Space ISAC’s seventh annual Value of Space Summit (VOSS VII) will explore the theme Resilience by Design: Building, Operating, and Defending Space Capabilities.
VOSS VII serves as an annual forum for Space ISAC members and partners, bringing together leaders and experts from across the space, security, and threat intelligence communities to advance the resilience of the global space ecosystem. This year’s theme highlights the importance of embedding resilience across the full lifecycle of space systems, from design and development to operations and defense. As space capabilities become increasingly critical to economic prosperity, national security, and daily life, collaboration across government, industry, and academia is essential to ensuring these systems remain reliable, adaptable, and secure in an evolving operational environment.
Join us to connect with leaders building and defending the next generation of space capabilities.
VOSS VII events take place over multiple days, featuring a variety of sessions and engagements. During registration, please select all events that you’d like to attend to help us plan accordingly. Details on scheduled events can be found below by selecting each day’s tab. Daily agendas are notional and subject to change. Information will be updated regularly.*
Please note that Space ISAC members are allotted a specific number of free tickets to VOSS based on their membership level. Emails with those discount codes have been sent to each member organization’s designated representative. Please reach out to [email protected] if you have questions about your organization’s complimentary member tickets.
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VOSS VII will feature Classified Sessions, designed for cleared participants to engage in high-level discussions on critical space security topics. These exclusive sessions offer a unique opportunity to engage with top experts, gain classified insights, and collaborate on securing the space domain.
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Join us to kick off VOSS VII with an interactive networking experience. Connect with peers across the space community while enjoying provided food and libations available for purchase.
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Kick off VOSS VII with a relaxed networking breakfast designed to connect attendees before a day of interactive working sessions begins. Enjoy a light breakfast while engaging with peers across industry, government, and academia in an informal setting that encourages conversation and collaboration.
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Join Space ISAC for a high-fidelity, scenario-driven Tabletop Exercise (TTX) designed to stress-test the resilience of space systems architecture. Participants will navigate complex multi-stage attacks, moving beyond manual processes to explore how automated threat intelligence orchestration accelerates detection and response. Using the Cyware Labs philosophy of interconnected security, commercial operators, government stakeholders, and cybersecurity leaders will simulate the operationalization of threat intelligence at scale. This exercise focuses on breaking down organizational silos to enable bidirectional, real-time information sharing and the automated dissemination of actionable insights across the global space enterprise.
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Attendees are invited to gather at Red Leg Brewing Company to connect and continue discussions from the day. This is an informal, self-hosted networking opportunity with food and beverages available for purchase.
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From secure software to resilient architectures, confidence in space systems is foundational to growth. This fireside chat examines how engineering practices and transparency are strengthening trust across customers and partners.
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Software and connectivity are transforming space operations. This panel examines how digital engineering, secure development practices, and integrated cyber strategies are enabling stronger and more scalable systems.
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Space capabilities are increasingly integrated with terrestrial and cyber systems. This panel explores best practices for seamless coordination, interoperability, and real-time decision-making across domains.
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As demand for space-enabled services grows, operational excellence becomes critical. Speakers share lessons on maintaining quality, responsiveness, and performance in fast-moving mission environments.
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This panel will examine how adversaries are increasingly employing irregular warfare and gray zone tactics in the space domain to shape the strategic environment below the threshold of armed conflict. Through the lens of Project Gray Orbit (PGO), panelists will explore how ambiguous, deniable, and often civilian‑proximate activities in space—ranging from interference and coercion to exploitation of commercial systems—are challenging traditional concepts of deterrence, defense, and space operations.
The discussion will focus on the growing interdependence of civil, commercial, and national defense space capabilities, and why effective responses demand closer public‑private partnership (P3) and whole‑of‑government integration. Panelists will address how to better identify, track, and understand adversarial irregular activities in space, and how governments and industry can coordinate to mitigate these threats while preserving resilience, legitimacy, and freedom of action. The session will conclude with practical insights on aligning public, commercial, and defense stakeholders to maintain space advantage in future competition and conflict.
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Resilient systems are not static. Panelists discuss how flexible design principles, open standards, and digital engineering approaches allow space capabilities to adapt as mission needs change.
