Space Law & Policy

Preliminary* Agenda and Scheduled Speakers
*all information on this page is subject to change

• 10:30 AM Introduction to ISDC Space Law & Policy Track
  • Chris Johnson, Secure World Foundation
• 10:35 AM NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation
• 10:45 AM Introduction to Space Law in the International Political System
  • Chris Johnson, Secure World Foundation
• 10:55 AM The Law and Policy Dimensions of Space Security
  • PJ Blount, Montclair State University
• 11:15 AM Technological Approaches to Space Security for a Policy Audience
  • Anna Jaikaran, Project Ploughshares
• 11:35 AM Can Space Natural Resources be Legally Appropriated?
  • Ram Jakhu, McGill University

• 2:00 PM KEYNOTE: Canadian Space Policy for Civil and National Defence Applications – Practical and Pragmatic Approaches
  • Andre Dupuis, Space Strategies Consulting Ltd
• 2:30 PM NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation
• 2:40 PM Canada’s Space Policy Framework: Launching the Next Generation
  • Lauren Small-Pennefather, Canadian Space Agency
• 3:00 PM The Space Generation Advisory Council: Students and Young Professionals Shaping the Future of Space
  • Aaron Persad, Space Generation Advisory Council
  • Alana Bartolini, Space Generation Advisory Council
  • Ali Nasseri, Space Generation Advisory Council

• 3:30 PM Space Law for Non-Lawyers
  • Andrea Harrington, McGill Institute of Air and Space Law
• 3:50 PM Legal, Regulatory, and Policy Aspects of International Spaceport Development
  • Chuck Lauer, Rocketplane Global, Inc
• 4:10 PM Patent Law Basics for the Space Industry
  • Brendan Cohen, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
• 4:30 PM From Space Situational Awareness to Space Traffic Control: What legal and operational lessons learned from the world of International
  • Isavella Vasilogeorgi, McGill Institute of Air and Space Law
• 4:50 PM Technical Intro to On-Orbit Servicing
  • Adam Vigneron, ADGA Group
• 5:10 PM Legal and Policy Implications of On-Orbit Servicing
  • Chris Johnson, Secure World Foundation

• 10:00 AM NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation
• 10:15 AM NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation
• 10:30 AM Canada’s Space Mining Potential
  • Minh On, Natural Resources Canada
• 10:50 AM The Legal Foundation for Resource Extraction on Asteroids and the Moon
  • Melissa Force, MK Force Consultants
• 11:10 AM Sovereignty and Ownership Rights in Space – what levels of resource appropriation are legally permissible?
  • Mike Dodge, University of Mississippi

• 2:00 PM Panel – Alliance for Space Development
  • Dale Skran, National Space Society
  • Aaron Oesterle, PoliSpace
  • Al Globus, San Jose State University
  • Jeff Feige, Space Frontier Foundation
  • Mark Hopkins, National Space Society