Attendee Welcome

Opening Presentation

Video

Paul Eckert , PhD, International & Commercial Strategist, The Boeing Company, SIS Executive Coordinator

Kevin O’Connell, Partner, Posternak Blankstein and Lund LLP

Panel Session

Commercial Space Markets and Public Private Partnerships

Video

Amaresh Kollipara, Managing Partner, Earth2Orbit LLC
Michael Leventhal, Attorney/Consultant, mc2 The Law Firm
Max Grimard, Vice President/Deputy Head, Strategy & Business Development,
EADS Astrium

Guest Presentation

Strategic Challenges and Opportunities in the Space Sector

Video

Pierre Chao, Managing Partner, Renaissance Strategic Advisors

Business Plan Presentations and Investor Comments
Presentation of business plans and commentary on each plan presentation by prominent investors

Investor Commentators

Vik Kachoria, President, Mass Aerospace Council
Michael Roberto, DBA, Trustee Professor of Management, Bryant University
William Readdy, Founding Partner, Discovery Partners International LLC/Aerospace Consultants; Former NASA Associate Administrator for Space Flight/Operations; Space Shuttle Commander and NASA Astronaut

Business Plan Presentations

XCOR Aerospace – Andrew Nelson, Chief Operating Officer

Next Giant Leap – Seamus Tuohy, PhD, Director, Space Systems, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc

Quicklaunch Inc – John Hunter, President

Networking Break

Business Plan Presentations and Investor Comments
Presentation of business plans and commentary on each plan presentation by prominent investors

Investor Commentators

Arif Padaria, Principal, Pilot House Ventures
Kerry Scarlott, Partner, Posternak Blankstein and Lund LLP
John Stempeck, Founder, Avalon Associates Inc

Business Plan Presentations

TGV Rockets – Patrick Bahn, Chief Executive Officer

Syntiant™ – Jason Clark, Chief Technology Officer

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston – Mauro Ferrari,
PhD, Professor and Director of the Division of NanoMedicine

Business Plan Presentations and Investor Comments
Presentation of business plans and commentary on each plan presentation by prominent investors

Investor Commentators

Bob Feldman, President, HPC Marketing
Bill Hulbig, Founder, Cotuit Capital
Richard Kimball, Senior Director, The Bigelow Company

Business Plan Presentations

Space Services Inc – Charles Chafer, Chief Executive Officer

Flagsuit LLC – Peter Homer, Founder

Guest Presentation

The Augustine Commission: Briefing on President Obama’s Blue Ribbon Panel Examining Alternatives for Human Space Exploration

Video

Jeff Greason, Co-Founder, President and CEO, XCOR Aerospace; Vice-Chair, Commercial Spaceflight Federation; Member, White House Augustine Commission

Guest Presentation

Financial Issues Update

Video

Per Wimmer, Global Financier, Entrepreneur, Adventurer, Pioneer and Philanthropist; Founder and CEO, Wimmer Space and Wimmer Financial LLP

Networking Luncheon & Business Plan Exhibition

Panel Session
Maximizing Investor Opportunities: Accelerating Entrepreneurial Success

Video

Bob Feldman, President, HPC Marketing (Moderator)
Lon Levin, President, SkySevenVentures; Co-Founder XM Satellite Radio
Brent Britton, Attorney and Shareholder/Chair of the Emerging Business and
Technology Practice Group, GrayRobinson
Scott Tibbitts, Executive Director, The Center for Space Entrepreneurship
Rich Phillips, President, Phillips and Company
Bob Kispert, Director of Federal and University Programs, John Adams Innovation Institute/ Massachusetts Technololgy Collaborative

Panel Session

Finding and Funding the Best: How Investors in Space-Enabled Markets Are Discovering Value

Video

Tom Kennedy, Principal, The Kennedy Group
Per Wimmer, Global Financier, Entrepreneur, Adventurer, Pioneer and Philanthropist; Founder and CEO, Wimmer Space and Wimmer Financial LLP
Hoyt Davidson, Founder and Managing Partner, Near Earth LLC
Anita Antenucci, Managing Director, Houlihan Lokey
John Harthorne, Founder and CEO, MassChallenge

Networking Break

Featured Presentation

Success Story: Making Commercial Space a Multi-Sector Industry Enabler

Video

Mark Sirangelo, Executive Vice-President, Sierra Nevada Corporation; Chairman of the Board, SNCSpace Systems; Former Chairman and CEO, SpaceDev Inc (now merged with Sierra Nevada Corporation)

Guest Presentation

From Astronaut to Entrepreneur: Launching New Ventures

Video

Tom Kennedy, Principal, The Kennedy Group (Moderator)
Franklin Chang Diaz, Founder and President, Ad Astra Rocket Company; Former NASA Astronaut
William Readdy, Founding Partner, Discovery Partners International LLC/Aerospace Consultants; Former NASA Astronaut

Closing Presentation

Video

Paul Eckert , PhD, International & Commercial Strategist, The Boeing Company, SIS Executive Coordinator
Rosanna Sattler , Partner, Posternak Blankstein and Lund LLP

5:45 pm –  6:45 pm

Summit Reception and Networking

Hosted by Posternak, Blankstein and Lund LLC
Prudential Center, 33rd Floor