2023 Agenda

8 am REGISTRATION OPENS

8 am – 9 am BREAKFAST 

9 am OPENING REMARKS 

9:15 am – 10:15 am SESSION ONE: PANEL — Emerging Trends in Connectivity Satellite Development & Deployment

  • Regulatory impact on current and upcoming LEO constellations
  • Recovery from supply chain issues
  • Importance of developing hybrid solutions

PANELISTS:

10:15 am – 10:45 am SESSION TWO: Fireside Chat

During this session, Paul Gaske, Chief Executive Officer of EchoStar, will sit down with a member of the Connectivity Business News team for a one-on-one discussion on current trends and opportunities in connectivity, such as the growing demand for multi-orbit connectivity, the value of hybrid solutions and how service providers can tailor connectivity solutions to their customers. The discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A session.

10:45 am – 11:15 am MID-MORNING BREAK

11:15 am – 11:45 am SESSION THREE: PRESENTATION – How the U.S. military can bring in non-traditional vendors

  • The status of Space Systems Command’s Front Door Initiative
  • Summary of the government’s other efforts to connect with start-ups and new companies
  • Linking novel commercial services and products with warfighters

PRESENTER:

12 pm – 1:15 pm 2023 CONNECTIVITY NEXT INNOVATION AWARDS LUNCHEON AND CEREMONY

The 2023 Connectivity Next Innovation Awards, celebrate achievements in the connectivity industry and will be presented for the first time this year at the Connectivity Next Summit, and in an upcoming issue of Connectivity Business News.

To make a nomination, fill out the form HERE.

1:30 pm – 2:15 pm SESSION FOUR : PANEL — Innovations in antenna development 

  • Building antennas that can connect to multiple orbits
  • Creating smaller, more portable antennas
  • Enabling cellphone-to-satellite connections

PANELISTS:

2:15 pm – 3 pm SESSION FIVE : PANEL — Connecting satellites on orbit 

  • Growing demand for optical intersatellite links
  • The need for translator satellites to connect constellations
  • Developing protocols for interoperability

PANELISTS:

3 pm – 3:30 pm AFTERNOON BREAK

3:30 pm – 4:15 pm SESSION SIX: PANEL — Digitizing ground systems 

  • Advantages of switching to a digitized ground system
  • Challenges of bringing legacy systems into the digital age
  • Adding in cloud services

PANELISTS:

4:15 pm – 5 pm SESSION SEVEN: PANEL — The economics of satellite longevity and orbital sustainability

  • How life-extension services can keep fuel-depleted satellites online — and active
  • New competition building out a life-extension marketplace
  • Repairing and upgrading satellites/payloads on orbit: what’s working now

PANELISTS:

5 pm COCKTAIL RECEPTION

8 am – REGISTRATION OPENS

8 am – 9 am BREAKFAST

9 am OPENING REMARKS

9:05 am – 9:35 am SESSION EIGHT: Keynote address

During this session, Daniel Gizinski, Chief Strategy Officer at Comtech, will discuss current and future satcom needs and opportunities, with a focus on government satcom. The discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A session.

9:35 am – 10:30 am SESSION NINE: PANEL – M&A trends in the space sector

  • Investment is down after a flurry of activity in 2021
  • Satcom providers going vertical with new acquisitions
  • Will companies continue to combine to form multi-orbit solutions?

PANELISTS:

MODERATOR:

10:30 am – 11 am MID-MORNING BREAK

11 am – 12 pm SESSION TEN: Concurrent roundtable discussions

Topics of discussion

  • The value of hybrid networks to satellite operators
  • How to extend your network through partnerships
  • Bringing the right connectivity solution to each customer

12 pm CLOSING REMARKS