Speakers

We are excited to announce our lineup of incredible key industry speakers and panellists.

We have gathered an exceptional lineup of over 80 speakers and panellists from around the world including key industry players, NASA delegates, government officials, CEOs, educators, researchers and more.

100+ confirmed speakers for IPSEC 2024

Speakers are listed in alphabetical order by surname

Caleb Adams
Caleb Adams

Project Manager, Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy – NASA AMES Research Center

Dave Alfano
Dave Alfano

Chief, Intelligent Systems Division – NASA Ames Research Center

Hannah Ashford
Hannah Ashford

Managing Director – The Karman Project

David Ball
David Ball

Regional Director, Australia and New Zealand – Lockheed Martin Space

Tamara Bell
Tamara Bell

Global Engagement Manager, Space (Technology and Defence) – Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade); Chair – Austrade Gender Equity Network

Katherine Bennell-Pegg
Katherine Bennell-Pegg

Australian Astronaut & Director of Space Technology – Australian Space Agency

Joshua Broom
Joshua Broom

Head of Space – UK Department for Business and Trade

Troy Castlemain
Troy Castlemain

Managing Director – Agriwest

Edward Chow
Dr Edward Chow

Manager, Civil Program Office – NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology

Ian Christensen
Ian Christensen

Senior Director – Private Sector Programs at the Secure World Foundation

Davis Cook
Davis Cook

Partner and Chairman – Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability

Danelle Cross
Danelle Cross

Director of Entrepreneurship – WestTech Fest / Curtin University

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Jason Crusan

VP New Energy Growth & Solutions – Woodside Energy; Former NASA Director of Advanced Exploration Systems Division; Former NASA Chief Technologist for Space Operations

Anntonette Dailey
Anntonette Dailey

Board Member – Defence Council of Victoria and Aviation Aerospace Australia; Chair – Australian Space Diversity Alliance; Head of Government Affairs –Virgin Australia

speaker-Linda-Dawson
Linda Dawson

Deputy Director General – WA Government, Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Stephen Dawson
Hon Stephen Dawson MLC

Minister for Emergency Services; Innovation and the Digital Economy; Science; Medical Research; Minister Assisting the Minister for State and Industry Development, Jobs and Trade

Paulo de Souza
Paulo de Souza

Executive Dean, School of Engineering – Edith Cowan University

Aleksandar Deejay
Dr Aleksandar Deejay

Executive Director – Australian Centre for Space Governance

Laura Edwards
Laura Edwards

Climate / Space Tech Evangelist – Data Oasis – Oxford Space Initiative

Paul Farrell
Paul Farrell

CEO – NGIS

speaker Shawn Fernando
Shawn Fernando

Head of Intelligent Asset Technology - Woodside Energy

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Samuel Forbes

Director – Fugro SpAARC (Australian Space Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Control Complex)

Bennett Frerck
Bennett Frerck

Application Engineer – LEAP Australia

Masaki Fujimoto
Dr Masaki Fujimoto

Deputy Director General – JAXA's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)

Rajeev Gambhir
Rajeev Gambhir

Deputy Director General – SIA India

Aman Gupta
Aman Gupta

Senior Consultant, Aeronautics, Space & Defence Industry – Capgemini Invent

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Gary Hale

Director, National Resilience & Security (NRAS) – Curtin University

Brett Harris
Professor Brett Harris

Head of Exploration Geophysics – Curtin University

Jason Held
Jason Held

CEO – Saber Astronautics

Roger Hunter
Roger Hunter

Program Manager, Small Spacecraft Technology Program – NASA Ames Research Center

Larry D. James
Lt Gen USAF (Ret) Larry James

Former Chief Operating Officer – NASA JPL; Strategic Advisor – SmartSat CRC; Distinguished Professor – Monash University, Melbourne

Dr Eriita Jones
Dr Eriita Jones

Planetary Scientist – Curtin Univeristy

Scott Julian
Scott Julian

Space and Defence Sector Lead – National Office of Cyber Security, Australian Department of Home Affairs

