Beyond Earth Symposium

The Beyond Earth Symposium is the inaugural annual forum hosted by the Beyond Earth Institute. The Symposium will examine U.S. and international near-term policies that will best enable economically vibrant communities beyond Earth. Senior policy professionals from industry, academia and government will gather together and lean into the critical policy and legal issues that will help shape the future of human presence in space.

Human expansion into space, leading eventually to large space-based communities, is rapidly becoming a reality and requires the focused engagement of space policy and legal professionals. The Beyond Earth Institute argues that good policy must lead, not follow, the development of human spaceflight and habitation.

With plenty of opportunities for networking, the Symposium will be a place where lasting connections can be formed around a shared sense of purpose and vision.

AGENDA AT-A-GLANCE (subject to change)

October 12, 2022

6:00 – 8:00 PM        Welcome Reception & Stargazing
                                  Fireside chat with Naren Shankar, Exec Producer/Showrunner, The Expanse (will appear via ZOOM)                                  

October 13, 2022

7:30 – 9:00 AM        Registration and Light Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:20 AM        Welcoming remarks
                                  Dr. Simon Peter “Pete” Worden (Brig. Gen., USAF, Ret.)
9:20 – 9:40 AM        Keynote: Kathy Lueders, Associate Administrator for Space Operations, NASA 
9:40 – 10:40 AM      Policy Challenges of Commercial Space Stations
10:40 – 11:00 AM    Keynote: Ezinne Uzo-Okoro, Assistant Director for Space Policy, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
11:00 – 11:30 AM    Break
11:30 – 12:30 PM    Achieving Safety and Reliability in Human Spaceflight
12:30 – 1:30 PM      Lunch
1:30 – 1:50 PM        Keynote: Johann-Dietrich Wörner, President. German Academy Of The Engineering Sciences
1:50 – 2:50 PM        Toward a Cislunar Ecosystem with Human Presence
2:50 – 30:00 PM      Kenneth Hodgkins, Co-Chair, Off-World-Approach, Hague Institute for Global Justice
3:00 – 3:20 PM        Break
3:20 – 3:40 PM        Keynote: Bhavya Lal, Associate Administrator for Technology, Policy, and Strategy, NASA
3:40 – 3:50 PM        Special Message: Tory Bruno, CEO, United Launch Alliance (pre-recorded)
3:50 – 4:50 PM        Advance Financing Models for Large Scale Space Infrastructure and Habitation
4:50 – 5:00 PM        Closing remarks

REGISTRATION OPTIONS

In-Person Registration  $345 SOLD OUT
   Includes Welcome Reception, lunch, and breaks -- seating is limited

Virtual Zoom Registration $49 ($20 for Students)

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