Space Conference Speaker

Dr. Don Deever

County Agriculture Extension Agent, University of Nevada-Reno, College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources

Dr. Deever is a park ranger, naturalist, farm hand, chef, certified flight instructor, futurist, agriculture extension agent, and professor in the University of Nevada’s College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources. He is currently writing a textbook and developing curriculum on space farming. He is also writing a book on selecting space crops (modern and ancient) to create the most self-sufficient and healthiest off-world space colonies possible.


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Jessica Jelke

Student, George Washington University's Elliott School

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Riley Houser

Research Associates, Yale Univeristy

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Rees Empey

Senior Director of State Government Affairs, Libertas Institute

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Mark Henley

Engineer/Program Manager (Retired), Boeing Research & Technology

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Susan Kilrain

Former NASA Astronaut

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Kurt Leucht

Software Engineer, ISRU Researcher, NASA, KSC, Swamp Works

Leucht, Kurt

Kevin Simmons

CEO, Wolfpack CubeSat Dev Team / BLUECUBE Aerospace / Aerospace and Innovation Academy

Simmons, Kevin

Dr. Audrey Martin

Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Central Florida

Martin, Dr. Audrey

Lisa La Bonté

Principal, Carnegie Ventures

La Bonté, Lisa

Hoyt Davidson

Founder and Managing Partner, Near Earth LLC

Davidson, Hoyt

Keisha Schahaff

Virgin Galactic Astronaut

Schahaff, Keisha

Jim Plaxco

President, Chicago Society for Space Studies

Plaxco, Jim

Anastatia Mayers

Virgin Galactic Astronaut

Mayers, Anastatia

Manuel Pimenta

Founder and CEO, Virtual Moon, LLC

Pimenta, Manuel

Holger Isenberg

Independent Researcher & Software Engineer, areo.info

Isenberg, Holger

Margaret O'Brien

Student, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

O’Brien, Margaret

Chris Ferguson

Former NASA & Boeing Astronaut

03 Ferguson, Chris

Tariq Malik

Editor-in-Chief, Space.com

Malik, Tariq

Mo Tasrif Khan

Master's Student, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Khan, Mo Tasrif

Nicola Fox

Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate

Fox, Nicola

Dr. Sherry Bell

Dean of Psychology, Kepler Space University

Bell, Sherry

Dale Skran

COO/SVP, NSS

Skran, Dale

Fredrick Jenet

National Space Society Board of Directors

Jenet, Fredrick

Dr. Peter A. Swan

Chief Architect, International Space Elevator Consortium

Swan, Peter A.

Nancy C. Wolfson

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

Wolfson, Nancy C.

Dr. Gregory Harrison

Chief Technical Officer, Gravitronics, LLC

Harrison, Gregory

Sheer Abbas

Assistant Professor, University of Sharjah, UAE

Abbas, Sheer

Meliah Martin

Student, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Martin, Meliah

Seth Potter

Vice President, Aerospace Legacy

Potter, Seth

Rod Pyle

Editor-in-Chief, Ad Astra magazine, Author of 20 space books, Host of "This Week in Space"

Pyle, Rod

Daniel Roy

Instructor and Board Member, Foundation for International Space Education (FISE)

Roy, Daniel

Bryan Zetlen

Space Operations Manager, Virtus Solis Technologies Space Solar Power Activities

Zetlen, Bryan

Mike Mongo

Astronaut Teacher

Mongo, Mike

Natalie Byrd

Student, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Byrd, Natalie

Jared Isaacman

Mission Commander Polaris Dawn & Inspiration4

01 Isaacman, Jared

Chris Salvino

CEO and Chief Engineer, Lunar Helium-3 Mining, LLC

Salvino, Chris

Steve and Renee Sterk

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

Sterk, Steve and Renee

Rudi Hoffman

CEO of Hoffman Planning, Certified Financial Planner, World's Leading Cryopreservation Funder

Hoffman, Rudi

Sadiya Ahmad

Ph.D. Student, Iowa State University

Ahmad, Sadiya

Dr. Daniel Britt

Pegasus Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Sciences, University of Central Florida

Britt, Dr. Daniel

Dr. Pascal Lee

Planetary Scientist, Co-founder and Chairman, Mars Institute

Lee, Pascal

Ginger Chen

Ph.D. Candidate, Florida Institute of Technology

Chen, Ginger

Dr. Lyn Hagan

Artist/Researcher, Newcastle University

Hagan, Dr. Lyn

Emmett Spurlock

COO, ZC Institute, Inc.

Spurlock, Emmett

Dr. Martine Rothblatt

Co-Founder, SiriusXM Radio

02 Rothblatt, Martine

Antoine Faddoul

Director, Tony Sky Designs Group

Faddoul, Antoine

John Mankins

President, Mankins Space Technology

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Isha Slavin

Senior Data Scientist, Graduate Student, NYU

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Kevin Barry

Business Analyst

Barry, Kevin

Gary Barnhard

President & CEO, Xtraordinary Innovative Space Partnerships, Inc

Barnhard, Gary

Dr. Sian Proctor

Inspiration4 Astronaut

Proctor, Dr. Sian

Christopher Morrison

Commercial Business Development, Space Nuclear Power Corporation

Morrison, Christopher

Ashton Guitard

Student, Daytona State College

Guitard, Ashton

Anna Ni

Professor, California State University San Bernardino

Ni, Anna

Jesus Luna

Student, SETI Institute

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Lily Johnson

Student, United States Air Force Academy

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Winston E. Scott

Retired NASA Astronaut and U.S. Navy Aviator

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Madhu Thangavelu

Department of Astronautical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

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Sabina Pawlowska-Kawiiso

Student, Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law

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James L. Green

Senior Advisor, NASA Headquarters (Ret.)

Green, James L.

James Anthony Wolff

Practice Chair, Emerging Technologies Group, Warshaw Burstein LLP

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Joe Haldeman

Author

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Winter Jones

Student, Spelman College

Jones, Winter

Dr. Story Musgrave

Retired NASA Astronaut

Musgrave Dr. Story

Sakurako Kuba

Graduate Student Researcher, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

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Adam Williams

Lead Integration Engineer, Lunar Gateway VSI , NASA

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Robert "Hoot" Gibson

Former NASA Chief Astronaut

04 Gibson, Robert “Hoot”

Apoorva Somani

Student, United States Air Force Academy

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Andrew Nelson

Vice President, Discipline Leader, Aerospace

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Haroon Oqab

Co-Founder and President, Kepler Space University

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