Navigating Uncertainty: 2023 Space Economy Outlook

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Global markets are roiled by inflationary pressures, geopolitical disruption, and the risk of a looming recession. What lies ahead for 2023? How will the ongoing economic uncertainty affect fundraising? What are the key trends that will shape the space industry this year?

Hear our panelists address these and other pressing questions as they discuss their 2023 outlooks and how space startups can navigate the year ahead.

Joined by Hovig Margossian from Bank of America. Hovig is a Senior Vice President with Bank of America’s Aerospace, Defense & Space Tech practice.

Moderator:

• Mo Islam. Mo Islam is the Co-Founder of Payload. Prior to Payload, Mo was a senior member of J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank's institutional wealth platform. Mo is also an active investor in frontier tech at Republic Capital.

Speakers:

• Michelle Volz. Michelle is an investment partner on the American Dynamism team, focusing on defense, aerospace, energy, and hard tech. Michelle started her career at Palantir working on the government product. She also worked at a number of other VC-backed startups in product and business development roles.

• Shahin Farschi. Shahin is a General Partner at Lux Capital. After working for several software startups, he built his first startup in 2004 building upon his PhD research designing chips, systems, and software to capture and interpret brain signals. He later joined Lux in 2006, where he has cofounded and led Lux’s investments into companies that have gone on to become publicly traded and acquired by the likes of Intel and Amazon.

• Anton Brevde. Anton Brevde is a Partner at Prime Movers Lab where he leads investments in breakthrough scientific startups. His primary focus areas are space and manufacturing-related technologies. He sits on the boards of E-Space (SATCOM), Quantum Space (Cislunar), Space Perspective (space tourism), Alpha Insights (SAR imaging), and Nelumbo (advanced materials).