Debra Facktor is the Head of U.S. Space Systems for Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. She leads the Airbus U.S. Space line of business, consisting of National Security Space and Space Exploration. Debra is also a member of the Airbus OneWeb Satellites board.

Prior to joining Airbus U.S., Debra was Vice President and General Manager of Strategic Operations for Ball Aerospace, leading the company’s Washington D.C. operations, strategic development, and marketing and communications.

Her extensive business experience includes serving as President and Owner of AirLaunch LLC, and as Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Planning for Kistler Aerospace Corporation.

Debra is actively engaged as an advisor and mentor in the aerospace community and is a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and the American Astronautical Society (AAS). Additionally, she sits on the Advisory Committee for the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) and is an academician of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA).

Debra received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan, and is an alumna of the International Space University summer session program in Strasbourg, France.

Jason is the Senior Responsible Owner for SKYNET 6 and for New Style of IT (Deployed) for the UK Ministry of Defence, and hence is accountable for successful delivery of these two programmes. An experienced programme manager, he has delivered capabilities the UK MOD for 15 years, including in Cyber Resilience, Force Protection, Helicopters, Position Navigation and Time, and Electronic Warfare. He is a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Project Professional.

Nicole Robinson brings more than 20 years of experience in the satellite communications industry to her role as DataPath’s President. She has held senior management positions as Chief Growth Officer at Comtech Telecommunications Corp., President of Ursa Space Systems, and Senior Vice President of Global Goverment at SES. With a focus on driving growth and managing operational teams, she has the proven track record to lead DataPath in the rapidly evolving SATCOM market. Nicole holds a BS from Radford University, an MBA from Liberty University and has completed the Senior Executives in National and International Security program at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.