Conference Schedule for Friday May 25

Conference Schedule

Fri. May 25	Sat. May 26	Sun. May 27	Mon. May 28
Friday, May 25

9 am - 9:50 am
Charles F. Bolden, NASA Administrator
Opening Keynote	Independence A

9:50 am - 10:05 am
Networking Break
Coffee Break	Independence Foyer

10:05 am - 10:55 am
Mark Sirangelo, Chairman of Sierra Nevada Space System
General Session	Independence A

10:55 am - 11:10 am
Networking Break
Coffee Break	Independence Foyer

11:10 am - 12 pm
Steve Cook, Director of Space Technologies, Dynetics
General Session	Independence A

12:10 pm - 13:50 pm
Eric Anderson, President and CEO, Planetary Resources
Luncheon	Constitution C, D, E

2 pm - 3 pm
Space Settlement, organized by AIAA
Track Session	Independence F, G
Title1 - Speaker Name, Affiliation
Title2 - Speaker Name, Affiliation
Space Investment Summit
Track Session	Independence H, I
Opening Remarks Introduction of Secretary Connaughton Laurie Wiggins, Moderator
Sean Connaughton, Secretary of Transportation, Commonwealth of Virginia
Overview of Commercial Space Sector Bob Werb, Michael Leventhal, Amaresh Kollipara
Government Procurement and Space
Track Session	Farragut Square
Student Presentation
Cristina Chaplain, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management Team, U.S. Government Accountability Office
ITAR and Satellite Export Control Reform Policy Update, organized by the Satellite Industry Association
Track Session	Lafayette Park
Panel Discussion [2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m]
Ashley Bander, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy
Carissa Christensen, Founder and Managing Partner, The Tauri Group
Kevin Schmadel, VP, Government Relations, Universities Space Research Association
Mike Gold, General Counsel, Bigelow Aerospace
Patricia Cooper, President, Satellite Industry Association, Moderator

3 pm - 4 pm
Tom Shelley, President, Space Adventure
Featured Session	Independence A
Space Settlement, organized by AIAA
Track Session	Independence F, G
Speakers to be announced
Space Investment Summit
Track Session	Independence H, I
Policy Implications for Commercial Space. Charles Miller, Session Chair
Government Procurement and Space
Track Session	Farragut Square
Student Presentation
Panel Discussion [3:10 p.m to 4:40 p.m.] Dan Walt, Moderator. Panel members to be announced
ITAR and Satellite Export Control Reform Policy Update, organized by the Satellite Industry Association
Track Session	Lafayette Park
Panel Discussion [2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m]
Ashley Bander, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy
Carissa Christensen, Founder and Managing Partner, The Tauri Group
Kevin Schmadel, VP, Government Relations, Universities Space Research Association
Mike Gold, General Counsel, Bigelow Aerospace
Patricia Cooper, President, Satellite Industry Association, Moderator

3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Networking Break presented by Liberty Launch Vehicle
Break	Independence Foyer

4 pm - 5 pm
NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Panel
Featured Session	Independence A
Moderator: Bill Hill, NASA HQ
Todd May, SLS Program Manager, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Garry Lyles, SLS Chief Engineer, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Space Settlement, organized by AIAA
Track Session	Independence F, G
Title1 - Speaker Name, Affiliation
Title2 - Speaker Name, Affiliation
Space Investment Summit
Track Session	Independence H, I
Space Investment Summit Break from 4 pm to 4:15 pm
Part 1 - Space Entrepreneurship: Beyond the Rocket. Bruce Pittman, Session Chair
David Gump, President, Astrobotic Technology
Dennis Wingo, President, SkyCorp Inc.
Rex Ridenoure, President, Ecliptic Enterprises
Jeff Manber, President, NanoRacks Inc.
Government Procurement and Space
Track Session	Farragut Square
Panel Discussion [Continued from 3:10 p.m to 4:40 p.m.] Dan Walt, Moderator. Panel members to be announced.
Student Presentation
Student Presentation
Export Control and ITAR, organized by Satellite Industry Association
Track Session	Lafayette Park
Space Settlement Design Presentations A series of presentations on various space settlement designs by top 2012 award winners in the NSS/NASA Ames Space Settlement Contest for middle school and high school students

5 pm - 6 pm
Liberty System Overview - Brian Duffy, ATK; John Schumacher, EADS/Astrium
Featured Session	Independence A
Space Settlement, organized by AIAA
Track Session	Independence F, G
Title1 - Speaker Name, Affiliation
Title2 - Speaker Name, Affiliation
Space Investment Summit
Track Session	Independence H, I
Part II - Lesson Learned. Bruce Pittman, Session Chair
David Gump, President, Astrobotic Technology
Dennis Wingo, President, SkyCorp Inc.
Rex Ridenoure, President, Ecliptic Enterprises
Jeff Manber, President, NanoRacks Inc.
Session Closing, Laurie Wiggins
Export Control and ITAR, organized by Satellite Industry Association
Track Session	Lafayette Park
Space Settlement Design Presentations A series of presentations on various space settlement designs by top 2012 award winners in the NSS/NASA Ames Space Settlement Contest for middle school and high school students

7 pm - 11 pm
25th Annual Board of Governors Dinner and Gala at Smithsonian National Air and Space Museu
Shuttle bus between the hotel and the Air and Space Museum will start running at 6:30 pm for people who have purchased bus tickets. VIP reception starts at 7. For general public who purchase public Gala ticket, a will-call table will be set up inside the museum. The program starts at 8 pm. Keynote Speaker: Mark Sirangelo, Chairman, Sierra Nevada Corporation's Space Systems Board Master of Ceremonies: Hugh Down, Chairman, NSS Board of Governors Honored Guests: John Glenn and Scott Carpenter. Senator Glenn and Commander Carpenter each will be presented with the NSS' prestigious Space Pioneer Award in the category of Historic Space Achievement

Speakers and presentations are subject to change. While we will strive to maintain an updated schedule on the website, please check with on-site volunteer and signage for any last minute changes.

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