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Check-in and Registration
Continental Breakfast by Silver Sponsors – HDR, Inc and MITRE Corp.
GSA Welcome
James Causey, Executive Director, GSA
Platinum Sponsor Welcome:
Andrew Nelson, Vice President, RS&H
David Luke, Director of Aerospace Programs, Merrick & Company
Chairman Report:
Latest News Impacting the Spaceport Ecosystem
Dr. George Nield, Chair, Global Spaceport Alliance
Keynote Presentation:
Adam Oakes, Vice President, Launch Vehicles, Firefly Aerospace
Kelvin Coleman
Associate Administrator, Office of Commercial Space Transportation, FAA
International Space University Education Initiative
Dr. John Wensveen, President, International Space University
Break
Provided by Platinum Sponsors – RS&H & Merrick & Co.
The Hague Institute’s Washington Compact Initiative
Ken Hodgkins, Co-Chair
Sohair Salam Saber, President
International Panel discussions: Integrating Spaceflight Standards Globally
Dr. George Nield – Moderator
Ed Baron, SVP, Space Product Strategy, Parsons Company
Sean Mulligan, Deputy Executive Director & COO, Virginia Space Authority
Michael Jones, Equatorial Lauch Australia ELA (invited)
Lunch
Provided by Gold Sponsors – BRPH, Parsons, and Italian Trade Agency
Group Photo
GSA Spaceport Member Reports
Gold and Silver Sponsors
Advisory Group Reports
Break
Provided by Platinum Sponsors – RS&H & Merrick
Featured Speaker: Space Force Spaceport of the Future Update
Mark Bontrager, Technical Director, Space Systems Command, Launch and Range Operations, United States Space Force
Panel: Remote Versus Population-Dense Spaceports: Challenges and Benefits
David Buck, President, BRPH Mission Solutions (Moderator)
Arturo Machuca, Director, Houston Spaceport
Shinichi Takata, Co-Founder and Director, Space Port Japan Association
Lloyd Damp, CEO, Southern Launch
Debbie Strang, Directror, SaxaVord Spaceport, Shetland Islands, (Invited)
Spaceports as an Economic Powerhouse Forum:
Group discussion on revenue and benefit opportunities around spaceports
James Causey, Executive Director, GSA (Moderator)
Arturo Machuca, Director, Houston Spaceport
Andrew Nelson, Vice President, RS&H
Adjourn & Networking
