SXSW Space Innovation Round-Up: March 8-March 16, 2023


Coming to Austin in March? Don’t miss our round-up of Space events happening March 8th through the 16th during SXSW. With 48 aerospace space-related panels, parties, and networking events happening over these four days, make sure you sign up early as many events will soon be at capacity! Check out the full line-up of events below!

*official SXSW panels that require a badge

 

Distinctive Edge Partners Events

2:45 PM on March 11th

DUAL-USE DEFENSE DEMO

The Dual-Use Defense Demonstration is a platform for companies to showcase their products and services to potential government customers and investors.

The Eleanor, 307 W 5th St, Austin, TX 78701

Learn more HERE

 

4:15 PM on March 11th

SPACE AND DEFENSE INNOVATION VIP RECEPTION

Distinctive Edge Partners and Foundation for the Future host highly curated, invite-only gatherings of leaders throughout the space and defense industry. The SDI VIP Reception brings together DoD and Government Innovation Leaders, Investors, Industry Trade Groups, Media, C-Suite Innovators, and Fortune 500 Company Executives. As space is limited, we have an application process in place to ensure attendee fit.

The Eleanor, 307 W 5th St, Austin, TX 78701

Apply HERE

 

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

1:00 PM

NO BS: BRINGING HUMANITIES DEGREES TO SPACE

Austin Convention Center – Room 12AB – 500 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701

Andrew Flagel, Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area; Elaine Ho, NASA; Marybeth Lilly, Aerospace Industries Association; Dana Rixter, BAE Systems

More info on this SXSW Panel HERE

 

Friday, March 10, 2023

11:30 AM

HOW SAFE OPERATIONS IN SPACE IMPACT LIFE ON EARTH*

Melanie Stricklan, Slingshot Aerospace

Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F – 500 E 4th St, Austin, TX 78701

More info on this SXSW Panel HERE

 

11:30 AM

HABITABILITY ON EARTH AND BEYOND*

Kennda Lynch, Lunar and Planetary Institute; Franck Marchis, SETI Institute and Unistellar; Brittany Nelson, SETI Institute; Sofia Sheikh, SETI Institute

JW Marriott, Salon D – 110 E 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701

More info on this SXSW Panel HERE

 

11:30 AM

#GALACTICACCESS: THE FUTURE OF ACCESSIBLE DESIGN*

Viktoria Modesta, Modestar; Azubuike Onwuta, Think and Zoom; Apurva Varia, NASA; Goddard Space Flight Center; Anna Voelker, SciAccess

JW Marriott, Salon 7-8 – 110 E 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701

More info on this SXSW Panel HERE

 

4:00 PM

RUNNING OUT OF SPACE: A NEW LOOK AT SPACE JUNK – JW MARRIOTT, SALON D*

Therese Jones, Satellite Industry Association; Marlon Sorge, The Aerospace Corporation; Luc Riesbeck, Astroscale; Ilsa Mroz, Aerospace Industries Association

JW Marriott, Salon D – 110 E 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701

More info on this SXSW Panel HERE

 

Saturday, March 11, 2023

10:00 AM

TACKLING FOOD INSECURITY WITH NASA SATELLITE DATA*

Sarah Brennan, NASA; Lawrence Friedl, NASA; Carlee (Carl) McClellan, Navajo Nation Water Management Branch; Mary Mitkish, NASA Harvest Consortium

Austin Marriott Downtown, Waterloo Ballroom 1-2 – 304 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701

More info on this SXSW Panel HERE

 

10:00 AM

UNLEASH YOUR INNER TRAILBLAZER AT UNSTOPPABLE WOW3: THE WOMEN OF WEB3 & THE METAVERSE

Capital Factory – 1st Floor Voltron – 701 Brazos St., Austin, TX 78701

Register HERE

 

2:30 PM

NEW MEDIA FOR THE NEW SPACE AGE*

Jack Beyer, NASA/Marshall Spaceflight Center; Ryan Chylinski, Cosmic Perspective, The Planetary Society; Tim Dodd, Everyday Astronaut; Dr. Sian Proctor, Space2Inspire

Austin Convention Center, Room 18cd – 500 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701

More info on this SXSW Panel HERE

 

2:30 PM

THE FUTURE OF SPACE SUSTAINABILITY IS NOW*

Stewart Bain, Northstar Earth & Space; Dan Hart, Virgin Orbit; Krystal Scordo, Astroscale US

JW Marriott, Salon D – 110 E 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701

More info on this SXSW Panel HERE

 

2:45 PM

DUAL-USE DEFENSE DEMO

The Dual-Use Defense Demonstration is a platform for companies to showcase their products and services to potential government customers and investors.

