Past Speakers 2025 — CyberSat Summit
CyberSat 2025 · 9th Annual Edition

Past Speakers

CyberSat features a lineup of carefully curated, highly impactful speakers who bring expertise and insights to the stage — selected to deliver engaging, valuable, and actionable content for all attendees.

📅 November 17–20, 2025
📍 Hyatt Regency Reston, VA
🎤 78 Speakers
Katie Arrington
Katie Arrington
Performing the Duties of Chief Information Officer (CIO)
U.S. Department of War
Jason Aspiotis
Jason Aspiotis
Global Director, In-Space Data & Security
Axiom Space
Dan Austin
Dan Austin
Space Staff SETA
Sigmatech
Frank Backes
Frank Backes
President
Space ISAC
Brandon Bailey
Brandon Bailey
Principal Engineer, Cybersecurity and Advanced Platforms Subdivision
The Aerospace Corporation
MB
Marouane Balmakhtar
Lt Col, Dr., Division Chief Cyber Operations
HQ, Space Force
Theresa Beech
Theresa Beech
Principal Investigator, CAPSTONE Experimentation
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Michael Bernat
Michael Bernat
Cyber CTO
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd
James “Aaron” Bishop
James “Aaron” Bishop
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Department of the Air Force (DAF)
Andrew Black
Andrew Black
CEO
Kovr.ai
CB
Connor Bolton
Cybersecurity R&D S&E
Sandia National Laboratories
Alexis Bonnell
Alexis Bonnell
Head of AI Adoption and Deployment
OpenAI for Government
CB
Cristiana Brafman Kittner
Senior Manager
Proofpoint
Dr. Joseph Bravman
Dr. Joseph Bravman
Chief Engineer
Lynk Global
Jim Bridenstine
Jim Bridenstine
Former NASA Administrator and Managing Partner of The Artemis Group
The Artemis Group
Gary Buchanan
Gary Buchanan
CISO
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA)
Ian Canning
Ian Canning
President and CEO
Eutelsat Network Solutions
Frank Christophori
Frank Christophori
Head of Section, IT Security Systems for Governmental and Military Applications and Space and Communication Systems
Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), Germany
Ross Coffman
Ross Coffman
President
Forward Edge-AI, Inc.
Valerie Cofield
Valerie Cofield
Executive Director
Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT)
Dr. Lisa Costa
Dr. Lisa Costa
CEO and Founder
Costa Advisory Group
James Curbo
James Curbo
Chief Scientist, Constrained Cyber Solutions Group (QCX), Asymmetric Operations Sector (AOS)
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Chuck Cynamon (USAF Ret.)
Chuck Cynamon (USAF Ret.)
President
Telesat Government Solutions
Paul de Naray
Paul de Naray
Principal Engineer
The Aerospace Corporation
Chris DeMay
Chris DeMay
COO and Founder
TrustPoint
Vinit Duggal
Vinit Duggal
VP Network Engineering & CISO
SES
Dr. Gregory Falco
Dr. Gregory Falco
Asst. Professor
Cornell University
Mark Fedeli
Mark Fedeli
Director, Business Development
Seekr
William Ferguson
William Ferguson
Researcher and Content Creator
ethicallyHackingspace (eHs)
Felipe Fernandez
Felipe Fernandez
Chief Technology Officer
Fortinet Federal Inc
Capt. Nicholas Field
Capt. Nicholas Field
Australian Defence Force Liaison Officer to United States Cyber Command
AUS-CYBERCOM
Dennis Gatens
Dennis Gatens
President
Voyager Technologies, LEOcloud
Lori Gordon
Lori Gordon
Systems Director
The Aerospace Corporation
Bob Gourley
Bob Gourley
Co-Founder and CTO
OODA LLC
Florian Göhler
Florian Göhler
Technical Officer
Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), Germany
MG
Meyonka Gray
VP of Operations
Satlyt
Zanir Habib
Zanir Habib
CEO & Founder
Ferociter
Jacob Hafey
Jacob Hafey
