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Set your coordinates for the<\/span> Space Stage<\/span><\/a> on September 19, Day 1 promptly at 0800 hours of<\/span> TechCrunch Disrupt 2023<\/span><\/a>. You\u2019ll find sessions featuring some of the industry\u2019s leading founders, investors, NASA researchers, Department of Defense officials, military commanders and national security experts.<\/span><\/p>\n These leaders will delve into the challenges of interstellar travel, commercial and government collaboration, the next space age and more. Take a look at the many topics and speakers awaiting you in San Francisco. Then go ahead and explore the<\/span> full event agenda<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Speakers:<\/b> Presented by The Aerospace Corporation<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Speakers: Speakers: <\/b> Speakers:<\/b> AI and Warfare<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Speakers:<\/b> Speakers:<\/b> Don\u2019t miss the five startups that made finals and will compete in the<\/span> Space Domain Awareness Challenge Pitch-off<\/b>! Each team will pitch live on the Space Stage to our panel of judges: Tess Hatch (Bessemer Venture Partners) and Ian McCubbin (JPL). Stick around to see which finalist wins a customer roadshow and expert-led concept feedback.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Learn more about the Space Domain Awareness Challenge Pitch-off finalists:<\/span><\/p>\n All five startups will be exhibiting in the Space Startup Pavilion in the Expo Hall for all three days of the show, so be sure to go meet them and learn more about their space tech prowess.<\/span><\/p>\n Can\u2019t get enough space-related sessions? Head to the second-floor breakout rooms for two more out-of-this-world presentations.<\/span><\/p>\n Speakers: <\/b> Speakers:<\/b> TechCrunch Disrupt 2023<\/span><\/a> takes place September 19\u201321. You have just one week to avoid paying full price.<\/span> Buy your pass<\/span><\/a> before full-fare pricing kicks in <\/span>September 15 at 11:59 p.m. PDT<\/b> \u2014 you\u2019ll save up to $400.<\/span><\/p>\n Is your company interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023? Contact our sponsorship sales team by<\/span><\/i> filling out this form<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nLaunch into the future of space at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023<\/b><\/h2>\n
The Most Exciting Time in Space: How We Got Here and What Comes Next<\/b><\/h3>\n
<\/span>Steve Isakowitz, President and CEO, The Aerospace Corporation<\/span>
<\/span>Brian Weeden, Director, Program Planning, Secure World Foundation<\/span>
<\/span>Susan Karlin, Regular Contributor, Fast Company<\/span>
<\/span>Peter Wegner, Chief Strategy Officer, BlackSky<\/span><\/p>\nThe Future of Sending Human Beings Into Space<\/b><\/h3>\n
<\/b>Laura Crabtree, Co-founder & CEO, Epsilon3
<\/span>Jared Isaacman, Astronaut & Commander, Inspiration4 & Polaris Program
<\/span>Dave Korsmeyer, Deputy Center Director (Acting), NASA Ames Research Center
<\/span>Aaron Stein, Chief Content Officer, War on the Rocks<\/span><\/p>\nCommercial Space Power and the Next Space Age<\/b><\/h3>\n
<\/b>General James Dickinson, Commander, U.S. Space Command<\/span>
<\/span>Ryan Evans, CEO, Bedrock Learning<\/span>
<\/span>John Plumb, Assistant Secretary Defense, Space Policy, Department of Defense<\/span>
<\/span>Mandy Vaughn, CEO and founder, GXO.<\/span><\/p>\nQuantum and a New Age of Espionage<\/b><\/h3>\n
<\/span>Debra L. Emmons, Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, The Aerospace Corporation
<\/span>Herbert Lin, Senior Research Scholar, Hank Holland Fellow, Stanford University
<\/span>Laura Thomas, Chief of Staff & Strategic Initiatives, Infleqtion
<\/span>Andrew Wilson, Quantum Physics Division Chief, National Institute of Standards & Technology<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>Rajeev Chand, Partner & Head of Research, Wing Venture Capital
<\/span>Craig Martell, U.S. Dept. of Defense Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, U.S. Department of Defense
<\/span>Tara Murphy Dougherty, CEO, Govini
<\/span>Torsten Reil, Co-founder & Co-CEO, Helsing<\/span><\/p>\nWhy Is Venture Capital So Uneasy with the World\u2019s Largest Customer?<\/b><\/h3>\n
<\/span>Morgan Beller, General Partner, NFX<\/span>
<\/span>Ryan Evans, CEO, Bedrock Learning<\/span>
<\/span>Dan Gwak, Managing Partner, Point72 Private Investments<\/span>
<\/span>Tess Hatch, Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners<\/span>
<\/span>Dave Tremper, Deputy Assistant Secretary Defense, Acquisition Integration and Interoperability, Office of the Secretary of Defense.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Space Domain Awareness Challenge Pitch-off<\/b><\/h2>\n
Breakout: The Hardest Problems in Space <\/b>Presented by The Aerospace Corporation<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n
<\/b>Tanya Pemberton, VP, National Systems Group, The Aerospace Corporation<\/span>
<\/span>Al Tadros, Chief Technology Officer, Redwire<\/span>
<\/span>Colonel Wallace Turnbull, Deputy Director, Space Systems Integration Office, Space Systems Command<\/span>
<\/span>Peter Wegner, Chief Strategy Officer, BlackSky.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nBreakout: <\/b>So, You Want to Work in Space? <\/b>Presented by The Aerospace Corporation<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n
<\/span>Tess Hatch, Vice President, Bessemer Venture Partners
<\/span>Rachel Morford, Principal Director, The Aerospace Corporation<\/span>
<\/span>Aine Nakai, Atlas Deputy Director, Space System Command<\/span>
<\/span>Will Pomerantz, Executive Consultant, Aerospace, Space Workforce 2030<\/span><\/p>\n