Seattle Space Superiority Summit
2026

October 21, 2026|The Museum of Flight · Seattle, WA|11:30 AM – 8:00 PM

Summit Agenda — October 21

11:30 – 12:25

Check-in & networking

12:25 – 12:30

Opening Remarks

Brendan Wales — General Partner, FUSE

12:30 – 12:35

Washington’s Role in the Future of Space

Governor Bob Ferguson — State of Washington

12:35 – 1:00

Building the Orbital Inference Cloud

Philip Johnston — Founder & CEO, Starcloud

Moderated by Brendan Wales — General Partner, FUSE

1:00 – 1:20

A Deep Dive into Orbital Economics

Aaron Burnett — Founder & Group CEO, Mach33

Moderated by Brendan Wales — General Partner, FUSE

1:20 – 1:40

Building the Software Layer for Space & Defense

John Conafay — Founder & CEO, Integrate

Moderated by Cameron Borumand — General Partner, FUSE

1:40 – 2:00

Bringing Mobility to Space

Jeff Thornburg — Founder & CEO, Portal Space Systems

David Lawrence — Founder & Principal Mission Architect, Quindar

Moderated by Zane Khatib — Principal, FUSE

2:00 – 2:10

Manufacturing in Space

Shishir Bankapur — CEO, Helogen

2:10 – 2:25— Break

2:25 – 2:45

Space Servicing + Scaling Through DIU

Austin Link — Founder & CEO, Starfish Space

Steve "Bucky" Butow — Sr. Advisor & Executive Committee Member, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)

Moderated by Jacqueline Feldscher — Managing Editor, Payload

2:45 – 3:00

Building for Lunar Permanence

Iain Beveridge — Sr. Director, Blue Moon Mark-1 (MK1), Blue Origin

Moderated by Jacqueline Feldscher — Managing Editor, Payload

3:00 – 3:15

The Future of Human Spaceflight

Jason Andrews — Founder & CEO, Orbite

Moderated by Cameron Borumand — General Partner, FUSE

3:15 – 3:30

Building The Robotic Labor Force for Space

Ethan Barajas — Founder & CEO, Icarus Robotics

Moderated by Zane Khatib — Principal, FUSE

3:40 – 4:05

Reimagining Broadband from Space

Chris Weber — VP, Amazon Leo

Moderated by Kellan Carter — General Partner, FUSE

4:05 – 4:15— Break

4:15 – 4:35

Power Beaming as Core Space Infrastructure

Eric Truitt — Founder & CEO, Mantis Space

Moderated by Max Cantor — Partner, Orrick

4:35 – 4:50

Unlocking Lunar Resources

Gary Lai — Founder & CTO, Interlune

Moderated by Brooke Borseth — Senior Associate, FUSE

4:50 – 5:15

NASA’s Role in the Space Race 2.0

Amit Kshatriya — Associate Administrator, Chief Engineer, NASA