
AIR & SPACE CAUCUS TRACK
7:30am – 8:00am | Check-in and Networking
8:00am – 8:30am | Welcoming Remarks
Emcee: Marcel Johnson, Port San Antonio
Speaker: Siva Vanapali, NemaLife
8:30am – 9:15am | Regional UAS/AAM Test Sites
Speakers:
- Kara Hill, Director of Strategic Projects, Port San Antonio
- Scott Snyder, VP Research & Economic Development, University of North Dakota
- Dave Martin, Project Manager, Center for Advances Aviation Technologies; Autonomy Research Institute, TAMU – Corpus Christi
- Phil Sizer, Texas Tech
- Moderator: Michelle Duquette, Founder, 3 MAD Air
9:15am – 9:30am | Break
9:30am – 10:15am | Central Texas – A Hub for Aerospace and Defense Innovation
Speakers:
- Bart Bohn, Starburst, Head of US Accelerator
- Lukas Oberhofer, Starburst USA Managing Director
- Moderator: Harold Strong, Starburst, Senior Advisor
10:15am – 11:00am | Space Consortium
- Moderator: Blake Sabo, Perkins and Will
11:00am – 11:15am | Break
11:15am – 11:45am | MEDCO – A Solutions Provider for Support Local, State and National Security Objectives
Speaker:
- Thomas Sadowski, Executive Director, Maryland Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO)
11:45am – 12:15pm | Space Quantum
- Moderator: Brian Darmody, Chief Strategy Officer, AURP
12:15pm – 12:30pm | Wrap-Up