Technologies like space-based solar power, integrated, integrated renewable energy systems in space, and sustainable space exploration practices will revolutionize the energy sector and contribute to global sustainability goals.
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Gain foresight into the emerging trends and technologies shaping the future of space and position your organization at the forefront.
Witness how space-based solutions are revolutionizing diverse sectors, from agriculture and energy to healthcare and transportation.
Engage in dynamic discussions, brainstorming sessions, and workshops to explore how space-derived innovations can transform your business and generate new value streams.
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Unlock new market opportunities and redefine your industry by exploring space as an untapped market.
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Identify current, near and long-term opportunities to ensure your organization remains innovative and competitive.
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Connect with key players and explore growth opportunities across the Space Economy ecosystem.
Gain Unique Insights:
Understand the impact of space technology on various industries and how it can inspire new strategies and solutions.
Foster Breakthrough Innovations:
Engage in collaborative environments that foster creativity and can lead to groundbreaking business success.
Unlock new market opportunities and redefine your industry by exploring space as an untapped market.
Stay Ahead of the Curve:
Identify current, near and long-term opportunities to ensure your organization remains innovative and competitive.
Expand Your Network:
Connect with key players and explore growth opportunities across the Space Economy ecosystem.
Gain Unique Insights:
Understand the impact of space technology on various industries and how it can inspire new strategies and solutions
Foster Breakthrough Innovations:
Engage in collaborative environments that foster creativity and can lead to groundbreaking business success.
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Explore our latest insights on the dynamic universe of the space economy, featuring deep analyses and innovative strategies spanning commercial ventures, defense developments, and beyond.
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fostering impactful cross-industry partnerships and delivering actionable outcomes through hands-on working sessions. Join us as we break barriers and create the future of space together.
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Academia, and Non-profits – laying the foundation for
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Unlock new market opportunities and redefine your industry by exploring space as an untapped market.
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Identify current, near and long-term opportunities to ensure your organization remains innovative and competitive.
Expand Your Network:
Connect with key players and explore growth opportunities across the Space Economy ecosystem.
Gain Unique Insights:
Understand the impact of space technology on various industries and how it can inspire new strategies and solutions.
Foster Breakthrough Innovations:
Engage in collaborative environments that foster creativity and can lead to groundbreaking business success.
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Witness how space-based solutions are revolutionizing diverse sectors, from agriculture and energy to healthcare and transportation.
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Space is no longer a distant dream—it’s a powerful force for global equity, sustainability, and resilience. The “Space for Good” plenary emphasized that the true power of space lies not in its vastness, but in its potential to uplift humanity.
Space for Good
Our panelists discussed how Space is rapidly emerging as a strategic economic frontier, with expanding global momentum, transformative technologies, and growing commercial platforms driving real-world impact across industries. As legal frameworks and international partnerships evolve, companies have a unique opportunity to shape the future by integrating space into their business strategies today.
FutureCasting the Space Economy
We explored how the convergence of public and private investment, emerging technologies, and shifting U.S. policy is accelerating space commercialization and redefining global partnerships, highlighting the strategic, regulatory, and geopolitical shifts shaping the next era of space leadership.
New Administration +Space
The panel explored how diverse financing models—from venture capital to public-private partnerships—are fueling the next generation of space ventures. Panelists shared insights on investment criteria, innovative funding vehicles, and the evolving role of government collaboration in accelerating space economy growth.
Funding the Future Panel
Participants engaged in three hands-on workshops exploring the future of the space economy, strategic partnerships, and next-gen logistics. These sessions highlighted the urgent need to integrate space into business strategies—unlocking innovation, resilience, and growth through space infrastructure, alliances, and data-driven supply chains.
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Space is no longer a distant dream—it’s a powerful force for global equity, sustainability, and resilience. The “Space for Good” plenary emphasized that the true power of space lies not in its vastness, but in its potential to uplift humanity.
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Future Casting
The Space Economy
Our panelists discussed how Space is rapidly emerging as a strategic economic frontier, with expanding global momentum, transformative technologies, and growing commercial platforms driving real-world impact across industries. As legal frameworks and international partnerships evolve, companies have a unique opportunity to shape the future by integrating space into their business strategies today.
