Good afternoon, everyone. To once again thank you for joining us for this important event at an incredibly critical time for our entire, and the international community. We have gathered together at the dawn of a new decade, and it has become clear that the 21st century will be defined by a singular competition. A competition not of technology or of weaponry, but of ideas, ideas about how to solve problems, and the best way for societies to do so. I believe the 21st century will be defined by a competition between democracy and authoritarianism. And while of competition may not have the same military Company Military consequences as the cold war that unfolded between democracy and communism, it is similarly a competition to define the future of the world. There are two distinct poles in this debate. On the one hand as the United States and european allies, and end, china and russia. And china is not passive in this debate, it is assertively making the case for its form of government on
Please welcome christian, the executive director, procurement council, u. S. Chamber of commerce. Good morning. And welcome to the u. S. Chamber of commerce and to launch the space economy, our Second Annual space summit. Events such as this are a team effort and we deeply appreciate the support of our sponsors, boeing, northrup, rocket lab, oneweb, hawkeye 360 and ascent. We have been busy over the past year from policy discussions ranging from management of commercial aviation and the orbit assurance, to opportunity aboard the iss and future gateway. And we even convened the need for greater use of space enabled surveillance of the water ways. The procurement and council has an ever expanding set of policy pursuits. Fortunately, we have an enthusiastic space industry ceo here at the chamber. Tom donohue wrote an article, he wrote, harnessing the economic potential of space is no easy feat. It took years for the maritime system and nearly a hundred years for aviation, but both are vit
Executive director u. S. Junior of calm moores face policy and commerce. Good morning, and welcome to the u. S. Chamber of commerce, and to launch, the space economy, our Second Annual space summit, events such as this are a team effort, and we deeply appreciate the support of our sponsors, huawei, northern, rock allow, juan weir hawkeye threesixty, and assent, we have been busy over the past year, and policy discussions, ranging from management inc. Commercial aviation is face launch airspace small satellite in, corruption and your british durance, to commercial opportunities, supporting future gateway, leaving convened a roundtable, to comment on the u. S. Coast guard, regarding the need for greater use of space surveillance in the arctic waterways, suffice to, say the chambers procurement, in space agency council, isnt ever walk expanding set a policy pursuits, fortunately we have an enthusiastic space industry ceo here at the chamber, after last years summit is, where there was an
How is everyone doing . Good afternoon, everyone. I am so happy to once again thank you for joining us for this important event at an incredibly critical time for our country, and the entire international community. Cal time for our entire, and the international community. We have gathered together at the dawn of a new decade, and it has become clear that the 21st century will be defined by a singular competition. A competition not of technology or of weaponry, but of ideas, ideas about how to solve problems, and the best way for societies to do so. I believe the 21st century will be defined by a competition between democracy and authoritarianism. And while of competition may not have the same military Company Military consequences as the cold war that unfolded between democracy and communism, it is similarly a competition to define the future of the world. There are two distinct poles in this debate. On the one hand as the United States and european allies, and end, china and russia.
Executive director u. S. Junior of calm moores face policy and commerce. Good morning, and welcome to the u. S. Chamber of commerce, and to launch, the space economy, our Second Annual space summit, events such as this are a team effort, and we deeply appreciate the support of our sponsors, huawei, northern, rock allow, juan weir hawkeye threesixty, and assent, we have been busy over the past year, and policy discussions, ranging from management inc. Commercial aviation is face launch airspace small satellite in, corruption and your british durance, to commercial opportunities, supporting future gateway, leaving convened a roundtable, to comment on the u. S. Coast guard, regarding the need for greater use of space surveillance in the arctic waterways, suffice to, say the chambers procurement, in space agency council, isnt ever walk expanding set a policy pursuits, fortunately we have an enthusiastic space industry ceo here at the chamber, after last years summit is, where there was an