8:30-8:40am ET | Welcome to Day 1 of the 2023 Humans to Mars Summit

• Janet Ivey (Explore Mars, Inc. | President)
• Chris Carberry (Explore Mars, Inc. | CEO)

8:40-9:10am ET | Fireside Chat with NASA Associate Administrator, Robert Cabana

• Facilitator: Rich Cooper (The Space Foundation | Vice President, Strategic Communications & Outreach)
• Robert Cabana (NASA | Associate Administrator)(view presentation materials)

9:10-10:05am ET | Artemis III to Mars: How will Lunar surface missions advance humans to Mars?

• Moderator: Beth Mund (Casual Space | Host)
• Masaki Fujimoto (JAXA | Deputy Director General of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences)(view presentation materials)
• Shatel Bhakta (NASA | ESDMD Strategy & Architecture Office, Lunar Architecture Team Lead)(view presentation materials)
• Ben Tatman (Advanced Space | Senior Astrodynamics and Satellite Navigation Engineer, Section & Project Lead)(view presentation materials)
• Joe Cassady (Aerojet Rocketdyne | Exec. Director, Space)(view presentation materials)
• Nicholas Cummings (SpaceX | Senior Director, Program Development, Civil and National Security Space)(view presentation materials)

10:05-10:35am ET | Networking Break

10:35-11:25am ET | DRACO Program – Nuclear Propulsion

• Moderator: Dr. Bhavya Lal (NASA | Associate Administrator for Technology, Policy, and Strategy)
• Dr. Tabitha Dodson (DARPA | DRACO Program Manager)
• Anthony Calomino (NASA | STMD, Space Nuclear Technology Portfolio Manager)(view presentation materials)

11:25-11:35am ET | How Space Debris Could Prevent Mission To Mars

• Brian Bartelo (Student | The Mars Generation)(view presentation materials)

11:35-12:30pm ET | Mars Science Precursors and Objectives

• Moderator: Jim Green (NASA | Chief Scientist, Retired)
• Lori S. Glaze (NASA | Director, Planetary Science Division)(view presentation materials)
• Albert Haldemann (ESA – ESTEC | Mars Chief Engineer, Mars Exploration Group)(view presentation materials)
• Masaki Fujimoto (JAXA | Deputy Director General of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences)(view presentation materials)

12:30-2:00pm | Lunch break

2:00-2:20pm ET | The Power of Inclusion: Advancing the goal of humans on Mars by empowering underserved communities through analogs and space camps

• Mac Malkawi (Borderless Labs Inc. | Founder and President)
• Salam Abulhaija (Borderless Labs Inc (BLINC) | Science Communicator)

2:20-2:50pm ET | Industry Leadership Perspective: The Future of Space

• Salvatore T. "Tory" Bruno (ULA | President and Chief Executive Officer)(view presentation materials)

2:50-3:10pm ET | Networking Break

3:10-4:00pm ET | Artemis Accords: An International Campaign to the Moon and Mars

• Moderator: Mike Gold (Redwire | Chief Growth Officer)(view presentation materials)
• Masami Onoda (JAXA | Director, Washington D.C. Office)
• Valda Vikmanis-Keller (U.S. State Department | Director, Office of Space Affairs, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs)
• Aniello Violetti (Embassy of Italy | Space Attaché)
• Gabriel Swiney (NASA | Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy)

4:00-4:15pm ET | Explore Mars: Who Are We/Awards ceremony – including Mars Innovation Challenge Winner Announcement

4:15-4:30pm ET | Charity Weeden (Astroscale | Vice President of Global Space Policy and Government Relations)

• Charity Weeden (Astroscale | Vice President of Global Space Policy and Government Relations)(view presentation materials)

4:30-5:20pm ET | NASA Objectives: What Next? Fireside chat

• Moderator: Jeff Foust (Space News | Senior Staff Writer)
• Dr. Bhavya Lal (NASA | Associate Administrator for Technology, Policy, and Strategy)(view presentation materials)
• Dr. Kurt (Spuds) Vogel (NASA | Director of Space Architectures, Office of the Administrator)(view presentation materials)

5:30-7:00pm ET | Onsite Reception featuring an exclusive Ardbeg tasting (Separate Registration Required)