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Join us for an evening networking event designed to bring VOSS VII attendees together in a relaxed, social setting. Connect with colleagues, meet new partners, and continue conversations from the day’s sessions while expanding your network across the space ecosystem.
This year’s event will take place at COATI, featuring a mix of indoor and rooftop spaces that offer a fun, laid-back atmosphere. Enjoy a burger bar with vegetarian options, along with access to pool tables, pinball machines, and plenty of space to mingle.
With food, drinks, and a vibrant setting, this is the perfect opportunity to unwind, build connections, and keep the conversation going.
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Blast off into nostalgia when you (from your laptop or smart phone at your pace) take part in the “Cyber Attack Along the Space Oregon Trail” simulation where the beloved retro classic Oregon Trail video game meets up in a cyber-attacked final frontier! Command your spacecraft, defend against relentless cyber-attacks, and manage your crew’s survival as you fight for survival in space—but will you be able to avoid the dreaded space dysentery?! Just like the original simulation game, but with more space themed drama and less gravity!
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The Center for Aerospace Resilient Systems at ERAU will demonstrate its Orbital Virtual Environment, a Digital Twin environment for satellites and constellations for cyber testing.
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Explore how industry-recognized certifications can dramatically enhance your career trajectory, open new professional doors, and provide a competitive edge in today’s rapidly evolving technology landscape.
This session covers essential cybersecurity certifications that validate critical skills and knowledge while spotlighting the innovative Space Systems Security Engineering Professional (S3EP) certification program from Parallax Cyber.
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Wrap up the VOSS VII Student & Faculty Day experience with a relaxed evening networking event under the stars. From 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM MT, enjoy dessert-style finger foods, a hosted bar, and a casual atmosphere designed for connection, conversation, and winding down after a full week of programming.
The Colorado Springs Astronomical Society (CSASTRO) will be on-site with telescopes for guided stargazing throughout the evening, offering a unique backdrop of planets, stars, and deep-space views while you network with colleagues and new connections across the space community.
Dr. Dianne Poster provides more than two decades of technical experience in research and development for measurements, standards, technology, and data at the United States (U.S.) Department of Commerce (DOC) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Her portfolio covers innovative developments in radiation physics and chemistry, materials engineering, and optical, dimensional, and chemical metrology. Her current work supports the U.S. DOC National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Space Commerce promoting U.S. space commerce through international technical standards development and innovation in space systems, data, and cybersecurity technologies. She leads DOC representation for the U.S. interagency supporting space activities, including developing principles for national strategies in cislunar science and technology, planetary defense, low Earth orbit research and development, and in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing.
Previously, as the deputy associate director for technology and environmental policy at the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Dr. Poster administered the environmental federal regulatory portfolio and advised on policy and strategy issues related to protecting the environment.
Frank Backes is the former CEO of Capella Space, which was acquired by IonQ in 2025. Over a career spanning more than three decades, he has led the development and deployment of advanced technologies supporting global communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems. His experience spans satellite launch, as well as command, control, and communications architectures.
Prior to Capella, Frank served as Senior Vice President at Kratos Federal Space, wherehe also led the company’s Commercial Cyber division. He is widely recognized for pioneering the integration of cybersecurity principles into space systems. Earlier in his career, he was CEO of Braxton Technologies and Braxton Science & Technology Group, organizations known for delivering mission-critical command and control software across national security and commercial space programs.
Frank is the founder and President of the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC) and serves on the Board of Directors of Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI). He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with a focus in Semiconductor Physics from the University of California, San Diego, along with minors in Communications, Marketing, and Computer Hardware. In 2009, he was honored with the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for his contributions to aerospace innovation.
In 2004, Fred Slane co-founded and currently serves as the Executive Director of the Space Infrastructure Foundation. His current work includes the development of a standards-based reference architecture for the global space industry as a basis for space expansions. He is an Associate Fellow of the AIAA and is a leader in the development and proliferation of space standards in the U.S. and abroad. He has
been/is the lead for twenty-one standards on Spacecraft Initialization, Spacecraft Plugn-Play, Lunar Simulants, CubeSats, On-Orbit Servicing, and Verification. In the AIAA he serves as the Chair of the Committee on Standards for On-Orbit Servicing and Assembly. Internationally, he is the ISO Space Systems and Operations Subcommittee Chair and lead standards architect. The Space Infrastructure Foundation is a member of CONFERS, a consortium for on-orbit servicing. In CONFERS Fred served as the Standards Architect on the original DARPA effort. Currently, the Space Infrastructure Foundation is researching the utility of a reference architecture for space for NIST/NOAA OSC.
