Presenter Lindy Elkins-Tanton Lindy Elkins-Tanton is a planetary scientist, the Principal Investigator of the NASA Psyche mission, and Arizona State University Vice President of the Interplanetary Initiative. Her research concerns the formation and evolution of rocky planets, as well as on effective teams and future-facing educational practices. She has led four field expeditions in central… Continue reading Lindy Elkins-Tanton | The NASA Psyche Mission: An Electric Journey to a Metallic World
Presenter Samuel Jardine Samuel Jardine is an experienced geopolitics and political risk Consultant. He specialises particularly in “frontier geopolitics”- the geopolitics, governance, and security of space, the Polar regions and the seabed, which while physically different present overlapping emerging challenges and opportunities. He is the Head of Research at London Politica, a Senior Advisor at… Continue reading Samuel Jardine | The Dawn of Astropolitics? Competition, Cooperation, and Bloc-ification
Presenter Avi Loeb, Harvard University Avi Loeb is the Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard University and a bestselling author (in lists of the New York Times,Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Die Zeit, Der Spiegel, L’Express and more). He chaired the Advisory Committee for the Breakthrough Starshot Initiative (2015-2024) and served as… Continue reading Avi Loeb | The Search for Interstellar Objects of Technological Origin
Presenter Creon Levit, Planet Labs 2022 – present: Science lead of the artificial intelligence R&D team at Planet Labs. 2015 – present: Chief Technologist and Director of spacecraft R&D at Planet Labs. Satellite design, instrument design, optical design, algorithm development, signal processing, and systems engineering. 1999-2001 Director of Research at the International Space Sciences Organization.… Continue reading Creon Levit | Eclipse Wisdom
Presenter Ekaterina Seltikova Ekaterina is a physicist with a multidisciplinary background in academia, industry, and the nonprofit sector. She currently works on and leads the projects within advanced space concepts and technologies with a focus on lunar exploration. She led and participated in multiple projects within the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) starting from designing… Continue reading Ekaterina Seltikova | Lunar Exploration: Challenges for a Long-Term Sustainable Base
Presenter Alex Gilbert Alex Gilbert is an expert in the commercialization, innovation, and regulation of advanced natural resource and energy technologies. He is the Director of Space & Planetary Regulation at Zeno Power, leading nuclear safety and mission approvals for radioisotope power systems in cislunar, deep space, and oceanic applications. Previously, Alex was at the… Continue reading Alex Gilbert | Lunar Exploration and Water Mining with Nuclear Energy
