ISDC 2026: June 4-7, 2026

Conference Speakers

Featured Speakers

Aarti Holla-Maini

Director, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

01 Holla-Maini, Aarti

Jeffrey Manber

President of International and Space Stations, Voyager Technologies

02 Manber, Jeffrey

Michael López-Alegría

Chief Astronaut, Axiom Space

03 López-Alegría, Michael

Lindy Elkins-Tanton

Director, Space Sciences Laboratory at UC Berkeley

04 Elkins-Tanton, Lindy

Susan Kilrain

Former NASA Astronaut

05 Kilrain, Susan

Robert "Hoot" Gibson

Former NASA Chief Astronaut

06 Gibson, Robert “Hoot”

Dr. Steven Hawley

Former NASA Astronaut

07 Hawley, Dr. Steven

James L. Green

Senior Advisor, NASA Headquarters (Ret.)

08 Green, James L.

Melodie Yashar

Space Architect, Founder, AENARA

09 Yashar, Melodie

Dr. Gretchen Green

Astronaut, Explorer, Educator, The Expert Resource

10 Green, Dr. Gretchen

Dr. Pascal Lee

Planetary Scientist, Co-founder and Chairman, Mars Institute

Lee, Pascal

Conference Speakers

We extend our great thanks to the speakers whose insights and expertise significantly enrich the International Space Development Conference. Their contributions, fueled by deep knowledge and passion for space exploration, broaden perspectives and inspire our community. We are deeply appreciative of their involvement and the impactful knowledge they share.

Caitlin Ahrens

Assistant Research Scientist, NASA GSFC/UMD

Ahrens, Caitlin

Stevan Akerley

Space Ambassadors Program Director National Space Society

Akerley, Stevan

Zaheer Ali

Space Paladin, Director of the Space MBA Program, University of Central Florida

Ali, Zaheer

Isaac Arthur

President, National Space Society

Arthur, Isaac

Gary Barnhard

CEO, Xtraordinary Innovative Space Partnerships, Inc

Barnhard, Gary

Larry Bartoszek

Owner, Bartoszek Engineering

Bartoszek, Larry

Dr. Sherry Bell

Dean of Psychology, Kepler Space University

Bell, Sherry

Damian Clogher

Aerospace Engineer, Planetary Sunshade Foundation

Clogher, Damian

Keith Cowing

Editor, NASAWatch.com and Astrobiology.com

Cowing, Keith

Burt Dicht

National Space Society Director of Membership

Dicht, Burt

Bernard Foing

President SRI, CEO LUNEX EuroMoonMars

Foing, Bernard

Mordy Friedman

CEO, World Space Elevator Competitions

Friedman, Mordy

William W. “Bill” Gardiner

Lab Director, Analytech Div. of Laboratory Consulting Sources, Inc.

Gardiner, William

Steven Griggs

President, Space Railway Corporation

Griggs, Steven

Haig John

Doctor of Chiropractic, Board of Directors, Odyssey Charter School

Haig John

Loretta Hall

Author, Freelance

Hall, Loretta

Dr. Giuseppe Iaria

Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Calgary

Iaria, Dr. Giuseppe

Fredrick Jenet

National Space Society Board of Directors

Jenet, Fredrick

Nick Kanas

Professor Emeritus (Psychiatry), University of California, San Francisco

Kanas, Nick

Robert Katz

CEO and Executive Director of the World Innovation Network

Katz, Robert

John Knapman

Director of Research, International Space Elevator Consortium

Knapman, John

Bryan Kuklinski

Executive Vice President, Orbital Construction Pioneers Inc.

Kuklinski, Bryan

Julia Lantos

Research Assistant, Sophomore, Saint Mary’s School

Lantos, Julia

Joe Latrell

CEO, Quub, Inc.

Latrell, Joe

John Mankins

President, Mankins Space Technology

Mankins, John

Muhammed Marzooq

Student, University of Calicut

Marzooq, Muhammed

Bryce Meyer

NSS Space Ambassador, Space Farms, St Louis Space Frontier

Meyer, Bryce

Jose Molina

CEO & Co-founder, Puerto Rico Space Foundation

Molina, Jose

Claire Nalda

BA/MAIR Candidate, Johns Hopkins University

Nalda, Claire

Thomas Andrew Olson

Board Chair, Center for Space Commerce and Finance

Olson, Thomas Andrew

Doug Owens

Founder and Managing Partner, Space Outcomes LLC

Owens, Doug

Dr. Shawna Pandya

Director of Medical Research Orbital Assembly Corporation

Pandya, Shawna

Jim Plaxco

President, Chicago Society for Space Studies

Plaxco, Jim

Rod Pyle

Ad Astra Editor-in-Chief, Author, Host of "This Week in Space"

Pyle, Rod

Jennifer Rochlis

CEO, Advancing Frontiers, Inc.

Rochlis, Jennifer

Ken Ruffin

Founder, Didymos Consulting LLC (dba Ruff-in-Space)

Ruffin, Ken

Camisha Simmons

Attorney | Principal | Managing Member, Simmons Legal PLLC

Simmons, Camisha

Yug Raman Srivastava

Early Career Researcher, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab

Srivastava, Yug Raman

Dr. Peter A. Swan

Chief Architect, International Space Elevator Consortium

Swan, Peter A.

Phil Swan

Director of Infrastructure, The Atlantis Project

Swan, Phil

Madhu Thangavelu

Dept of Astronautical Engineering, Viterbi School

Thangavelu, Madhu

Sandy Therrien

Founder and CEO, Blue Moon Space Operations LLC

Therrien, Sandy

James Anthony Wolff

Partner, Greenspoon Marder LLP

Wolff, James

Nancy C. Wolfson

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Wolfson, Nancy C.

Dennis Wright

Vice President, International Space Elevator Consortium

Wright, Dennis

Jennifer Young

Associate Professor, University of the Cumberlands

Young, Jennifer
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