New Horizons Summit (NHS)

Purpose:

To expose attendees to a potential new horizon; this horizon will vary year-to-year, with this year’s being the painting of a supply chain that can create a sustainable presence on the Moon and Mars.

Aim:

The aim of the summit is to ensure that those who attend will leave with not only an awareness of said horizons being a potential reality, but with a knowledge of their position within the supply chain that would be needed to make this a reality.

Schedule:

08:30-09:00: Registrations (30 mins)

09:00-10:10: Keynote Speeches (70 mins)

• Welcome and Introduction - Tim Parsons, NSW Node Coordinator, SmartSat CRC
• Global Space Collaboration - Niklas Hedman, Acting Director, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
• NASA's Artemis Mission Overview - Jennifer Edmunson, Project Manager of the Moon to Mars Planetary Autonomous Construction Technology (MMPACT) project and Geologist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
• Australian Moon to Mars Initiative - Daniel O'Toole, Senior Advisor (Space), Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)
• Growing Space Capabilities at Home - Ben Kitcher, Executive Director, Research & Technology, New South Wales (NSW) Government

10:10-11:20: Session 1 - Transport Infrastructure (70 mins)

Moderator: Ryan Nagle, CSCO, Datum Source

• Space Launch Supply and Pads - James Gilmour, Director, Gilmour Space Technologies
• Reusable Spaceflight Launch Vehicles - Sandy Tirtey, Director, Rocket Labs
• Orbital Refuelling Strategies - James Bultitude, CTO, Orbit Fab
• Space Mobility Solutions - Rajat Kulshrestha, CEO, Space Machines Company
• Developing Space Stations - Christian Maender, Director, Axiom
• In-Space Manufacturing Processes - Troy McCann, Executive Director, Nebula
• Panel Discussion and Q&A

11:20-11:40: Morning Tea (20 mins)

11:40-12:50: Session 2 - Construction and Extraction (70 mins)

Moderator: Tom Mackellar, Managing Director, Development, Lendlease

• Innovative Space Architecture - Michael Morris, Architect/Co-Founder, SEArch+
• Space Engineering and Design - James Trevorrow, Arup Space Task Force Leader, Arup
• Lunar Prospecting Strategies - Jeremy Aubert, Brand and Media Strategist, Fleet Space Technologies
• Resource Extraction in Space - Leanne Cunnold, Director & COO, AROSE
• Power Systems in Space - Jake Thompson, Head of Innovation, Rolls-Royce
• Space Construction and Outfitting - David Goodloe, Advanced Concepts Team, Branch Technology
• Panel Discussion and Q&A

12:50-13:40: Lunch (50 mins)

13:40-15:00: Session 3 - Systems Integration (70 mins)

Moderator: Imelda Alexopoulos, Partner, PwC

• Next-Generation Advanced Manufacturing - Jordan Noone, Co-Founder, Embedded Ventures/ Relativity Space
• Space Utilities and Atmosphere Control - Van Wagner, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Lunar Outpost
• Spacecraft Life Support Systems - Matthias Seifert, Lead of ISS Columbus Program, Airbus
• Space Communications Technology - Rob Joyce, CTO (Oceania), Nokia
• Integrated Space Operations - Mark Micire, Head of Robotics, Woodside
• Space Monitoring and Integration - Alex Snelson, Azure Mission Partnerships Lead, Microsoft
• Panel Discussion and Q&A

15:00-15:20: Afternoon Tea (20 mins)

15:20-16:30: Session 4 - Sustainability/Replication (70 mins)

Moderator: Jason Carr, NSW Digital Market Lead, GHD

• Space Domain Awareness and Safety - Andreas Antoniades, Director, Saber Astronautics
• Space Healthcare and Medicine - Samuel Faigen, Associate Director, HDR
• In-Space Thriving and Adaptation - Veronica La Regina, Director, Nanoracks Europe
• Sustainable Lunar Architecture Development - Edwin Betar, Principal Systems Engineer/ Lunar Surface Architecture Team, Boeing
• Circular Economy in Space - Anne Kovachevich, Foresight and Innovation Leader, Arup
• Panel Discussion and Q&A

18:00-20:00: Networking - Deep Space Food Showcase

• Arrival and Networking
• Overview of Deep Space Food Challenge - Dane Gobel, Co-Founder, Methuselah Foundation
• Team Presentations: Radicle-X, Enigma of the Cosmos, Solar Foods
• Continued Networking

Notes:

If you have any suggestions or are interested in sponsorship opportunities feel free to email: luke.heffernan@nssa.com.au