AGENDA
9th Annual GSA Spaceport Summit
Building the Spaceport Ecosystem
January 29, 2024 in Orlando – REGISTER
8:30 AM – Check-in and Registration
Continental Breakfast Sponsored by Merrick & Co.
9:00 AM – GSA Accomplishments in 2023
James Causey, Executive Director, GSA
RS&H News
Andrew Nelson, Vice President, RS&H
9:15 AM – Keynote Presentation
Jim Bridenstine, OSIDA and former NASA Administrator
9:45 AM – Chairman Report: Latest News Impacting the Spaceport Ecosystem
Dr. George Nield, Chair, Global Spaceport Alliance
10:15 AM – FAA’s Office of Space Transportation: A Year of Opportunity
Pam Underwood, Director, Office of Spaceports, Office of Commercial Space Transportation, FAA
10.45 AM – Break Sponsored by RS&H
11:15 AM – U.S. Space Force: Progress Report
Colonel Shannon DaSilva, Deputy Director of Operations, Space Systems Command, USSF
11:45 AM – Panel discussions: Spaceport Value to National Security
Dr. George Nield, Chair, Global Spaceport Alliance – Moderator
Lt. General (Ret.) David J. Buck, President, BRPH Mission Solutions
Pam Underwood, Director, Office of Spaceports, Office of Commercial Space Transportation, FAA
Colonel Shannon DaSilva, Deputy Director of Operations, Space Systems Command, USSF
12:30 PM – Lunch Sponsored by BRPH
1:15 PM – Expanding Puerto Rico’s Transportation System to Include Space Travel
Joel A. Pizá-Batiz, Executive Director, Puerto Rico Ports Authority
1:30 PM – Member Reports
3:00 PM – Break Sponsored by RS&H
3.30 PM – International Space University
Ken Davidian, Vice President, North American Operations, International Space University
4:00 PM – The Hague Institute
Ken Hodgkins, Co-Chair Off-World Approach, The Hague Institute for Global Justice
4:15 PM – Point-to-Point Horizon Panel Discussion
Dr. George Nield, Chair, Global Spaceport Alliance – Moderator
Oscar Garcia, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, InterFlight Global Corporation
Ken Hodgkins, Co-Chair Off-World Approach, The Hague Institute for Global Justice
4.45 PM – Workforce Development Program with Spaceport America Cup
Steven Wolfe, Deputy Executive Director, Global Spaceport Alliance
5:00 PM – Full Group Discussion
5:45 PM – Group Photograph
6:00 PM – Adjourn
