With more than 30 years of experience working in senior management roles at leading IT and telecommunication companies, Adel Al-Saleh was appointed Chief Executive Officer of SES in February 2024.

Adel joined SES from T-Systems, the IT subsidiary of leading European Telecommunication provider Deutsche Telekom, where he was CEO since 2018. He was also a Board Member of Deutsche Telekom. Before that, he was the CEO for Northgate Information Solutions (NIS) Group from 2011-2018. Adel also held a variety of senior leadership roles at IMS Health and IBM for the first 25 years of his professional life.

Adel graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and holds a Master of Business Administration from Florida Atlantic University. Adel is a US and UK national.

Dan Goldberg became President and Chief Executive Officer of Telesat in 2006. Prior to joining Telesat, Mr. Goldberg served as Chief Executive Officer of SES New Skies, a position he held following the purchase of New Skies by SES. During that time, Mr. Goldberg also served as a member of the SES Executive Committee. Prior to the acquisition by SES, Mr. Goldberg served as Chief Executive Officer of New Skies, and before that served as Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel.

Before joining New Skies, Mr. Goldberg served as Associate General Counsel and Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs at PanAmSat. He began his career as an associate at Covington & Burling and then Goldberg, Godles, Wiener & Wright, law firms in Washington D.C.

Mr. Goldberg is currently serving as the Chairman of the Board for the Global Satellite Operators Association (GSOA) and was the inaugural Chair of the Space Canada board of directors. He obtained an undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia, graduating with the highest honors, and earned a law degree from Harvard Law School, where he graduated cum laude.

Dr. Erica Rodgers is the director of advanced programs for NASA’s Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy. Rodgers defines and shapes studies of agency and national importance to provide data- and evidence-driven technology, policy, and strategy advice to NASA leadership.

She leads the Science and Technology Partnership Forum and establishes coordination frameworks across U.S. government space agencies. Rodgers provides leadership in developing and advancing strategic policy guidance and identifying emerging technologies and opportunities to inform national space policy and NASA’s future mission needs. Rodgers leverages expertise in space science research, spaceflight mission execution, systems engineering, space concepts design, systems and capability analysis of human exploration architectures, and satellite mission operations to lead across OTPS’s portfolio.

Audrey M. Schaffer is the Vice President of Strategy and Policy at Slingshot Aerospace, a leading space domain awareness company committed to accelerating space safety, sustainability, and security. In this role, she leverages her deep experience in the space industry to shape the company’s long-term strategy and influence U.S. and international space policies.

Before joining the private sector, Ms. Schaffer served in the U.S. government for over 15 years, holding positions in the Executive Office of the President, Department of Defense, Department of State, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). She most recently was the director for Space Policy on the National Security Council staff, where she advised the President, Vice President, and National Security Advisor of the United States on military, intelligence, civil, and commercial space policies and strategies.

During her time in government, Ms. Schaffer led DOD’s efforts to establish in law the U.S. Space Force as a new branch of the armed forces; established the U.S. policy to refrain from destructive, direct-ascent anti-satellite missile testing; represented the United States in negotiating the first-ever United Nations guidelines for space sustainability; and drafted numerous national and departmental space policies and strategies, including guidance approved by the President.

Ms. Schaffer holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a MA in International Science and Technology Policy from the George Washington University. She began her career as a Presidential Management Fellow with the Department of the Air Force and is a recipient of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service. She lives with her family in Washington, DC.