Greg Pelton is the Chief Technology Officer at Iridium Communications Inc., the only satellite communications company that offers truly global voice and data coverage. Greg was formerly at Pryon, an AI company focused on augmented intelligence for the enterprise, where he served as Chief Product Officer. In this role he was responsible for all aspects of the company's augmented intelligence product portfolio, leading the engineering team and product development efforts. Prior to this, Pelton was Vice President of Collaboration and Devices at Avaya, where he managed a portfolio of voice and video endpoints, soft clients and collaboration services. Before Avaya, he served as CTO and Vice President for Infrastructure Engineering at Polycom and led Cisco's corporate Technology Center where he worked on the Internet Routing in Space (IRIS) program consisting of developing a router for use in satellites and transitioning of satellite ground networks to multiservice IP networks.

Aslan Tricha is a highly experienced management executive with an impressive track record in the frontier industries of space and artificial intelligence, accumulating over 20 years of invaluable expertise. Presently, he holds the position of Vice President of Orchestration at ALL.SPACE, a renowned organisation at the forefront of defence communications. In his role, Aslan is driving the development and implementation of intelligent automation and orchestration solutions to optimise operational efficiency and foster innovation.

Before joining ALL.SPACE, Aslan co-founded two groundbreaking start-ups (Titan Virtual and Eventium) dedicated to building machine intelligence. He played a crucial role in shaping the companies' mission and vision, focusing on developing breakthrough solutions to achieve the long-sought-after goal of creating an artificial intelligence capable of autonomous learning and critical thinking. Aslan's contributions to the start-ups were instrumental in driving a product suite with patent-pending cognitive technologies.

Before his entrepreneurial venture, Aslan was the Senior Vice President and Solutions Leader at SES, the global leader in satellite communications. During his tenure, Aslan oversaw technical sales engineering and product development activities, ensuring the successful delivery of cutting-edge solutions. Additionally, Aslan spearheaded the management of SES Techcom, a wholly-owned subsidiary specialising in tailored satellite-enabled solutions and services for governmental institutions.

One of Aslan's notable achievements was his pivotal role in driving the roadmap of high throughput satellites, a groundbreaking technology that revolutionised satellite capacity and significantly expanded sales inventory. Moreover, his visionary leadership contributed to the organisational restructuring of SES, transforming it from a regionally focused entity to a product-focused powerhouse poised to meet the evolving needs of the industry.

As a result of his distinguished career, Aslan Tricha has become a recognised authority in strategic leadership within the space and AI domains. His strategic vision, combined with his deep understanding of the industry, continues to shape the future of technology, driving advancements and leaving a lasting impact on the industry.

Bradley Kalgovas is a Senior Manager at Detecon, the independent consulting arm of Deutsche Telekom. He has a wealth of experience advising new and existing satellite operators, as well as assisting terrestrial operators and enterprises which are integrating satellite options into their network. He is focused on resolving global connectivity for the unconnected and underserved people and devices. He acknowledges the role of convergence, having advised on topics such as edge computing and fiber connectivity. He is also an External PhD Student at the Institute of Information Systems & Electronic Services, TU Darmstadt, since March 2021.

Mr Omar Qaise is the founder and CEO of OQ TECHNOLOGY, a NewSpace Startup in Luxembourg which is aiming to disrupt the satellite telecommunication world. OQ TECHNOLOGY is building a global satellite constellation dedicated for "Internet-of-Things" communication that can provide connectivity anywhere, especially in remote and rural areas. The innovative satellite IoT concept was originally developed by him. Mr Qaise brings tremendous experience and heritage to his venture as he worked many years in different organizations and enterprises in the satellite and telecommunication industry (European Space Agency (ESA), German Aerospace Centre (DLR), O3b, OHB SYSTEMS, EUMETSAT) by working on missions ranging from Low-Earth Orbit observation and telecommunication satellites and GEO giant satellites to far deep space missions such as the spacecrafts Herschel and Planck. Most recently was with SES Satellites, the world's largest GEO broadcast satellite operator, where he had responsibility for Satcom sales and business development in regions such as the Middle East and Africa especially in M2M and Oil and Gas. He became fascinated with the possibilities of the IoT technology as a low cost product filling a market gap. Mr Qaise brings extensive customer connections and knowledge of competing Satcom systems, as well as being the chief architecture of the concept.

Brandon Davis has been working for Paradigm since 2023, based in North America. He currently manages Paradigm's activities in North America.

Brandon's background is in satellite and radio communications engineering started out in the US Army, where his career spanned 21 years and retired from the white house military office where he served the office of the President for George W Bush and Barack Obama.

Brandon obtained his degree in computer science from the University of Maryland. Prior to joining Paradigm, Brandon was the senior USSOCOM program manager providing support to the warfighters anytime, anywhere, any place.