Funding the Future Panel
The panel explored how diverse financing models—from venture capital to public-private partnerships—are fueling the next generation of space ventures. Panelists shared insights on investment criteria, innovative funding vehicles, and the evolving role of government collaboration in accelerating space economy growth.
Innovative
Workshops
Participants engaged in three hands-on workshops exploring the future of the space economy, strategic partnerships, and next-gen logistics. These sessions highlighted the urgent need to integrate space into business strategies—unlocking innovation, resilience, and growth through space infrastructure, alliances, and data-driven supply chains.
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We explored how the convergence of public and private investment, emerging technologies, and shifting U.S. policy is accelerating space commercialization and redefining global partnerships, highlighting the strategic, regulatory, and geopolitical shifts shaping the next era of space leadership.
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Navigating the opportunities in today’s space economy for tomorrow’s leaders
Zaheer Ali
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Partner, Space Outcomes
Co-Founder Positon AI
Global & UK Head of Industrial Manufacturing & Defense
KPMG UK
Jonathon Gill
As Global Head of Industrial Manufacturing, Jonathon leads a network of over 16,000 professionals in KPMG member firms globally, who provide Audit, Tax and Advisory services to the Industrial Manufacturing sector.
In his previous role as a partner at KPMG in the UK, he worked with clients on complex transformation and delivery programs. He has worked on strategic projects helping C-suite clients tackle organizational, process and strategic challenges, enabling them to focus on their performance and regulatory considerations. Jonathon has experience and knowledge of program management, policy development, performance improvement, process re-design, business planning, organizational design, change management and strategy development. Jonathon’s background and experience enables him to convene a rich assembly of business leaders, policy advisors and opinion leaders to help solve complex challenges.
Jonathon's future-focused strategies are multifaceted and designed to capitalize on emerging trends and opportunities. One key area is the formation of deeper sector alliances, fostering collaboration between industry leaders to drive innovation and share best practices. In addition to sector-specific collaborations, Jonathon is a strong advocate for cross-sector convergence. He believes that the intersection of different industries can lead to groundbreaking innovations and efficiencies. By encouraging this convergence and exploring collaboration and new business model, Jonathon seeks to unlock new value and opportunities that transcend traditional market boundaries. Moreover, Jonathon is committed to enhancing global clusters and corridors. By fostering international relationships and creating interconnected networks of innovation hubs, he aims to facilitate the seamless exchange of knowledge, talent, and resources. This global approach not only drives regional growth but also positions companies to compete and thrive on a worldwide scale.
Business Futurist
Executive Chairman Center
for Radical Change
Jonathan Brill
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Founder, OXR Consulting LLC
Mentor, Space Edge Accelerator
Damon Feltman
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Executive Director, SpaceValley Foundation Space Connectivity Senior Officer International Telecommunication Union
Bryce Kennedy
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Director, Aerospace
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Plug and Play
James Lydiard
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Director of Investor Relations
Firefly Aerospace
Michael Sheetz
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Founder and Managing Partner
Space Outcomes, LLC
Doug Owens
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CEO, Space Economy Rising LLC
Chair of Board of Advisors
Institute of Space Commerce
Kevin O’Connell
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U.S. Head of Private Equity
KPMG US
Glenn Mincey
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US Ignition Leader
Americas Space Leader KPMG US
Brian Miske
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National Leader of
Enterprise Innovation KPMG US
Cliff Justice
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Global & UK Head of Industrial Manufacturing & Defense
KPMG UK
Jonathon Gill
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Michael Sheetz recently began a position as the Director of Investor Relations at Firefly, a Texas-based aerospace company that operates small- to medium-lift launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles. He also currently serves as an Advisor at the Georgetown University Space Initiative.
Firefly is known for its operational Alpha rocket, and the Blue Ghost Mission One, which was a robotic Moon landing mission that launched on January 15, 2025, and successfully soft-landed on the lunar surface on March 2, 2025.
