How many trade shows, conferences, and exhibitions do we attend each year? And how many of these events do we leave behind and, a couple of weeks later, all we can recall are our sore feet and the number of corn pads used to protect blossoming blisters? SATCON cannot guarantee you won’t still succumb to blisters — after all, there are hundreds of exhibitions to visit, and that does require a few thousands footfalls to “meet and greet” successfully. Yet there is sooooo much available to attendees… and the conference speaker list is a “who’s who” of the satcom industry. You will find yourself immersed in solid, usable information and, yes, you can also sit down! This impressive list of subject-matter experts is a veritable Smörgåsbord of industry talent…
- Robert Bell, Executive Director, Society of Satellite Professionals and World Teleport Association
- Bob Beyer, Chief Engineer, Merrill Lynch
- Simon Bull, Senior Consultant, COMSYS
- Colonel Michael J. Carey, Deputy Director, Global Operations (DJ3), Global Operations Directorate and Director, Operationalizing the Triad (OTT)
- John Celli, President, Space Systems/Loral
- Paul Chernek, TCM – Satellite and Network Enablers
- Arnie Christenson, Operations Manager, Satellites and Transmissions, CNN
- Mike Cook, Senior Vice President, Hughes Network Systems
- Patricia Cooper, President, SIA
- Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, Director, SATCOM, Teleport and Services, Program Executive Office, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
- Mark Cronin, Business Development Director, Arqiva
- Hoyt Davidson, Managing Partner, Near Earth, LLC
- Matt DeLoca, VP of Sales, The Feedroom
- Chris Ehrendbard, Director, Broadcast Distribution, CBS
- Tim Farrar, President, Telecom Media and Finance Associates, Inc.
- David K. Gay, Chief, Strategic Communications Management Division, Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems Directorate, USSTRATCOM
- John Guidon, CEO, Row 44
- David Hartshorn, Secretary General, Global VSAT Forum
- Susan Irwin, President, Irwin Communications (also KEYNOTE speaker)
- Pradman P. Kaul, President and CEO, Hughes (also KEYNOTE speaker)
- Mark Lalley, CIO US Fuels, BP America
- David Lamb, VP, Learning & Media Services, Rollins/Orkin
- Alan Langford, Network Manager, Internal Communications, JCPenney
- Burt H. Liebowitz, Principal Network Engineer, MITRE Corporation
- Capt. Kelly A. McConnell, USMC, Space Plans Action Officer, HQMC, PP&O, PLI
- John McCoskey, Chief Technology Officer, PBS
- David McGlade, CEO, Intelsat (also KEYNOTE speaker)
- Tracy Mehr, Managing Director, Investment Banking, Credit Suisse
- Andre Mendes, Chief Technology Integraton Officer, Special Olympics
- Ray Milius, Senior Vice President, Programming Operations, Starz Entertainment
- Susan Miller, Senior Vice President of Satellite Services, MSV
- Shaum Mittal, Chief, Lead System Engineering Office, Prgrm Exec Office- Satellite, Transport & Services (PEO-STS) Directorate DISA
- Clayton Mowry, President, ArianeSpace, Inc.
- Michael W. W. Moyles, Maj, USAF, Chief, Force Enhancement Branch, The Space Superiority Panel
- Mel Olinsky, Director of Bureau Operations, CBS News
- Dean Olmstead, President, EchoStar Satellite Services (also KEYNOTE speaker)
- John Ordway, Partner, Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe, LLP
- Randy Palubiak, President, Enliten Management Group
- Dan Pryor, Vice President of Corporate Communications and Retail Technology, Safeway, Inc.
- Colonel Patrick H. Rayermann, Director, Communications Functional Integration Office, National Security Space Office (NSSO)
- Ron Samuel, COO, Eutelsat
- Kay Sears, President, Intelsat General
- Orlando Skelton, Vice President Enterprise Services, SES Americom
- Dr. Arunus Slekys, Vice President, Corporate Marketing and General Manager Russia & NIS Business, Hughes Network Systems
- Dom Stasi, Chief Technology Officer, TVN Entertainment
- Brent Stranathan, Vice President, Broadcast Distribution, CBS
- Andrew Sukawaty, Chairman & CEO, Inmarsat (also KEYNOTE speaker)
- Kai Tang, Commercial SATCOM Lead, Navy Communications Program Office
- Dick Tauber, VP Transmission Systems and New Technology, CNN News Group
- Jeff Trauberman, VP, Business Development, Network & Space Systems, The Boeing Company
- Dianne VanBeber, VP Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, Intelsat
- Thomas Watts, Managing Director, Equity Research, Telecom, Cable, Satellite and IP Services, Cowen and Company, LLC
- Philip Westfall Ph.D., Director, Air Technology Network, Air Force Institute for Advanced Distributed Learning
- Col. Richard W. White Jr., USAF, Director, Development Planning, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command
- Rich Wolf, Senior Vice President, Telecommunications & Distribution, ABC Broadcast Operations & Engineering
- Gwen Wood, VP Distribution Services and Operations, PBS
- Abbas Yazdani, President and CEO, Artel, Inc.
- Robert Zitter, Executive Vice President, Technology Operations & Chief Technology Officer, HBO
With all of the significant challenges facing the satellite industry, having the time to avail yourself of the expertise of any of these speakers can only have a positive effect on your mission planning. Even though you would probably relish the thought of listening to all of the speakers, SATCON has most thoughtfully created various expertise tracks, making it easy for you to determine where to spend your time most effectively. The tracks include:
- SATCON: Media & Entertainment
- SATCON: Government & Military
- SATCON: Enterprise
- SATCON: Satellite Industry
- IP: Government & Military
- IP: Enterprise
- Sponsored Forum
