INTERnaTIONAL conference On
energy from space 2025

INTERnaTIONAL conference On energy from space 2025

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Aya AHMAD

Space Frontier Foundation

Intern

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Matthew ALLCOCK

NeoWatt

co-founder

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Amit Kumar BAGHEL

UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO

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Gary BARNHARD

Xtraordinary Innovative Space Partnerships, Inc. (XISP-Inc)

President & CEO

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William BIRCH

Satellite Applications Catapult 

Strategic account director space

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Yuvam BHATEJA 

Politecnico di Milano

Engineer and researcher

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Baiju BHATT

Aetherflux

Founder

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Piero BENVENUTI

University of Padova

Professor Emeritus

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Saul BLANKSTONE

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Ori BLOCH

Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technion

Space Business Development & Strategy Lead

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Samy BOUCHALAT

Orange Business

Head of space network solutions

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Neil BUCHANAN

Queen’s University Belfast

Associate Professor

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John BUCKNELL 

Virtus Solis Technologies

CEO & Founder

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Onur CELIK

TU Delft

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Mathieu COSTES

Airbus Ventures

Partner

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Paul DAMPHOUSSE

Volta Space Technologies

COO

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Keval DATTANI

Space Power

CEO / CTO and Founder 

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Esteban DECLINE

Union pour la Promotion de la Propulsion Photonique (U3P)

Président

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Jasper DEPREZ

Terraspark

CEO

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Rayeh ELIAN

Georgetown University

Student

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Seth ELLIOT

Virtus Solis

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Calvin ENGLAND

Dyson Laboratories

CEO/Co-Founder

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Eric GARCIN

Thales Alenia Space

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Peter GARRETSON

American Foreign Policy Council

senior fellow in defence studies

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David HOMFRAY

Space Solar

Chief Technology Officer

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Kobina HUGHES

African Rectenna Company

Founder

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Vijay IYER

Space Frontier Foundation

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Paul JAFFE 

Electrical engineer, program manager, lecturer, and author

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Karen JONES

The Aerospace Corporation

Senior project leader in the Center for Space Policy and Strategy

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Jim KERAVALA

Offworld

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Katie KORTBEIN

Georgetown University

Graduate student

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LIEUTENANT GENERAL STEVEN L. KWAST

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Bruno LAFITTE

ADEME

International consultant lighting and data centres 

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Adam LAW

CREST, Loughborough University

postdoctoral researcher

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Alexa LERNER

Georgetown University

M.S. in Biohazardous Threat Agents and Emerging Infectious Diseases

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John MANKINS

International Academy of Astronautics

Co-Chair

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Anna MAURO

ORiS

Founder & CTO

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Colin MCINNES

University of Glasgow

Professor of Engineering Science

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Guillaume MOHARA

ArcSpace

CEO

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Iain MOORE

University of Glasgow

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Giao NGUYEN

HStar Space

Executive Directo

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Monica NGUYEN

Georgetown University

graduate student

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Antonio PEDIVELLANO

Dcubed

space engineer and technical leader

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Paolo PINO

Volta Space Technologies

Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer

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Helena RIBEIRO

University of Aveiro

Researcher with the Institute of Telecommunications

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Andrew RUSH

Star Catcher

CEO

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Pascal SAINT-GEORGES

Thales Alenia Space

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Jackson SCHNABEL

Space Frontier Foundation

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Lily SCHNEIDER

Georgetown University

Student

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Kartik SHETH

Empowered Earth Alliance

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Martin SOLTAU

Space Solar

Co-CEO

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Ally STONE

Reflect Orbital

Chief Strategy Officer

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Litesh N. SULBHEWAR

University of Glasglow

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Nina VAIDYA

University of Southampton

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Marc VALES

Dassault Aviation

Senior vice president

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Paul WATKINSON

High-level Multilateral Facilitator and Negotiator | Climate Change | Sustainable Development

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Taylor WINKLEMAN

Georgetown University

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Jeff WHITE

Reach

President

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Arthur WOODS

Astrostorm

CEO & founder

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Bryan ZETLAN

Virtus Solis Technologies

Space Operation Manager

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LIEUTENANT GENERAL STEVEN L. KWAST

Lt. Gen. Steven L. Kwast is the Commander, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. He is responsible for the recruiting, training and education of Air Force personnel. His command includes Air Force Recruiting Service, two numbered air forces and Air University. The command operates more than 1,400 trainer, fighter and mobility aircraft, 23 wings, 10 bases and five geographically separated groups. It trains more than 293,000 students per year with approximately 60,000 active-duty, Reserve, Guard, civilian and contractor personnel. 

