LEARN FROM THE MASTERS
Dr. S. Pete Worden
USAF Brigadier General (retired), Ex-Director of the NASA Ames Research Centre, and Executive Director of Breakthrough Initiatives
‘’ Dr. Worden has authored or co-authored more than 150 scientific papers in astrophysics and space sciences. He served as a scientific co-investigator for three NASA space science missions – most recently the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph launched in 2013 to study the Sun. ‘’
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Johann -Dietrich Wörner
Director General of ESA (2015-2021)
‘’ Dr. Wörner's space career spans decades of distinguished service as the chairman of the executive board of the DLR and as Director General of the European Space Agency. Dr. Wörner holds six honorable doctorates from leading technical universities around the world. ‘’
Kevin O`Connell
Former Director of the Office of Space Commerce - U.S. Department of Commerce
‘’ Kevin O’Connell has an impressive career spanning over 35 years. He has been working with and advising the U.S. government, research organizations and private space businesses. Kevin is also a successful entrepreneur, business leader and an inspiring space visionary ‘’
Benjamin Roediger
Project Manager, Optical Satellite Links Department, DLR
‘’ Benjamin Roediger, Project Manager at DLR, with a decade of experience working with advanced optical and space systems. ‘’
Shawn Cochran
Chief Executive Officer, Ethereal Space
‘’ Shawn Cochran has over 29 years of Management, Engineering and Science Leadership experience. Extensive knowledge of requirements development, design, testing, deployment, validation and verification, and analysis. ‘’