Paradigm is an independent, highly regarded manufacturer of satellite communication products based in the UK with offices in North America. Our mission is to make Satcom as easy to use as a smartphone. As satellite terminals grow to be as ubiquitous as traditional mobile phones, it is important that the user experience must be just as intuitive. Satcom users don't need to be extensively trained engineers with specialised tools, instead, they must be provided with simple solutions; quick-to-deploy terminals that are small, portable and have high throughput and energy efficiency.

Above all, this advanced technology must be simple to use. So, that's what we focus on: the world's most advanced Satcom made simple. We've been trusted to deliver this globally for more than 25 years.

Erik is Kythera's Chief Solutions Officer, responsible for defining and overseeing the implementation of Kythera's products and customer solutions. Erik is arguably the industry's leading expert in satellite payload optimization and dynamic management systems that drive improved performance, capacity, and service quality. When he is not directly leading the development of an innovative new customer solution, Erik is using his rare spare cycles to develop novel algorithms for beamforming, satellite network optimization, and satellite systems engineering analysis.
Erik holds a BS in Computer Science and Mathematics from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and an MS in Computer Science, with an emphasis in Robotics, Sensing, Planning and Optimization, from Duke University.

Noelani McGadden is a business executive with over 30 years of experience that span wireless, mobile cable/broadband, IoT and startup industries. Prior to Senet, Noelani worked as a consultant with a host of channels including ATT, Charter, Verizon, KDDI, Samsung, T-Mobile and Telia Mobitel to name a few. As a result of her experience in this market, Noelani has deep expertise in creating strategic go-to-market plans around value-added services and has helped telecom providers develop and execute new business models to monetize assets and deploy IoT services using creative partnerships. She understands the challenges around creating a framework in nascent markets and has prepared digital strategies for IoT companies to accelerate adoption and drive long-term brand value.
Noelani has lived and worked in Japan, Israel, Holland and Sweden and has spoken on IoT and design at Carnegie Mellon University, at HerDU Denver University and Colorado Women's College events, as well as the Adtran IOT Summit, to name a few. In her spare time, she enjoys biking, hiking and running and watching her kids in sports. Noelani has a degree in Math and Computer Science and MBA from the University of Denver.

Miguel Ángel Vázquez is currently Senior Researcher at CTTC and. He received the Telecommunication Engineering degree, the Master's degree, and the PhD (cum laude) degree from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, in 2009, 2012, and 2014, respectively. He also holds a degree in Computer Science from National Distance Education University. In parallel to his PhD studies, he worked as a research engineer at CTTC from January 2010. He was visiting researcher at Patavina Technologies (now A2A) in the context of a Marie Curie Action. His research interest areas are the intersection of machine learning and optimization techniques for communication systems with special emphasis to satellite communications.

Nicole Robinson, Chief Strategy Officer, is a proven executive leader with experience building and deploying high growth organizations in the satellite communications network space with deep understanding of the multi-orbit, multi-frequency constellations launched and launching. Prior to joining Comtech, Ms. Robinson was the President of Ursa Space Systems, Inc. ("Ursa Space") a leading satellite intelligence and data analytics provider that leverages a global virtual constellation of over 200 SAR, earth observation, and RF satellites. In her role at Ursa Space, Ms. Robinson was responsible for accelerating the company's growth globally while optimizing operations. Prior to joining Ursa Space, Ms. Robinson held a variety of leadership roles, including nearly 14 years at SES S.A. ("SES") (LuxSE: SESG), most recently as Senior Vice President of Global Government. Through her leadership roles at SES, Ms. Robinson was responsible for the company's global business portfolio of government customers in the areas of defense, security, humanitarian, federal, civilian and institutional organizations. In addition to serving on its board of directors, Ms. Robinson was also Managing Director and CEO of SES Techcom Services, Inc., a subsidiary of SES that develops and delivers innovative and tailored end-to-end satellite-enabled solutions and services to governmental, institutional and supranational partners and customers. Prior to joining SES, while at General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD), Ms. Robinson served as the leader of the Strategic Communications function for the United States Joint Forces Command's Standing Joint Force Headquarters (SJFHQ). Ms. Robinson has also served in a variety of board level positions. Ms. Robinson holds a Bachelor of Science from Radford University, for whom she also served as the 2022 Commencement Speaker, an M.B.A. from Liberty University and is a graduate of Harvard University's Senior Executives in National and International Security.

As well as being a Partner in the Corporate & Finance practice at Hogan Lovells, Alexis Sáinz is also the global co-leader of the Space and Satellite practice and a member of the Infrastructure, Energy, Resources & Projects group. She has an international practice in infrastructure finance, including commercial satellites, renewable energy, transportation infrastructure and other core industries.

Alexis has experience getting the toughest deals done, delving into local regulatory requirements, cross-border commercial arrangements, and international governmental negotiations, including negotiating public private partnerships and concessions. She understands projects from both the project development and financing sides and works with project sponsors, lenders and other project participants to focus on key deal points and appropriate risk allocation and mitigants in order to build consensus and drive closure.