• Salvatore T. "Tory" Bruno (ULA | President and Chief Executive Officer)
• David Blackmore (Ardbeg | Global Brand Ambassador)

7:00-8:30pm ET | Screening of Alcohol in Space Documentary and Panel discussion

• Moderator: Beth Mund (Casual Space | Host)
• Chris Carberry (Explore Mars, Inc., CEO | Author, Alcohol in Space)
• Sam Burbank (Culture in Space Productions | Founder & Filmmaker)
• David Blackmore (Ardbeg | Global Brand Ambassador)
• Colleen McLeod Garner (Casa Azul | Director of Sales - West)

7:45-8:30am ET | Registration/Coffee and Danish

8:30-8:40am ET | Welcome to Day 2 of the 2023 Humans to Mars Summit

• Janet Ivey (Explore Mars, Inc. | President)
• Chris Carberry (Explore Mars, Inc. | CEO)

8:40-9:25am ET | Mars in 2033: Is it still possible?

• Moderator: Beth Mund (Casual Space | Host)
• Hoppy Price (NASA JPL | Mars Orbital Mission 2033)(view presentation materials)
• Jancy McPhee (NASA | Human Research Program, Associate Chief Scientist)(view presentation materials)
• Matt Duggan (Boeing | Mission Management & Operations Manager)(view presentation materials)
• Phill Hattis (Draper Labs | Laboratory Fellow)(view presentation materials)

9:25-9:40am ET | NOW MORE THAN EVER, SPACE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

• Rich Cooper (The Space Foundation | Vice President, Strategic Communications & Outreach)(view presentation materials)

9:40-10:30am ET | NASA Directorate Collaboration to Mars: Associate Administrators panel

• Moderator: Mat Kaplan (The Planetary Society | Senior Communications Adviser)(view presentation materials)
• Dr. Nicola Fox (NASA | Associate Administrator, SMD)(view presentation materials)
• James Free (NASA | Associate Administrator, ESDMD)(view presentation materials)
• James Reuter (NASA | Associate Administrator, STMD)(view presentation materials)

10:30-11:00am ET | Networking Break

11:00-11:40am ET | Planetary Protection: Creating a sensible planetary protection policy.

• Moderator: Mary Engola (Aerojet Rocketdyne | Sr. Manager, Space Communications)
• Dr. J. Nick Benardini (NASA | Planetary Protection Officer)
• Mike Gold (Redwire | Chief Growth Officer)

11:40-12:30pm ET | Accessibility in Space

• Moderator: Dr. Sheyna Gifford (Preventive and Occupational Medicine, Medical Operations | Disability Rights and Inclusion in Aerospace)(view presentation materials)
• Dwayne Fernandes (Minds At Play | Ambassador of Amazement)
• John D. Kemp (Lakeshore Foundation | President & CEO; Author | Disability Friendly: How to Move From Clueless to Inclusive)
• Sheila Xu (AstroAccess | Deputy Director of Development; Aspiring Deaf Astronaut)
• Lucas Radaelli (AstroAccess | Ambassador; Google | Senior Software Engineer)

12:30-2:00pm ET | Speaker Lunch: Author | For the Love of Mars, Dr. Matt Shindell (Separate Registration Required)

• Dr. Matt Shindell (National Air and Space Museum | Space History Curator; Author | For the Love of Mars)(view presentation materials)

Parallel Sessions: 2:00-5:30

Session 1 | MAIN AUDITORIUM | Building Sustainability

2:00-3:15pm ET | Habitation on the Moon and Mars

• Moderator: Mike Fuller (Northrop Grumman | Programs, Director)
• Danny Harris (NASA | Habitation Concepts, ESDMD Strategy & Architecture Manager, Habitation Systems Development Office/HP40)(view presentation materials)
• Eleanor Morgan (Lockheed Martin | Program Manager & Space Habitation Architecture Lead)(view presentation materials)
• Michael Elsperman (Boeing | Director of Exploration)(view presentation materials)