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

  • Aya AHMAD

    Space Frontier Foundation

    Intern

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  • Matthew ALLCOCK

    NeoWatt

    co-founder

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B

  • Amit Kumar BAGHEL

    UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO

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  • Gary BARNHARD

    Xtraordinary Innovative Space Partnerships, Inc. (XISP-Inc)

    President & CEO

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  • William BIRCH

    Satellite Applications Catapult 

    Strategic account director space

    View More

  • Yuvam BHATEJA 

    Politecnico di Milano

    Engineer and researcher

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  • Baiju BHATT

    Aetherflux

    Founder

    View More

  • Piero BENVENUTI

    University of Padova

    Professor Emeritus

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  • Saul BLANKSTONE

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  • Ori BLOCH

    Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technion

    Space Business Development & Strategy Lead

    View More

  • Samy BOUCHALAT

    Orange Business

    Head of space network solutions

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  • Neil BUCHANAN

    Queen’s University Belfast

    Associate Professor

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  • John BUCKNELL 

    Virtus Solis Technologies

    CEO & Founder

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C

  • Onur CELIK

    TU Delft

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  • Mathieu COSTES

    Airbus Ventures

    Partner

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D

  • Paul DAMPHOUSSE

    Volta Space Technologies

    COO

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  • Keval DATTANI

    Space Power

    CEO / CTO and Founder 

    View More

  • Jasper DEPREZ

    Terraspark

    CEO

    View More

E

  • Rayeh ELIAN

    Georgetown University

    Student

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  • Seth ELLIOT

    Virtus Solis

    View More

  • Calvin ENGLAND

    Dyson Laboratories

    CEO/Co-Founder

    View More

G

  • Eric GARCIN

    Thales Alenia Space

    View More

  • Peter GARRETSON

    American Foreign Policy Council

    senior fellow in defence studies

    View More

H

  • David HOMFRAY

    Space Solar

    Chief Technology Officer

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  • Kobina HUGHES

    African Rectenna Company

    Founder

    View More

I

  • Vijay IYER

    Space Frontier Foundation

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J

  • Paul JAFFE 

    Electrical engineer, program manager, lecturer, and author

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  • Karen JONES

    The Aerospace Corporation

    Senior project leader in the Center for Space Policy and Strategy

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K

  • Jim KERAVALA

    Offworld

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  • Katie KORTBEIN

    Georgetown University

    Graduate student

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  • LIEUTENANT GENERAL STEVEN L. KWAST

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L

  • Bruno LAFITTE

    ADEME

    International consultant lighting and data centres 

    View More

  • Adam LAW

    CREST, Loughborough University

    postdoctoral researcher

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  • Alexa LERNER

    Georgetown University

    M.S. in Biohazardous Threat Agents and Emerging Infectious Diseases

    View More

M

  • John MANKINS

    International Academy of Astronautics

    Co-Chair

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  • Anna MAURO

    ORiS

    Founder & CTO

    View More

  • Colin MCINNES

    University of Glasgow

    Professor of Engineering Science

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  • Guillaume MOHARA

    ArcSpace

    CEO

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  • Iain MOORE

    University of Glasgow

    View More

N

  • Giao NGUYEN

    HStar Space

    Executive Directo

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  • Monica NGUYEN

    Georgetown University

    graduate student

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P

  • Antonio PEDIVELLANO

    Dcubed

    space engineer and technical leader

    View More

  • Paolo PINO

    Volta Space Technologies

    Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer

    View More

R

  • Helena RIBEIRO

    University of Aveiro

    Researcher with the Institute of Telecommunications

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  • Andrew RUSH

    Star Catcher

    CEO

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S

  • Pascal SAINT-GEORGES

    Thales Alenia Space

    View More

  • Jackson SCHNABEL

    Space Frontier Foundation

    View More

  • Lily SCHNEIDER

    Georgetown University

    Student

    View More

  • Kartik SHETH

    Empowered Earth Alliance

    View More

  • Martin SOLTAU

    Space Solar

    Co-CEO

    View More

  • Ally STONE

    Reflect Orbital

    Chief Strategy Officer

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  • Litesh N. SULBHEWAR

    University of Glasglow

    View More

V

  • Nina VAIDYA

    University of Southampton

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  • Marc VALES

    Dassault Aviation

    Senior vice president

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W

  • Paul WATKINSON

    High-level Multilateral Facilitator and Negotiator | Climate Change | Sustainable Development

    View More

  • Taylor WINKLEMAN

    Georgetown University

    View More

  • Jeff WHITE

    Reach

    President

    View More

  • Arthur WOODS

    Astrostorm

    CEO & founder

    View More

Z

  • Bryan ZETLAN

    Virtus Solis Technologies

    Space Operation Manager

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LIEUTENANT GENERAL STEVEN L. KWAST

Lt. Gen. Steven L. Kwast is the Commander, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. He is responsible for the recruiting, training and education of Air Force personnel. His command includes Air Force Recruiting Service, two numbered air forces and Air University. The command operates more than 1,400 trainer, fighter and mobility aircraft, 23 wings, 10 bases and five geographically separated groups. It trains more than 293,000 students per year with approximately 60,000 active-duty, Reserve, Guard, civilian and contractor personnel. 

General Kwast was commissioned upon graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1986. After completing a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, he was assigned to undergraduate pilot training where he earned his pilot wings in June 1989. General Kwast has served as military aide to the vice president and completed a National Defense Fellowship with the Institute for the Study of Conflict, Ideology and Policy at Boston University, Massachusetts. 

The general has commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels, including the 47th Operations Group at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, and the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina. He also served as the deputy director for Colonel Matters, Air Force Senior Leader Management Office, Washington, D.C., and as the commander, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. General Kwast was the deputy director for Politico-Military Affairs for Europe, NATO and Russia, Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. Prior to his current assignment, General Kwast was the Commander and President, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. He has more than 3,300 flying hours, including more than 650 combat hours during operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Southern Watch, Allied Force and Enduring Freedom.