Scheduled for March 30 to April 2, 2009, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the symposium will bring together all sectors of space — civil, commercial, national security, new space entrepreneurship, and finance — to highlight accomplishments and address opportunities and issues facing the global space community today. With its theme The Next Space Age, this year's program focuses on major shifts in the economies, philosophies, and mechanics of the global space industry. Attendees who register by January 16th will receive a $425 Super Early Bird discount and a guaranteed spot to hear from, and interact with, many of the industry's most distinguished leaders. Early confirmed speakers and panelists include:
- "Space Ambassador" Anousheh Ansari, the world's first female space tourist and co-founder and chairman of Prodea Systems
- Futurist and author Alvin Toffler, Ph.D.
- Commercial space entrepreneur Elon Musk, chairman and CEO of SpaceX
- General C. Robert Kehler, U.S.A.F., commander of the Air Force Space Command
- Lt. Gen. John T. "Tom" Sheridan, U.S.A.F., commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center of the Air Force Space Command
- Vice Adm. Carl V. Mauney, USN, deputy commander of the United States Strategic Command
- Scott Large, director of the National Reconnaissance Office
- Francois Auque, CEO of EADS-Astrium
- Joanne M. Maguire, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
- Jon C. Jones, vice president of Raytheon Company and president of Space and Airborne Systems
- Roger Krone, president of Boeing's IDS Network & Space Systems
- Alexis C. Livanos, Ph.D., corporate vice president and chief technology officer, Northrup Grumman
- Jean-Jacques Dordain, director of the European Space Agency
- Paul L. Weissenberg, Ph.D., director, coordinator for aerospace, security and defense for the European Commission
These distinguished speakers are representative of the nearly 60 industry experts who will appear on the four-day agenda.