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SPACE INVESTOR
SUMMIT

2024


 

CASA DEL MAR
SANTA MONICA, CA

Agenda

8:00 - 9:00 – Check-In and Breakfast

9:00 - 9:30 – Opening Remarks: The Case for Space by Mo Islam

9:30 - 10:00 – The Space Infrastructure Panel
Moderator: Avery Klemmer, Investor at Thrive Capital

  • Karan Kunjur, CEO of K2

  • Bridgit Mendler, CEO of Northwood

  • Benoît Deper, CEO of Aerospacelab

  • Chris Taylor, CEO of Aalyria

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10:00 - 10:30 – The Venture Panel
Moderator: Hans Koenigsmann, Former VP of Build & Flight Reliability at SpaceX

  • Delian Asparouhov, Partner at Founders Fund

  • Shahin Farshchi, General Partner at Lux Capital

  • Matt O'Connell, Operating Partner at DCVC & Former CEO of OneWeb

  • Tom Gillespie, Managing Partner at In-Q-Tel

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10:30 - 10:40 – Partner Remarks: Vast

10:40 - 11:10 – The EO Panel
Moderator: Ally Warson, Partner at UP.Partners

  • Frank Backes, CEO of Capella

  • Topher Haddad, CEO of Albedo

  • Gabe Dominocielo, Co-Founder of Umbra

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11:10 - 11:30 – Break

11:30 - 12:00 – Fireside Chat: Baiju Bhatt (CEO of Aetherflux & Former Co-CEO of Robinhood)
Moderator: Achal Upadhyaya, General Partner at Interlagos

12:00 - 12:15 – Partner Remarks: SCEYE

12:15 - 12:45 – The Defense Panel
Moderator: Erik Kriessmann, Partner at Altimeter

  • Jeremy Leader, Deputy Director, Commercial Space Office, USSF

  • Even Rogers, CEO of True Anomaly

  • Brad Appel, CTO of Ursa Major

  • Erik Daehler, Senior VP, Sierra Space Defense

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12:45 - 1:45 – Lunch

1:45 - 2:15 – The Launch Panel
Moderator: Tess Hatch, Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners

  • Tim Ellis, CEO of Relativity

  • Jason Kim, CEO of Firefly

  • Andy Lapsa, CEO of Stoke

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2:15 - 2:45 – The Scale Up Panel (Presented by Loft Orbital)
Moderator: Amir Blachman, Former CBO of Axiom Space

  • Will Bruey, CEO of Varda

  • Alex Greenberg, COO of Loft Orbital

  • Laura Crabtree, CEO of Epsilon3

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2:45 - 3:15 – The Station Panel
Moderator: Jack Kuhr, Research Director at Payload

  • Tim Kopra, CEO of Starlab

  • Max Haot, CEO of Vast

  • Colin Doughan, CEO of Gravitics

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3:15 - 3:45 – Break

3:45 - 4:15 – Fireside Chat: Adam Spice (CFO of Rocket Lab)

[Unfortunately Peter Beck has to address a critical Neutron test back in New Zealand]

Moderator: Mo Islam, Co-Founder of Payload

4:15 - 4:25 – Partner Remarks: BofA

4:25 - 5:00 – The Growth & PE Panel
Moderator: Mo Islam, Co-Founder of Payload

  • Frank Finelli, Senior Advisor at Carlyle

  • Kirk Konert, Managing Partner at AE Industrial

  • Karan Sharma, Investor at GIC

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5:00 - 5:30 – Fireside Chat: General Guetlein, Vice Chair of Space Operations, USSF
Moderator: Maj. Gen. (Ret.), USAF & Founding Partner of Elara Nova, Roger Teague

5:30 - 8:00 – Networking Reception @ Casa Del Mar


9:00 - 12:00 – Cocktail After Party (Open to LA Space Community) @ Winston House

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