ISPCS 2019 Speakers Christopher Allison Space Systems Regulatory Affairs and Licensing Lead, Sierra Nevada Corporation Grant Anderson Founder, President & CEO, Paragon Space Development Corporation Dan Arvizu Chancellor, New Mexico State University Sirisha Bandla Government Affairs & Business Development Manager, Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit Ken Bowersox Acting Associate Administrator, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Dennis Burnett Consulting Principal, LMI Advisors Sean Casey Vice President of Commercial Business Development, Atlas Space Operations and Co-Founder, Silicon Valley Space Center (SVSC) Tarah Castleberry Flight Surgeon, Virgin Galactic John Curry Dream Chaser CRS-2 Program Director, Space Systems, Sierra Nevada Corporation Mary Lynne Dittmar Mary Lynne Dittmar, President and CEO, Coalition for Deep Space Exploration Ven Feng Manager, International Space Station (ISS) Transportation Integration Office, NASA JSC Melissa Force General Counsel, New Mexico Spaceport Authority (Spaceport America) Kelly Garehime Associate General Counsel, United Launch Alliance John Garvey Co-Founder and President, Launch Services, Vector Launch, Inc. Wayne Hale Director of Human Spaceflight & Energy Services, Special Aerospace Services Dave Hastman Vice President, Human Exploration and Operations Space Systems Division Dan Hicks Chief Executive Officer, Spaceport America Pat Hynes Curator, International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight Fredrick Jenet Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy Dept., University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Creator and Founder, STARGATE and Expanding Frontiers Smith L. Johnston Chief Medical Officer and Lead Flight Surgeon for Axiom Space, Inc. John Kelly Program Manager, Flight Opportunities Program, Armstrong Flight Research Center, NASA Michelle Lucas Founder and President, Higher Orbits Wayne Monteith Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation, FAA Beth Moses Chief Astronaut Instructor, Virgin Galactic John Mulholland Vice President and Program Manager, Commercial Crew Programs, Space Exploration, The Boeing Company George Nield President, Commercial Space Technologies LLC Benjamin Reed Director of Commercial Crew Mission Management, SpaceX Michael Roberts Chief Scientist (Acting), International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory Andrew Rush Chief Executive Officer and President, Made In Space, Inc. Franceska Schroeder Managing Member, Schroeder Law PLLC Joseph “Steve” Stich Deputy Manager, Flight Development and Operations, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program James Vanderploeg Chief Medical Officer, Virgin Galactic Erika Wagner Payload Sales Director, Blue Origin George Whitesides CEO, Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company
Christopher Allison Space Systems Regulatory Affairs and Licensing Lead, Sierra Nevada Corporation Grant Anderson Founder, President & CEO, Paragon Space Development Corporation Dan Arvizu Chancellor, New Mexico State University Sirisha Bandla Government Affairs & Business Development Manager, Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit Ken Bowersox Acting Associate Administrator, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Dennis Burnett Consulting Principal, LMI Advisors Sean Casey Vice President of Commercial Business Development, Atlas Space Operations and Co-Founder, Silicon Valley Space Center (SVSC) Tarah Castleberry Flight Surgeon, Virgin Galactic John Curry Dream Chaser CRS-2 Program Director, Space Systems, Sierra Nevada Corporation Mary Lynne Dittmar Mary Lynne Dittmar, President and CEO, Coalition for Deep Space Exploration Ven Feng Manager, International Space Station (ISS) Transportation Integration Office, NASA JSC Melissa Force General Counsel, New Mexico Spaceport Authority (Spaceport America) Kelly Garehime Associate General Counsel, United Launch Alliance John Garvey Co-Founder and President, Launch Services, Vector Launch, Inc. Wayne Hale Director of Human Spaceflight & Energy Services, Special Aerospace Services Dave Hastman Vice President, Human Exploration and Operations Space Systems Division Dan Hicks Chief Executive Officer, Spaceport America Pat Hynes Curator, International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight Fredrick Jenet Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy Dept., University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Creator and Founder, STARGATE and Expanding Frontiers Smith L. Johnston Chief Medical Officer and Lead Flight Surgeon for Axiom Space, Inc. John Kelly Program Manager, Flight Opportunities Program, Armstrong Flight Research Center, NASA Michelle Lucas Founder and President, Higher Orbits Wayne Monteith Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation, FAA Beth Moses Chief Astronaut Instructor, Virgin Galactic John Mulholland Vice President and Program Manager, Commercial Crew Programs, Space Exploration, The Boeing Company George Nield President, Commercial Space Technologies LLC Benjamin Reed Director of Commercial Crew Mission Management, SpaceX Michael Roberts Chief Scientist (Acting), International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory Andrew Rush Chief Executive Officer and President, Made In Space, Inc. Franceska Schroeder Managing Member, Schroeder Law PLLC Joseph “Steve” Stich Deputy Manager, Flight Development and Operations, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program James Vanderploeg Chief Medical Officer, Virgin Galactic Erika Wagner Payload Sales Director, Blue Origin George Whitesides CEO, Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company