Exploring the Top 10 Government Space Events, Conferences, and Summits
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Exploring the Top 10 Government Space Events, Conferences, and Summits

The global space industry records staggering numbers despite the relatively uncharted territory. By 2040, the industry is expected to reach $1 trillion in valuation. To further promote space exploration into unknown markets, the space community organized these top 10 government space events, conferences, and summits.

 

Summary of the Top 10 Government Space Events, Conferences, and Summits

Listed below are the top 10 government space events, conferences, and summits.

 

Upcoming government space events:

  1. 2024 Space Summit
  2. Achieving Transformative Cooperation for National Defense Forum
  3. Digital Twins Forum
  4. Fireside Chat with the DCMA

Government space events available on-demand:

  1. 2nd Annual Industrial Space Defense Summit
  2. 2nd Annual Space Intelligence Forum
  3. 8th Annual Defense Research and Development Summit

Past government space events:

  1. Space Technologies Forum
  2. 2023 Industrial Space Defense Summit
  3. Dual-Use Technology in Space Defense Forum

 

Upcoming Government Space Events, Conferences, and Summits

 

2024 Space Summit

2024 Space Summit

  • Organizer: Potomac Officers Club
  • Date: March 2024
  • Location: To be announced
  • Sponsors: Royce Geo and Amazon Web Services

Solidifying the position of the United States in the space race, the 2024 Space Summit highlights new technologies, commercial investments, and potential threats in the industry. The summit aims to assert the nation’s superiority in shaping the future of the rapidly evolving space domain by capitalizing on satellite manufacturing, ground support production, and launch systems.

 

The 2024 Space Summit looks at an in-depth view of the challenges and solutions of the current state and potential trends in the space landscape. Sponsored by Royce Geo and Amazon Web Services, the summit headlines the nation’s premier space experts, government leaders, executives, and veterans forging a path forward for the United States’ future in the space industry.

Register early for the 2024 Space Summit.

 

Achieving Transformative Cooperation for National Defense Forum

Achieving Transformative Cooperation for National Defense Forum

  • Organizer: Potomac Officers Club
  • Date: October 24, 2023 (7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. ET)
  • Location: Falls Church, Virginia
  • Sponsors: Ultra

The Achieving Transformative Cooperation for National Defense Forum explores the recent changes and developments in Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2). The forum opens a dialog among military experts, defense defenders, and lawmakers for the future, potential issues, and strategic approaches of CJADC2 on international security.

 

CJADC2 leverages Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2). The concept of Combined JADC2 enhances the capacity of the United States military to cooperate with allies and partners, resulting in combined capabilities among nations. For this forum, Dr. Rhys Williams, Executive Director at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, is tasked to be the keynote speaker.

Join the discussion for the Achieving Transformative Cooperation for National Defense Forum.

 

Digital Twins Forum

Digital Twins Forum

  • Organizer: ExecutiveBiz
  • Date: November 1, 2023 (12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET)
  • Location: Virtual
  • Sponsors: Siemens Government Technologies and Noblis

 

The digital twin has been booming along with the rise of innovations, such as metaverse, smart systems, AI, and other advanced technologies. Simply put, digital twins technology is a virtual model of physical products, assets, and processes developed to improve decision-making and prevent vulnerabilities in the real-world setting through simulation, integration, and testing.

 

ExecutiveBiz organizes the Digital Twins Forum amid the growing interests of the public and private sectors. The forum discusses the technology’s applications for industries such as space, defense, healthcare, manufacturing, supply chain, customer service, and more. Sharing their subject matter expertise for this forum are these speakers with an accomplished portfolio in their respective fields:

 

  • John Ustica (Introducer), President and Chief Executive Officer at Siemens Government Technologies
  • Colonel Jeff Jurand (Panelist), Project Manager of the XM30 Combat Vehicle at the U.S. Department Of The Army
  • Keegan Mills (Panelist), Engineering IT and Cyber Tech Lead at the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command
  • Kristin Cochran, Vice President of Digital Solutions at Siemens Government Technologies
  • Jennifer Swanson, Deputy Assistant Secretary For Data, Engineering, and Software (DASA (DES)) at the U.S. Department Of The Army

Click here to register for the Digital Twins Forum.