Sheetz was previously an award-winning space reporter for CNBC, covering all things at the intersection of space and business –focused on investors and companies building rockets, spacecraft, and other next-generation space technologies. Having covered the space industry part-time since 2017, Michael began full-time coverage of space in early 2020.
The King’s College-educated former reporter spent nearly a decade with CNBC. He contributed across both CNBC and NBCUniversal’s global content offerings, from digital reporting to television programming, and was the author of the weekly newsletter CNBC’s “Investing in Space.”
He is an alumnus of the 2016 Dow Jones News Fund, and a Founder’s Scholar from The King’s College with a bachelor of the arts in Politics, Philosophy and Economics, double-minoring in Journalism
and Theology.
Director of Investor Relations
Firefly Aerospace
Michael Sheetz
Doug Owens is the founder and managing partner of Space Outcomes, LLC, a consultancy that solves New Space problems. Space Outcomes offers results-oriented go-to-market plans, proposal writing, new business pipeline development, and customer journey mapping support. His work has included helping customers reach high deal closure rates and revamping sales processes for success as well as directly supporting their government capture by collaborating on proposals and setting up capture processes.
Before breaking into the space sector, Doug was known for leading business development excellence in the intelligence community. He won over $200M in U.S. Government contracts for a startup in the IC. Doug’s business development wins enabled ownership to sell the company to private equity, with Doug being a crucial part of the successful M&A process.
Doug earned an executive master’s degree in space leadership, business and policy at ASU/Thunderbird, during which he presented at the NSS space settlement summit and briefed NASA leadership. Doug earned his undergraduate degree from the College of William and Mary, majoring in computer science and anthropology. Doug is based in the Washington D.C. area, where he likes to hike, spend time with his family and friends, and try to keep up with his new puppy, Jack Sagan Owens.
Founder and Managing Partner
Space Outcomes, LLC.
Doug Owens
Mr. O’Connell is the CEO of Space Economy Rising, an advisory firm providing strategy, finance, and regulatory guidance to space and related high-tech startups. He serves on several boards and advisory boards in this capacity. He was the winner of the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation’s lifetime achievement award in 2024 for his work on geospatial matters and space commercialization.
Mr. O’Connell brings over four decades of experience in the U.S. government, in research organizations, and as an entrepreneur and business leader to this position. Mr. O’Connell served as the Director of the Office of Space Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce (2018-2021) and has written extensively on the policy, security, and global market issues related to the commercialization of remote sensing. Aside from numerous articles and op-eds, he was co-author of Commercial Observation Satellites: at the Leading Edge of Global Transparency (2000). He served as the Executive Secretary and Staff Director of the NIMA Commission (1999-2000). He was a member, and later Chair, of NOAA’s federal advisory committee on remote sensing from 2002-2016.
Previously, Mr. O’Connell served as the CEO of Innovative Analytics and Training, a Washington, D.C. professional services firm focused on analysis and decision support for U.S. government and commercial clients. During this time, he also served as a senior consultant to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and as an independent advisor to the Director, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Mr. O’Connell’s background also includes extensive experience in national security and intelligence matters, including assignments in the Department of Defense, Department of State, National Security Council, and the Office of the Vice President. He spent a decade conducting and managing research in these areas at the RAND Corporation, including as the first director of RAND’s Intelligence Policy Center. Finally, Mr. O’Connell has taught and lectured extensively at universities and research organizations, including MIT, Thunderbird School of Global Management and Georgetown University's School of
Foreign Service.
CEO, Space Economy Rising LLC
Chair of Board of Advisors
Institute of Space Commerce
Kevin O’Connell
Glenn is U.S. Head of Private Equity. He specializes in the use of partnerships and limited liability companies in domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, financing transactions, and restructurings. Glenn is responsible for a broad range of U.S. multi-national and foreign-owned clients doing business as a single entity or in joint venture and has extensive experience with a wide range of complex tax matters relating to his clients’ businesses. Glenn’s current and past clients include leaders in private equity and financial services industries. Glenn is also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center where he teaches a course on partnership tax for J.D. and LL.M. students.
