[Online Event] The U.S. – Japan Space Partnership: Fostering Collaboration on Earth and Beyond
Thursday, September 16, 2021 | 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Making up two of the five principal countries involved on the International Space Station, the United States and Japan continue to directly work together on exploring the final frontier. This program, led by several esteemed speakers from across the U.S. and Japan, will dive deep into the evolving landscape of historic and startup space industries, the business factors playing into current space exploration, the government policies affecting space regulations, and the benefits of U.S.-Japan joint research. More information will be shared closer to the date of the event.
Date and Time
Thursday, September 16
6:00 – 7:15 p.m. (CDT)
(4:00pm PDT, 7:00pm EDT)
Friday September 17
8:00 – 9:15am (JST)
Masayasu Ishida– Co-founder, President, and CEO, SPACETIDE Foundation and Principal, A.T. Kearney
Masami Onoda – Director of Washington DC office, JAXA: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Dr. Saadia Pekkanen – Job and Gertrud Tamaki Endowed Professor, founding Co-Director, Space Policy and Research Center (SPARC), and founding Director of the Qualitative Multi-Methods Program (QUAL) at the University of Washington