Schedule
See below for all keynotes and concurrent sessions.
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April 21, 2023
All sessions will be hosted live via Zoom, and recordings will be shared on our YouTube Channel.
Click on the title of a session below to read more details including a description and the presenter’s bio.
View past schedules for April 2022 & November 2022.
Opening: Astronaut Panel
8:00 - 9:00 AM PDT
Featuring astronauts Ron Garan, Sirisha Bandla, and Sara Sabry!
Mark Wagner & Ron Rosano, Moderators
Session 1
9:15 to 10:15 AM PDT
Room 1 - Psychology: Transcending Oblivion: Ushering In A New Era of Space Psychology and Therapy
Annahita Nezami
Room 2 - Education: Limitless Space Institute: Inspire, Educate, Research
Kaci Heins
Room 3 - Multidisciplinary: There is a Place in Space for Everyone
Remco Timmermans
Room 4 - Young Professionals: Using Analogue Space Missions to Teach and Prepare for Tomorrow
Eleonore Poli
Session 2
10:30 - 11:30 AM PDT
Room 1 - Psychology: Supporting the Mission and Supporting the Astronaut
Dennis J. Frederiksen
Room 2 - Education: Democritization of Space - It’s Not Your (My) Father’s Space Program
Andy Aldrin
Room 3 - Multidisciplinary: Dreaming of Space: Take a Space Elevator!
Peter Swan
Room 4 - Young Professionals: Getting involved in Aerospace: Opportunities for Students
Megan Jordan
Session 3
12:30 - 1:30 PM PDT
Room 1 - Psychology: Space Urban Planning: Infrastructure for Sustained Human Settlement on the Lunar and Martian Surfaces
Britt Duffy Adkins
Room 2 - Education: Paving the Way for Space Education in Croatia
Igor Bobek
Room 3 - Multidisciplinary: Humans2Venus Foundation - Establishing a Permanent Human Presence in the Venusian Atmosphere
Rohith Muhundan
Room 4 - Young Professionals: Navigating Mentorship and Networking as a Young-Professional
Gitka Gorthi
Session 4
1:45 - 2:45 PM PDT
Room 1 - Psychology: Effects of The Extreme Environment of Space on Humans
Anastasia Stepanova
Room 2 - Education: Preparing Students for The Growing Space Economy
Mark Wagner
Room 3 - Multidisciplinary: Sister Earth - Making Venus Humanity's Second Home
Guillermo Sohnlein
Room 4 - Young Professionals: Young Professionals Panel
Rohith Muhundan, Owen Marr, & Sophia Jones
Gitika Gorthi, Moderator
Closing: Capstone Session
3:00 - 4:00 PM PDT
Featuring Frank White, Rick Tumlinson, and more to be announced!
Mark Wagner & Annahita Nezami, Moderators
Registration is FREE and includes access to the complete full-day schedule.
The summit features a morning astronaut panel, followed by four concurrent breakout sessions, and a closing capstone session. The global event will take place virtually on Pacific Standard Time (PST) in the US, so that participants from Europe or Africa, the Americas, and East Asia can all participate. We welcome participants from Australia and Asia as well, but know the timing may be more challenging for them.