Glenn joined the U.S. member firm of KPMG in 2008 as a direct-entry partner. Prior to joining KPMG, Glenn served in the Office of Chief Counsel of the IRS’s National Office and was subsequently a member of another big 4 firm’s Washington National Tax office.
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Asset Management/Financial Services/Private Equity
Education and qualifications
LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center/J.D., Louisiana State University Law School/B.A., Louisiana State University
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Member, Illinois Bar/Member of the American Bar Association, Tax Section, and Chair of Contributions and Distributions Subcommittee
U.S. Head of Private Equity
KPMG US
Glenn Mincey
Mr. James Lydiard is the Director of Aerospace & Defense Technology at Plug and Play Tech Center, where he leads the firm’s sector-wide corporate innovation and investment efforts. Previously, he was on the deal team at Techstars, investing in thirty-six (36) startups across all technology verticals. Prior to his time at Techstars, he served as Head of Defense at Starburst Aerospace, driving venture engagement and startup acceleration in support of critical US national security initiatives.
Mr. Lydiard is a prior US Air Force officer committed to keeping our nation’s technologies safe from harm and our country as competitive as possible, so our economy and defense are both strong and ‘‘antifragile'’. Mr. Lydiard brings a deep understanding of national security, technology commercialization, economic development, and venture capital to his work space -- building teams that deliver bleeding-edge defense solutions to the warfighter at the speed of relevance.
Director, Aerospace & Defense Tech
Plug and Play Tech Center
James Lydiard
Bryce Kennedy drives space connectivity and innovation as a Senior Officer at the International Telecommunications Union, helping countries develop advanced satellite communication strategies.
As Executive Director of SpaceValley Foundation in New Mexico, he is transforming the state into a global space innovation hub by connecting scientific infrastructure with cultural landscapes, integrating resources from Spaceport America, NASA, and Los Alamos National Laboratory.
An adjunct professor at New Mexico Tech, Bryce teaches space law and policy to engineering students. He co-founded the Association of Commercial Space Professionals to educate the industry on regulatory requirements.
Previously, he advised executives at Boston Consulting Group in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic, developing strategic implementation approaches. With a law background from Catholic University and a global management degree from Thunderbird, Bryce recently joined the U.S. Air Force Honorary Commanders Program.
Executive Dir., SpaceValley Foundation
Space Connectivity Senior Officer International Telecommunication Union
Bryce Kennedy
Damon Feltman is the founder of OXR Consulting, LLC, specializing in defense and commercial space advisement, strategic planning and change, and leadership development. He brings more than 32 years of managing multibillion-dollar space, aviation, and defense global operations to his customers.
A retired U.S. Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General, Feltman served as the Deputy Chief Strategy and Resources Officer for the U.S. Space Force, where he oversaw its $30B budget development, space systems requirements, strategy creation, and international partnerships for the service’s 16,000 members and global operations. In addition, he served on the senior staff at United States Space Command where he led operations and exercises for the newly formed organization, served as Vice Commander overseeing 18 nation-wide units, 17,000 personnel, and 150 aircraft, and was a two-time commander in charge of multiple space missions including GPS, weather, and missile warning.
Damon was also an accomplished Federal Civil Servant, and most recently was the Chief, Transport Cell, at the Space Force’s Space Development Agency. Here, he was answerable for the technical strategy, advanced technology maturation, and human capital for the $8B, 450-satellite Transport program. In addition, he was the Deputy Director of Strategic Plans, Programs, and Requirements for the Air Force Reserve, creating the $6B annual budget for its 70,000 military members and 37 air, space, cyber, and intelligence missions. He was also responsible for system requirements for multiple space, ground, and data network systems, and advanced concepts for the Air Force. He currently volunteers as Board Chair for the Association of Commercial Space Professionals, a non-profit that informs, educates, and advocates for regulatory issues affecting commercial space development. He is a mentor to Vanderbilt University’s Space Edge Accelerator program and volunteers as the President of the Huntsville Chapter of the Space Force Association.
