2009 Panels

Honorary Chair:
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Lieutenant Governor Barbara O’Brien Lieutenant Governor

Keynote Speakers:
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Major General Lawrence A. Stutzriem Director of Plans, Policy & Strategy (J5)
Major General Michael C. Kostelnik Assistant Commissioner
Brigadier General Kurt S. Story Deputy Commanding General for Operations
Mr. Fred Mondragon Cabinet Secretary
Douglas A. Comstock Director of the Innovative Partnerships Program
Captain David MacKay Test Pilot

Panel I
Strategic Importance of High Altitude and Near Space Operations:
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LTC Dennis Brozek U.S. Army
Jay M. Jacobsmeyer President
David Lawrence Senior Business Development Analyst
Robert Marlin United States Air Force
Dr. Thomas J. Trout Research Leader and Supervisory Agricultural Engineer
Major General Mark A. Volcheff , USAF (Ret.) President
Maj Gen (Ret.) Mason Whitney Director

Panel II
Near Space Technology Discussions:
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Dr. Stavros Androulakakis Program Manager of the High Altitude Airship (HAA™) program
Dr. Thomas Bowles Science Advisor to New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson
D. Larry Clark Senior Manager, Spacecraft Technology Development Laboratory
Charles R. Farrar The Engineering Institute
Dr. David Finkleman Principal Engineer
Michael M. Lee Chief, High Altitude Technology Division
Dr. Steven C. Suddarth Director

Panel III
The Road Ahead:
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CAPT William A. Cain, USN (Ret.)
David A. Carrithers Deputy Director, Space & Missile Defense Battle Lab/ Chief, Concepts & Architecture Division, SMDBL/Chief Space & Missile
Mr. Ed Herlik Managing Partner
Captain David MacKay Test Pilot
Ron “Oly” Oholendt President, Near Space Systems, also DBA
Dr. Ed Tomme CTO