Khan

Zara Khan is Director of Business Development at Planet, focusing on identifying commercial opportunities and leading strategic partnerships to support Planet’s agriculture portfolio. She brings more than a decade of experience working across both public and private sectors, including the International Finance Corporation (IFC), McKinsey, TechnoServe, and Lehman Brothers. Zara received an MBA from Berkeley-Haas School of Business and a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.

Maaref

Experienced Marine with a demonstrated history of working in the Defense & Space industry. Skilled in Radio Frequency (RF), Systems Engineering, Satellite, Microwave, and Project Management. Strong military and protective services professional with a PhD focused in Electronics from Nice University Sophia Antipolis.

Diani

Fiammetta Diani is currently Head of Market Development at the European GNSS Agency (GSA). She has been working at the GSA since 2009 being responsible for transport and governmental segments. Before joining the GSA, she worked in the private sector for more than a decade, both in aerospace and information technology industry, with focus on market and business development of products, applications and services based on space technologies (GNSS, Earth Observation and Satellite Communications).

Parikh

Chirag Parikh leads Microsoft’s efforts to connect the Microsoft Azure cloud with the space sector. His work focuses on using the power of Azure's global cloud capabilities to enable the space industry and applying the advantages of space to further enable Microsoft cloud users. Chirag's focus spans across defense, intelligence, civil, and commercial providers and users of space capabilities, incorporating a multinational partner community.

Schwartz

Michael C. Schwartz is Telesat’s Senior Vice President, Corporate and Business Development.  He plays a key role in advancing Telesat’s strategic objectives by leveraging the company’s orbital assets, forming alliances and pursuing business development and M&A opportunities. He rejoined Telesat in the fall of 2015 after three years at Sprint Corp. where he served as their Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development. 

Hartman

Ryan M. Hartman is the President and CEO of World View, a provider of earth observation and remote sensing products from the stratosphere. Ryan comes to World View after having served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Insitu, a pioneer in the design, development and manufacturing of high-performance, low-cost unmanned aircraft systems. Ryan was previously the Senior Vice President, Insitu programs, and before that, the Senior Vice President of Business Development, responsible for the company's sales, marketing and product development efforts.

Rostand

Antoine Rostand has a proven track record in creating and running global businesses in the energy sector. He started his career as an oilfield engineer at Schlumberger and has more than 25 years of experience in dealing with some of the biggest issues facing oil and gas companies globally. In his role as a senior consultant he has advised many of the world’s largest oil companies.

Nakamura

Mr. Yuya Nakamura completed a doctoral degree at the University of Tokyo. As a student, he was involved in the development of nano-satellites such as XI-IV, XI-V, and PRISM. After being graduated, he worked as a project researcher at the university. 

In 2008, Mr. Nakamura established Axelspace Corporation, and has been the CEO of the company since that time. Since 2015 he has been serving as a member of the Committee on National Space Policy.

 

Pandolfi

Co-founder of Leaf Space, where he currently holds the position of technical director (CTO) and business development. In particular, he managed the definition of the architecture of the Ground Segment as-Service solutions Leaf Line and Leaf Key services and he headed the network operations for the support of various satellite and cubesat missions managed both by space agencies (ESA, ISRO, DLR) and by several international trading companies.

Peyrucain

A digital transformation leader within the Airbus Digital Transformation Office, Eric is responsible for driving our digitalisation and aircraft connectivity efforts. Today, he specializes in developing innovation-driven connected digital solutions for Airbus aircraft. 
 

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