8:30 AM
Early arrival
Registration and coffee begin at 9:00 AM.
SCALING SPACE · The Space Industrial Leadership Forum
The October 28
agenda.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · 8:30 AM–2:00 PM Pacific
THE BR-DGE · SpaceWERX hub · El Segundo
Working agenda · Subject to refinement
9:00 AM
Registration, coffee, and networking
9:30 AM
Welcome and introduction
9:45 AM
Leadership panel
Modernizing U.S. space manufacturing
Featuring Andrew Ermitano, Deputy Chief of Space Ventures at SpaceWERX, LAEDC CEO Stephen Cheung, and Ryan Johnson of Subutai Capital.
10:45 AM
Executive roundtables
Identifying manufacturing bottlenecks, opportunities, and practical solutions
12:15 PM
Roundtable findings and proposed actions
12:45 PM
Closing remarks and next steps
Discuss follow-through and a proposed Southern California space industrial council.
12:50–2:00 PM
Networking
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 named follow-up owners.