Policy Manager
Access Partnership
MH
Mauri Hampton
Chief, Space Cyber Executive, COMM Directorate
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
DH
Daniel Hilgert
Head, Space Section Defence Industry, Innovation and Armaments Division
NATO
Mark Holmes
Mark Holmes
Senior Editorial Director
Via Satellite
Richa Hukumchand
Richa Hukumchand
Founder & CEO
Pramatra Space Inc.
Dr. Samuel Jero
Dr. Samuel Jero
Technical Staff
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Peder Jungck
Peder Jungck
CTIO
BAE Systems
Mike Klingler
Mike Klingler
Sr. Manager, ISSE
L3Harris
Robert Lai
Robert Lai
Sr. Engineer Specialist — Cyber Security Architecture and Information Systems Security
The Aerospace Corporation
Senator James Lankford
Senator James Lankford
US Senator for Oklahoma, Chair of the Intelligence Committee
U.S. Government
Norm Laudermilch
Norm Laudermilch
Chief Information Security Officer
Vantor
SL
Steve Lewis
Principal Engineer
The Aerospace Corporation
Phil Mar
Phil Mar
Chief Technology Officer, Global Space Networks
Viasat
Johnathon Martin
Johnathon Martin
Deputy Director (Acting), Office of the Chief Architect
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
MM
Michael Maughan
Skylo Technologies
Matt McClung
Matt McClung
Director of Cyber Engineering
Lanteris Space Systems
Jason McCollum
Jason McCollum
Vice President, Software & Security
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
Scott McCormick
Scott McCormick
Chief Security Officer
Planet
Erin Miller
Erin Miller
Executive Director
Space ISAC
Sarah Mineiro
Sarah Mineiro
Founder and CEO
Tanagra Enterprises
Victor Murray
Victor Murray
Assistant Director
Southwest Research Institute
AO
Dr. Allyson O’Brien
Program Manager
DARPA Information Innovation Office
Jacob Oakley
Jacob Oakley
Director of Cyber & Space, Technical Principal
SIXGEN
Sean Papso
Sean Papso
Chief Operating Officer
Invictus Consulting
John Reed
John Reed
Chief Rocket Scientist
United Launch Alliance
Ryan Roberts
Ryan Roberts
Space Cyber Leader
Deloitte
Caleb Royer
Caleb Royer
Program Manager, Adaptive Capabilities Office / Information Innovation Office
DARPA
Victoria Samson
Victoria Samson
Chief Director, Space Security and Stability
Secure World Foundation
MS
Matt Shelton
Principal Consultant and Threat Researcher
First Ascent Cyber Advisory
Kyle Shepard
Kyle Shepard
Chief Engineer
SNC
Karan Singh
Karan Singh
Advanced Systems and Technology Directorate, Cyber Security SME
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
Scott Stephenson
Scott Stephenson
VP, Sales and Business Development
Blackwire Labs
Thorsten Stremlau
Thorsten Stremlau
Systems Principal Architect, CISSP
Trusted Computing Group (NVIDIA)
Meera Towler
Meera Towler
Space Robotics Program Manager
SWRI
John Trionfo
John Trionfo
President, Defense Solutions
Antaris Space
Capt. David Vermillion
Capt. David Vermillion
Commercial Consolidated Satellite Systems Expert Deputy Division Chief
U.S. Space Force
Sam Visner
Sam Visner
Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Space ISAC
The Aerospace Corporation
Marcus Wallum
Marcus Wallum
Cyber Security and Space Programme Accreditation Manager
European Space Agency (ESA)
Lauryn Williams
Lauryn Williams
Deputy Director / Senior Fellow
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Ernest Wong
Ernest Wong
Technical Lead, PNT & Space Systems
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T)
AW
Alexander Wu
Cyber Systems Security Engineer
Lockheed Martin Corp.
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