Twice retired from the U.S. Air Force, his assignments included STS Cargo Operations, space technology R&D, space test and evaluation, staff officer at the original US Space Command, and as Chief Architect and Engineer for the Operationally Responsive Space office. He has published over 15 papers and reports and has presented numerous classes and presentations on space architecture and standardization in the US and abroad. He has degrees in Physics (MS), Mathematics, Engineering and International Business (MBA).
Married to Dr. Jean Slane for 41 years, they live in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Lagos, Portugal.
Hector Falcon is the Director for the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC) Watch Center. Before joining the Space ISAC in 2022, Hector served as a Cyber Security Leader for Space before his retirement in 2022 from the newly established United States Space Force as a Senior Enlisted Leader helping establish diversity & fusion across intelligence, cyber and space disciplines spanning multiple career fields (both Officer and Enlisted plus Joint Service). Hector is a former Intelligence Officer serving within the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) as a regional leader and across the United States Air Force having served across several theaters of operation (Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan) & continents as a 26-year Air Force and Space Force Veteran. He holds a Master’s of Science Degree in Information Technology and Strategy and holds several industry certifications spanning disparate sectors. As a gray zone operations advisor, Hector continues to inform the broader community and collective through three simple questions spanning all threats & all hazards.
Dr. Jennifer Sobanet serves as the ninth Chancellor of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS), where she is dedicated to advancing student success, expanding the university’s research impact, and strengthening its connection to the community it serves. She leads with the belief that learning at UCCS is both purposeful and powerful: grounded in care, advanced through research, and connected to Southern Colorado’s communities to prepare graduates for a rapidly changing world.
Prior to joining UCCS, Chancellor Sobanet was the Executive Vice Chancellor of Administration and Strategy and Chief Financial Officer at the University of Colorado Denver. Earlier in her career, she served as acting Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Colorado Department of Higher Education during Governor Hickenlooper’s administration. She has also held senior leadership roles at Front Range Community College and within the Colorado Community College System.
Actively engaged in civic and philanthropic leadership, Chancellor Sobanet serves as chair of the University Development Board and is a member of the Colorado Springs School of Technology Board. She is also a member of The Colorado Thirty Group and an alumna of the Colorado Springs Leadership Institute and Leadership Denver.
She holds an Ed.D. in Leadership for Educational Equity in Higher Education from the University of Colorado Denver, a master’s degree in international studies from the University of Pennsylvania’s Lauder Institute, and an MBA in international financial management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. A Yeager Scholar at Marshall University, she earned her bachelor’s degree in economics.
Megan (Meg) Moloney is an Associate Director in the Defense and Security segment at Guidehouse, where she advises national security leaders across the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and federal agencies on mission transformation, risk, and resilience. With more than 20 years of legal, investigative, intelligence, and cybersecurity experience, she is recognized for her ability to navigate complex, evolving threat environments and guide organizations through strategic and operational modernization.
Meg currently counsels senior leaders across defense and intelligence services on supply chain risk management, enterprise resilience, and mission assurance, drawing on extensive experience shaping secure, future‑ready national security capabilities. She also supports the design and stand‑up of new programs, facilitates long‑range strategy and future‑visioning efforts, and develops and executes tabletop exercises to help organizations prepare for emerging threats and gray zone challenges. In addition, she heads the Guidehouse Defense and Security Mentor Protege portfolio.
Meg’s career spans multiple pillars of the national security enterprise. She began as a business integrity attorney in New York, advancing innovative public‑private partnerships in False Claims Act litigation and federal monitorships. Her pro bono work and leadership within the New York City Bar Association’s African Affairs Committee led her to the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services, where she investigated serious misconduct involving peacekeepers and diplomatic personnel in West Africa.
Following her UN service, Meg joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation, serving first as an Intelligence Analyst before transitioning to become the Bureau’s first compliance attorney supporting the Intelligence Branch. She later served as a Senior Strategy, Risk, and Compliance Manager for the FBI’s Information Technology Branch, leading enterprise-level risk mitigation initiatives, shaping major cybersecurity and technology modernization efforts, and representing the Bureau in interagency engagements.
