Space is Open for Business: Seattle Edition

Are you curious about what’s happening in the business of space today, and what might be in store in the near future? With SpaceX getting the lion’s share of the media coverage with their amazing accomplishments, what else is happening behind the scenes that we might not be aware of, even right here in Seattle?

Join us for this virtual panel event with Robert Jacobson, author of Space is Open for Business, and Stan Shull, Managing Director at Alliance Velocity to discuss the state of the space industry and what role the Greater Seattle area might play in this expanding universe.

Whether you’re just looking to break into the space industry from another industry, wanting to increase your contribution to the industry if you’re already in it, or just curious about what’s happening in space today, this event is designed with you in mind.

Agenda:

5:00PM: Event kickoff

5:15-6:00PM: Panel discussion

6:00-7:00PM: Q & A

About Robert

Robert C. Jacobson is a multi-faceted entrepreneur and accomplished space industry enabler, advocate, and investor. Jacobson is the founder of Space Advisors, a strategic and financial consulting firm for space startups and organizations looking to establish a space strategy.

His decade-plus of professional experience in NewSpace includes roles at Arch Mission Foundation, where he notably worked to initiate the first Solar Library (the payload famously launched in Elon Musk’s Tesla in 2018), and Space Angels (formerly Space Angels Network), the world’s first space-focused angel investment group. He is also the author of the new book, Space Is Open for Business: The Industry That Can Transform Humanity. Jacobson is a graduate of University of Southern California and California Institute of the Arts.

About Stan

Stan Shull is Managing Director at Alliance Velocity, where he advises space and software companies on growth, partnership, and exit strategies. Stan has worked on civil satellite programs, classified military space initiatives, and NASA’s Space Station program. He also directed R&D and corporate strategic planning for The Boeing Company and led an initiative to develop an aerospace data analytics business. As the executive in charge of partnerships at four software companies, he negotiated dozens of strategic partnerships and helped drive successful exits by acquisition and IPO. Stan was an early proponent of space commercialization, and he actively studies, promotes, and speaks about the space ecosystem in Washington State. He holds a BS in aerospace engineering from MIT and an MBA from Harvard Business School.