Dr. Sian Leo Proctor is a visionary poet, artist, explorer, and geoscience professor. In 2021, Dr. Proctor made history as the first artist selected to go to space on the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission. She is the first woman commercial spaceship pilot and the only African-American woman to be a mission pilot. She is an international speaker and science communicator and has authored multiple books including the transformative science book EarthLight. She is currently traveling around the world as the U.S. Department of State Science Envoy for Space.
Other Conference Speakers at ISDC
Fredrick Jenet
National Space Society Board of Directors
John Mankins
President, Mankins Space Technology
Jared Isaacman
Mission Commander Polaris Dawn & Inspiration4
Dr. Pascal Lee
Co-founder and Chairman, Mars Institute
Tariq Malik
Editor-in-Chief, Space.com
James L. Green
Senior Advisor, NASA Headquarters
Chris Ferguson
Former NASA & Boeing Astronaut
Bryan Versteeg
Conceptual Designer, Spacehabs.com
Dr. Peter A. Swan
Chief Architect, International Space Elevator Consortium
Dr. Martine Rothblatt
Co-Founder, SiriusXM Radio
Gary Barnhard
President & CEO, Xtraordinary Innovative Space Partnerships, Inc
Mike Mongo
Astronaut Teacher
Nancy C. Wolfson
The American institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Susan Kilrain
Former NASA Astronaut
Robert "Hoot" Gibson
Former NASA Chief Astronaut
Dr. Sherry Bell
Dean of Psychology, Kepler Space University