 

Fireside Chat with the DCMA

Fireside Chat with the DCMA

  • Organizer: GovCon Wire
  • Date: November 1, 2023 (9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. ET)
  • Location: Virtual (ON24)
  • Sponsors: Unanet

 

The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) is responsible for contracting activities and contract administration services of the Department of Defense. The agency plays a vital role in expanding the federal ecosystem, encompassing military services, such as the Space Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps, as well as various offices and departments.

 

To tackle the current affairs and future direction of the DCMA’s contracting regulations, GovCon Wire holds Fireside Chat with the DCMA. Unanet hosts the event, opening an avenue to discuss the agency’s initiatives for the remainder of 2023 and 2024. The director of DCMA, Lieutenant General David Bassett, is the main speaker of this hour-long chat.

Secure a slot for the Fireside Chat with the DCMA now.

 

Government Space Events, Conferences, and Summits Available On-Demand

 

2nd Annual Industrial Space Defense Summit

2nd Annual Space Intelligence Forum

  • Organizer: Potomac Officers Club
  • Date: May 17, 2022
  • Location: Virtual
  • Sponsors: Raytheon Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Sonatype, Microsoft Federal

 

The space landscape in the United States has experienced a dynamic market with the constant introduction of new intelligence, weapons, and technologies. Taking advantage of the developments in space technology, the 2nd Annual Industrial Space Defense Summit looked at how these space technology innovations aligned with the Combined Space Operations Vision 2031.

 

The 2nd Annual Industrial Space Defense Summit took a deep dive into these next-generation space technology innovations, the role of public-private partnerships in the sector, and the significance of building an industrial base to strengthen the nation’s defense capabilities. The keynote for the event was General James Dickinson, Commander of the U.S. Space Command.

Follow through to watch the 2nd Annual Industrial Space Defense Summit on-demand.

 

2nd Annual Space Intelligence Forum

2nd Annual Space Intelligence Forum

  • Organizer: Potomac Officers Club
  • Date: August 25, 2022
  • Location: Virtual
  • Sponsors: Amazon Web Services

 

The recent democratization of the space industry has caused a massive shift from a relatively peaceful market to a more unpredictable domain. Addressing the changes in the space market, the 2nd Annual Space Intelligence Forum was held to discuss the measures the United States could take to increase its situational awareness and ensure its technological and information dominance.

 

Potomac Officers Club organized the 2nd Annual Space Intelligence Forum to help the federal government take advantage of innovations, such as advanced sensors, satellite constellation expansion, and other cutting-edge ISR technologies. Six space experts led the forum, known for pioneering priorities, policies, innovations, and intelligence in the ever-evolving space environment.

View the 2nd Annual Space Intelligence Forum on-demand today.

 

8th Annual Defense Research and Development Summit

8th Annual Defense Research and Development Summit

  • Organizer: Potomac Officers Club
  • Date: January 19, 2022
  • Location: Virtual
  • Sponsors: Cubic, Raytheon Technologies, SAIC, Capgemini, Microsoft Federal, Amazon Web Services

 

The 8th Annual Defense Research and Development Summit explored various research and development initiatives of the Department of Defense aimed at strengthening the overall defense capabilities of the federal government. The summit noted the best practices and the most innovative technologies for critical military use across the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Space Force.

 

Focus R&D endeavors discussed in the summit included the Joint Warfighter Cloud Program, DARPA-led personalized protective biosystems development, and other initiatives to support the nation’s warfighting capabilities across all domains. Potomac Officers Club invited 14 elite government and industry leaders in the defense sector.

Watch or listen on-demand by following this link to the 8th Annual Defense Research and Development Summit.

 

Past Government Space Events, Conferences, and Summits

 

Space Technologies Forum

Space Technologies Forum

  • Organizer: ExecutiveBiz
  • Date: August 29, 2023
  • Location: Falls Church, Virginia
  • Sponsors: Kepler

 

The Space Technologies Forum reviewed cutting-edge technologies in the space industry, being at the forefront of the nation’s most crucial priorities. The forum analyzed the importance of these technological advancements to boost the nation’s most critical capabilities, maintain technological superiority, and respond to adversaries in the space domain.

