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Considered one of the best evangelists in the space field Rick is listed as one of the top 100 influential people in the space field.As a result of his world-changing work, in 2015 he won the World Technology Award along with Craig Venter of the Human Genome project. He consults with NASA and Space Force, founded the SpaceFund venture capital company, and his non-profit organization, the EarthLight Foundation, is creating an inclusive movement to use space to protect the Earth and expand life into the cosmos.

David Hawkins, who is a founder of Smokey Hawk Solitons and co-inventor of an electromagnetic soliton generator, talks about orbit correction propulsion systems for CubeSats.

David is a founder of Smokey Hawk Solitons and co-inventor of an electromagnetic soliton generator that is being developed for interplanetary transportation and sustainable propulsion in the Space environment. The electromagnetic soliton generator may change the conversation of Space exploration relating to speed, sustainability, and reliability of the propulsion system. David has a background in electrical engineering and aviation. He develops the technology with his brother and CTO Hunt Hawkins. David has an MBA from the University of Tennessee and an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering. He also has professional experience in patents in a wide range of other electrical technologies.

Pavel Habarta, who is a co-founder and a minority shareholder at STRATOSYST, talks about high altitude pseudo satellite advantages over LEO satellites.

Pavel Habarta, who is a co-founder and a minority shareholder at STRATOSYST, talks about achieving zero CO2 emissions with high-altitude pseudo-satellite.

Pavel is a co-founder and a minority shareholder at STRATOSYST s.r.o. Pavel is a CFO responsible for finance and funding. He manages finance and accounting team, identifies and pitches to investors. Also, he is responsible for company general affairs. He is a member of major internal R&D projects for both civil and defense markets, takes care of intellectual property rights protection, supervises quality control and products certification. Before Pavel joined STRATOSYST, he had been ESA Technology Broker at TC CAS, he had been a General Director at Prague Congress Centre, a Director of the Innovation center CKD, General Affairs Manager of Japanese solder paste production plant at HARIMA Chemicals and a Head of AfterCare Dept. at Investment promotion Agency CzechInvest.

John Lusk, who is a Senior Vice President and COO of Spire Maritime talks about how Spire helps to solve the global supply chain crisis.

John Lusk, who is a Senior Vice President and COO of Spire Maritime talks about harnessing space to solve the global supply chain crisis.

John is Senior Vice President and COO of Spire Maritime. He has been with the company since 2018 and previously led the Global Data Services group, which includes Maritime, Aviation and Weather. John has more than 25 years of experience driving go-to-market strategy and delivering unparalleled customer experiences in B2B and B2C industries ripe for disruption. Prior to Spire, John was Principal at The Lusk Group, LLC, a strategic consulting and advisory firm that he founded, and also served as the Entrepreneur-In-Residence at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a non-profit focused on entrepreneurship and education.

Jamie who is the CEO of Climate Engine, a Google Cloud partner company focused on using satellite data to build economic resilience to planetary change talks about preparing the agriculture industry from climate change threats.