3:45-5:00pm ET | Civil Engineering and Construction on the Moon and Mars

• Moderator: Sam Burbank (Culture in Space Productions | Founder & Filmmaker)
• Melodie Yashar (ICON | VP, Building Design & Performance)(view presentation materials)
• Dr. Seamus T. Tuohy (MDA | Sr. Director, Business Development, Robotics & Space Ops)(view presentation materials)
• Mark W. Hilburger, Ph.D. (NASA | Principal Technologist for Structures and Materials, Space Technology Mission Directorate)(view presentation materials)
• Sam Ximenes (XArc Exploration Architecture Corporation | Founder and CEO)(view presentation materials)

Session 2 | ROOM 125 | Human Factors and Systems

2:00-3:15pm ET | Vital Systems: Life Support on the Moon and Mars

• Moderator: Rachel LaDue (Collins Aerospace | Senior Business Development Manager)(view presentation materials)
• Grant Anderson (Paragon Space Development Corp. | President & CEO)(view presentation materials)
• Phoebe Henson (Honeywell | Senior Advanced Systems Engineer - Human Space R&D)(view presentation materials)
• Robert Richter (Sierra Space | Director of Environmental Systems)(view presentation materials)
• Anna Kallay (Lockheed Martin | Mechanical Engineer Senior Manager)(view presentation materials)

3:45-5:00pm ET | Maintaining Human Health During Mars Missions

• Moderator: Dr. Sheyna Gifford (Preventive and Occupational Medicine, Medical Operations | Disability Rights and Inclusion in Aerospace)
• Dr. Kevin Duda (Draper Labs | Program Manager, Space Systems)
• Amanda Lippert (United States Navy | Aerospace and Operational Physiologist, Medical Service Corps Officer)
• Erik Antonsen (Baylor College of Medicine | Associate Professor of Space Medicine, Center for Space Medicine)
• Elizabeth Reynolds (Starburst | Managing Director, USA)

Session 3 | ROOM 120 | Preparing Space For ALL

2:00-3:30pm ET | Planning for Space: Co-creating an Analog Station, a Workshop

• Co-Leader: Britt Duffy Adkins (Celestial Citizen | Founder, Space Urban Planner)
• Co-Leader: Melodie Yashar (ICON | VP, Building Design & Performance)

3:45-5:00pm ET | Trades in Space: A Discussion of the Need for Skilled Workers to Prepare for Mars.

• Moderator: Tim Cichan (Lockheed Martin | Chief Architect of Commercial Civil Space)
• Mark Aldaba (Aerojet Rocketdyne | Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Sr.)(view presentation materials)
• Dan Zapata (Jacobs | Crawler Transporter Engineer/Driver)(view presentation materials)
• Rebekah Tolatovicz (Lockheed Martin | Orion Artemis III/IV Mechanical Assembly Tech)(view presentation materials)
• Jason Dickerson (NASA | Aerospace engineer and transportation engineer, Pegasus barge systems)(view presentation materials)

5:00-5:40PM ET | Draft Plan for a Sustainable Future for Science at Mars

• Eric Ianson (NASA | Deputy Director, Planetary Science Division; Director, Mars Exploration Program)(view presentation materials)

7:45-8:30am ET | Registration/Coffee and Danish

8:30-8:40am ET | Welcome to Day 3 of the 2023 Humans to Mars Summit

• Janet Ivey (Explore Mars, Inc. | President)
• Chris Carberry (Explore Mars, Inc. | CEO)

8:40-9:00am ET | Infusing Science Objectives into Moon and Mars Human Exploration

• Dr. G Scott Hubbard (NASA Ames, former Center Director | Stanford University, Dept of Aeronautics and Astronautics)(view presentation materials)

9:00-9:20am ET | Architecture Systems Analysis Approach for Human Mars Missions

• Dr. Patrick R. Chai (NASA | ESDMD Strategy & Architecture Office, Mars In-Space Transportation Lead)(view presentation materials)

9:20-10:10am ET | Not So Hidden Figures: Extraordinary individuals ensuring an inclusive and diverse future in space

• Moderator: Kim Macharia (Space Prize Foundation | Executive Director)
• Vanessa Wyche (NASA | Director, Johnson Space Center)(view presentation materials)
• Dr. Sian Proctor (Inspiration4 | Astronaut & Mission Pilot with SpaceX)(view presentation materials)
• Quincy K. Brown, Ph.D. (National Space Council | Director of Space STEM and Workforce Policy National Space Council)

10:10-10:30am ET | Entry, Descent, and Landing: Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID)

• Dr. F. McNeil (Neil) Cheatwood (NASA | Senior Technologist for Planetary Entry, Descent, and Landing)(view presentation materials)

10:30-11:00am ET | Break

11:00-11:50am ET | The Business of Mars: Is there now a business case for Mars technology?

