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Delivering Space Capabilities for Warfighting Advantage: Agenda and Speakers
November 20, 2025 • 8:30 am – 2:30 pm EST
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The CSIS Aerospace Security Project and the Hudson Institute are pleased to cohost Delivering Space Capabilities for Warfighting Advantage on Thursday, November 20, 2025. This half-day summit will bring together senior leaders, practitioners, and experts to examine the changing needs of military space operations and how to deliver space capabilities that provide a warfighting advantage.
Event Agenda
Introduction & Welcome Remarks
8:30 am
Dr. John J. Hamre, President and CEO, and Langone Chair in American Leadership, CSIS
Ms. Kay Sears, Vice President and General Manager, Space, Intelligence & Weapon Systems Development, Boeing Defense, Space & Security, The Boeing Company
Keynote & Fireside Chat with General B. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations
8:40 am
Speaker:
Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations, U.S. Space Force
Moderator:
Mr. Stephen Kitay, Senior Vice President, Space Defense, True Anomaly, and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy
Break
Panel 1: Drivers of Change: Understanding the Changing Needs of Military Space Operations
9:45 am
Panelists:
Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, U.S. Space Force
RADM (Ret.) Michael Studeman, former Commander, Office of Naval Intelligence, and former Director of Intelligence (J2), U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Moderator:
Mr. Timothy A. Walton, Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology, Hudson Institute
Break
Panel 2: The Solution Space: How Industry is Evolving to Deliver Space Capabilities
10:50 am
Panelists:
Maj. Gen. Stephen G. Purdy, Jr., Acting Assistant Secretary, U.S. Air Force, and Service Acquisition Executive for Space, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration
Ms. Kay Sears, Vice President and General Manager, Space, Intelligence & Weapon Systems Development, Boeing Defense, Space & Security, The Boeing Company
Mr. Nick Bucci, Vice President, Defense Systems and Technologies, General Atomics - Electromagnetic Systems
Mr. Ben Nicholson, Chief Business Officer, Ursa Major
Moderator:
Ms. Sarah Mineiro, Founder and CEO, Tanagra Enterprises, and Senior Associate (Non-resident), Aerospace Security Project, CSIS
Fireside Chat with Dr. Chris Scolese, Director, National Reconnaissance Office
12:00 pm
Introductory Remarks:
Mr. Mike Dickey, Founding Partner, Elara Nova
Speaker:
Hon. Dr. Chris Scolese, Director, National Reconnaissance Office
Moderator:
Gen. (Ret.) David D. Thompson, Senior Principal Advisor, Elara Nova, and former Vice Chief of Space Operations
Lunch
Food will be provided.
Panel 3: Converging Agendas: Defense Acquisition Reform
1:30 pm
Panelists:
Mr. Dave Tremper, Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Acquisition Integration and Interoperability, Office of the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment (invited)
Mr. Moshe Schwartz, President, Etherton and Associates
Dr. Alexis Lasselle Ross, President, Apex Defense Strategies, LLC, and Senior Associate (Non-resident), Center for the Industrial Base, CSIS
Dr. Jack Long, AI Adoption Manager, OpenAI
Moderator:
Hon. Kari A. Bingen, Director, Aerospace Security Project, and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department, CSIS
Event agenda is subject to change.
Speakers
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Kay Sears
Vice President and General Manager, Space, Intelligence & Weapon Systems Development, Boeing Defense, Space & Security, The Boeing Company
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General B. Chance Saltzman
Chief of Space Operations, U.S. Space Force
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Stephen Kitay
Senior Vice President of Space Defense, True Anomaly, and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy
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Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess
Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, U.S. Space Force
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RADM (Ret.) Michael Studeman
Former Director, Office of Naval Intelligence, and Director of Intelligence (J2), U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
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Timothy A. Walton
Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology, Hudson Institute
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Maj. Gen. Stephen G. Purdy, Jr.
Acting Assistant Secretary, U.S. Air Force, and Service Acquisition Executive for Space, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration
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Kay Sears
Vice President and General Manager, Space, Intelligence & Weapon Systems Development, Boeing Defense, Space & Security, The Boeing Company
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Nick Bucci
Vice President of Missile Defense and Space Systems, General Atomics
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Ben Nicholson
Chief Business Officer, Ursa Major
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Founder and CEO, Tanagra Enterprises, and Senior Associate (Non-resident), Aerospace Security Project, CSIS
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Mike Dickey
Founding Partner, Elara Nova
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General (Ret.) David D. Thompson
Senior Principal Advisor, Elara Nova, and former Vice Chief of Space Operations
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Moshe Schwartz
President, Etherton & Associates
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President, Apex Defense Strategies, LLC, and Senior Associate (Non-resident), Center for the Industrial Base, CSIS
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Jack Long
AI Adoption Manager, OpenAI
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Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
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The Honorable Dr. Chris Scolese
Director, National Reconnaissance Office
This event is made possible by the generous support of the Boeing Company.
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