2025 Agenda

8:30 AM
 

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9:20 AM

 

9:45 AM
 

10:15 AM
 

10:45 AM

 

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11:15 AM



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1:15 PM 

2:15 PM

2:45 PM
 

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5:30 PM
 

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
Sean Mulligan, Deputy Executive Director & COO, Virginia Space Authority 
Michael Jones  – ELA – Australia (invited)
Ed Baron, SVP, Space Product Strategy, Parsons Company

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 Vs. Population-Dense Spaceports: Challenges and Benefits

David Buck, President, BRPH Mission Solutions (Moderator)
Arturo Machuca, DirectorHouston Spaceport 
Shinichi Takata, Co-Founder and Director Remote, 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, DirectorHouston Spaceport
Andrew Nelson, Vice President, RS&H

Adjourn & Networking