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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Nick APPLEYARD

European Space Agency

Head of business applications & solutions

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Jason ASPIOTIS

Axiom Space

Global director of in-space data and security

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Gary BARNHARD

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

President & CEO

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Marc BERTE

Overview Energy

CEO

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Manassé BOKOLE

3i3s-Africa Chairman/ Nomadly founder

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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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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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Françoise BRUNETEAUX 

Région Sud - City of Cannes

Regional Councillor - Chair of the Digital Economy Committee Deputy Mayor for Environment

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Neil BUCHANAN

Queen’s University Belfast

Associate Professor

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John BUCKNELL 

Virtus Solis

CEO & Co-founder

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Colby CARRIER

Aetherflux

Aetherflux

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Onur CELIK

Delft University of Technology

Assistant Professor of Fundamental Astrodynamics

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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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Eric GARCIN

Thales Alenia Space

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Peter GARRETSON

American Foreign Policy Council

senior fellow in defence studies

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Damien GONFO

U3P - Union pour la Promotion de la Propulsion Photonique

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David HOMFRAY

Space Solar

Chief Technology Officer

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Kobina HUGHES

Egality Law

Founder

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Bernard IHNATOWICZ

PWC UK

Senior Manager

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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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Philip JOHNSTON

Starcloud

CTO

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Nikolai JOSEPH

US Air Force Research Laboratory

Space S&T Lead

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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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Phil LAROCHELLE

Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Partner

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Adam LAW

CREST, Loughborough University

postdoctoral researcher

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Olivier LEBRETHON

Hstar Space

DG / CTO

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Alexa LERNER

Georgetown University

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

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Alison LOWNDES

NVIDIA

Senior Scientist

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Sean MAHONEY

Space Frontier Foundation

Executive Director

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Pippa MALMGREN

Geopolitica Institute

CEO

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Sylvain MAKAYA

Managing Partner

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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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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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Danny PUDJIANTO

Imperial College London

Advanced Research Fellow, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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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

Directeur des technologies spatiales

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Ely SANDLER

Harvard Kennedy School

Fellow

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Jackson SCHNABEL

Space Frontier Foundation

Research intern

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Lily SCHNEIDER

Georgetown University

Student

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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

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  • Aya AHMAD

    Space Frontier Foundation

    Intern

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  • Matthew ALLCOCK

    NeoWatt

    co-founder

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  • Nick APPLEYARD

    European Space Agency

    Head of business applications & solutions

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  • Jason ASPIOTIS

    Axiom Space

    Global director of in-space data and security

    View More

B

  • Gary BARNHARD

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

    President & CEO

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  • Marc BERTE

    Overview Energy

    CEO

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  • Manassé BOKOLE

    3i3s-Africa Chairman/ Nomadly founder

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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

    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

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  • Françoise BRUNETEAUX 

    Région Sud - City of Cannes

    Regional Councillor - Chair of the Digital Economy Committee Deputy Mayor for Environment

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  • Neil BUCHANAN

    Queen’s University Belfast

    Associate Professor

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  • John BUCKNELL 

    Virtus Solis

    CEO & Co-founder

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C

  • Colby CARRIER

    Aetherflux

    Aetherflux

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  • Onur CELIK

    Delft University of Technology

    Assistant Professor of Fundamental Astrodynamics

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  • Mathieu COSTES

    Airbus Ventures

    Partner

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D

  • Paul DAMPHOUSSE

    Volta Space Technologies

    COO

    View More

  • 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

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G

  • Eric GARCIN

    Thales Alenia Space

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  • Peter GARRETSON

    American Foreign Policy Council

    senior fellow in defence studies

    View More

  • Damien GONFO

    U3P - Union pour la Promotion de la Propulsion Photonique

    View More

H

  • David HOMFRAY

    Space Solar

    Chief Technology Officer

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  • Kobina HUGHES

    Egality Law

    Founder

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I

  • Bernard IHNATOWICZ

    PWC UK

    Senior Manager

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  • Vijay IYER

    Space Frontier Foundation

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J

  • Paul JAFFE 

    Electrical engineer, program manager, lecturer, and author

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  • Philip JOHNSTON

    Starcloud

    CTO

    View More

  • Nikolai JOSEPH

    US Air Force Research Laboratory

    Space S&T Lead

    View More

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

  • Phil LAROCHELLE

    Breakthrough Energy Ventures

    Partner

    View More

  • Adam LAW

    CREST, Loughborough University

    postdoctoral researcher

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  • Olivier LEBRETHON

    Hstar Space

    DG / CTO

    View More

  • Alexa LERNER

    Georgetown University

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

    View More

  • Alison LOWNDES

    NVIDIA

    Senior Scientist

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M

  • Sean MAHONEY

    Space Frontier Foundation

    Executive Director

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  • Pippa MALMGREN

    Geopolitica Institute

    CEO

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  • Sylvain MAKAYA

    Managing Partner

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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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N

  • Monica NGUYEN

    Georgetown University

    graduate student

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P

  • 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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  • Danny PUDJIANTO

    Imperial College London

    Advanced Research Fellow, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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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

    Directeur des technologies spatiales

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  • Ely SANDLER

    Harvard Kennedy School

    Fellow

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  • Jackson SCHNABEL

    Space Frontier Foundation

    Research intern

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  • Lily SCHNEIDER

    Georgetown University

    Student

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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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  • Philip THOMAS

    European Space Agency

    ScaleUP Programme Manager

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  • Marc VALES

    Dassault Aviation

    Senior vice president

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  • Sanjay VIJENDRAN

    Space Energy Insights

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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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  • Bryan ZETLEN

    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.