2026 Conference

2026 Keystone Space Conference | October 27 | Omni William Penn Hotel

This year’s conference brings the national space community to the Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia region. Featuring prominent speakers from across the country, the event creates bridges of connectivity that link our region to the broader U.S. space ecosystem. Attendees will explore large-scale opportunities in industry development, research and development, advocacy, and workforce innovation while shaping the Tri-State’s role on the national and global stage.

We are pleased to share a preliminary agenda that covers a wide variety of topics and offers ample time to network. Check out what we have in store!

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Omni William Penn Hotel \| Grand Ballroom	Breakfast & Registration
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Omni William Penn Hotel \| Urban Room	Exhibit Hall Interested in becoming an Exhibitor? Check out our sponsorship and exhibition opportunities here.
8:00 AM – 4:15 PM Omni William Penn Hotel \| Grand Ballroom	General Session
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Omni William Penn Hotel \| Grand Ballroom	Opening Remarks & Tri-State Space Supply Chain Map Unveiling Justine Kasznica, Founder, Board Chair, Keystone Space Collaborative
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Omni William Penn Hotel \| Grand Ballroom	Keynote Speaker (invited) U.S Senator Shelley Moore Capito Jared Isaacman, Administrator, NASA
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Omni William Penn Hotel \| Grand Ballroom	Panel Discussion: U.S. Space Priorities and Regional Opportunities (invited) Wes Deadrick, Director, NASA’s Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Program (invited) Dawn Schaible, Center Director, NASA Glenn Research Center (invited) Dr. James (Jimmy) Kenyon, Associate Administrator, NASA’s Research and Technology Mission Directorate (invited) Brig. Gen. Douglas (Beaker) Wickert, Commander, Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Omni William Penn Hotel \| Urban Room	Networking Break
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Omni William Penn Hotel \| Grand Ballroom	Keynote Speaker (invited) Dylan Taylor, Chairman and CEO, Voyager Technologies Inc
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Omni William Penn Hotel \| Grand Ballroom	Panel Discussion: Regional Capabilities and the Future of Space Infrastructure (invited) Ryan Blinn, Director, Space & Energy Systems, Westinghouse Electric Company (invited) Jon Zuo, President and Chief Technical Officer, Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc (invited) John Thornton, Executive Vice President, Voyager Technologies (invited) Brian Barritt, CEO, Aalyria
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Omni William Penn Hotel \| Grand Ballroom	Lunch
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM Omni William Penn Hotel \| Grand Ballroom	Panel Discussion: Advancing the Tri-State Space Economy (moderator) Justine Kasznica, Founder, Board Chair, Keystone Space Collaborative (invited) Luke Bernstein, President and CEO, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry (invited) Steve Stivers, President and CEO, Ohio Chamber of Commerce (invited) Steve Roberts, President, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Omni William Penn Hotel \| Grand Ballroom	Panel Discussion: Translating Space Innovation into Commercial Opportunity (invited) Dr. Robert Cunningham, Vice Chancellor for Research Infrastructure, University of Pittsburgh (invited) Dr. Kate Rubins, Director, Trivedi Institute for Space and Global Biomedicine at the University of Pittsburgh (invited) John Baum, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer, Voyager Technologies (invited) Theresa Meyer, Vice President for Research, Carnegie Mellon University (invited) Dr. Jason Gross, Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Omni William Penn Hotel \| Urban Room	Networking Break
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Omni William Penn Hotel \| Grand Ballroom	Keynote Speaker
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Omni William Penn Hotel \| Grand Ballroom	Panel Discussion: From Regional Strategy to Federal Action JT Jezierski, Chief of Staff, Office of U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (WV) (invited) Kevin Miller, Commercial Development Officer, Office of U.S. Senator Dave McCormick (PA)
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM Omni William Penn Hotel \| Grand Ballroom	Closing Remarks
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM Omni William Penn Hotel \| Urban Room	Networking Reception

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