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Speakers

Abir Khater

Advisor to UAE Space Agency DG – Academic Affairs, UAE Space Agency

H.E. Mohammed Ahmad Al Bowardi

Cabinet Member, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, United Arab Emirates

Sarah AlAmiri

Minister of State for Advanced Sciences and Chairperson, UAE Space Agency

Alexandre Vallet

Chief, Space Services Department, ITU

Christopher D. Johnson

Space Law Advisor, Secure World Foundation

Robert Curbeam

Vice President of Strategy & Business Development, Tactical Space Systems Division, Northrop Group

Maruska Strah

Executive Director, World Space Week Association

Steven Freeland

Professor, Western Sydney University

Hanan Khaldi

Businesses Development Manager, Krypto Labs, UAE Space Agency

Will Pomerantz

Vice President of Special Projects, Virgin Orbit

Eisa Al Shamsi

Deputy General Manager, Yahsat Government Solutions

George Whitesides

Chief Space Officer, Virgin Galactic

Fatheya Alsharji

Senior Space Legislation Specialist, UAE Space Agency

Ali Aal Ghardaqa

Trainee - Space Policy Regulation Department, UAE Space Agency

Pedro Duque

Minister of Science and Innovation, Spain

Maitha Al Romaithi

Government Communication Officer, UAE Space Agency

Faisal Al Bannai

Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, EDGE

Mohammed Al Ahbabi

Director General, UAE Space Agency

Rahul Shah

Senior Vice President, Strategic Growth and Business Development, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, AAR

Marc Gelle

Senior Managing Director, European Aerospace and Defence Lead, Accenture

Talal Al Kaissi

Vice President - Space Program and special projects, Group 42

Fahad Al Mheiri

Executive Director of Space Sector, UAE Space Agency

Jassem Nasser

Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer, Thuraya

Sulaiman Al Ali

Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Thuraya

Khaled Al Hashmi

Director, The National Space Science and Technology Center - UAEU

Kelsey Warner

Future Editor, The National

Fikiswa Majola

Deputy Director: Space Science and Tech, The Department of Science and Innovation, Republic of South Africa

Matar Al Romaithi

Chief Officer, Economic Development Unit, Tawazun Economic Council

Dr. Abdelqader Abusafieh

SVP Technology & Advanced Materials, Strata Manufacturing

Ismail Abdulla

Chief Executive Officer, Strata Manufacturing

Davide Petrillo

Executive Director, Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)

Carmelo Lo Faro

President, Solvay

Ana-Mia Louw

General Manager, Simera Sense

H.E Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh

Chief Executive Officer, Saudi Space Commission

Mansoor Janahi

Deputy Group CEO, Sanad

Walid Abukhaled

Chief Executive Officer, SAMI

Karsten Benz

Senior Advisor, AlixPartners

Emiliano Kargieman

Chief Executive Officer, Satellogic

Baha Salama

Senior Vice President Commercial & Business Development, Sanad Aerotech

Mikail Houari

President for Africa and Middle East, Airbus Middle East

Alexandre Ziegler

Senior Executive Vice President International and Public Affairs, Safran Group

Anna-Karin Rosen

Managing Director, Saab

Micael Johansson

President and Chief Executive Officer, Saab

Manfred Hader

Senior Partner, Global Head of Aerospace & Defence, Roland Berger GmbH

Alan Davis

Chief Executive, Raytheon Emirates

Susanna Mason

Partner and Defence Lead, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Middle East

Luigi Scatteia

Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Alejandro Roman

General Director of Aerospace Development, Paraguayan Space Agency

Paul Casey

Director of Business Development, Middle East, Northrop Grumman (Abu Dhabi Office)