At Guidehouse, Meg leads multidisciplinary teams supporting defense and intelligence clients in designing resilient supply chain frameworks, advancing emerging technology adoption, integrating intelligence and cybersecurity missions, and architecting strategies to meet rapidly evolving threats. She is a frequent keynote speaker and contributor on topics including space supply chain risk management, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and leadership. She also serves in advisory roles with the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC), Iron Butterfly Media, and CyberSat.
Meg holds a Juris Doctor from The George Washington University Law School and a BA in Political Science and Anthropology from the University of Colorado Boulder. She is licensed to practice in New York and Colorado, is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), and previously held certifications as a Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional.
Michael Hankins is a Lockheed Martin Fellow specializing in space cybersecurity, cyber risk assessment, and integration of cybersecurity into business capture processes. Michael serves as the Lockheed Martin Space Chief Cyber Architect and has 21 years of experience as a cyber architect, cyber intel analyst, information assurance engineer, and a variety of other cyber and technical roles.
Paul Elliott is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in space and contested logistics with Valens Global, consultant for S10 Consulting and military analyst with NATECH. Paul is a retired, Joint-qualified U.S. Army Logistics and Space Officer with extensive experience at the division through theater level.
Since retiring from the U.S. Army in October 2024, Paul has supported a range of government-sector contracts. In this capacity, he has served as a military analyst for ten large-scale exercises focused on Europe and the Indo-Pacific, supporting Army division- through theater-level operations. He has also advised more than fifteen organizations as a SME in contested logistics and multidomain operations, contributing to operational planning efforts and business development initiatives aimed at enhancing support to the Joint Force.
Paul volunteers with the Space Foundation, supporting its mission to advance the global space community through education, collaboration, and information sharing.
During his 20-year Army career, Paul retired as an Observer Coach/Trainer with the Mission Command Training Program (MCTP). Previously, he served with the 19th Battlefield Coordination Element, where he coordinated joint effects—including space and cyber—between U.S. and NATO air and land forces across Europe and Africa. He also served as the primary Army advisor to the Director of Space Forces and the Director of Mobility Forces. In addition, Paul was selected by the 505th Training Squadron as a guest lecturer for five years, supporting the Joint Air Operations Command and Control Course (JAOC2C).
Throughout his career, Paul served extensively at the theater level, working with Joint forces as well as U.S., host-nation governmental, and non-governmental organizations. He has significant experience supporting Special Operations Forces and XVIII Airborne Corps units.
Paul holds a Master of Science in Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Business and is a graduate of Intermediate Level Education from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.
Randi Tinney is a cybersecurity expert and software developer with specialized experience in spacecraft and space related systems. Starting in 2018 as a vulnerability researcher at NASA’s Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) facility, she conducted security research on various which rapidly expanded into penetration testing. In 2022, Randi joined the Aerospace Corporation, where she contributed to multiple projects, including SPARTA. Since 2024, she has led a dedicated team focused on both penetration testing and exploit development initiatives.
Dr. Sean Crouse is a researcher and faculty member specializing in aerospace cybersecurity and space operations at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University(ERAU), where he serves as Associate Director of the Center for Aerospace Resilient Systems (CARS). His research centers on the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning for cyber anomaly detection in complex aerospace systems, resilient avionics architectures, and the integration of cybersecurity into space operations and digital-twin environments. Dr. Crouse’s interdisciplinary background in space operations, cyber operations, and system security informs his applied research across aviation, defense, and space sectors, positioning him as a leading contributor to emerging aerospace cybersecurity practices and future workforce development.
Ted “Juice” Perry is the Director of Special Programs (SOF, OGA, Sensitive Activities) at Kwolyewm Federal Solutions. He has 25 years of Special Operations, Advanced Forces Operations (AFO), Counter Terrorism (CT), which includes the Global War On Terrorism (GWOT), Operations Inherent Resolve (OIR) and Great Power Competition (GPC). Mr. Perry has developed offensive cyber weapon systems, space-based assets and non-kinetic capabilities at the Joint and Interagency level, while carrying out operations spanning six continents. He served as the Russian New Generation Warfare (RNGW) Sensitive Activities Adviser to the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the 2014-2015 winter offensive in Ukraine, affecting the leveraging of unlicensed bandwidth to defeat UAS, electronic warfare and other platforms.
