AGENDA 2023

EVENT SCHEDULE

All times are listed in PT.
THURSDAY, APRIL 27
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Registration

Registration at Renaissance
Los Angeles Airport Hotel
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Speakers Networking Mixer – Invitation Only

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27
09:00
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Introduction to The Most Creative Conference

Arlene Miles
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09:30
coffee

Morning Networking with hot coffee

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11:00
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Brining the most powerful Art Direction

Lily Grover
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12:40
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Advanced Design Systems

Lily Grover
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14:00
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Salad Break

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15:00
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Compositions and Effects of 2024

Peter Robbins
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16:30
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How to engage your audience effectively

Peter Robbins
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09:00
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Introduction to The Most Creative Conference

Lily Grover
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09:30
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Morning Networking with fresh croissant

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10:00
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Brining the most powerful Art Direction

Nathan Nguyen
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11:00
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Advanced Design Systems

Peter Robbins
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12:00
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Best conversions for Product managers

Nathan Nguyen
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13:30
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Burger Break

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14:45
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Compositions and Effects of 2024

Arlene Miles
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16:15
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How to engage your audience effectively

Jenny Watson
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4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Registration

Peter Robbins
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

VIP Reception

7:00 AM - 8:45 AM

It’s Really Real: Now What?

Registration Opens w/Continental Breakfast & Platinum Sponsor Presentation
9 AM - 9:45 AM

Designing Stellar Habitats

Session 1
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Break

Break 1 Interstitial
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Funding the Next Generation: Forecasts for Space Tourism

Session 2
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Gold Sponsor Presentation

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27
FRIDAY, APRIL 28
All main programming and lunch are hosted in the Renaissance Ballroom.
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Registration Opens

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Experience

SandboxLife ® Activity Pacific Room

Vanessa Valore, Inventor & Founder, SandboxLife®
Immersive Professional Development Experience
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Experience
Linda Rheinstein, Founder & CEO, Space Games Federation

SPACE GAME FEDERATION'S FIRST TERRESTRIAL ASTROLETE® TRAINING COMPETITION

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Session

DESIGNING SPACE PLACES: LUXURY MEETS PRACTICALITY   

Moderator: John Spencer, Co-Founder & Chairman, Space Tourism Conference

Marie-Lise Baron, CEO, The Baron Institute (Axiom Space consultant)
Barbara Belvisi, Founder & CEO, Interstellar Lab
Hunter Stanchak, Founder & CEO, Colonize Mars
Britt Duffy Adkins, Founder, Celestial Citizen; Space Urban Planner

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Session

HEALTH, SAFETY & WELLNESS: ADDRESSING CRITICAL UTILITIES

Moderators: Josef Koller, Ph.D., Systems Director, The Aerospace Corporation
Angie Bukley, Technical Fellow, The Aerospace Corporation

Grant Anderson, President & CEO, Co-founder, Paragon Space Development Corporation
Shawna Pandya, MD, Intn'l Institute for Astronautical Sciences (IIAS) Space Medicine Group
Linda Fischetti, Director, Health Innovation Center, MITRE
Larry DeLucas, Ph.D., SVP, Biologics, Predictive Oncology

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

BREAK

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Session

MONETIZING DIAMONDS & DUST: SPACE
MANUFACTURING & MINING

Moderator: Robert Jacobson, Partner, Space Advisors

Kirby Runyon, Ph.D., Founder/CEO, Planex
Joshua Western, Co-founder & CEO, Space Forge
Melissa Roth, Lead Researcher, Off Planet Research
Jim Keravala, CEO & Chief Architect, OffWorld

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Session

FOOD & DRINK OFF WORLD:  GO-TO GRUB & GALACTIC
GOURMET

Moderator: Samuel Coniglio, Futurist & Inventor, Board Member, Space Tourism Society

Carla Uyeda, Inventor, CHEF (space pressure cooker)
Chris Carberry, Author, Alcohol in Space; CEO, Explore Mars
Shahreen Reza, CEO, Astreas
Colleen McLeod Garner, Director of Sales -West, Sagamore Spirit

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

PICNIC LUNCH & FIRESIDE CHAT

Host: Frank White, philosopher and author, “The Overview Effect”
Featured Guest: Sharon Hagle, Astronaut, Blue Origin; Founder, SpaceKids Global

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Session

SMART & GREEN: BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE GALAXY

Moderator: Paul Fuller, CFO, Trivium Corporate Solutions

Elizabeth Reynolds, Managing Director, USA, Starburst Aerospace
Keegan Kirkpatrick, Founder & CEO, RedWorks Construction Technologies
Jason Klassi, Founder, Expedition Earth
Josh Schertz, Treasurer, Planetary Sunshade Foundation; (SpaceX engineer)
Meagan Crawford, Managing Partner, SpaceFund

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
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MARKETING SPACE: BRANDS, MERCH & DEMAND

Moderator: Izzy House, Author & Host, Space Marketing Podcast (and books)

Amy Imhoff, Director of Outreach & Strategic Partnerships, Explore Mars
Ben Haldeman, Founder & CEO, LifeShip
Brian Weiner, CEO/Founder, The Illusion Factory; Sizzle; IllusionQuest Studios
Nat Brown-Lennox, VP, Marketing, LeoLabs

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Session

SPORTS & FUN: PLAYFUL ACTIVITIES & EDUTAINMENT
IN ZERO G

Moderator: Rick Loverd, Program Director, National Academy of Sciences,
Science & Entertainment Exchange

Sharon Hagle, Founder & CEO; Astronaut, SpaceKids Global
Larry Namer, Chairman, LJN Media/Founder, E! Entertainment Television
Linda Rheinstein, Founder & CEO, Space Games Federation

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Session

BREAK

5:00 PM - 5:45 PM
Session

SPACE ROCKS! EARTH’S COSMOS-THEMED EXPERIENCES
FUEL OFF-WORLD DEMAND

Moderator: Roberta Perry, Business Development Catalyst

Bob Rogers, Founder and Chairman, BRC Imagination Arts
Robert Ward, Executive Director, United States Space Force Historical Foundation
Steven Franck, Founder & CEO, Pale Blue Dot Ventures, Inc.

6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Session

PRODUCING SPACE ENTERTAINMENT: INSPIRING CREATIVITY & TOOLS

Moderator: Allison Dollar, Co-founder & Executive Producer, Space Tourism Conference

Patricia A. Beninati, Founding Partner & President, Centerboro Productions (Helios, a feature
film featuring Blue Origin’s Orbital Reef)
Bill Borden, Chief Creative, Space Hero
Bob Richards, Co-Founder & Partner, Artemis Music
Chris Porter, Producer/Director, CurtCo- SOLAR the Podcast

7:15 PM - 8:15 PM

Space Tourism Awards Reception & Awards Announcement  

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.
SPACE TOURISM TRAILBLAZERS

Stellar Speakers 2023