Today we’re putting the spotlight on two must-attend sessions in the Leadership Forum, designed specifically for ambitious executives and decision-makers in the space and satellite industry. This is your chance to gain exclusive insights from the C-suite and engage in critical discussions that will shape the future of our sector. These discussions promise to deliver actionable insights and foresight into the evolving landscape of the industry.
These sessions are open to Executive All-Access and Leadership Forum pass holders.
Battle of the Broadband: Multi-Orbit vs. LEO-Only Satellite Services
Monday, March 10 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Satellite operator executive leaders gather to compare and contrast mutli-orbit systems with single-orbit systems in their ability to provide powerful, reliable, and cost-effective broadband to commercial and government customers. A recent wave of consolidation among operators has created large multi-orbit systems that are rising to compete with both legacy GEO-only systems and recently dominant LEO/NGSO systems. Join us to learn about the strengths and weaknesses of each type of system, how they fit and function within their markets, and their ability to compete and deliver in the long-term.
Moderator: Caleb Henry, Director of Research, Quilty Space
Ian Canning, President and CEO, Eutelsat America Corp. and OneWeb Technologies
Mike DeMarco, Chief Commercial Officer, Intelsat
Susan Miller, President, Government, Viasat
Ulf Sandberg, Managing Director, Paradigm
Shaping Laws in Space: Frameworks to Support Businesses, Investors, and Inventors
Tuesday, March 11 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm
We all know the line that space is the final frontier–but the legal implications, particularly in terms of avoiding, navigating, and resolving disputes–of operating in a frontier environment are less well-understood. This session will draw on lessons learned from how the American frontier experience shaped the U.S. judicial system to: explain the importance of proactively shaping space law through forward thinking regulations and international cooperation; expound on the risks of failing to think critically about a legal framework for space age endeavors; and predict how disputes might arise and ultimately be resolved in the absence of a predictable framework.
Moderator: Tatiana Sainati, Partner, Wiley Rein
Kim Baum, Vice President of Spectrum Engineering, Eutelsat OneWeb
Curt Blake, Attorney and Strategic Advisor, Wilson Sonsini
Jennifer Manner, Senior Advisor for Space and Satellite Policy, Office of Spectrum Management (OSM), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
Janice Starzyk, Deputy Director, NOAA