2023 Conference
2023 Conference Highlights
2023 Speakers

Christopher Allen
Chief Operating Officer, Nova Space Inc.

Michael Anness
Director of Fuel Innovation, Westinghouse

Brian Barritt
CTO, Aalyria

Mark Bartman
VP for Advanced Programs, Parallax Advanced Research

Priscilla Beal
Board Vice Chair, Keystone Space Collaborative

Jason Brown
Henry Buhl, Jr., Director, Carnegie Science Center, Vice President, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh

Quintin Bullock
President, Community College of Allegheny County

Vanya Buvac
Chief Business Officer, Goeppert LLC

Senator Shelley Capito
United States Senate

Mitch Carmichael
Secretary, West Virginia Department of Economic Development

Congressman Matthew Cartwright
United States Representative, Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District

Ken Costello
Engineering Services Lead, NASA

Rob Cunningham
Vice Chancellor for Research Infrastructure, University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Nicola Fox
Associate Administrator, NASA Science Mission Directorate

James Free
Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems Development, NASA

Sean Frisbee
President, Vertx Partners

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey

Dr. Howard Greene
Director K-12 Education Outreach, The Ohio State University

Matthew Grubb
Senior System Engineer, TMC Technologies

Ethan Haase
Vice President of Business Development & Capture, Voyager Space

Phil Hahn
Deputy Director, AFWERX

Dan Hendrickson
Vice President of Business Development, Astrobotic

Representative Adam Holmes
United State Representative, Ohio's 97th Congressional District

Dr. John Horack
Professor and Neil Armstrong Chair in Aerospace, The Ohio State University

Michael Johanson
Senior Vice President, Zin Technologies, Inc.

Brian E. Joseph
President/CEO, Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd.

Zoë Karabinus
Program Director, Keystone Space Collaborative

Justine Kasznica
Keystone Space Collaborative Board Chair

Dr. James Kenyon
Director, NASA Glenn Research Center

Jason Kessler
Program Executive, Small business Innovation & Small Business Technology Transfer Programs, NASA

Dr. Steven Knapp
President and CEO, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh

Andrea Laskowski
Vice President, Supply Chain Management, Blue Origin

Representative Summer Lee
United States Representative, Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District

Daniel Lockney
Technology Transfer Program Executive, NASA

Gayle Manchin
Federal Co-Chair, Appalachian Regional Commission

Senator Joe Manchin
United States Senate

Theresa Mayer
Vice President for Research, Carnegie Mellon University

Pam Melroy
Deputy Administrator of NASA

Clive Neal
Professor, University of Notre Dame

Mike Provenzano
Director of Lunar Surface Systems, Astrobotic

James Reuter
Associate Administrator, NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate

Cathleen Richards
Interim Executive Director, Moonshot Museum

Michael Roberts
Chief Scientific Officer, International Space Station National Laboratory

Scott Rotruck
Vice President of External Relations, Vertx Partners

Dr. Tara Ruttley
Chief Scientist, Orbital Reef, Blue Origin

Rick Siger
Secretary, Department of Community and Economic Development

Mark Straszheim
Regional Director and Advanced Materials Lead, Cumberland Additive, Inc.

John Thornton
CEO, Astrobotic

Cheryl Turnbull
Senior Director, Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship, The Ohio State University

Steve Winn
CEO, Mirasol Capital

Jonathan Volk
Senior Manager In-Space Manufacturing & Advanced Materials, Sierra Space