The 2024 Humans to Mars Summit | an ExploreMars.Org Event - Day 1

8:30-8:40 am ET | Welcome and Introductions Chris Carberry (Explore Mars, Inc. | CEO) J.R. Edwards (Explore Mars, Inc. | President) 8:40-9:00 am ET | Innovating Our Way to the Moon and Mars Dr. Prasun Desai (NASA | Deputy Assoc Administrator, STMD) 9:00 -9:30 am ET | Artemis 1-5 Update Mike Sarafin (NASA: Artemis Mission Manager) 9:30-10:00 am ET | Artemis to Mars: Key Architecture Decisions Patrick Chai (NASA Langley Research Center | Aerospace Engineer) 10:00-10:20 am ET | Fireside Chat with NASA Associate Administrator James Free Moderator: Joe Cassady (Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies Company | Director, Civil Space) James Free (NASA HQ | Associate Administrator) 10:20-10:50 am ET Networking Break 10:50-11:35 am ET | What are the Most Significant Long Poles for Humans to Mars? Moderator: Joe Cassady (Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies Company | Director, Civil Space) Chris Boger (Draper Labs | Program Director, Space Systems) Grant Anderson (Paragon SDC | CEO) Angela Krenn (NASA | STMD Technical Integration Lead, STMD Surface Systems Principal Technologist, KSC Cryogenics Research Lead) Jancy McPhee (NASA | Associate Chief Scientist, NASA Human Research Program) 11:35-12:20 pm ET | How Can We Most Effectively Protect the Physical and Mental Health of Astronauts Voyaging to and from Mars? Moderator: Dr. Erik Antonsen (Harvard University/Massachusetts General Hospital) Dr. Shawna Pandya (Physician, Aquanaut, Explorer, Director - IIAS Space Medicine Group, Space Medicine and Austere Environment Researcher) Shandy McMillian (NASA | SMA Senior Advisor, Office of Safety & Mission Assurance, ESDMD) Dr. Lauren Blackwell Landon (KBR, Inc. | Team Risk Discipline Scientist) Jancy McPhee (NASA | Associate Chief Scientist, NASA Human Research Program) 12:20-12:30 pm ET | Lightning Talk Collins Aerospace, Next Generation Spacesuit: Building the spacesuit that will take humans from LEO to Mars. Ryan Scirocco (Collins Aerospace | Senior Manager, Business Development | Space Solutions, Mission Systems) 12:30 -1:00 pm ET | A City on Mars: A Conversation with co-author Kelly Weinersmith Facilitator: Janet Ivey (Janet’s Planet | CEO ; Explore Mars, Inc. | Director of Education) 1:00-2:15 pm ET | Lunch Break 2:15- 2:25 pm ET | Mars Innovation Student Challenge: Award Presentation: Janet Ivey (Janet’s Planet | CEO ; Explore Mars, Inc. | Director of Education) Hunter Stanchak (Thrive on Mars | Founder) 2:25-2:35 pm ET | The Power of Inclusion: How BLINC is Cultivating Inclusive Pathways for Underrepresented Communities in Space Exploration Namira Salim (Virgin Galactic | Astronaut, First Pakistani in space) Mac Malkawi (Borderless Labs Inc. | Founder and President) 2:35-3:05 pm ET | Integration and Communication: The Results of the 10 th Mars Achievability and Sustainability Workshop Dr. Erik Antonsen (Harvard University/Massachusetts General Hospital) 3:05-3:50 pm ET | Major Moon to Mars Science Accomplishments and Essential Precursors Moderator: Mat Kaplan (The Planetary Society | Senior Communications Adviser) Lori Glaze (NASA | Director, Planetary Science Division) Dr. Masaki Fujimoto (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency | Deputy Director General, the Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences (ISAS/JAXA) Dr. Didier Schmitt (European Space Agency "ESA" | Strategy & Coordination Group Leader) 3:50-4:05 pm ET | Networking Break 4:05-4:15 pm ET | Lighting Talk: Empowering Young Explorers: Harnessing the Power of Youth in Advancing Aerospace Innovation Lucas Lowery (Student | Future Aerospace Engineer) 4:15-5:00 pm ET | How Can We Maintain Bipartisan Support for Moon to Mars in a Difficult Budget Environment? Moderator: Mike French (Space Policy Group | Consultant) Pamela Whitney (US House of Representatives: Staff Director, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology) Brent Blevins (US House of Representatives: Subcommittee Staff Director, Committee on Science Space and Technology) 5:00-5:25 pm ET | Commercial Mars Tim Cichan (Lockheed Martin | Space Exploration Architect) Richard M. Davis (NASA | Assistant Director for Science and Exploration) 5:25-5:30 pm ET | Closing Remarks: J.R. Edwards (Explore Mars, Inc | President)

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