2022 AGENDA
8:00 AM NETWORKING BREAKFAST
9:15 AM SESSION ONE: FIRESIDE CHAT
During this session, a member of the Connectivity Business team will sit down with Matt Desch, Chief Executive Officer at Iridium for a one-on-one discussion on crucial technology and connectivity trends and developments.
9:45 AM SESSION TWO: M&A dynamics and the outlook for consolidation
PANEL
- The disruptive technologies that point to M&A
- Ripple effects from Eutelsat bid and Orbcomm deal
- Private equity’s increasing interest in the commercial space economy
PANELISTS:
- Jing Li, Manager, Corporate Strategy and Market Intelligence, SES Global
- Dara Panahy, Partner, Milbank
- S. Sita Sonty, Partner and Associate Director, Boston Consulting Group
MODERATOR:
10:30 AM MID-MORNING BREAK
11:00 AM SESSION THREE: What’s new in LEO and LEO proliferation
PANEL
- Overcoming the dearth of ground sector capacity
- How LEO satellite players seek to stretch their footprint outside residential broadband
- Increasing importance of multi-orbit strategies
- The rise of spaceports and new launch sites
PANELISTS:
- Glenn Katz, Chief Commercial Officer, Telesat
- Chris Kunstadter, Global Head of Space, AXA XL
- Mina Mitry, Chief Executive Officer, Kepler Communications
MODERATOR:
11:45 PM NETWORKING LUNCHEON
1:00 PM SESSION FOUR: The future of IoT connectivity
PANEL
- IoT nanosatellite operators go into operations mode
- How technologies are driving investment
- Increased spending in fragmented sector
PANELISTS:
- Avi Shabtai, Chief Executive Officer, Ramon.space
- Brian Pemberton, Vice President Sales and Marketing, Omnispace
- Patrick Campbell, Partner, Milbank
1:45 PM SESSION FIVE: Navigating regulatory and licensing issues
PRESENTATION
- Calls for greater regulation and smaller satellites amid space debris problem
- Need for satellite subsidies
- How can regulators keep up with the satellite industry’s pace of change?
PRESENTER:
2:15 PM AFTERNOON BREAK
2:45 PM SESSION SIX: FIRESIDE CHAT
During this session, a member of the Connectivity Business team will sit down with Mark Dankberg, Chairman of the Board and Executive Chairman of Viasat, Inc. for a one-on-one discussion on crucial technology and connectivity trends and developments.
3:15 PM SESSION SEVEN: Core connectivity sector roundup and review: Oil & Gas, Maritime, Aviation and other verticals
PANEL
- Effects on satellite of rising gas prices and volatility, environmental concerns and increased ransomware attacks
- Inflight connectivity amid new players in business jets, interest of SpaceX and 5G adoption
- Shift from data collection to analytics in maritime
PANELISTS:
- Semir Hassanaly, Head of Cellular Backhauling and Trunking Market Development, ST Engineering
- Royce Hernandez, Vice President – North America Enterprise Partnerships, Hughes Network Systems
- Bill Milroy, Chairman and CTO, ThinKom
MODERATOR:
4:15 PM COCKTAIL RECEPTION
8:00 AM REGISTRATION
8:00 AM NETWORKING BREAKFAST
9:15 AM SESSION EIGHT: Capital investment: sources, trends and opportunities
PANEL
- Implications of the billions in dry SPAC powder
- Will venture investors remain bullish, especially on the infrastructure sector?
- Will growth of listings in satellite, launch and other segments continue?
PANELISTS:
- Armand Musey, Managing Director, Summit Ridge Group
- John Stack, Managing Director, Head of Aerospace & Defense Investment Banking (US), CGF Capital Partners
- Ram Viswanathan, Chief Executive Officer, Omnispace
10:00 AM SESSION NINE: The outlook for the satellite broadcast segment
PRESENTATION
- Sector prospects amid revenue declines
- Satellite broadcast’s future amid streaming popularity and cloud-enabled media
- New markets, new revenue opportunities
PRESENTER:
10:45 AM MORNING COFFEE BREAK
11:00 AM SESSION TEN: Startup founders on the implications of new space technologies on connectivity venture investment
PANEL
- The outlook for connectivity as reprogrammable in-orbit satellites become operational
- Virtualization, AI and cloud platforms
- In-orbit servicing sector increases its footprint
- Valuation outlook
PANELISTS: