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2024 SCHEDULE & PROGRAM

EVENT SCHEDULE

All times are listed in PT.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27
7:30 AM
Session 1

Pitch, Pass Play Startup Competition Investor Breakfast
By Invitation Only

Allison Dollar, Co-founder, Space Tourism Conference; Chair, LAVA Space
Darren Eng, Executive Director, L.A. Venture Association
Nathan Mason, Accelerator Principal, Starburst
David Anderman, Co-founder & Operating Partner, Stellar Ventures
Lewis Stanton, Managing Partner, Stanton Associates
Len Lanzi, Managing Director, The Preccelerator
Stubbs Alderton & Markiles LLP
Mark A. Siegfried, Executive Committee, Aerospace & Defense Forum; Director, Client Advisory Services, CBIZ MHM

8:50 AM

Break

9:00 AM
Session 2

STC Opens

Allison Dollar, Co-founder & Executive Producer, Space Tourism Conference
John Spencer, Co-founder & Chairman, Space Tourism Conference

9:15  AM
Session 3

Designing On/Near Earth Space Experiences

Moderator: Roberta Perry, President, Roberta Perry & Associates; Past Int’l President,
Themed Entertainment Assoc.; VP Business Development, Zeitgeist Design & Production

Greg Jacobs, Head of Corporate Development & Affairs, Space Perspective
Gregg Katano, CEO & Founder, Cosmos Collab

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM
Session 4

Creature Comforts: Dining & Relaxing in Style Off World

Sam Coniglio, Futurist; Author, “Creature Comforts in Space”; VP, Space Tourism Society
Laura Kaziukoniene, Founder & CEO, Super Garden
Colleen McLeod Garner, Director of NASA-West, Casa Azul Spirits

11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM
Session 5

Fostering Health & Happiness in Off-World Habitats

Moderator: Jacki Morie, Founder & Chief Scientist, All These Worlds; VR Pioneer

Max Hoat, CEO, Vast Space
Angie Buckley, Technical Fellow, The Aerospace Corporation, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
George Nield, Ph.D., Blue Origin astronaut; President, Commercial Space Technologies

12:00 PM
Session 6

Lunch

1:30 PM   Session 7

Space Lifestyle Brands: Forging the Future

Allison Dollar, Co-founder & Executive Producer, Space Tourism Conference
John Spencer, Co-founder & Chairman, Space Tourism Conference

2:15 PM

Break

2:30 PM  Session 8

Arts, Entertainment & Space: Inspiring Creative Synergies

Allison Dollar, Co-founder & Executive Producer, Space Tourism Conference
John Spencer, Co-founder & Chairman, Space Tourism Conference

3:15 PM

Break

3:30 PM   Session 9

Kids & Space: Prepping the Next Generation for Living
and Working Off World

Allison Dollar, Co-founder & Executive Producer, Space Tourism Conference
John Spencer, Co-founder & Chairman, Space Tourism Conference

4:15 PM

Break

5:00 PM

STC Awards & Reception Opens  

Allison Dollar, Co-founder & Executive Producer, Space Tourism Conference
John Spencer, Co-founder & Chairman, Space Tourism Conference

7:00 PM

STC Closes

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

SandBox Workshop

Vanessa Valore, CEO of SandBox
SESSION 5
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

CRUISING SPACE HIGHWAYS: FERRIES, TUGS & TRANSPORT

Mark Siegfried, Director, Client Advisory Services, CBIZ & Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.
SESSION 7
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

HEALTH, SAFETY & WELLNESS: ADDRESSING CRITICAL UTILITIES

Grant Anderson, President/CEO, Paragon
Josef Koller, Ph.D., Systems Director, The Aerospace Corporation
Angie Bukley,Technical Fellow, The Aerospace Corporation
Larry DeLucas, Ph.D., Principal Scientist, Aerospace Corporation
SESSION 9
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

MONETIZING DIAMONDS & DUST: SPACE MANUFACTURING
& MINING

Robert Jacobson, Partner, Space Advisors
Kirby Runyon, Ph.D., Founder & CEO, Planex
Joshua Wester, Co-founder & CEO, Space Forge
Jim Keravala, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of OffWorld, Inc.


SESSION 11
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

GREENING THE GALAXY: SMART SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES

Paul Fuller, CFO, Trivium Corporate Solutions
Jason Klassi, Founder of Expedition Earth, Inc., author of The Everyday Space Traveler and
an Emmy-nominated documentary producer.