Rafael Kargren
Rafael Kargren

Head of Operations – Aurizn

Michelle Keegan 2
Michelle Keegan

Director – Resources and Space – AROSE

Shaun Kenyon
Shaun Kenyon

Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder – Starbound Space Solutions

Vincent Kessler
Vincent Kessler

General Manager – Synspective

Serena King
Serena King

Assistant Director – National Office of Cyber Security, Australian Department of Home Affairs

Kate Kitagawa
Dr Kate Kitagawa

Senior Counselor for International Relations – JAXA; Advisor to Senior Vice President

speaker-Andy-Koronios
Professor Andy Koronios

CEO & Managing Director – SmartSat CRC

Ekaterina Kostioukhina
Ekaterina Kostioukhina

Medical Consultant and Air Ambulance Flight Team - Health New Zealand

Dr Carsten Laukamp
Dr Carsten Laukamp

Principal Research Geoscientist – CSIRO Mineral Resources

Dave Lawie
Dave Lawie

Chief Geoscientist & Chief Technologist – Mining – IMDEX

Chris Lawrence
Chris Lawrence

Professor – Department of Human Centred Computing, Dean of Indigenous Engagement, Faculty of IT – Monash University

Jia-Urnn Lee
Dr Jia-Urnn Lee

Space and Defence Lead – FrontierSI Australia

Frank Lo
Frank Lo

Supervisor – Office of International Cooperation, Taiwan Space Agency (TASA)

Andrey Lopantsev 2
Andrey Lopantsev

Co-founder – Asteroid Mining Corporation (AMC)

Erin Madden
Erin Madden

Systems Engineer, Trial Manager – Nova Systems

Fabrice Marre
Fabrice Marre

Senior Earth Observation Specialist – SmartSat CRC

Marissa Martin
Marissa Martin

PhD candidate – Freeman Air and Space Institute, Defence Studies Department, King’s College London

speaker Dawn McIntosh
Dawn McIntosh

Space Systems Director – Fugro SpAARC (Australian Space Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Control Complex)

Rajasekhar Meka
Dr Rajasekhar Meka

Chief Meteorologist for Space Launch & Recovery – Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Olivier Michel
Olivier Michel

Vice President Sales – Unseenlabs

Dr Mark Micire
Dr Mark Micire

Former Robotics Group Lead and Research Scientist – NASA, Former Program Manager – DARPA

Katarina Miljkovic
Katarina Miljkovic OAM

Deputy Head, School of Earth and Planetary Science – Curtin University

speaker-Harvey-Millar
Harvey Millar

Director – ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Western Australia

Peter Moar
Peter Moar

Chair of the National Committee for Space Engineering – Engineers Australia

Hirokazu Mori
Hirokazu Mori

CSO – WARPSPACE Inc. (CEO of US subsidiary)

Hazuki Mori
Hazuki Mori

Lead in Space Technology – World Economic Forum (WEF)

Siriana Nair
Siriana Nair

U.S. Consul General

Yuya Nakamura
Yuya Nakamura

President & CEO – Axelspace

speaker-Danail-Obreschkow
Danail Obreschkow

Astrophysicist & Head of the International Space Centre – The University of Western Australia

Anu Oijha
Professor Anu Ojha OBE

Director of Championing Space – UK Space Agency

Kenneth Olafsson
Kenneth Olafsson

Head of KSAT Asia & Representative Director – KSAT (Kongsberg Satellite Services) Japan

Enrico Palermo
Enrico Palermo

Head of the Australian Space Agency

Siddharth Pandey
Dr Siddharth Pandey

Deputy Project Manager – AROSE Lunar Trailblazer Rover, Fugro SpAARC

Dr Shawna Pandya
Dr Shawna Pandya

First named Canadian female commercial astronaut; Physician & Director – International Institute for Astronautical Sciences Space Medicine Group

Jason Pang
Jason Pang

Co-Founder & CEO – Retrospect Labs

speaker-Tim-Parsons
Tim Parsons

MD – Lunar Ascent, Non Executive Director – Space Industry Association of Australia, Node Coordinator – SmartSat CRC