The Eleanor, 307 W 5th St, Austin, TX 78701

Learn more HERE

 

3:00 PM

INTERACTIVE EVENT: SPACE FUTURES ARTIFACT FOUNDRY WITH AWS & AEROSPACE CORPORATION

Paul Frakes, Strategic Foresight, The Aerospace Corporation; Jake Dunagan, Director, Governance Futures Lab, IFTF

Capital Factory – 16th Floor Antone’s – 701 Brazos St., Austin, TX 78701

Register HERE

 

4:00 PM

NASA’S BET FOR LIFE BEYOND EARTH IS UNDERWATER*

Lori Glaze, NASA Headquarters; Britney Schmidt, Cornell University; Lia Siegelman, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University Of California San Diego; Ashley Strickland, CNN

JW Marriott, Salon AB – 110 E 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701

More info on this SXSW Panel HERE

 

4:15 PM

SPACE AND DEFENSE INNOVATION VIP RECEPTION

Distinctive Edge Partners and Foundation for the Future host highly curated, invite-only gatherings of leaders throughout the space and defense industry. The SDI VIP Reception brings together DoD and Government Innovation Leaders, Investors, Industry Trade Groups, Media, C-Suite Innovators, and Fortune 500 Company Executives. As space is limited, we have an application process in place to ensure attendee fit.

The Eleanor, 307 W 5th St, Austin, TX 78701

Apply HERE

 

Sunday, March 12, 2023

11:30 AM

LIFE, THE UNIVERSE, AND EVERYTHING: JWST ANSWERS*

Scott Willoughby, VP & Program Manager, James Webb Space Telescope, Northrop Grumman Kenneth Harris II, Senior Project Engineer, The Aerospace Corporation; Camille Elizabeth Bergin, Space influencer, Business Development at Orbit Fab; Loren Grush, Space Reporter, Bloomberg

JW Marriott, Salon AB – 110 E 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701

More info on this SXSW Panel HERE

 

11:30 AM

NASA’S SOUNDS FROM A BLACK HOLE*

Kimberly Arcand, NASA/Smithsonian; Christine Malec, Talk Description to Me; Matt Russo, University of Toronto/SYSTEM Sounds

JW Marriott, Salon 7-8 – 110 E 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701

More info on this SXSW Panel HERE

 

2:30 PM

ARTEMIS GENERATION: NASA’S NEXT GIANT LEAP*

Lindsay Aitchison, NASA; Sarah Noble, NASA; Michelle Rucker, NASA; Niki Werkheiser, NASA

Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon K – 500 E 4th St, Austin, TX 78701

More info on this SXSW Panel HERE

 

2:30 PM

AUTISM IN SPACE: HOW NEUROSCIENCE IS REACHING NEW HEIGHTS*

Alysson Muotri, Institute For Genomic Medicine

Austin Convention Center, Room 5ABC – 500 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701

More info on this SXSW Panel HERE

 

4:00 PM

YES, NASA IS LOOKING UP*

Dr. Nancy Chabot, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL); Dr. Paul Chodas, NASA/JPL; Dr. Kelly Fast, NASA; Josh Handal, NASA

JW Marriott, Salon D – 110 E 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701

More info on this SXSW Panel HERE

 

4:45 PM

STELLAR PARTNERSHIPS: A HAPPY HOUR WITH MILLENNIUM SYSTEMS & ATI

Join us for an exciting evening of networking and collaboration with leaders in defense and space innovation!

Capital Factory, 8th Floor Captain America – 701 Brazos St., Austin, TX 78701

More information HERE 

 

5:00 PM

OPTIV HOUSE AFTER PARTY

Optiv invites cyber and defense community leaders for a night of networking, music, dancing, and plenty of entertainment. Request an invite to attend here.

