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!
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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