Damon holds multiple advanced degrees in space leadership, strategic studies, and business management, along with executive training from Harvard and National Defense University. His expertise in strategic growth, global partnerships, and operational excellence continues to shape the future of space enterprise, empowering organizations to leverage space derived data and capabilities to seize new market opportunities and maintain a competitive advantage.
Founder, OXR Consulting LLC.
Mentor, Space Edge Accelerator
Damon Feltman
Business Futurist
Executive Chairman Center
for Radical Change
Jonathan Brill
Zaheer Ali is a respected expert on space technology and policy, an agilist, leader, and technologist. He is now a partner with Space Outcomes LLC, co-founder of Positon Inc. a partner at New Space Finance, and until recently Professor of Practice at Thunderbird School of Global Management, which is part of ASU. Previously he has served in executive positions at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, directing strategy for High Performance Compute, and advised or participated with multiple space startups such as Puslar Space, Magdrive, Parsimoni, ThinkOrbital, Paterson Aerospace, and Space Railway amongst others. He is invited to speak around the world on space, artificial intelligence, quantum, the future of work, and how to help enterprises become agile.
He also served as a Senior Manager at USRA, leading aviation data sciences, artificial intelligence, quantum sciences, and nanotechnology for the NASA Ames NAMS contract. He was formerly a senior member of the project management office for NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) with responsibility for all software products and safety and quality of all USRA work on SOFIA. He also built science instrumentation and the laboratory facilities for SOFIA and stood up their science ground operations. In addition, he managed science ground support on multiple deployments around the world. Zaheer is also a founding executive for Material Mind, an applied AI science company, and AIXIA Global, an Industry 4.0 technology integration and digital/agile transformation company. He is trained as a research physicist which has resulted in patents, an R&D100 award, and over 40 authored or co-authored publications. He has also worked as an engineer and manager of teams and programs for the US Department of Energy’s Nevada Test Site where he co-founded the National Center for Nuclear Security, worked as a Principal Investigator and Shot Director at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics of the University of Rochester and consulted as a micro/nano device (MEMS) engineer, with over 12,000 hours “in the fab.”
Zaheer is a 1st generation American of India ancestry and Muslim faith. He is also a practicing Stoic and has been honored to be part of a Maori Whanau, wearing his 3rd generation Punamu with pride. His perspectives on space and the future are a consilience of Eastern and Western ideas with an inherent integration of indigenous wisdom.
E-MGM: Thunderbird School of Global Management, Global Management BA: University of California at Berkeley, Physics
Partner, Space Outcomes
Co-Founder Positon AI
Zaheer Ali
Brian Miske is the National Ignition Leader of KPMG Ignition. He is the US Leader for Commercial development of Ignition’s capabilities, Innovation Labs, Insights Centers, and Design & Innovation Solutions. These capabilities cover KPMG’s primary businesses; Advisory, Tax and Audit services across core industry sectors. With 25 years of experience transforming brands and organizations across multiple industries through strategy, design, and innovation consulting. As a former Chief Marketing Officer, he understands the nuances of culture’s role in organizational performance and market growth. With a diverse background ranging from toy design, strategy consulting, global marketing and innovation, Brian has implemented innovative strategies and processes that build sustainable value and improving top and bottom-line performance.
Brian recently graduated from the ASU Thunderbird School of Global Management with a master’s degree in Space Leadership, Business and Policy. In January 2023 serving on the first In Space Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing Summit at Purdue University.
Relevant Professional and Industry Experience
Leads US Commercial efforts for Ignition, working to build demand for our services, elevate our team’s delivery approach, and collaborate across the firms service lines and core industry sectors.
Co-authored and published several pieces of thought leadership including, but not limited to: Expanding the possibilities for your organization in the new space economy through experimentation; Supply Chain - Turning market signals and trends into opportunities for Distributors; and Commercializing enterprise data for economic value.
Practice Management & Expansion - Connected leading practices and IP, serving our clients and maximizing our operating efficiencies. Assists in Innovation and enterprise projects as KPMG is continually expanding investments both within the US and globally.
