Our keynotes, workshops and panels are storytelling experiences like about the journey of resilient and inspirational people that are empowering the future!
Storytellers that will inspire you
meet our storytellers
Sylvain Laporte
Former President of the Canadian Space Agency (2015-2020)
derek fox
Grand Chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Janet ivey
Janet's Planet | Creator & CEO ; Explore Mars | President
Kirk Shireman
VP, Lunar Exploration Campaign at Lockheed Martin
artemis westenberg
Explore Mars Europe CEO and Mission Director at Stardust Research Station
Steve smith
BLUE ORIGIN • Director of Flight Sciences
Jason Michaud
CEO & Founder at Stardust and Chief of Strategic Initiatives at Stardust Alliance
Adam Trumpour
President at Launch Canada & Vice President at Stardust Alliance
David lefrancois
President at Stardust Alliance & Beyond Blue Aerospace
Marc Hartzman
Author of The Big Book of Mars
Shelli Brunswick
COO of Space Foundation
Tim Christman
Executive Director at Foundation for the Future
Gitika Gorthi
Founder and CEO of IgnitedThinkers | Columbia University C.P. Davis Scholar '26 | 21-22 Girl Scout Nation's Capital Teen Board of Director | 2022 Coca-Cola Scholar | Former NASA Intern
Paul Porter
Indigenous Student Recruitment Coordinator at Western University and Youth Representative at Ontario First Nation Young Peoples
P.J. Marcellino
Anatomy of Restlessness Films | Documentarian | Analog Astronaut | Political Scientist
Carlo vizzi
Astronaut Instructor
ESA/EAC - European Astronaut Centre with ALTEC
Jin Sing Sia
Western Univeristy Institute for Earth and Space Exploration; Mars Society of Canada
Paula Bosca
Intern at Western University Institute of Earth & Space Exploration
Jason Thompson
President of Superior Strategies Inc. & Warrior Engineering Ltd.
Hira Nadeem
President & Co-Founder at Zenith Canada Pathways Foundation
Beth Mund
CEO, Stellar Communications and Casual Space Podcast Host
Judy M. Robinet
Founding Executive Director at A Life Worth Living
Dr. Heike Poignand
Founder & Managing Director at C43B - Consulting for Business Building Blocks
Julio Rezende
Founder of Habitat Marte Space Analog Station
Dr. Keith Thompson
Chief Medical Officer at Nuralogix Corporation
Candice Loring
Working to advance the Indigenous innovation ecosystem. Senior Advisor Indigenous Relations and Initiatives at Mitacs.
Dr. Alexander Aroyo
Postdoc & Lab Manager at the Social and Intelligent Robotics Research Lab
Alexandra Armstrong
Mining Engineer, Community Relations Coordinator at Canada Nickel Company
Shahrukh Alavi
Instrumentation Engineer, P.Eng at National Research Council (NRC)
Dr. Alires Almon
Founder at Deep Space Predictive
Melvin S. Marsh, MS., NREMT
Research Consultant at Extreme Environment Psychology and Medicine Consulting LLC
Nadeem Ghafoor
Founder of Avalon & Former Vice President, Space Exploration
Canadensys Aerospace Corporation
Agnieszka Elwertowska
Analogue Astronaut & Engineer at WSB University in Gdansk
Mariam Naseem
Consultant | Tech Strategist | Business Development | Engineer | Space Advocate
Leszek Orzechowski
Director of LunAres Research Station, CEO Space Is More
Dr. Olav Krigolson
Professor, Neuroscience, University of Victoria
Glenn J. Scott
Co-founder & President of The Mars Society of Canada
Edward V. Gonzales
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Lead for Code 670 at NASA
mARC gARNEAU
First Canadian Astronaut
Madison Diamond
Vice Lead for the Space Generation Advisory Council’s (SGAC)
Jeremy Hansen
Canadian Space Agency Astronaut
Andrew gagnon
Senior Software Developer at GHGSAT
Shawna Pandya
Director of Medical Research at Orbital Assembly Corporation
Andrew graham
Manager, CC-130J ISS Contract Management Office at Lockheed Martin Canada
Susan nelson
Executive Director of the Ininew Friendship Centre
TOM R. CHAMBERS
Documentarian, Visual Artist, Curator, Educator and former Research Analyst at the Lunar Receiving Laboratory for Project Apollo (1969-1972)
