Guiding the Future of Space Settlement
The Space Settlement Summit is powered by a distinguished leadership team composed of space industry veterans, policy experts, academic pioneers, and exploration advocates. These individuals represent decades of experience at the forefront of aerospace innovation, NASA mission strategy, commercial launch systems, and global space policy.
This Year’s Summit Leadership
Aggie Kobrin
Event Manager, CEC Global Events
Aggie Kobrin is founder and director of CEC Global Events and CEC Global LLC, event and media management companies that have produced excellent results for global clients. With 15 years in the event management industry, CEC Global has demonstrated expertise in areas ranging from conferences, corporate events, nonprofit and association events locally and globally for … Read More
Doug Owens
Founder, Space Outcomes, LLC
Doug Owens is the founder and managing partner of Space Outcomes, LLC, a consultancy that solves New Space problems. Space Outcomes offers results-oriented go-to-market plans, proposal writing, new business pipeline development, and customer journey mapping support. His work has included helping customers reach high deal closure rates and revamping sales processes for success as well … Read More
Travis Wicks
Chief Executive Officer, Pegasus Online
Travis Wicks is the Chief Executive Officer of Pegasus Online, where he leads strategic initiatives in digital marketing, AI integration, and online communications to support business growth. With a multidisciplinary background in programming, app development, and design, Mr. Wicks has contributed to multimillion-dollar campaigns with global reach across both the private and nonprofit sectors. As an … Read More
Dr. Greg Autry
Space Czar, University of Central Florida. Visiting Professor, Imperial College London
Dr. Greg Autry is Space Czar and Associate Provost at the University of Central Florida and a Visiting Professor at Imperial College London. Dr. Autry previously directed the space leadership program at ASU’s Thunderbird School of Global Management. He also taught technology entrepreneurship at the University of Southern California, strategy, macroeconomics at the University of … Read More
Robert Katz
Space Systems Architect, (Founder) World Innovation Network, Firefighter-Paramedic & U.N. Space Diplomat
Robert S. Katz is a pioneering space strategist and systems architect whose career is defined by service at the nexus of national security, technological innovation, and community protection. From calibrating the Hubble Space Telescope as a college freshman and pioneering AI for the Mars Rover as a Ph.D. Candidate, to spearheading the design of the … Read More
Dale Amon
Multidisciplinary Futurist Bridging AI, Advocacy & Aerospace
Dale Amon is a NewSpace pioneer, engineer, entrepreneur, and long-time space advocate whose career bridges academia, aerospace startups, and AI-assisted archival innovation. National Space Society: Board member and L5 Society veteran. Dale founded the Pittsburgh L5 chapter in 1982; helped lead Spacepac chapters (1984–87); chaired both regional and ISDC conferences (ISDC ’87, and the NSS Conference Coordinating … Read More
Dr. Pascal Lee
Co-founder and Chairman, Mars Institute
Dr. Pascal Lee is a planetary scientist with the SETI Institute, the Mars Institute, and NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. He is also professor of planetary sciences at Kepler Space University, and chief scientist for Ceres Robotics, a NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) industry provider. He also serves as the National … Read More
Rod Pyle
Editor-in-Chief, Ad Astra Magazine | Co-Host, This Week in Space | Author, Journalist, Filmmaker
Rod Pyle is an author, journalist, television producer, and Editor-in-Chief of Ad Astra magazine. He has written 17 books on space history, exploration and development, including “Space 2.0,” “Innovation the NASA Way,” and “Destination Mars,” and writes for space-related periodicals including Popular Science, Space.com, LiveScience and “Sky at Night.” Pyle co-authored the “Apollo Leadership Experience” … Read More
Nicole D’Or
Information Systems Consultant, CEC Global Events
Nicole D’Or is a science communicator and museum professional specializing in public science education, event leadership, and innovative approaches to space outreach. She is completing her Master of Museum Studies at the University of Toronto, with a focus on public science education, and has also completed professional training in creative science communication and public engagement … Read More
Luisa Fernanda Zambrano Marin
Researcher, Public Engagement, Florida Space Institute, University of Central Florida
Luisa Fernanda is a space scientist, educator, and communicator specializing in planetary defense, radar observations of near-Earth asteroids, and science outreach. Born in Colombia and raised in Puerto Rico, she holds a Ph.D. in Physics and Space Sciences from the University of Granada and a Master’s in Space Studies from the International Space University. She … Read More
Zaheer Ali
Space Paladin, Director of the Space MBA Program, University of Central Florida
Zaheer Ali is a physicist, technologist, and educator working at the intersection of AI, quantum, and space systems. He is Space Paladin, Director of the Space MBA program at the University of Central Florida. In addition, he is a partner at Space Outcomes LLC, NewSpace Finance, and co-founder of Positon Inc., he has held leadership … Read More