Alexis regularly represents developers, operators, financial institutions, project sponsors, private equity firms, hedge funds, export credit and multilateral development agencies and other industry participants in negotiating commercial and corporate transactions and commercially strategic regulatory matters, and on structured, project and vendor financings. She also provides industry advice in connection with debt and equity offerings, joint ventures, mergers & acquisitions, and financial restructurings.

Alexis is an adjunct professor of Space Law at the George Washington University Law School. Prior to beginning her legal career in 2007, she served as a consultant for the World Bank, National Geographic, and domestic non-profit organizations, and she was an early member of KPMG Peat Marwick's financial service's e-commerce practice.

Alexis has held various leadership positions with national Latino and LGBTQ organizations and is committed to pro bono work.

Learn more about Alexis here: https://www.hoganlovells.com/en/sainz-alexis

Curt Blake is Senior Of Counsel in the Seattle office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he is a member of the corporate practice. Curt is an attorney and senior executive with more than 25 years of experience leading organizations in high-growth industries--and over 10 years as CEO of Spaceflight, Inc.--at the forefront of the NewSpace revolution. He has extensive expertise in strategic planning, financial analysis, legal strategy, M&A, and space commercialization, with deep knowledge about the unique challenges of NewSpace growth and the roadmap to success in that ecosystem. He has forged relationships with key commercial, civilian, and defense-related customers. Milestones include opening the Indian PSLV to U.S. commercial customers, the first dedicated rideshare Falcon 9 launch vehicle mission deploying a then-record 64 satellites, and launching the first non-governmental mission to the moon (SpaceIL), as well as developing, launching, and orbiting several flavors of Sherpa, the Spaceflight OTV.

Jeremy Bennington leads Spirent's Media & Entertainment and Transportation corporate strategies bringing communication networks, GNSS positioning, security, automation, and virtualization together to solve vital needs in each industry. Supporting projects for the connected car, autonomous vehicles, video testing, and the M&E ecosystem.
Prior to Spirent Jeremy ran a successful video analytics and test business, V-Factor, where they modeled the human video system to "watch" video quality in the world's largest entertainment networks. Jeremy has also held various positions at Symmetricom, now Microsemi, to create new communication network technologies for the wireless, wireline, and cable TV industries. With roots in engineering, Jeremy leads multi-million-dollar business to innovate new technologies, grow new business, and ensure customer success.

Brian E. O'Toole is chief executive officer of BlackSky and is responsible for the strategic direction and execution of the company's business plan as well as product and technology strategy for BlackSky's global monitoring service. He joined the company in 2016 when BlackSky acquired OpenWhere, a technology company he founded, which delivered on-demand location intelligence solutions to government and commercial customers.

Brian brings more than 30 years of executive experience building and growing high-performance technology businesses at startup, growth, and Fortune 100 companies. Prior to OpenWhere, he served as chief technology officer at GeoEye, with global responsibility for developing, managing, and expanding the company's technology, products, and services in geospatial intelligence and location-based services. He left GeoEye after a successful $1.3 billion merger with DigitalGlobe. He's also held senior product leadership roles at a number of companies, including Overwatch Textron Systems, which he joined when they acquired ITspatial, an early pioneer of interactive 3D mapping that he co-founded and served as president. Brian holds a Master of Science Degree in Computer Engineering from Syracuse University and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from Clarkson University.

Bradley Cheetham is a lifelong space advocate, highly experienced engineer, a three-time entrepreneur and, seasoned graduate-level instructor. Best known as the co-founder and CEO of Advanced Space, he leads the company in its efforts to enable the sustainable exploration, development, and settlement of space by delivering solutions in flight dynamics, technology development, and rapid turn-key missions to clients across the space industry. Advanced Space is the owner and operator of the CAPSTONE spacecraft, which successfully arrived at the Moon in 2022 as a pathfinder for NASA's Artemis program. Bradley serves as the Principal Investigator for this mission which represents the first-ever commercial spacecraft to operate at the Moon. ​​
Cheetham earned a degree in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo and received his Masters in Aerospace Engineering Sciences from the University of Colorado at Boulder, there he also conducted significant research on spacecraft navigation at the Moon in support of a Doctorate of Philosophy under the guidance of the late Dr. George Born. He created and taught a graduate level course in Commercial Spaceflight Operations at CU Boulder for seven years. ​​
As an advocate for the space industry, he co-founded and currently serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Future Space Leaders Foundation, is a member of the Entrepreneurship and Investment Committee of the International Astronautical Federation, and serves on the Board of Advisors and the Board of Trustees of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS). ​

Jonathan Swanson is a seasoned technologist specializing in cyber security strategy and risk management. Experienced in working across a broad range of industries such as Space, Healthcare, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Telecom, and Tech, he has spent more than a decade assisting organizations large and small develop strategies, build programs, and adopt technologies to address today's complex risk landscape. Jonathan's unique approach to cybersecurity and risk management as a practice includes not only leveraging innovative technical capabilities, but more importantly, focuses on addressing the human element. Jonathan holds several certifications including ISC2 CISSP and has a B.S. in Computer Engineering with a minor in Computer Science from the University of Hartford.