 

ExecutiveBiz held the Space Technologies Forum to create a discussion about the insights of thought leaders, government officials, and industry veterans about the quick development in the space landscape. Some key interests discussed at the event were the creation of the internet for space, technological innovations for future advancements, and the future of the growing space industry.

 

2023 Industrial Space Defense Summit

2023 Industrial Space Defense Summit

  • Organizer: Potomac Officers Club
  • Date: April 27, 2023
  • Location: McLean, Virginia
  • Sponsors: BWX Technologies, Inc. and SpiderOak

 

The entry of private space-focused enterprises in the space market has brought unprecedented commercialization and democratization of space, resulting in a more dynamic environment. The introduction of new players, the rise of significant threats, and advancements in space defense technologies were dissected in the 2023 Industrial Space Defense Summit.

 

The 2023 Industrial Space Defense Summit was the third of its kind, organized by the Potomac Officers Club. Honorable Frank Calvelli, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration at the U.S. Department of the Air Force, the summit’s keynote, and 11 other speakers shared their expertise in the ever-evolving space defense domains.

 

Dual-Use Technology in Space Defense Forum

Dual-Use Technology in Space Defense Forum

  • Organizer: ExecutiveBiz
  • Date: February 15, 2022
  • Location: Virtual (ON24)
  • Sponsors: Maxar

 

The U.S. Space and other space-focused enterprises presented their results in the support potential of the dual-use technology in the space domain in the Dual-Use Technology in Space Defense Forum. Organized by ExecutiveBiz, the forum studied the applications of dual-use technology for military and commercial utilities amid the escalation of global defense competition.

 

The Dual-Use Technology in Space Defense Forum featured industry leaders who discussed the challenges and potential opportunities regarding the technology’s integration, development, and maturation in space defense and national security markets. The keynote for the forum was William Nelson, Director of Assured Position, Navigation, and Timing Cross-Functional Team at the U.S. Army.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

 

What are Government Space Events, Conferences, and Summits?

Government space events play a crucial role in the industry’s rapid growth. Holding a space tech expo, conference, or summit nurtures knowledge and information sharing among industry novices, experts, and veterans. Moreover, these events enhance the space operations and space policy development of the United States Space Force.

 

Why are Government Space Events Important?

Space-focused events offer a great opportunity for strengthening the multi-domain capabilities of the defense sector, particularly in the aerospace qualifications of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. Some of these events are attended by global space government agencies, such as the European Space Agency, allowing for international collaboration for space exploration.

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FAA Proposes Mitigation Methods to Reduce Orbital Debris, Satellite Collisions
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FAA Proposes Mitigation Methods to Reduce Orbital Debris, Satellite Collisions

The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a rule to require commercial space companies to limit uncontrolled reentry of commercial launch vehicles‘ upper stage to reduce orbital debris and prevent potential collisions with spacecraft and satellites.

FAA said Wednesday it would require commercial space operators to remove the upper stages of their launch vehicles from orbit within 25 years after launch to slow down the accumulation of orbital debris and promote a sustainable space environment.

Companies may choose among five options to dispose of the component: conduct a controlled reentry; move the upper stage to a disposal orbit; maneuver to an Earth-escape orbit; retrieve the upper stage within five years of mission completion; or perform an uncontrolled atmospheric disposal or natural decay within 25 years.

FAA will publish a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register and open a 90-day public comment period “in the coming days.”

NNSA Develops Blueprint to Outline Nuclear Security Enterprise Priorities
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NNSA Develops Blueprint to Outline Nuclear Security Enterprise Priorities

The National Nuclear Security Administration is developing a framework outlining the agency’s priorities to enhance the capacity, resilience and responsiveness of its production and science and technology infrastructure.

Linda Bauer, a former deputy director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, will lead the development of the Enterprise Blueprint, which will establish agency-wide mission priorities for the Nuclear Security Enterprise, NNSA said Wednesday.

“Once completed, this Blueprint will guide actions and decisions to ensure the responsive and resilient enterprise that we need to deliver on our mission and support the country’s national security for decades to come,” said NNSA Administrator Jill Hruby.

NNSA expects to complete the blueprint by September 2024 to guide its modern production capabilities, science and technology infrastructure, future business systems and new technology and process integration efforts.