Erin Bonilla
Vice President, Training Programs at STAR HARBOR
Benjamin Pothier
Fellow International, the Explorers Club / Mission Commander and analog Astronaut , Lunares / Human Factors Expert, International Astronautical Federation
Julie Claveau
Astrophysist & Canadian Deputy Mission Manager for James Webb Space Telescope
George Zhu
Academic Director of Research Commons, Office of Vice-President Research and Innovation, York University
Wessel Endowed Assistant Professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Visiting Scientist at Blue Marble Space Institute of Science and NASA Ames Research Center
Derek Harris
Business Operation Manager at Skyrora & CEO Ecosene Limited 🏴
John Edison Munoz Cardona
PhD in Human Computer Interaction
Postdoctoral Fellow
Systems Design and Engineering Department
University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Vanessa Van Decker
President of SEDS Canada & Mission Operations Engineering Intern at Mission Control
Łukasz Wilczyński
Founder and CEO of the future-driven, Planet Partners. and President of the European Space Foundation
Richard Vicente
Lockheed Martin Canada CC-130J program Junior R&M engineer
Ryon Stewart
Deputy Manager of NASA's Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation
Ramzi Masri-Elyafaoui
Government Affairs Associate at Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc.
Charity Weeden
Vice President, Global Space Policy and Government Relations at Astroscale
Basuti Gerty Bolo
Founder & Chief Executive Officer of GOTOSPACE
Cdr Kevin Seidler
Cdr; Director of Operational Support at Canadian Armed Forces; DG Space
Donya Naz Divsalar
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer of Caidin Biotechnologies Inc.
David Mann
Director, Talent Acquisition at MDA
Connor Kiselchuk
Lead - Plant Science at StarLab Oasis
Dennis Silin
Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Exodus Orbitals
Eric Windeler
Founder & Executive Director at Jack.org
Ana Luisa Trejos
Associate Professor at Western University
Jason Thompson
Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Exodus Orbitals
Aaron Persad
Director of Bioastronautics and Co-founder at International Institute for Astronautical Sciences | Astreas
Jayshri Sabarinathan
Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering at Institute for Earth and Space Exploration and Western University
Kansas Middletent
Indigenous Youth Advocate from Lower Brule Sioux Tribe in South Dakota
Christina Koch
NASA Astronaut and Assistant to the Director for Technical Integration at NASA
John Vickers
Chief Executive at Blue Abyss
Michael Mierzejewski
PhD Candidate at the University of Tübingen, Germany and NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen
Nova Lachance
Education and Training Representative at Contact North
Elif Keve
Space Architect, Architect, Designer at OSA (Outer Space Architects)
Simon WERNER
MDRS238 Analog Astronaut (Crew Engineer)
Britt Duffy Adkins
Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Celestial Citizen
Vera Novais
Observador & SciComPt
Amy MacLeod
Vice President Corporate Communications at MDA
Joe Cassady
Executive Director for Space
at Aerojet Rocketdyne
Robert Chambers
Director Of Business Development at Lockheed Martin
Dr. Yaroslav Pustovyi
Director of Safety at Maritime Launch Services
Kiran Chincholi
Launch Pad/Vehicle Systems Engineer at Rocket Factory Augsburg
Sadben Khan
Director of Structures at C6 Launch Systems
Oleg Khalimonov
Chief Rocket Designer at Space Concordia
Alexa Villa
Rocket Structural Technician at SpaceX
Bachar Elzein
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer at Reaction Dynamics
Sohrab Haghighat
Chief Executive Officer and Founder at SpaceRyde
Tapaswini Sharma
iGIANT: impact of Gender/Sex on Innovation and Novel Technologies
Michelle Mendes
Chief Executive Officer at Satellite Canada Innovation Network
