8:00–8:30 AM
Arrival
Breakfast & curated introductions
Connect with senior leaders from government, military, primes, space companies, manufacturing, technology, and capital.
SCALING SPACE · The Space Industrial Leadership Forum
The October 28
agenda.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · 8:00 AM–2:00 PM Pacific
THE BR-DGE · SpaceWERX hub · El Segundo
Working agenda · Subject to refinement
8:30–8:40 AM
Welcome
The industrial mission
The Forum’s mandate, the working-session format, and the outcomes each group is expected to deliver.
8:40–9:25 AM
Keynote
Opening keynote & Q&A
Stephen Cheung · LAEDC. A 30-minute keynote followed by 15 minutes of discussion.
9:25–9:40 AM
Break
Coffee & conversation
15-minute break.
9:40–9:50 AM
Perspective
Capital for production
Ryan Johnson · Subutai Capital Partners.
9:50–10:10 AM
Briefing
Production readiness & industrial bottlenecks
Program perspective on supplier constraints, qualification, automation, workforce, and the actions needed to scale. Presenter to be confirmed.
10:10–10:20 AM
Perspective
Risk, contracts & execution
Tony Glebe · IMA Financial Group.
10:20–10:35 AM
Break
Transition to working groups
15 minutes to connect and move to your track.
10:35 AM–12:05 PM
Executive working sessions
Three integrated working tracks
Demand & supply, production capacity, and industrial-scale financing: 90 minutes to identify constraints, operating cases, owners, and next steps.
12:05–12:20 PM
Break
Break & facilitator synthesis
15 minutes while facilitators prepare concise report-outs.
12:20–12:50 PM
Report-outs
Findings from the three tracks
Ten minutes per track: a prioritized constraint, actionable opportunity, proposed owner, and next milestone.
12:50–1:00 PM
Cross-track coordination
Connect demand, capacity & capital
Identify the opportunities that require joint action across the three working groups.
1:00–1:20 PM
Commitments
Agree on next steps
Identify owners and follow-up dates for actions participants choose to advance.
1:20–2:00 PM
Lunch
Lunch & targeted introductions
Continue the most relevant mission, buyer, supplier, technology, and capital conversations.
The working program
Choose your
working track.
Align Demand & SupplyMatch mission demand with qualified supply.01
Compare shareable buyer and mission requirements with supplier capabilities, qualification needs, and procurement timelines. No sensitive program information is required.
Intended output
Priority buyer–supplier opportunities, qualification gaps, and named follow-up owners.
Unlock Production CapacityRemove the barriers to production.02
Work through constraints in components, testing, tooling, workforce, and qualification. Identify where automation, robotics, AI, and advanced manufacturing could improve throughput.
Intended output
Prioritized capacity constraints, alternative sourcing actions, and candidate production pilots.
Finance Industrial ScaleFinance the capacity to scale.03
Connect equipment, facilities, and working capital needs with financing requirements. Examine customer demand, production milestones, compliance readiness, and risk.
Intended output
Specific financing opportunities, underwriting requirements, and responsible follow-up parties.