US Ignition Leader
Americas Space Leader KPMG US
Brian Miske
Cliff Justice is the KPMG U.S. Leader of Enterprise Innovation where he and his group focus on identifying, developing, and deploying the next generation of technologies and solutions for KPMG and its clients. In this role, Cliff has established an enterprise-wide innovation ecosystem that includes KPMG Studio, a business incubator, accelerator, and Center of Excellence; KPMG Ventures, the strategic investor of choice for startups; External Partnerships, co-innovating with partners, academia, and startups on new solutions for clients; and the Emerging Solutions group focused on emerging technologies such as such as Generative AI, Web3, blockchain, quantum, and extended reality and immersive learning.
Cliff joined KPMG in 2008 and helped establish its U.S. Management Consulting business. In 2011, Cliff led the acquisition and integration of his former firm, EquaTerra, which subsequently established KPMG as one of the world’s largest shared services and outsourcing advisory firms.
Cliff helped develop and execute KPMG strategy in artificial intelligence and automation, as well as the firm’s market facing business in Robotic Process Automation globally. Since then, KPMG has been recognized by analysts and clients as a leader in AI and intelligent automation with a portfolio of relevant client applications.
Cliff is a former entrepreneur and is a recognized authority in global sourcing, emerging technology, and enterprise transformation with 30 years of experience in industry and consulting. More recently he has led the Strategic Growth Investments for KPMG digital capabilities, which include innovations in AI, cloud, blockchain, and automation.
Cliff is an Ambassador to the World Economic Forum’s Village Partnership, devoted to contributing to the development of the Global Collaboration Village and sharing about the potential of virtual reality.
National Leader of
Enterprise Innovation KPMG US
Cliff Justice
Jonathan Brill is an expert on strategic foresight and technology innovation. He writes, speaks and advises startups, the Fortune 50 and the Secret Service on how to create and take advantage of uncertainty. His warm style, compelling stories, and intellectual rigor inspire visionaries and open even the most hard-boiled executives to new ways of thinking and doing.
Harvard Business Review recently called Brill, “The world’s leading transformation architect.” and is Forbes’ top ranked futurist. His visionary, yet pragmatic approach to the future is based on years as the Global Futurist at HP where he directed long-term strategy and planning. He is the Senior Fellow at HBR’s China New Growth Institute and Board Advisor at Frost & Sullivan, one of the world’s largest market intelligence firms, with offices in 46 countries.
He is the author of Rogue Waves, Future-Proof Your Business to Survive and Profit from Radical Change (McGraw-Hill), the #2 selling economics book in China. The Economist called it, “A very important book for managers.” and Adam Grant called it, “An actionable framework for driving change instead of being blindsided by it.” He has taught the techniques in it to over 27,000 executives, ranging from startups to the Fortune 500 to the United States Secret Service.
Inc. magazine called Brill “A Silicon Valley legend.” because his innovation consultancies developed over 350 products and generated over $27B USD for clients like Samsung, Microsoft, Verizon, PepsiCo and the US government. These projects have ranged from AI, search engines, and metaverse technologies to theme park rides and design of the US Pavilion at the 2015 World's Fair (Expo Milano) to Taco Bell’s Gordita.
He is a frequent thought leader, speaker and contributor to HBR, TED, Global Peter Drucker Forum, SCMP, SXSW, J.P. Morgan, Singularity, Forbes, Korn Ferry, The Economist Global Business Report, Bloomberg, Sirius XM, Fast Company, The Project Management Institute, Brightline and Thinkers50. He has educated corporate leaders at Harvard and Stanford Universities.
He holds a degree in industrial design from Pratt Institute, spent years as a research consultant to the MIT Media Lab and in management training at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
July 14–15, 2025
CEO and co-founder of Seraphim
Mark Boggett
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Mark is the CEO and co-founder of Seraphim, an investment firm exclusively focused on SpaceTech domain globally. Seraphim launched the world’s first Space VC fund in 2016. Now operating Seraphim Space Accelerator on three continents, with >$350m raised for the seed stage alumni. Seraphim also operates a space growth fund, listed on the London Stock Exchange. Across these three elements, Seraphim has built a portfolio of over 100 SpaceTech startups – the world’s most prolific investor in the space domain.
