Hosted by Jones Day
51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W., Washington DC, 20001
May 16, 2017
In Coordination with the Mobile Satellite Users Association, Satellite Industry Association, Society of Satellite Professionals International & Washington Space Business Roundtable
PROGRAM
7.00 Registration Opens
8:30 Welcome & Introduction
David Hartshorn, Secretary General, GVF
8.40 Keynote: Rewriting The Back of the HTS Napkin
Brad Grady, Senior Analyst, NSR
9.00 Operator Roundtable: New Links on the Value Chain
Moderators:
David Hartshorn, Secretary General, GVF
Brad Grady, Senior Analyst, NSR
Ric VanderMeulen, VP Government Satcom, ViaSat
Daniel Lozada, Vice President of International Sales, Hughes
Michael Abad-Santos, Senior Vice President of the Americas, LEOSAT
10.00 Much Ado About Smallsats
Moderators:
Tom Stroup, President, SIA
Armand Musey, Valuation & Financial Analysis Expert, Summit Ridge Group
David Lewis, Director and Co-Founder, Clarke Belt 2.0
Bruce Chesley, VP Global Broadband, Boeing
Rob Rainhart, VP of Engineering, Hawkeye 360
11.00 Refreshments
11.30 Hardware Everywhere – HTS Satcom Equipment Gets Moving
Moderators:
Catherine Melquist, President, MSUA
David Hartshorn, Secretary General GVF
David Helfgott, CEO, Phasor
Greg Quiggle, Vice President Emerging Products, Engineering, VT iDirect
John Finney, Founder, Isotropic Systems
Thad Pinney, Sr Solutions Architect, Kratos
Steve Richeson, SVP Global Sales & Business Development, Advantech Wireless
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Truth in Advertising: Is IoT the Next Big ‘Thing’? (Is 5G?)
Moderator:
Lou Zacharilla, Director of Development, SSPI
Paul Scardino, Senior Vice President, Sales Operation/Engineering and Marketing, Globecomm
Fred Morris, Vice President of Satellite Operators Market Vertical, Comtech EF Data
14.30 Regulatory Roundtable: We’re Going to Need a Bigger Lawyer
Moderator:
Bruce Olcott, Partner, Jones Day
Ric VanderMeulen, VP Government Satcom, ViaSat
Michael Abad-Santos, Senior Vice President of the Americas, LEOSAT
Suzanne Malloy, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, O3b
15.30 Refreshments
16.00 Space Segment: Constellations Reimagined
Moderator:
Erin Neal, WSBR
Denis Curtin, GVF
Rich Leshner, VP of Government Affairs, Planet
Scott Anderson, President & Co-Founder, SEAKR
Jeffrey Manbar, Managing Director, NanoRacks
Joseph Campagna, SVP of Operations, BridgeSat
Michael Gold, VP of DC Operations, Space Systems Loral
17.00 Closing Remarks
David Hartshorn, Secretary General, GVF