Bulent Altan

Chief Executive Officer, Mynaric

Tina Ghataore

President, Mynaric USA

Amer Siddiqui

Director of Aerospace, Mubadala Investment Company

Michele Mauri

Managing Director, AlixPartners

Richard Thompson

Editorial Director, MEED

Nobu Okada

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Astroscale

Donna Lawler

Principal, Azimuth Advisory

Bernard Dunn

President, Boeing Middle East, North Africa and Turkey

Sophia Porter

Test Operations Engineer, Blue Origin

Jean-Yves Le Gall

President, Centre National d'etudes Spatiales

Ziad Al Hazmi

Chief Executive Officer, Lufthansa Technik Middle East

Aaron Maue

Executive Director & General Manager, Defense Sustainment, Collins Aerospace

Robert Harward

Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin Middle East

Mesut CICEKER

Director, Lockheed Martin Space

Matthew Cochran

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Defense Services Marketing Council

Reda Nidhakou

Vice President, Strategic Programmes, EDGE

Joseph Rank

Vice President & Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin Saudi Arabia

Dmitry Loskutov

Director General, Glavkosmos

Tim Cahill

Senior Vice President, Lockheed Martin International

Khalid Al Breiki

President - Mission Support, EDGE

Gabriella Arrigo

Head of the International Relations, Italian Space Agency

James Taiclet

President and Chief Executive Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation

Samer Halawi

Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, Intelsat

Gaurav Wadi

Partner, EY Parthenon

Scott Camarotti

Senior Vice President Aerospace and Defense Sales, IFS

Robin Kamark

Chief Commercial Officer, Etihad Airways

James Schaan

Customer Business Director, Honeywell Aerospace Defense & Space - Middle East, Africa and India

Frederic Dupont

Vice President Technical Sales & Customer Service, Etihad Airways Engineering

ELODIE ROBIN

Partner, Gothams

Dharmesh Patel

Vice President, Information Technology, Global Aerospace Logistics (GAL)

Major General Michel Friedling

Head of the French Space Command – Commandement de l’espace

Mohamed Al Khemairi

Chief Executive Officer, GAL

Abdulla Al Marar

Head of Space Projects Section, UAE Space Agency

Heyam Al Blooshi

Design Engineer, UAE Space Agency

Ben Baseley-Walker

Partner, Andart Global

Ziad Al Hussami

Director, Mruna

Danny Sebright

President, US-UAE Business Council

H.E. Dr Ahmed Al Kandri

Ministry of defence, Kuwait

John Ferguson

Research & Development Manager, Technology & Advanced Materials, Strata Manufacturing

Sean Newsum

Director of Enviromental Strategy, Boeing

Daniel Dumbacher

Executive Director, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

H.E. Ahmad Al-Ohali

Governor of the General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Rami Awadalla

Director of Fleet Engineering, Etihad

Harj Dhaliwal

Managing Director Middle East & India, Virgin Hyperloop One

Hamda Alhosani

Executive - Space Activities Licenses, UAE Space Agency

Edward Haines

Group Director Partnerships and Programming, Global Aerospace Summit

Bartosz Jurewicz

R&D Engineer, Sanad Aerotech

Ali Al Olama

Junior Engineer, Sanad Aerotech

Andre Swart

Senior Development Engineer, Strata Manufacturing

Damilola Folorunsho

Junior Engineer, Strata Manufacturing

Randy Gadingan

R&D Engineer, Sanad Aerotech

George Kerwood

Research Specialist, Strata Manufacturing

Hind Amin

Junior Engineer, Strata Manufacturing

Mariam Al Jaberi

Senior Production Supervisor, Strata Manufacturing

yazan samara

Research Engineer, Strata Manufacturing

Afra Al Mheiri

Junior Engineer, Sanad Aerotech

Krystal Azelton

Director of Space Applications Programs, Secure World Foundation

Khalid Al Awadi

Director of Space Missions, UAE Space Agency

Latifa AlBlooshi

Recruitment Officer Human Capital, Strata Manufacturing

Jillianne Pierce

Director of Federal Government Relations, Space Florida

Naser Al Rashedi

Director of Space Policy & Regulations, UAE Space Agency

Naser Al Hammadi

Head of International Relations and Organization Affairs, UAE Space Agency

Hamda Al Shehhi

Space Technology Senior Researcher, UAE Space Agency

Anu Ojha Obe

Director of UK National Space Academy and member of Council of STFC, UK National Space Academy

