The panels cover a wide range of topics pertinent to the current state of space industry from “Space Meets Cyberspace” and “Moving Forward with What We’ve Got” to “Opportunities in Military Space” and a roundtable that will discuss NASA’s leadership.
Hosted by the Space Frontier Foundation, NewSpace 2012 is a prime opportunity for the next generation of space companies to lay out a roadmap with established space leaders. View the panels to see how NewSpace 2012 covers the near term issues as well as long term vision and register today to become involved—the conference will now be held at the Hyatt Regency Convention Center, located in Santa Clara, California, having had to move from the NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley due to a need for more space. The convention runs from July 26-28.
The communication and networking that is the core of NewSpace 2012 will assist the commercial space industry reach a critical mass of products and customers. Thursday covers Developing Product and Demand, with panels that discuss the democratizing of space for private citizens and the products being developed by NASA’s commercial programs. Friday’s big event is the NewSpace Business Plan Competition and is titled Supply Lines to Space Profits. Realistic and indispensable tips on building a space company will be shared in panels like “The Down and Dirty of the Space Business.” Saturday’s Settling Into Space is about moving forward with settlement as a goal, both from a visionary and practical standpoint. Finally, the entertaining and glamorous NewSpace Awards Gala will close the conference by recognizing those taking bold steps towards space.
Participants will be guided through thought-provoking panels by subject-matter experts such asNASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, Draper Fisher Jurvetson Managing Director Steve Jurvetson, NASA Associate Deputy Administrator for Policy Integration Rebecca Spyke Keiser, FAA Associate Administrator of Commercial Space Transport George Nield and Sierra Nevada Space Systems Chairman Mark Sirangelo. A more complete list of the speakers joining NewSpace 2012, as well as keynote events, will be posted soon.