• Moderator: Lee Steinke (CisLunar Industries | COO; Interim COO, Orbit Fab)
• Tiffany Vora (Singularity University | Faculty & Vice Chair, Digital Biology & Medicine)
• Eduardo Diaz Ph.D. (AdvancingX | Founder & CEO)
• Michael Mealing (Starbridge Venture Capital | General Partner)
• Ramon Blanco Maceiras (AVS | US Head of Space at AVS Added Value Solutions)(view presentation materials)

11:50-12:30pm ET | First Commercial Robotic Mission to Mars

• Moderator: Natalia Larrea Brito (Euroconsult | Director Euroconsult US)
• Barry Matsumori (Impulse Space | Chief Operating Officer)
• Josh Brost (Relativity Space | Senior Vice President Of Revenue Operations)

12:30-2:00pm ET | Lunch break

2:00-2:20pm ET | SPACE URBAN PLANNING: ADDRESSING INFRASTRUCTURE KNOWLEDGE GAPS FOR SUSTAINED HUMAN SETTLEMENT ON THE LUNAR AND MARTIAN SURFACES

• Britt Duffy Adkins (Celestial Citizen | Founder, Space Urban Planner)(view presentation materials)

2:20-3:10pm ET | Getting STEAM-ed for Mars

• Moderator: Janet Ivey (Explore Mars, Inc. | President)(view presentation materials)
• Julia Brodsky (Art of Inquiry and Earthlings Hub | Founder and Executive Director, STEM Educator)(view presentation materials)
• Kim Macharia (Space Prize Foundation | Executive Director)
• Christine Hirst Bernhardt (Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow '21; Astronomy/STEM Educator)(view presentation materials)
• Lee Giat (Passage and Flying Ostrich Media | Providing Aid in Science for South America's General Education)(view presentation materials)

3:10-3:30pm ET | Break

3:30-4:00pm ET | Producing Food in Space for the Benefit of Earth

• Moderator:Tiffany Vora (Singularity University | Faculty & Vice Chair, Digital Biology & Medicine)
• Arttu Luukanen (Solar Foods | Senior Vice President, Space & Defence)(view presentation materials)
• Daniel Tompkins (GrowMars | Founder, Agricultural Scientist)(view presentation materials)

4:00-4:50pm ET | Entertainment Industry in Space: From Star Trek to Space Reality

• Moderator: Amy Imhoff (Explore Mars, Inc. | Director of Strategic Partnerships and Outreach)
• Melissa Navia (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Lieutenant Erica Ortegas, Pilot, USS Enterprise NCC 1701)
• Adeena Mignogna (Northrop Grumman Corporation | Systems & Software Engineer | Science Fiction Author | STEM Speaker)
• Summer Ash (National Radio Astronomy Observatory | STEAM Education Manager; Astrophysicist; Science Communicator)
• Robert Feierbach (HELIOS film | Executive Producer)(view presentation materials)
• Lucila Rosines (Kelsey Seybold Clinics | Pediatric Radiologist/Science Consultant)

4:50-5:30pm ET | Mars Can Unite the World

• Melissa Navia (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Lieutenant Erica Ortegas, Pilot, USS Enterprise NCC 1701)
• Mat Kaplan (The Planetary Society | Senior Communications Adviser)
• Beth Mund (Casual Space | Host)
• Dr. Sian Proctor (Inspiration4 | Astronaut & Mission Pilot with SpaceX)
• Ana Cristina Olvera (Stellar Access | Director of Digital Marketing and Communications)(view presentation materials)
• Justin Park (Intergalactic Education | President)(view presentation materials)
• Chris Carberry (Explore Mars, Inc. | CEO)