Home News & Events Distinguished Speakers SmartSat’s Distinguished Speaker series provides a unique opportunity to hear from leading global experts on the latest research and technological advancements in the space sector. Check our events page for upcoming speakers in the series. Past Speakers: 15 Dec 2020: Dr Jose Velzaco, Technical Supervisor, Advanced RF & Optical Technologies Group, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory 4 Aug 2020: Dr Claudia Giardino, Senior Researcher at CNR-IREA (National Research Council of Italy, Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment)2 July 2020: Mr Douglas Weimer, Director, Cyber Security Solutions at RHEA Group // Watch, Download presentation pdf or Read RHEA’s magazine for more information.24 June 2020: Prof Kay-Soon Low, Director, Satellite Technology and Research Centre (STAR) at National University of Singapore4 June 2020: Dr. Max Pastena – Future Missions / Earth Observation Programmes (EOP-ΦM) – European Space Agency, ESTEC Noordwijk13 Feb 2020: Mr. Giorgio Saccoccia, Head of Italian Space Agency3 Feb 2020: Dr Dan Hannan, Retired US Government Service expert on Space Policy in architects for the Wideband Global SATCOM, Washington1 Feb 2020: Dr Charles Norton, Special Advisor Small Spacecraft NASA HQ, Washington1 Feb 2020: Dr Sachi Babu, Technology Validation Program Manager, NASA Earth Science Technology Office, Greenbelt30 Sept 2019: Luca del Monte, Head of Industrial Policy and SME Division, European Space Agency, Paris