The Aerospace Corporation at TC Sessions: Space 2020

The Aerospace Corporation is proud to partner with TechCrunch for a virtual event dedicated to the space industry – TC Sessions: Space, December 16-17, 2020.
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Experts from The Aerospace Corporation will be participating at TechCrunch's Space 2020, a two-day virtual event featuring fireside chats and panel discussions with the top investors, founders, and technologists forging the future of space.

Main Stage Event

Day One: Wednesday, Dec. 16 (All Times PST)

10:30 AM – 10:50 AM: Building the Workforce of the Future

Advancing the United States’ leading role in space will require developing a workforce that’s up to the challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic has opened up opportunities to imagine new models for how and where the next generation of scientists and engineers is trained, and to find new ways for professional experience to be more integrated into the curriculum. This session will explore how universities and industry can work together to build robust talent pipelines that create digitally fluent, agile workers for the future. Panelists will also discuss strategies to build diverse workforces that leverage different perspectives and experiences to drive innovation, and new approaches to enable workers to be continuous learners throughout their careers.

  Speakers:

  • Steve Isakowitz, President & CEO, The Aerospace Corporation
  • Dava Newman, Apollo Program Professor of Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT
  • Yannis C. Yortsos, Dean, USC Viterbi School of Engineering; Zohrab Kaprielian Chair in Engineering, University of Southern California

Breakout Sessions at a Glance

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Day One: Wednesday, Dec. 16 (All Times PST)

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Fast Money - SMC Space Ventures, AFWERX and Space Force Accelerators

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM: Fast Money - Working with the Army to Operationalize Science for Transformational Overmatch

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM: University Showcase - Boldly Innovating in Space, for Space (Part One)

Day Two: Thursday, Dec. 17

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM: Fast Money - Advancing Space Technology with NASA SBIR

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM: Fast Money - NAVWAR SBIR/STTR Primer

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM: Fast Money - Introduction to In-Q-Tel’s investing activities in the commercial space sector

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM: Fast Money - Enabling a dual-use business model with Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM: University Showcase - Boldly Innovating in Space, for Space (Part Two)

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