2021 Industrial Space Defense Summit | Potomac Officers Club
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With the increase of space exploration and defense, space research and technology continues to expand. Spanning across weapons, military and aerospace, Space agencies such as NASA and the U.S. Space Force, have worked to develop innovative solutions to support critical space and defense missions.Â
The Defense Space Strategy, released mid-2020, provides broad guidance to the Department of Defense for achieving desired conditions in space over the next ten years. DoD will work to maintain space superiority, provide space capabilities to U.S. and allied forces and ensure stability in space.Â
Gen. John Raymond, Chief of Space Operations with the U.S. Space Force and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, will serve as a keynote speaker during the Summit. He will address space technology, innovation and private-public partnerships that will expand federal space defense capabilities and help defeat adversaires.Â
Speakers
Rich Aves
EVP, Space and Geospatial Solutions
Parsons
Payam Banazadeh
CEO
Capella Space
Todd Borkey
CTO
Alion Science and Technology
Hector Cuevas
Executive Vice President, Missile Defense and C5ISR
Parsons
Shayn Hawthorne
Space Technology Leader, AWS Aerospace & Satellite Solutions Division
Amazon Web Services
VADM Jon Hill
Director
Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
Gen. John Raymond
Chief of Space Operations OSCO
Department of the Air Force
Steve Schorer
Chairman & CEO
Alion Science and Technology
Col. Russell Teehan
Chief, Portfolio Architect
Space & Missile Systems Center
Agenda
8:00am | 8:05am | Welcome and Introductions |
8:05am | 8:55am | Opening Keynote Speaker: Gen John "Jay" Raymond Keynote Introducer and Q&A Moderator: Steve Schorer |
8:55am | 10:00am | How Does the DOD Leverage Commercialization of Space Panel: Todd Borkey (moderator), Col. Russell Teehan (panelist), Payam Banazadeh (panelist), Shayn Hawthorne (panelist) and Rich Aves (panelist) |
10:00am | 10:55am | Closing Keynote Speaker: VADM Jon Hill Keynote Introducer and Q&A Moderator: Hector Cuevas |
10:55am | 11:00am | Closing Comments |