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2026 Agenda
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24
6:00 PM
Opening Night Party — Presented by Eagle Law & Leonid Capital Partners
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25
8:00 AM
Breakfast & Registration — Presented by Hogan Lovells
9:00 AM
Opening Remarks
Justin Hectus (Space Beach Law Lab) & Drea Bernardi (Space Beach Law Lab)
9:20 AM
Keynote
Elio Morillo (Engineer & Author)
10:05 AM
Orbital Emissions: Atmospheric (and Terrestrial) Impacts of Spaceflight
Moderated by Dr. Lindsay DeMarchi (The Aerospace Corporation)
Charlton Heddon (U.S. Space Force), Jon Welner (Crowell)
10:50 AM
Treaties, Tactics, & Lawfare: U.S.-China Competition for Space
Michelle Hanlon (For All Moonkind)
11:20 AM
Messages From The Audience (Networking Experience)
Drea Bernardi (Space Beach Law Lab) & David Panzer (Fluet)
11:55 AM
Networking Lunch & Exhibit Time
12:55 PM​
Microgravity Biotech: Off-Earth Innovations
Moderated by John Wehrli (Partner, GT)
Anjali Gupta (Anta), Arun Sharma (Center for Space Medicine at Cedars-Sinai)
1:40 PM
Keynote
Arthur Grijalva (SpaceWerx)
2:10 PM
20-Minute Break
2:30 PM
Who Governs the High Ground? The Friction Between International Law and Commercial Space
Moderated by M.C. Sungalia (Complex Appellate Litigation Group)
Mehak Sarang (The Open Lunar Society), Jillian Quigly (Wiley)
3:15 PM
Fireside Chat
Michael Minero (Greenberg Traurig) & Krystle Caponio (Astroforge)
3:45 PM
The Industrial Pivot: Mastering Compliance and FCA Risk in the Age of "Space Superiority" Mandates
Moderated by David Goodwin (VAST)
Kendra Perkins Norwood (Fluet), Per Midboe (Crowell), Michael Beckwith (Dickinson Wright), Marta Thompson (Akin)
4:30 PM
MCLE Session: IP Law in the Space Sector: Navigating the Shift from Commercial Asset to National Security Priority
Moderated by Melissa E. Patterson (Dickinson Wright)
Jenny Kim (Virgin Galactic), Bridget Smith (Relativity Space), Darren Franklin (JPL)
5:15 PM
MCLE Session: Export Controls Deep Dive: Lessons from 2025’s Enforcement Wave
Moderated by Gregory S. Dunlap (Akin)
Lydia Etters (Ducommun), Melissa Mannino (Baker)
6:00 PM
Adjourn
6:00 PM
Space Law Jam Band Happy Hour — Presented by The Portia Project Podcast
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26
8:00 AM
Breakfast & Registration
9:00 AM
MCLE Session: Ethics at Escape Velocity
Moderated by Todd Canni (Baker Law)
Stephen Ruscus (Baker Law)
10:10 AM
De-Risking the High Ground: Investor Perspectives on Space Regulatory Strategy
Moderated by Laura Lariu (Orrick)
Asher Kraut (Generational Partners), Jeanine McGuinness (Orrick)
10:55 AM
Building a Resilient Cosmos: Legal Incentives for Infrastructure and Insurance
Chris Kunstadter (Triton Space Technologies)
11:40 AM
Messages from the Audience: Networking Experience
Drea Bernardi (Space Beach Law Lab)
12:15 PM
Lunch
1:15 PM
Space Jams: Managing Orbital Issues with Law, Policy & Software
Moderated by George John (Hogan Lovells)
Josef Koller (Amazon LEO)
2:00 PM
Keynote
Jae Um (Lumio)
2:45 PM
Navigating the Business Realities of Space Ventures: From Capital Formation to International Transaction Challenges
Moderated by Eric Kronman (Fluet)
3:15 PM
20-minute Break
3:35 PM
Space Security & Gray Zone Conflict: The Law of Covert Acts
Moderated by Drew Busbee (DTI)
Col. Will Koch, PhD (United States Military Academy West Point)
4:20 PM
Sleepless in Orbit: What's Keeping Space GC's Up at Night
Moderated by Randy Segal (Hogan Lovells)
Arjun Kampani (Rocketlab), Erin Weber (In-Q-Tel), Allison Crutchfield (Stoke Space), Lauren Whalen (Astranis)
5:05 PM
Closing Remarks: Feedback in Real Time
Justin Hectus (Space Beach Law Lab) & Drea Bernardi (Space Beach Law Lab)
5:30 PM
End of Conference
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