Shakespeare’s Pub –  314 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701

Private Event – Apply HERE

 

Monday, March 13, 2023

9:00 AM

AWS SPACE DAY BREAKFAST KICKOFF

Kick off an out-of-this-world Space Day with AWS 

Capital Factory – 8th Floor Captain America – 701 Brazos St., Austin, TX 78701

Register HERE

 

9:00 AM

SUSTAINABILITY FOR AND FROM SPACE

AWS hosts  a day of programming, networking, and brainstorming on how to improve sustainability on earth from space. 

Capital Factory – 8th Floor Captain America – 701 Brazos St., Austin, TX 78701

Register HERE

 

9:00 AM

CLEANING UP OUR ACT IN SPACE: ADVANCES IN ACTIVE DEBRIS REMOVAL

Dr. Debra Emmons, Aerospace Corporation; Nehal Gajjar, iMetalx; Moriba Jah, Privateer

Capital Factory – 8th Floor Captain America – 701 Brazos St., Austin, TX 78701

Register HERE

 

10:00 AM

HOW STARTUPS ARE LEVERAGING SPACE FOR THE BENEFIT OF EARTH

Hyder Alabed, Blue Origin; Jeremiah Pate, Lunasonde; Raphael Roettgen, Prometheus Life Science; Solange Massa, EcoAtoms; Abhishek Sastri, Fluix

Capital Factory – 8th Floor Captain America – 701 Brazos St., Austin, TX 78701

Register HERE

 

10:00 AM

REINVENTING SPACE WITH EDGE COMPUTING

Mark Fernandez, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise; David Zuniga, Axiom Space

JW Marriott, Salon AB – 110 E 2nd St, Austin, Tx 78701

More info on this SXSW Panel HERE

 

11:00 AM

A DAY WITHOUT SPACE: BASED ON TRULY POSSIBLE EVENTS WITH AWS & AMAZON’S PROJECT KUIPER

Amber Charlesworth, Space Policy Lead, Amazon’s Project Kuiper; Kaitlyn Johnson, Deputy Director and Fellow, Aerospace Security Project, International Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Hilary N. Ranieri, Director of Government Affairs, National Security, Planet Federal

Capital Factory – 8th Floor Captain America – 701 Brazos St., Austin, TX 78701

Register HERE

 

12:00 PM

LUNCH AT AWS’ SUSTAINABILITY IN SPACE

Capital Factory – 8th Floor Captain America – 701 Brazos St., Austin, TX 78701

Register HERE

 

12:25 PM

SPACE WORKFORCE 2030: POWERING A NEW GENERATION OF SPACE TALENT

Via Van Liew, Aerospace Corporation; Eileen Drake, Aerojet Rocketdyne; Eileen Drake, Aerojet Rocketdyne; Steve Isakowitz, Aerospace Corporation

Capital Factory – 8th Floor Captain America – 701 Brazos St., Austin, TX 78701

Register HERE

 

1:00 PM

SPACE EXHAUST: MAKING MONEY FROM THE SPACE ECONOMY

Jason Cahill, AWS; Colin Gounden, Via Science; Myrna Bittner, Run With It; Abhishek Dash, BlocPower

Capital Factory – 8th Floor Captain America – 701 Brazos St., Austin, TX 78701

Register HERE

 

2:00 PM

STARTUP SOLUTIONS PITCH COMPETITION: SUSTAINABILITY FOR AND FROM SPACE

Capital Factory – 8th Floor Captain America – 701 Brazos St., Austin, TX 78701

Register HERE

 

2:30 PM

SPACE, TRAVEL & PSYCHEDELICS FOR NEW PERSPECTIVES MEET UP

Jane Poynter & Hosi Simon, Space Perspectives

JW Marriott – Brazos Room – 110 E 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701

More info on this SXSW Panel HERE

 

4:00 PM

DARPA’S SPACE INITIATIVES WITH ROB MCHENRY

AWS and DARPA are proud to host an interview with DARPA Deputy Director, Rob McHenry to discuss DARPA’s Space Initiatives.

Capital Factory – 8th Floor Captain America – 701 Brazos St., Austin, TX 78701

Register HERE

 

4:30 PM

AWS SPACE SOCIAL & HAPPY HOUR

Capital Factory – 8th Floor Captain America – 701 Brazos St., Austin, TX 78701

Register HERE

 

5:00 PM

OPTIV CYBER HOUSE FEDERAL HAPPY HOUR

Shakespeare’s Pub – 314 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701

Register HERE

 

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

9:00 AM

SPACE MEET-UP AND COFFEE

Inn Cahoots – 1221 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702

Register HERE

 

9:30 AM

DISRUPTING THE SKIES: THE BATTLE FOR FUNDING IN SPACE AND EARTH OBSERVATION

Skyfi Summit Mini Panel, TBA.