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Johns Hopkins APL Announces Commencement of Interstellar Mapping Probe Integration, Testing
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Johns Hopkins APL Announces Commencement of Interstellar Mapping Probe Integration, Testing

NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe has begun its integration and testing phase, installing its propulsion system and commencing thermal tests.

The propulsion system was installed by Aerojet Rocketdyne on Tuesday, while thermal testing took place at Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, according to Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, the IMAP mission’s builder and operator.

IMAP marks the fifth endeavor of NASA’s Solar Terrestrial Probes Program. Its objective is to investigate how particles from the Sun are energized and how solar wind interacts with interstellar space.

The collaborative effort led by STP, APL and Princeton University aims to produce a map of the heliosphere’s boundaries as well as the particles found in interplanetary space.

Princeton University started livestreaming construction and other activities related to the spacecraft on Youtube, and will continue to broadcast until its launch in 2025.

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GSA’s 10x Program Seeks Ideas for Investment Themes Reimagining Public Engagement, Equity in Delivery
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GSA’s 10x Program Seeks Ideas for Investment Themes Reimagining Public Engagement, Equity in Delivery

The General Services Administration’s 10x program has started soliciting ideas from federal employees for technology projects that could enable the government to better engage with the public and improve the delivery of services to people most in need of help.

For the investment theme “Reimagining Public Engagement,” sample topics include improving customer experience and enhancing the government’s ability to accelerate response to public inquiries and comments, 10x said Thursday.

Sample topics that fit the investment priority “Equity in Delivery” include privacy preservation, civil rights awareness, social safety net innovations, fairness in emerging technologies and environmental justice.

The initiative is also seeking “Moonshot” or transformative ideas that could help address “notoriously thorny government tech problems.”

Ideas for the new round of project funding in fiscal year 2024 are due Nov. 30. The 10x program expects to announce and start the selected projects in early 2024.

SBA Names Growth Accelerator Fund Awardees; Isabella Casillas Guzman Quoted
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SBA Names Growth Accelerator Fund Awardees; Isabella Casillas Guzman Quoted

The Small Business Administration has selected 35 recipients of the Growth Accelerator Fund awards to support innovative startups and small businesses focused on national security and global competitiveness, domestic manufacturing and production, climate and renewable energy and underserved communities and other national priorities.

Commenting on the award, SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman said Wednesday, “This network of accelerators will help ensure high-growth small businesses and innovative startups have access to resources and networks to scale in critical technologies across America.”

The agency has allocated more than $5 million in investment for the Stage Two winners of the 2023 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition, a two-pronged initiative aimed at further building the U.S. innovation ecosystem in terms of capacity and connections.

Bailey DeVries, associate administrator for investment and innovation at SBA, also remarked on the recent win.

“These new Growth Accelerator partnerships will strengthen collaboration among local and national entrepreneurial organizations committed to enhancing the chance of success for science and technology driven companies to turn their innovations into impact,” said DeVries.

Each winner will be provided $150,000 as part of the initiative. See the list of awardees here.

Army, CDAO Implement Replication Pipelines to Streamline Data Integration, Analysis
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Army, CDAO Implement Replication Pipelines to Streamline Data Integration, Analysis

The U.S. Army and the Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office have implemented new pipelines to replicate information from two Army enterprise reporting programs.

The pipelines enable real-time data replication from the Army General Fund Enterprise Business System and Global Combat Support System into Advana, the DOD’s centralized data platform for advanced analytics, the Army said Wednesday.

“These newly implemented data pipelines will enable Army to take in large volumes of raw data from our legacy ERPs and move that data to a consolidated platform for more timely analysis. We will increase the ingestion of our key data sets from once monthly to real-time,” said Chase Levinson, the Army’s finance data steward.

Bakari Dale, the Army’s business mission area data officer, said the data replication pipelines will enable data-informed decision-making and drive innovation in advanced analytics and machine learning.

The pipelines will also allow OSD to gather timely and accurate insights from Army data, improve data quality, enhance operational efficiency and ease data integration.

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CyberSheath Study Looks at Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Posture; Eric Noonan Quoted
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CyberSheath Study Looks at Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Posture; Eric Noonan Quoted

A new CyberSheath study has found that defense contractors showed an average score of -15 in the Supplier Performance Risk System, which is used to determine whether vendors meet the 110 security controls as required by the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement.

