SWEF Agenda
Keynote Remarks
Session Chair: Dr. Elsayed Talaat, Director, Office of Projects Planning and Analysis, NOAA
- The Honorable Gary Peters (recorded), US Senator from Michigan, Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and Sponsor of the PROSWIFT Act
- The Honorable Richard Spinrad, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator
- The Honorable Frank Lucas, US Congressman from Oklahoma and Chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee
- Dr. Ezinne Uzo-Okoro, Assistant Director for Space Policy, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Session 1: Promoting Research and Observations of Space Weather to Improve the Forecasting of Tomorrow (PROSWIFT) Progress
Session Chair: Mr. William Murtagh, Program Coordinator, Space Weather Prediction Center, NOAA
- Update from the United States Geological Survey - Dr. David Applegate, Director, U.S. Geological Survey
- Update from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Ms. Irene Parker, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Systems, NESDIS, NOAA
- Update from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Ms. Peg Luce, Acting Director, Heliophysics Division, NASA
- Update from the National Science Foundation - Dr. Alexandra Isern, Assistant Director, Directorate for Geosciences, NSF
- Update from the Department of Defense - Dr. Joel Mozer, Director of Science, Technology and Research, U.S. Space Force
- Update from the Commercial Sector - Dr. Jennifer Gannon, Vice President of Research and Development, Computational Physics, Inc.
Session 2: Recommendations of the Space Weather Advisory Group
Moderator: Dr. Tamara Dickinson, President, Science Matters Consulting; Chair, Space Weather Advisory Group
- Dr. Seth Jonas, Principal for Space Strategy, Development, and Science, Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Dr. Jennifer Gannon, Vice President of Research and Development, Computational Physics, Inc.
- Dr. Delores Knipp, Research Professor, University of Colorado, Boulder
- Dr. Rebecca Bishop, Principal Scientist, The Aerospace Corporation
Special Remarks
The Honorable Michael Morgan, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction, NOAA
Spotlight Talks
Session Chair: Dr. Antti Pulkkinen, Director of the Heliophysics Science Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Session 3: Space Weather - Planning and Preparedness: Government Perspective
Session Chair: Lt. Col. Omar Nava, Chief, Space Weather and Environmental EM Effects, USAF/A3WX
Session 4: Space Weather - Planning and Preparedness: Industry Perspective
Session Chair: Mr. William Murtagh, Program Coordinator, Space Weather Prediction Center, NOAA
- Transportation Sector - Mr. John Dudley, Managing Director, Flight Operations, American Airlines
- Energy Sector - Mr. Joe Woomer, Senior Vice President, Electric Transmission, Dominion Energy Inc.
- Agriculture and the Global Supply Chain - Dr. Kathryn Draeger, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Statewide Director, Regional Development Partnerships, University of Minnesota
Session 5: Moving Forward Towards a Space Weather Resilient Nation
Moderator: Mr. Craig Fugate, Principal, Craig Fugate Consulting
- Mr. Mark Lauby, Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
- Dr. Delores Knipp, Research Professor, University of Colorado, Boulder
- Mr. Brent Blevins, Subcommittee Staff Director, US House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Mr. Clinton Wallace, Director, Space Weather Prediction Center, NOAA
- Dr. Tamara Dickinson, President, Science Matters Consulting, Chair, Space Weather Advisory Group