The 34th Space Symposium will be held April 16-19, 2018, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. For its 34th year, the Space Foundation’s Space Symposium will bring together leaders of the civil, commercial and defense space sectors from more than 30 spacefaring nations to discuss and shape the future of space.
The Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, The Honorable Heather A. Wilson, will be the keynote speaker for the Symposium’s Corporate Partnership Dinner on April 17.
Early confirmed featured speakers include:
Elżbieta Bieńkowska, European Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
LTG James H. Dickinson, USA, Commanding General, USASMDC/ARSTRAT
Dr. Pascale Ehrenfreund, Chair, German Aerospace Center (DLR) Executive Board
Sylvain Laporte, President, Canadian Space Agency
Jean-Yves Le Gall, President, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
Dr. Francisco Javier Mendieta-Jimenez, General Director, Mexican Space Agency
Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, USAF, Commander, Air Force Space Command
Prof. Johann-Dietrich Wörner, Director General, European Space Agency (ESA)
The four-day Symposium will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Space Foundation’s Space Technology Hall of Fame®, with three events recognizing induction of life-changing space-related technologies. Other highlights of the 34th Space Symposium will include:
Ball Aerospace Exhibit Center and expanded Pavilion, with nearly 200 displays of the latest in space technology, products and services
A globally focused agenda with more than 100 top civil and military space leaders from the U.S. and abroad slated to speak
Targeted workshops for New Generation space professionals, age 35 and younger, with multiple networking events
Technical Track presentations, with forward-thinking experts sharing perspectives in their respective fields
The Women’s Global Gathering, focusing on the accomplishments of, and opportunities for, women in the space industry
Presentation of prestigious awards, including the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award, the Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award, the John L. “Jack” Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration, the Space Achievement Award and Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award
The return of two classified events, with compelling presentations