CEO and co-founder of Seraphim
Mark Boggett
Executive Director of the Air and Space Law Program
Space lawyer
Michelle Hanlon
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Michelle, a space lawyer, is the Executive Director of the Air and Space Law Program at the University of Mississippi. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Space Law and the Journal of Drone Law and Policy. Michelle is also Co-Founder, President and CEO of For All Moonkind, Inc., a nonprofit corporation that is the only organization in the world focused on safeguarding cultural heritage in outer space. She was instrumental in the development and adoption of the One Small Step Act in the United States. For All Moonkind has been recognized by the United Nations as a Permanent Observer to the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and recently launched its Institute on Space Law and Ethics. Michelle is also a founding partner of ABH Space Law and an Advisor at the Beyond Earth Institute and The Hague Institute for Global Justice Off-World Project.
Executive Director
Air and Space Law Program
Space lawyer
Michelle Hanlon
Former Administrator, NASA
Sen. Bill Nelson
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Clarence William "Bill" Nelson II is an American public servant, astronaut, and former U.S. Senator known for his decades-long commitment to science, space exploration, and bipartisan leadership. Nelson served as the 14th Administrator of NASA from 2021 to 2025, where he championed innovation and international collaboration in space exploration.
Nelson represented Florida in the U.S. Senate from 2001 to 2019, where he was recognized as a centrist voice and a strong advocate for environmental protection, healthcare access, and space policy. He chaired the Senate Aging Committee and served as Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee. His legislative efforts supported same-sex marriage, tax relief for working families, and the preservation of the Affordable Care Act.
Before his Senate tenure, Nelson served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1979 to 1991 and in the Florida House of Representatives from 1972 to 1978. In 1986, he became the second sitting member of Congress—and the first from the House—to travel into space. He trained with Senator Jake Garn and flew as a payload specialist aboard Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-61-C from January 12 to 18, 1986. Notably, the mission’s pilot was Charles Bolden, who would later serve as NASA Administrator. Nelson had replaced Gregory Jarvis on the flight; Jarvis was reassigned to STS-51-L and tragically perished in the Challenger disaster just ten days later. Nelson later chronicled his experience in the book Mission: An American Congressman's Voyage to Space (1988).
A native of Miami and raised in Melbourne, Florida, Nelson studied at the University of Florida, Yale University, and earned his law degree from the University of Virginia. Although he retired from Congress in 1990, his public service continued with his appointment by President Joe Biden as NASA Administrator, a role he assumed with unanimous Senate confirmation in April 2021.
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He rejoined Cerberus in 2021 and prior to that, was an Analyst at Select Equity Group, an investment firm with over $40 billion of assets across long-only and long/short equity strategies, and SAB Capital Management. From 2012 to 2015, Mr. Subkhankulov was a Senior Associate for Cerberus on its Private Equity team and previously worked in the Investment Banking division of J.P. Morgan. Mr. Subkhankulov currently serves on the Board of Directors of Accion Systems, a disruptive propulsion system for small satellites, and is a Board Observer of Federated Wireless, a shared spectrum technology and enterprise private wireless networks pioneer.
Mr. Subkhankulov graduated cum laude from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at
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Understand the impact of space technology on various industries and how it can inspire new strategies and solutions.
Connect with key players and explore growth opportunities across the Space Economy ecosystem.
Identify current, near and long-term opportunities to ensure your organization remains innovative and competitive.
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Chair of Board of Advisors Institute of Space Commerce
Michael Sheetz
Director of Investor Relations Firefly Aerospace
Founder and Managing Partner
Space Outcomes, LLC.
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Director, Aerospace & Defense Technology
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Founder, OXR Consulting LLC.