Dr Gay Jane Perez
Dr Gay Jane Perez

Deputy Director General for Space Science and Technology – Philippines Space Agency

Schellie-Jayne Price
Schellie-Jayne Price

Partner – Stirling & Rose

Brendan (Ben) Quine
Brendan (Ben) Quine

CEO and CTO – ThothX Group

Kunal Raina
Kunal Raina

Head of Global Strategic Partnerships – Axelspace

Rueben Rajasingam
Rueben Rajasingam

Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder – LatConnect 60

Dr Subba Rao Pavuluri
Dr Subba Rao Pavuluri

President – SIA-India; Chairman & MD – Ananth Technologies Ltd

Mehdi Ravanbakhsh
Dr Mehdi Ravanbakhsh

CEO – Mapizy

Jenna Rhodes-Tiwana
Jenna Rhodes-Tiwana

Senior Strategy Advisor – iSpace

James Ridley-Jones
James Ridley-Jones

Trade and Investment Adviser, Space Sector Team – UK Department for Business and Trade

Catherine Roberts 2
Air Vice-Marshal (Ret’d) Catherine Roberts AO CSC

Raphael Roettgen
Raphael Roettgen

Founding Partner – E2MC

Peter Rossdeutcher
Peter Rossdeutscher

Chair – First Nations X; Chair – Quantum Australia

Matt Salier
Matt Salier

CEO – Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre (Aus3C)

speaker-Renae-Sayers
Renae Sayers

Director, Strategic Initiatives for Earth and Planetary Sciences – Curtin University

Dr Sascha Schediwy
Associate Professor Sascha Schediwy

Principal Research Fellow – International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) – International Space Centre, The University of Western Australia

speaker Jon Sciortino
Jon Sciortino

Portfolio Manager, Autonomous & Intelligence Systems – Nova Systems

Professor Kadambot Siddique AM
Professor Kadambot Siddique AM

Hackett Professor of Agriculture, Chair and Director – The University of Western Australia Institute of Agriculture

Nick Sincock
Nick Sincock

Cyber Security and Resilience Lead for Space – National Office of Cyber Security, Australian Department of Home Affairs

Moira Smith
Dr Moira Smith

CTO - Digital Content Analysis Technology (D-CAT)

Angel Smith
Angel Smith

General Manager – Microsoft Azure Services; Board Representative – Space-ISAC

Cassandra-Steer-2
Cassandra Steer

Chair – Australian Centre for Space Governance

Jonathan Stock
Jonathan Stock

Director – US Geological Survey National Innovation Center, US Department of the Interior

Steven Tingay
Professor Steven Tingay

Executive Director – Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy (CIRA), Curtin University; Australian SKA Coordination Committee independent member

Rebecca Tomkinson
Rebecca Tomkinson

Chief Executive Officer – The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia (CME)

Ren Uechi
Ren Uechi

CEO – Solafune

Alexandra Vidyuk
Alexandra Vidyuk

Partner – Beyond Earth Technologies

speaker-Aude-Vignelles
Aude Vignelles

Senior Advisor – BryceTech

Koichi Wakata
Koichi Wakata

Astronaut and Chief Technology Officer, Asia-Pacific Region – AXIOM Space

Melanye Wawrik
Melanye Wawrik

Vice President for Membership (Western Australia Division) – United Nations Association of Australia

Gareth Willis - new
Gareth Willis

Head of Security – Fugro SpAARC

Nicola Winter
Nicola Winter

German Reserve Astronaut, Former Fighter Pilot – German Aerospace Center (DLR)

speaker-James-Yuen
James Yuen

Executive Director, Innovation and Emerging Industries – Western Australian Government, Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation

speaker-David-Matrai
David Matrai

Committee Chair – Indo-Pacific Space & Earth Conference; Joint Managing Director – MySecurity Media / Australia in Space

speaker-Chris-Cubbage
Chris Cubbage

Director & Executive Editor – MySecurity Media / Australia in Space

speaker-Jessica-Bainbridge
Jessica Bainbridge

General Manager, Industry Engagement – MySecurity Media / Australia in Space

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