Inn Cahoots – 1221 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702

Register HERE

 

10:00 AM

FROM SEA TO SPACE: AUTONOMOUS ROBOTICS & DRONES MEET UP*

Ty Audronis, Tempest Droneworx, Inc.; Brett Beckett, Tempest Droneworx, Inc.

Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 406 – 500 E 4th St, Austin, TX 78701

More info on this SXSW Panel HERE

 

10:15 AM

REVOLUTIONIZING REALITIES: MOBILIZING THE WORLD WITH EARTH OBSERVATION INSIGHT

Skyfi Summit Mini Panel, TBA.

Inn Cahoots – 1221 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702

Register HERE

 

11:30 AM

THE NEXT AVIATION REVOLUTION: ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY*

Abby Smith, FAA; Diana Cooper, Supernal; Becky Tanner, Wisk Aero; Karina Perez, Aerospace Industries Association

Austin Convention Center, Room AB – 500 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701

More info on this SXSW Panel HERE

 

11:30 AM

EARTHGLOW: AN ASTRONAUT’S PERSPECTIVE*

Maryliz Bender, Cosmic Perspective; Dr. Sian Proctor, Space2Inspire

JW Marriott, Salon AB – 110 E 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701

More info on this SXSW Panel HERE

 

12:30 PM

SKYFI LUNCH AND LIGHTNING TALKS

Inn Cahoots – 1221 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702

Register HERE

 

1:00 PM

KEYNOTE: UNFOLD THE UNIVERSE: NASA’S WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE*

Laura Betz, NASA; Knicole Colón, NASA; Macarena Garcia Marin, European Space Agency/Webb Mission; Stefanie Milam, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center; Amber Straughn, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Austin Convention Center, Room D – 500 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701

More info on this SXSW Panel HERE

 

2:30 PM

WHY WE NEED EMPATHY TO SAVE EARTH, SPACE, HUMANITY*

Esteban Brenes-Mora, Re: wild; Moriba Jah, Privateer; Robin Moore, Re: wild; Laurie Santos, Yale University

JW Marriott, Salon D – 110 E 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701

More info on this SXSW Panel HERE

 

3:00 PM

SKYFI HAPPY HOUR

Open bar, a great DJ, and pictures of Earth from space. 

Inn Cahoots – 1221 East 6th Street Austin, TX 78702

Pre-Register to attend HERE

 

4:00 PM

THIS IS WHAT THE GLOBAL GDP LOOKS LIKE FROM SPACE*

Patrick O’Neil, BlackSky Technologies Inc.

Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon DE – 500 E 4th St, Austin, TX 78701

More info on this SXSW Panel HERE

 

4:00 PM

NASA COMBINES ART & SCIENCE TO CONNECT*

Walt Feimer, NASA; Michael Lentz, KBR Wyle; Thalia Patrinos, MORI Associates; Mark SubbaRao, NASA

JW Marriott, Salon GH – 110 E 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701

More info on this SXSW Panel  HERE

 

4:00 PM

SEX IN SPACE: SEX & REPRODUCTION BEYOND EARTH*

Simon Dubé, The Kinsey Institute; Egbert Edelbroek, SpaceBorn United, Inc.; Alexander Layendecker, SpaceBorn United Inc./Astrosexological Research Institute; Shawna Pandya, International Institute for Astronautical Sciences, Orbital Assembly Corporation

JW Marriott, Salon D – 110 E 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701

More info on this SXSW Panel HERE

 

Thursday, March 16, 2023

4:00 PM

EXPLORING AND EXPERIENCING – EARTH VIA SPACE TOURISM

Austin Convention Center, Room 8ABC – 500 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701

Richard Garriott, The Explorers Club ; Ryan Hartman, World View; Kathryn Sullivan

More info on this SXSW Panel HERE

 

6:30 PM

EARTHLIGHT FOUNDATION’S LAUNCH RECEPTION

Chive HQ – 98 San Jacinto Blvd., Austin, TX 78701

Register HERE

 

 

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