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Closing Remarks
16:45 – 17:00
Break
Workshop
13:00 – 16:45
The workshop exercise for Space Ecosystem participants will focus on collaborative problem-solving through design thinking, utilizing a series of vignettes that highlight key challenges in the space economy. Participants will rotate through three distinct topics, spending a brief period on each, allowing them to build upon one another's insights and perspectives. In the final rotation, groups will consolidate their findings and report back, providing a comprehensive overview of potential solutions and innovative approaches to the identified problems in the space sector.
FutureCasting the Space Economy
Leverages AM Session Now/ Near/ Next* insights to capture trends and perspectives, collaboratively developing forward-thinking views on the current state, imminent opportunities, and long-term evolution of the space economy across various industry sectors
Building Strategic Space Ecosystem – Alliances for Accelerated Growth
Leverages AM Session Now/ Near/ Next* insights to capture trends and perspectives, collaboratively developing forward-thinking views on the current state, imminent opportunities, and long-term evolution of the space economy across various industry sectors
Re-imagining Supply Chains and Product Logistics
This vignette breakout will explore the transformative impact of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices paired with Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN), particularly direct-to-device (D2D) satellite communications, on supply chains and product logistics.
Readouts - Aggregate and Story Development & Readout
After completing their rotations, each group will return to their original starting location to collaboratively craft a cohesive story for presentation, using a predetermined framework to guide their narrative
Networking Lunch
Funding the Future Panel
11:05 – 12:00
This panel offers valuable insights from Plug n’ Play, Seraphim Capital, PE, Hedge Funds and the Office of Space Commerce on financing the next generation of space ventures.
New Administration
10:35 – 11:05
Explores how recent changes in administration policies are reshaping the space economy and intensifying global competition. (Speaker Kevin O’Connell)
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FutureCasting the Space Economy: Ambition vs. Reality
09:50 – 10:20
FutureCasting the Space Economy Ecosystem – Ambition vs. Reality: compare broader ambitions for space with the practical realities necessary to achieve them. (Speakers Jonathan Brill and Michael Sheetz)
Point • Counterpoint
+SPACE – Now/Near/Next
09:30 – 09:50
Setting the context - +Space addresses opportunities across various sectors, focusing on the present day, near-term, and long-term horizons.
Space Economy Ecosystem
09:10 – 09:30
Opening discussion on the expansive nature of the space economy, KPMG’s role in this domain
KPMG Lakehouse Tour
09:30 – 09:50
Opening Remarks
09:30 – 09:50
Arrival & Breakfast
09:00 – 09:10
Agenda & Why we are here - the ‘impetus’ of the consortium
Cocktail Reception
18:00 – 21:00
Cocktail Reception 6PM - 9PM at Lakehouse Blend
Welcome + Space for Good
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KPMG Lakehouse Tour
17:00 – 18:00
Opportunity to tour Lakehouse and spotlight innovation and technology
Showcase in Tech
16:30 – 18:00
Arrival & Check in
14:00
Check-in and Muster
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KPMG’s +Space Ignition Workshops are more than just sessions—they’re launchpads. Whether you’re exploring how space can transform your industry or diving deep into tailored use cases, our immersive, design-thinking-driven experiences help you uncover real opportunities in the space economy. From strategy to execution, we equip your team to lead in a domain that’s reshaping global markets. Let’s ignite your next frontier—now, near, and next.
Discovery Session Igniting the Space economy
Explore the growing space economy!
This immersive, design-thinking-fueled workshop takes you into the heart of the space revolution, examining the wealth of opportunities orbiting our planet. Through highly engaging, interactive exercises, you'll uncover the near-term realities and future potential of space-based ventures.
Collaborate with your team and subject matter professionals to identify strategies that can benefit your organization, ensuring you are well positioned in the expanding space market now, near, and next.
Accelerator Session A Space economy deep dive
Take a deep dive into the specifics of the space economy and discover how your organization can benefit today.
This focused workshop offers practical insights into the applications of space technology with tailored use cases for your team. Collaborate with other participants to identify potential partnerships within the space sector, fostering ventures that amplify your impact. You will leave with clear strategies for leveraging immediate opportunities and aligning with space-based assets and technologies for future growth.
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