2023 Annual GSA Spaceport Summit
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8th Annual GSA Spaceport Summit
Orlando, FL
February 20, 2023
2023 Schedule
8:00 AM: Check-in and Registration
Continental Breakfast Sponsored by Merrick & Co.
8:30 AM: GSA Accomplishments in 2022
James Causey, Executive Director, Global Spaceport Alliance
Andrew Nelson, Vice President of Aerospace, RS&H
8:45 AM: Chairman Reports: Latest News Impacting the Spaceport Ecosystem
Dr. George Nield, Chair, Global Spaceport Alliance
9:15 AM: FAA’s Office of Space Transportation: A Year of Opportunity
Kelvin Coleman, Associate Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration
9:45 AM: US Space Force: Progress Report
Col. James T. Horne, III, Deputy Director, Launch and Range Operations, Space Systems Command, Patrick Space Force Base
10:15 AM: GSA Initiative 1: A Global Rapid Response and Readiness Network Commercial and Military Space Activities
Dr. George Nield, Chair, Chair, Global Spaceport Alliance
Col. James T. Horne, III, Deputy Director, Launch and Range Operations, Space Systems Command, Patrick Space Force Base
Lt. General (Ret.) David J. Buck, President, BRPH Mission Solutions (Invited)
11:00 AM: Break Sponsored by RS&H
11:20 AM: GSA Initiative 2: Building the Future Global Workforce For Aerospace
Alice Carruth, Public Information Officer, Spaceport America
11:45 AM: Member Reports: Lessons Learned & Operational Updates
12:30 PM: Lunch Sponsored by BRPH
1:15 PM: Member Reports: Lessons Learned & Operational Updates
2:00 PM: Working Group Reports:
Point to Point: Oscar Garcia, Founder & CEO, InterFlight Global Corp.
Academic Partnerships: Alice Carruth, Public Information Officer, Spaceport America
Policy: Matt Anderson, Senior Advisor of Government Affairs, Air Liquide
Infrastructure Funding: Victoria Mechtly, Business Development Aerospace & Federal, RS&H
2:45 PM: Break Sponsored by RS&H
3:15 PM: Innovative Cluster Development in the U.K.
Paul Cremin, Commercial Spaceflight Regulation & Policy Lead, U.K. Dept. for Transportation
Melissa Thorpe, Head of Spaceport Cornwall, Spaceport Cornwall
Roy Kirk, Project Director, Highland and Islands Enterprise
3:45 PM:
Resources Spaceports Need to Know About
Dr. George Nield, Chairman, Global Spaceport Alliance (Moderator)
Nate Whigham, President, EN Capital
A Possible Federal Tax Credit Option for Commercial Space Infrsatructure
Patricia Hynes, Director, New Mexico FAA Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation
An Essential Resource: Spaceports Online Reference Guide
Craig J. Smith, Executive Director, Oklahoma Air and Spaceport
Get to Know Your Federal and Local Officials
4:30 PM: Offshore Launch Options
Tom Marotta, CEO & Founder, The Spaceport Company
4:45 PM: Marketing Your Spaceport
Izzy House, Facilitator, Author, Spaceport Marketing
5:15 PM: Group Discussion on Next Steps for 2023
5:45 PM: Group Photograph
6:00 PM: Adjourn
Past GSA Spaceport Summits
The 7th Annual Global Spaceport Alliance Membership Caucus
January 10, 2022 | Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, FL
Download Final 2022 GSA Caucus Report
The Global Spaceport Alliance’s Annual Membership Caucus is a unique forum among peers of spaceport facility executive managers from around the world. The Summit is a facilitated dialogue on the future commercial potential that a global network of spaceports will help to stimulate.
Participants identify common challenges and brainstorm what initiatives, activities, and actions can be taken in the next few years to lay the foundation for enabling commerce to flourish across the international network of spaceports.
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November 10 – 12, 2020 | Virtual Summit
The Global Spaceport Alliance’s Annual Commercial Spaceport Summit is a unique forum among peers of spaceport facility executive managers from around the world. The Summit is a facilitated dialogue on the future commercial potential that a global network of spaceports will help to stimulate. Participants identify common challenges and brainstorm what initiatives, activities, and actions can be taken in the next few years to lay the foundation for enabling commerce to flourish across the international network of spaceports.
In consideration of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 GSA Summit was held virtually in three 2-hour sessions November 10-12. The entire event was recorded and available for viewing to any GSA member not able to attend the meetings.
The GSA Summit is a members-only event. Please click here to find out about how to join the GSA.
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Former Head of Mojave Spaceport