Science + Technology Symposium @ Purdue:
Addressing Space Debris as a U.S. National Security Risk

Oct. 28-30, 2025

North Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union
101 Grant St, West Lafayette, IN 47906

Speakers

Mark J. Lewis

CEO, Purdue Applied Research Institute

Stacie Williams

Chief Science Officer

US Space Force

Brian Joyal

CEO, Veridiam

Col Joe Guzman

US Army, (Ret.)

Founder, Space Cowboy Active Debris Remediation

Holly C. Murphy

Program Sr. Director

Experimental Systems Group

Boeing Space Mission Systems

Maj Robert A. Perez-Alemany

US Army

Space Operations Project Manager

Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)

Space Development Agency (SDA)

Mariel Borowitz

Director of International Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Engagement

US Office of Space Commerce

Karen Pound

Deputy Director

Strategy, Policy and Plans, North American Aerospace Defense Command

US Northern Command

Victoria Samson

Chief Director, Space Security and Stability

Secure World Foundation

Paula Trimble

Vice President, Government Affairs and Strategy

Muon Space

Lindsay Millard

Former Special Assistant

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

Lucy Flesch

Frederick L. Hovde Dean, College of Science

Purdue University