Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom is a space entrepreneur, speaker, author, and impact instigator. She is the Co-Founder of International Space Consultants and SpaceBase – a social enterprise working to democratize access to space by catalyzing space ecosystems in emerging countries, starting with New Zealand. Emeline is an Edmund Hillary Fellow, currently residing in Christchurch, New Zealand. She is the former Chief Impact Officer and EVP of Operations, and Space Faculty Lead at Singularity University.
Emeline has Physics, and Earth and Space Science degrees, and attended the International Space University Space Studies Program, where she helped develop and run its masters and summer Space Studies programs. She has worked and consulted for several space companies including Space Adventures, Zero Gravity Corporation, and Odyssey Moon. She currently advises space startups including Ceres Robotics and Extraterrestrial Power in their plans for commercial lunar missions. She is an associate editor for the "New Space” journal. She is also on the Board of Trustees for the Ten to the 9th Foundation.
A global citizen from the Philippines and the U.S., she has lived and worked in ten countries and have visited over 85 countries on seven continents. Emeline is co-author of the book "Realizing Tomorrow: The Path to Private Space Flight" which was selected in 2013 for the US Air Force’s Chief of Staff Reading List.
The global space industry has reached an inflection point. Space is no longer dominated by government space agencies and big aerospace companies. Exponential technologies in the space industry have led to the miniaturization of spacecraft and cheaper launch opportunities. Combined with diversification of funding sources, these technologies have allowed entrepreneurs and space start-ups to push towards the space frontier.
Today, off-the-shelf technologies have democratized access to space products and services. While space-faring nations and “New Space” companies are poised to open on-orbit and cislunar economies, the rest of the world is also finally able to participate. Entrepreneurs around the world are leveraging advancements in space for economic growth and to solve global and national challenges here on Earth. Exponential technologies have allowed ideas and opportunities to emerge globally.
In this session, we will explore the current space technological trends and applications brought about by global space entrepreneurs. And what the future holds as we take steps towards ensuring a sustainable future for humanity in space. We will learn about case studies of new space ecosystems, how they operate and what propels them. And how emerging and aspiring nations and space entrepreneurs across the globe can participate in this growing $400+ billion global space economy.