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2023 Agenda

Monday, Nov. 13

8 am REGISTRATION OPENS

8 am – 9 am BREAKFAST 

9 am OPENING REMARKS 

9:15 am – 10:15 am SESSION ONE: PANEL — Emerging Trends in Connectivity Satellite Development & Deployment

  • Regulatory impact on current and upcoming LEO constellations
  • Recovery from supply chain issues
  • Importance of developing hybrid solutions

PANELISTS:

10:15 am – 10:45 am SESSION TWO: Fireside Chat

During this session, Paul Gaske, Chief Executive Officer of EchoStar, will sit down with a member of the Connectivity Business News team for a one-on-one discussion on current trends and opportunities in connectivity, such as the growing demand for multi-orbit connectivity, the value of hybrid solutions and how service providers can tailor connectivity solutions to their customers. The discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A session.

10:45 am – 11:30 am MID-MORNING BREAK

11:30 am – 12 pm SESSION THREE: PRESENTATION – How the U.S. military can bring in non-traditional vendors

  • The status of Space Systems Command’s Front Door Initiative
  • Summary of the government’s other efforts to connect with start-ups and new companies
  • Linking novel commercial services and products with warfighters

12:15 pm – 1:30 pm LUNCH and AWARDS: Connectivity Innovators of the Year

Connectivity Business News will award the year’s top innovators with Connectivity Innovators of the Year awards for achievement and success in 2023.

1:30 pm – 4 pm – CONCURRENT SESSIONS: Ground and space innovation

1:45 pm – 2:30 pm SESSION FOUR A: PANEL — Innovations in antenna development (ground)
  • Building antennas that can connect to multiple orbits
  • Creating smaller, more portable antennas
  • Enabling cellphone-to-satellite connections

PANELISTS:

1:45 pm – 2:30 pm SESSION FOUR B: PANEL — Connecting satellites on orbit (space)
  • Growing demand for optical intersatellite links
  • The need for translator satellites to connect constellations
  • Developing protocols for interoperability

PANELISTS:

2:30 pm – 3:15 pm AFTERNOON BREAK

3:15 pm – 4 pm SESSION FIVE A: PANEL — Digitizing ground systems (ground)
  • Advantages of switching to a digitized ground system
  • Challenges of bringing legacy systems into the digital age
  • Adding in cloud services

PANELISTS:

3:15 pm – 4 pm SESSION FIVE B: PANEL — The economics of satellite life-extension (space)
  • How life-extension services can keep fuel-depleted satellites online — and active
  • New competition building out a life-extension marketplace
  • Repairing and upgrading satellites/payloads on orbit: what’s working now

4 pm COCKTAIL RECEPTION

Tuesday, Nov. 14

8 am – REGISTRATION OPENS

8 am – 9 am BREAKFAST

9 am OPENING REMARKS

9:05 am – 9:35 am SESSION SIX: Keynote address

During this session, we will feature a key executive who will discuss current and future satcom needs and opportunities, with a focus on government satcom. The discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A session.

9:35 am – 10:30 am SESSION SEVEN: PANEL – M&A trends in the space sector

  • Investment is down after a flurry of activity in 2021
  • Satcom providers going vertical with new acquisitions
  • Will companies continue to combine to form multi-orbit solutions?

PANELISTS:

10:30 am – 11 am MID-MORNING BREAK

11 am – 12 pm SESSION EIGHT: Concurrent roundtable discussions

Topics of discussion

  • The value of hybrid networks to satellite operators
  • How to extend your network through partnerships
  • Bringing the right connectivity solution to each customer

12 pm CLOSING REMARKS