Of Ngāi Tūhoe and Ngāti Awa descent, worked as Manager of Planning & Design to create and implement policies under the world-first legislation instituting the Te Urewera rainforest as her own legal person.

Partner, Policy and Legal Compliance at Bismerk Solicitors and currently undergoing a post-graduate program in Space Law at Northumbria University, Newcastle. SWF IAC scholarship winner.

Her current area of research is focused on the sustainable in-situ production of silicon and oxygen using lunar regolith, for future lunar settlements, and is a published co-author of a journal article in this area.

Researcher at Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), conducting research on space security, gender issues, and disarmament education.

Masashi joined ispace in June 2019 as Industry Creation Director. He facilitates lunar industry vision development across government, commercial sector, academia, and beyond.

A historian and the curator of the Apollo Collection at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Her work focuses on the history of science diplomacy, the politics of lunar exploration, and the material culture of spaceflight.

Professor of International Law at Institute of International Law, Wuhan University, China. His research interests lie in outer space law, the law of the sea, and international aviation law.

Dr. Bussey is a planetary scientist who is currently the lead of the APL team supporting NASA’s Space Tech’s Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative. He co-authored the Clementine Atlas of the Moon, and has a specific interest in the lunar poles.

Thomas Cheney is Lecturer in Space Governance within AstrobiologyOU, at the Open University. His research focuses on planetary protection, space resources and property rights, the use of outer space, and arms control in outer space.

A seasoned space engineer & entrepreneur with 20 years of experience in the Israeli space industry. He was the senior systems engineer and the deputy mission director at SpaceIL on the Beresheet lunar lander, the first privately funded lunar mission.