CyberSheath said Wednesday it commissioned Merrill Research to conduct the study and found that 81 percent of respondents reported compliance with the security controls through self-assessment.

The report revealed that only 36 percent of respondents submitted SPRS scores to the Department of Defense.

According to the study, 25 percent of surveyed contractors said they have secure information technology backup systems in place and 19 percent of respondents reported implementation of vulnerability management tools.

On a scale of one to 10, CyberSheath found that approximately 70 percent of respondents assigned a score of seven or higher when asked about the difficulty of understanding how to reach and maintain compliance with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program.

“The government has done the hard work of creating controls to better protect our most sensitive data, which is increasingly a valuable currency to foreign countries, but enforcement hasn’t kept pace,” said CyberSheath CEO Eric Noonan.

“This year’s survey shows we haven’t made much progress in protecting military secrets, and until the DIB is compelled to do so, our security posture will remain stagnant,” Noonan added.

DHS Assembles Advisory Group to Provide Expert Input on Security Matters
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DHS Assembles Advisory Group to Provide Expert Input on Security Matters

The Department of Homeland Security recently announced the establishment of the Homeland Intelligence Experts Group, which will work to provide the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis and Office of the Counterterrorism Coordinator with input regarding a variety of issues, including emerging technologies, terrorism and transborder matters.

The group, which will convene four times a year, comprises experts from the private sector, including previous government officials like former CIA Director John Brennan, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and former DHS Undersecretary for Intelligence and Analysis Caryn Wagner, the DHS said Tuesday.

Commenting on the establishment of the experts group, Counterterrorism Coordinator Nicholas Rasmussen said the perspectives to be offered by the group members will help the DHS confront threats.

For his part, DHS Undersecretary for Intelligence and Analysis Ken Wainstein said the group will be invaluable to the agency as it works to address an evolving threat landscape.

Secretary of Homeland Security and Wash100 winner Alejandro Mayorkas expressed gratitude to the group’s members for contributing to the mission of ensuring the security of the American public.

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DOD to Back Formation of 8 Microelectronics Commons Regional Hubs With $238M in Funding; Kathleen Hicks Quoted
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DOD to Back Formation of 8 Microelectronics Commons Regional Hubs With $238M in Funding; Kathleen Hicks Quoted

The Department of Defense has awarded $238 million in funding to eight universities and research institutions to establish regional innovation hubs through the Microelectronics Commons program as part of DOD’s implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act.

“The Microelectronics Commons is focused on bridging and accelerating the lab-to-fab transition, that infamous valley of death between R&D and production,” Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said in a statement published Wednesday.

In January, DOD launched the Microelectronics Commons program to create a network of local facilities across the U.S. to advance the development of microelectronics prototypes to reduce dependence on other countries for such technology components.

The initiative focuses on six tech areas: secure edge and Internet of Things computing; quantum technology; 5G/6G technology; electromagnetic warfare; artificial intelligence hardware; and commercial leap ahead technologies.

Hicks, a three-time Wash100 awardee, said the department expects the hubs to help incorporate microchips into systems that warfighters use on a daily basis, including aircraft, tanks, ships, long-range munitions, sensors and communications equipment as well as those attritable, autonomous systems that DOD intends to deploy across all domains through the Replicator program.

The awardees and their respective hubs and funding values are as follows:

  • Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University for the Southwest Advanced Prototyping or SWAP Hub – $39.8 million
  • MMEC for the Midwest Microelectronics Consortium Hub – $24.3 million
  • North Carolina State University for the Commercial Leap Ahead for Wide Bandgap Semiconductors or CLAWS Hub – $39.4 million
  • The Applied Research Institute for the Silicon Crossroads Microelectronics Commons Hub – $32.9 million
  • The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University for the California-Pacific-Northwest AI Hardware or Northwest AI Hub – $15.3 million
  • The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative or MassTech for the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition Hub – $19.7 million
  • The Research Foundation for the State University of New York for the Northeast Regional Defense Technology or NORDTECH Hub – $40 million
  • The University of Southern California for the California Defense Ready Electronics and Microdevices Superhub or California DREAMS Hub – $26.9 million
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