Brain Moyo

Research, Development & Innovation Large Engine Overhaul Department, Sanad Aerotech

H.E Dr. Eng. Awni Moh’d Al-Khasawneh

Director General, Regional Center for Space Science and Technology Education for Western Asia / United Nations in Jordan

Badr Al Olama

Executive Director of Aerospace, Mubadala Investment Company

Khaled Al Qubaisi

Chief Executive Officer, Aerospace, Renewables & ICT, Mubadala Investment Company

Adnan AlRais

Senior Director Remote Sensing Department, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)

Major General Staff Pilot Ishaq Saleh Al-Balushi

Head of the Executive Directorate of Industries and Development of Defence Capabilities, Ministry of Defence - UAE

Jose Gonzalez

Research Engineer, Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium, Khalifa University of Science and Technology

Alan Peaford

Editor in Chief, Arabian Aerospace

Gregory Pedersen

Regional Sales Director, Airbus Defence and Space

Jon Gruen

Partner, Gothams

Tony Douglas

Group Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Aviation Group

Zihua Zhu

Deputy Director of Government Affairs, Beijing Commsat Technology Development

Bernard Roux

Chief Executive Officer, Thales in the UAE

Ghalib Faour

Director, National Center for Remote Sensing, Lebanon

Hamed Alharthi

Senior Assistant Manager, External Communications, Mubadala Investment Company

ivor ichikowitz

Group Executive Chairman, Paramount Group

Mariam Alqubaisi

Head of Sustainability, Etihad Aviation Group

H.E Mohammed Afifi El-Quosy

Chief Executive Officer, Egypt Space Agency

Jay Little

Vice President, Collins Aerospace

Fatima Al Shamsi

Space Policies Specialist, UAE Space Agency

Josh Wolny

Project Manager, Secure World Foundation

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Mubadala Investment Company

Mubadala is a global investment company with a mandate to create sustainable financial returns for Abu Dhabi. We aspire to play a critical role in society by driving positive change through our investments

EDGE

Enabling a secure future

Etihad Aviation Group

Proud to be the national airline of the United Arab Emirates

UAE Space Agency

UAE Space Program: From Vision to Reality

Lockheed Martin

Partnering for Security and Prosperity

Al Yah Satellite Communications

The UAE’s leading fixed and mobile satellite communications provider of integrated satcom solutions

Raytheon Emirates

‏‏‎The Future of Aerospace & Defense

Mynaric USA

Connectivity for the Skies & Beyond

Sanad A Mubadala Company

Powered by Evolution Sanad brings more than three decades of experience in the commercial aviation industry

Strata Manufacturing

A composite aero-structures manufacturing facility based in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Collins Aerospace

Redefining Aerospace

Accenture

Accenture New Applied Now

IFS

IFS is a globally recognized provider of both enterprise-wide solutions and best-of-breed software products

PwC Middle East

PwC Middle East Defence are experts in all areas of defence industrial development across the region

Roland Berger

The only leading global consultancy of German heritage and European origin

Satellogic

The first vertically integrated geospatial analytics company

JSC Glavkosmos

Glavkosmos, JSC is a daughter company of ROSCOSMOS State Space Corporation

French Space Command / Aerospace Valley

French Space Command and Aerospace Valley companies

Agenium

Tailored Solutions For Your Space Challenges

CLS

For Earth, from Space

HEMERIA

DESIGNS, DEVELOPS & MAINTAINS OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS, FOR SCIENTIFIC, COMMERCIAL OR DEFENCE APPLICATIONS

Machine and Tool Industry and Trade Inc

...setting flowforming 'free'

Telespazio France

More than 30 years of expertise providing solutions with the latest space and satellite technologies