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Panels Honorary Chair Lt. Gov. Barbara O'Brien Keynote #1: Maj. Gen. Larry Stutzriem Keynote #2: Brig. Gen. Kurt S. Story Luncheon Speaker: Maj. Gen. Michael C. Kostelnik Keynote #3: Fred Mondragon Keynote #4: Douglas Comstock Keynote #5: Captain David Mackay
     

Event Speakers

Honorary Chair:
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Lieutenant Governor Barbara O’Brien Lieutenant Governor Colororado
Keynote Speakers:
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Major General Larry Stutzriem Director, Plans, Policy and Strategy, NORAD/USNORTHCOM
Major General Michael C. Kostelnik USAF (Ret.), Assistant Commissioner, Office of CBP Air & Marine, US Customs and Border Protection
Brigadier General Kurt S. Story Deputy Commander for Operations USASMDC/ARSTRAT
Mr. Fred Mondragon Chairman of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority, (NMSA)
Douglas A. Comstock Director of the Innovative Partnerships Program, NASA
Captain David MacKay Virgin Galactic Test Pilot for WhiteKnightTwo

Panel I:
Strategic Importance of High Altitude and Near Space Operations
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Maj Gen (Ret.) Mark Volcheff CHDA
LTC Dennis W. Brozek US Army Chief, SMDC
Robert Marlin HQ USAF/A2C
Dr. Tom Trout USGS
David Lawrence Systems Engineer Principal, Lockheed Martin
Maj Gen (Ret.) Mason Whitney Homeland Security Director, Office of the Governor, State of Colorado-Disaster Response
Jay M. Jacobsmeyer P.E., Pericle Communicati ons Company

Panel II:
Near Space Technology Discussions
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Dr. Tom Bowles Science Advisor to NM Governor Bill Richardson
Michael M. Lee SMDC
Dr. Steve Suddarth CEO, COSMIAC
Dr. Dave Finkleman Sky Sentry
D. Larry Clark Lockheed Martin
Dr. Stavros Androulakakis Lockheed Martin
Charles R. Farrar Los Alamos National Laboratory

Panel III:
The Road Ahead
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Ron “Oly” Oholendt President, Global Near Space Systems
Captain David MacKay Virgin Galactic
David Carrithers Deputy Director, US Army Space and Missile Defense Battle Lab
Fred Mondragón Chair, NM Spaceport Authority
CAPT William A. Cain, USN (Ret.) Colorado Technical University
Dr. Ed Tomme CTO at CyberSpace Operations Consulting
Ed Herlik Managing Partner, Market Intel Group