National Space Forum (Day 1)

NATIONAL SPACE FORUM 2008: SPACE CHALLENGES FACING THE NEW AMERICAN ADMINISTRATION OF 2009 7TH AND 8TH FEBRUARY 2008 Washington, DC

 

Thursday the 7th of February 2008

08:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
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• Dr. John Hamre President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Strategic and International Studies
• Ambassador Roger Harrison Director, Eisenhower Center for Space and Defense Studies, United States Air Force Academy
• The Honorable Peter Teets Chairman, Eisenhower Center for Space and Defense Studies, United States Air Force Academy

   

08:30 Space Policy Decisions for the next Administration
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• Moderator: Ambassador Roger Harrison Director, Eisenhower Center for Space and Defense Studies, United States Air Force Academy
• General C. Robert Kehler Commander, United States Air Force Space Command
• Ms. Joanne Maguire Executive Vice President, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
• Dr. Pete Worden Center Director, Ames Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Ms. Marion Blakey President, Aerospace Industries Association

   

09:45 Break with Refreshments

10:15 Policy Choices: Security and Space
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• Moderator: Dr. Peter Hays Senior Policy Analyst, National Security Space Office, Department of Defense
• Mr. Mike Gass President and Chief Executive Officer, United Launch Alliance
• Colonel Tom Shearer Chief, Policy and Strategy Division, National Security Space Office, Department of Defense
• Ms. Theresa Hitchens Director, Center for Defense Information
• Mr. Jeff Kueter President, George Marshall Institute

   

11:15 Break

12:15 Remarks:
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Representative Terry Everett (R-AL), House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces | VIDEO (wmv, 37:44)

Representative Jane Harman (D-CA), House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment | VIDEO (wmv, 28:51)

13:10 Break

13:15 Policy Choices: Commerce and Space
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• Moderator: Dr. Molly Macauley Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future
• Mr. Shubber Ali Engagement Director, Fast Innovation and Growth, George Group Consulting
• Ms. Eva-Jane Lark Vice President, BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.
• Dr. George Nield Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Commercial Space Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration
• Mr. Pierre Chao Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies
• Mr. Mike Gold Corporate Counsel, Bigelow Aerospace

   

14:15 Remarks: Senator Wayne Allard (R-CO), Chair, Senate Space Caucus Introduction: Ambassador Roger Harrison | VIDEO (wmv, 32:37)

14:35 Break with Refreshments

15:00 Policy Choices: Space and Science, Technology Leadership, and Exploration
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• Moderator: Mr. Vincent Sabathier Director, Human Space Exploration Initiative, Center for Strategic and International Studies
• Dr. Scott Pace Associate Administrator, Program Analysis and Evaluation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Dr. Robie Samanta-Roy Assistant Director for Space and Aeronautics, Office of Science and Technology Policy
• Dr. Joan Johnson-Freese Chair, National Security Decision-Making Department, Naval War College
• Mr. Frederic Nordlund Head, European Space Agency, Washington Office

   

16:00 Break

16:20 Synthesis Panel: Security, Commercial, and Civil Space
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• Moderator: Dr. Eligar Sadeh Associate Director, Eisenhower Center for Space and Defense Studies, United States Air Force Academy
• Mr. Joseph Rouge Director, National Security Space Office, Department of Defense
• Mr. Philip Meek Associate General Counsel, Department of the United States Air Force
• Dr. Bob Haffa Corporate Director, Northrop Grumman’s Analysis Center
• Dr. Roger Launius Chair, Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum

Friday the 8th of February 2008