The Secure World Foundation Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Episode 4's guest is Nishan Degnarain, the CEO of EXO Solutions and Former Chair, World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Oceans. In this conversation with Nishan, recorded on December 2nd, 2022, themes discussed include sustainability in comparison between the ocean and space domains, development of effective ESG strategies in new investment sectors; and the opportunities for growth in sustainable space activities.

Episode 2's guest is Matthew Kuta, the Co-Founder, President, and Chief Operating Officer of Voyager Space Holdings. In this conversation with Matt, recorded on October 4th 2022, themes discussed include the increasing importance of ESG requirements for large investment capital sources; the possible role of ESG factors as a discriminator between companies in private equity investment decisions; and the challenges and outlooks for developing ESG practices and reporting for NewSpace companies.

Closing Keynote Delivered by NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine June 25, 2019 at the Summit for Space Sustainability. 

The last decade has seen a surge in new actors entering the space domain. Many more countries are developing space programs and national law and policy while commercial startups are leveraging cheaper and better technology to do more with less. What are the benefits of the surge in new actors and what should we be wary of? What steps can the world take to ensure that new actors are contributing to space sustainability? | Moderator: Ian Christensen, SWF Director of Private Sector Programs

Panelists:

• Jim Armor, Northrop Grumman

• Simonetta di Pippo, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

• Kalpak Gude, Swarm

• Mark Mozena, Planet

• Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan, Observer Research Foundation

This panel took place June 25, 2019 at the Summit for Space Sustainability in Washington, DC. 

Delivered in on June 25 at the SWF Summit for Space Sustainability in Washington, DC. 

This audio was recorded on June 25 during the SWF Summit for Space Sustainability at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

Krystal Wilson, SWF Director of Space Applications Programs, Summit Chair

Peter Martinez, SWF Executive Director

A series of short presentations by high-level experts on current situations, trends, and challenges in the space domain that impact space sustainability.

• State of the Space Environment - Holger Krag, European Space Agency

• The Globalization of Space - Rogel Mari Sese, Regulus SpaceTech

• The Rise and Promise of Commercial Space - Carissa Christensen, Bryce Space & Technology

• Militarization and Potential Conflict in Space- Jana Robinson, Prague Security Studies Institute

• The Role of Space for Benefits on Earth - Anne Hale Miglarese, Radiant Earth Foundation

• Past and Future of Space Governance - Niklas Hedman, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

Recorded in Washington, DC on May 6, 2019

On March 27, 2019, India successfully tested an anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon against one of its satellites. With this intercept, India became the fourth country to demonstrate this capability. While most of the debris that was created should be relatively short-lived, some of it will be around for months, if not years.

What does this test mean for the future of space security and stability? Has a precedent been established about how to test an ASAT in a way that the international community will accept? How will this affect international security and great power relationships? Does this test and potentially others like this pose a risk to the burgeoning commercial space sector? A panel of experts gathered in Washington, D.C to discuss potential consequences and fall-out from India's ASAT test. 

Moderator: Brian Weeden, Director of Program Planning, Secure World Foundation

Panelists:

• Bob Hall, Director, Commercial Space Operations Center, AGI
• Ankit Panda, Adjunct Senior Fellow in Defense Posture Project, Federation of American Scientists
• Victoria Samson, Washington Office Director, Secure World Foundation

More details can be found at the event page on the SWF website.

This audio was recorded in Washington, DC on March 29, 2019.

On March 29, 2019, The Secure World Foundation hosted a panel discussion on "US-China Engagement in Space." A group of experts talked about how the United States and China interact in space and looked toward future possibilities for further engagement across commercial, civil, and national security issues. 

• Moderator: Victoria Samson, SWF Washington Office Director
• Patrick Besha, Senior Policy Advisor for Strategic Engagement and Assessment in the Office of the Administrator at NASA Headquarters
• Mike Gold, Chair of the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee
• Lincoln Hines, PhD candidate in the Government Department at Cornell University,Cornell University
• Audrey Schaffer, Director, Space Strategy and Plans, Office of the Secretary of Defense
• Brian Weeden, SWF Director of Program Planning

Recorded in Washington DC, on December 6, 2018.

The orbital space around the earth is increasingly utilized by many actors across the world. Satellites built and launched by governments that strictly served national security and scientific exploration purposes have given way to privately (and even amateur) built and commercially launched space objects. This growth in participation has increased the amount of stakeholders interested in preserving the orbital domain, but it has also increased the amount of satellites and human-generated debris on orbit. As governments, and their myriad agencies, seek to preserve access to the benefits of space, how can collaboration reduce redundancies and avoid the complications of differing definitions, priorities, and data standards?

SWF and ESA co-hosted a luncheon panel discussion on international collaboration concerning space safety. Speakers and panelists discussed the roles of governments and industry, technical hurdles, and other challenges.

Keynotes:

• Johann-Dietrich Wörner, Director General, European Space Agency
• Patrick Besha, Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of the Administrator at NASA Headquarters

Panelists:

• Jim Cooper, Senior Systems Engineer, Space Situational Awareness, Analytical Graphics, Inc.
• Todd Harrison, Director, CSIS Aerospace Security Project and Defense Budget Analysis
• Diane Howard, Professor of Commercial Space Operations/Spaceflight Ops, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Bill Murtagh, Program Coordinator, NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
• Charity Weeden, US Managing Representative, Astroscale
• Moderator: Victoria Samson, Washington Office Director, Secure World Foundation

More details can be found at the event page on the SWF website.

Recorded in Washington DC, on July 25, 2018.

The SWEF brought together the space weather community to share information and ideas among policymakers, senior government leaders, researchers, private-sector service providers, space weather information users, media, and legislators and staff from Capitol Hill to raise awareness of space weather and its effects on society. This year's event sharpened the focus on critical infrastructure protection, with the necessary underpinnings of research, improved products and services, and applications to serve a broad and growing user community. The ultimate goal is to improve the Nation’s ability to prepare for, avoid, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the potentially devastating impacts of space weather events on our health, economy, and national security.

This recording features an presentations and a panel discussion on research-to-operations activities seeking to address threats from severe space weather.

• Mr. Steven Clarke, Senior Policy Analyst at the Office of Science and Technology Policy , Executive Office of the President
• Dr. Conrad Lautenbacher, Chief Executive Officer, GeoOptics Incorporated and American Commercial Space Weather Association
• Dr. Daniel Baker, Director, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder
• Dr. Christopher Cannizzaro, Office of Space and Advanced Technology in the Bureau of Oceans, Environment, and Science, U.S. Department of State
• Dr. Mizuhhiko Hosokawa, Vice President of National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan
• Moderator: Mr. Mike Ryschkewitch, Head, Space Sector at Johns Hopkins University of Applied Physics Laboratory
• Closing: Mr. Michael Bonadonna, Executive Secretary, Space Weather Operations Research and Mitigation Subcommittee and Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology

More details can be found at the event page on the SWF website.