Ted Commanded at Joint levels to include strategic satellite control facilities, render safe activities, Continuation Of Operations (COOP) and Continuation Of Government (COG) organizations. Ted served in the stand up of the USNORTHCOM Domestic Cyber Watch Operations Center (CWOC), Domestic Special Operations non-kinetics cell and USSPACECOM Joint Cyber Center/Information Warfare Directorate. Ted served as a Principal Application Adviser for the development of Persistent Space-Cyber test beds to exploit on-orbit constellations; teaching and instructing space aggressors, special operations and other government agencies on how to target and induce non-kinetic effects on satellites and launch infrastructure. Ted has recently advised and performed on DARPA SCEPTER and STRATCOM Deep Strike, and the Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) for efforts to generate high fidelity/high speed all domain and gray zone operations wargaming for joint warfighting in Doctrine 2030 initiatives. Mr. Perry is a Co-author of Joint Publication 3-12 (JP 3-12) Cyberspace Operations, Army Field Manual 3-12 (FM 3-12) Cyberspace and Electromagnetic Warfare, and the Russian New Generation Warfare Handbook.
Bill Belei served over two decades within the United States Air Force (USAF) as a Cyber Operations Officer and retired in 2011 after serving as the Senior Cybersecurity and Communications Officer for the National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC). After retiring from the active duty, he began a career as an Air Force civilian and served for approximately 6-years as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the largest space system under the Air Force’s space portfolio. Then, in 2018, he joined the Aerospace Corporation and was named the director of the Cyber Operations and Resiliency Department (CORD) and more recently was selected to lead Aerospace’s Cyber Futures office.
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| VOSS VII Locations Document | VOSS VII will take place at multiple different locations throughout the week. This document provides a comprehensive overview of all locations and events associated with the 2026 Value of Space Summit (VOSS VII). It outlines each day’s schedule, including event times, venues, and addresses, along with clear directions for navigating to key locations. |
| VOSS VII Lodging Options | This document provides the names and addresses of hotels throughout Colorado Springs, CO, convenient for out of town attendees. |
| VOSS VII Attire Guide | This document provides recommendations or VOSS VII attire. |
Organizations looking to enhance their visibility at the Space ISAC Value of Space Summit are invited to explore our sponsorship opportunities.
As a sponsor, you’ll receive valuable exposure through Space ISAC’s VOSS social media promotions, logo and name recognition on the Space ISAC website, placement in participant tote bags via flyers or promotional materials, and on-site recognition throughout the event.
Sponsorships are available to all organizations, regardless of event participation, and are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
| VOSS VII Sponsorship Packet | This document provides detailed information about available sponsorship opportunities for the 2026 Space ISAC Value of Space Summit (VOSS VII). |
VOSS VII Disclaimer & Privacy Statement
Privacy Statement for the 2026 Value of Space Summit (VOSS VII):
Space ISAC is committed to protecting your privacy. The following privacy statement outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard personal information provided in connection with the 2026 Value of Space Summit (VOSS VII), including information collected through our event registration platform, communications, and event-related interactions.
Information We Collect
Space ISAC collects personal information voluntarily provided by registrants and subscribers, including names, email addresses, professional affiliations, and other contact information. This information is collected through our event registration platform and may also be gathered through email subscriptions, surveys, or other engagement tools associated with VOSS VII.
How Your Information May Be Used
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You may choose to opt out of non-essential communications at any time. Space ISAC does not sell or rent personal information to third parties.
Photography, Video, and Audio Recording Policy
By attending VOSS VII, you acknowledge and agree that Space ISAC and its community may record and capture your image, voice, or likeness during the event. These recordings may be used in promotional materials, publications, or media formats by Space ISAC. Attendance at the event constitutes consent to such use.
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Youth Privacy
The VOSS VII event and its associated materials are intended for a professional audience. Space ISAC does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from individuals under the age of 13. If we become aware that personal information has been collected from a minor without verified parental consent, we will take immediate steps to delete that information.
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