THE DEFENSE OF SPACE ASSETS IN THE SMALLSAT ERA

Chris is the president of Quilty Space, an independent research and consulting firm that provides strategy, competitive benchmarking, financial analysis, and investment diligence on all aspects of the Satellite & Space industry.

Prior to establishing Quilty Spacein 2016, Chris served as a sell-side research analyst with Raymond James for 20 years, publishing hundreds of company-specific, macro, sector, and thematic research reports on the industrial, defense, space, wireless, and communications industries. Chris is widely-acknowledged as the leading Wall Street analyst on the Satellite & Space sector and has participated in 30 capital markets transactions over the past five years valued at over $2.5 billion

Chris received a BS degree in Systems Engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1989 and an MBA from the University of Chicago in 1994.

Tom Barton is the CEO and Co-Founder of Antaris™. Prior to Antaris™, Tom served as the COO at PlanetLabs. He oversaw organizational development including the hiring of CTO Karthik Govindhasamy as well as the CFO, SVP of Marketing, and Chief Revenue Officer. During his tenure, the company launched the first large-scale imaging constellations and acquired the high-resolution satellite business from Google/TerraBella/Skybox. Tom has held multiple CEO roles, including Rackable Systems (ultimately acquired by HPE). Rackable delivered server and storage solutions to hyperscalers, including the first implementations of AWS EC2 and S3 cloud offerings. He took Rackable public in 2005, which was one of the technology industry’s most successful IPOs that year. Tom also held senior leadership roles at open-source pioneers Cygnus Solutions and Red Hat.

Michael T. Pace is the Senior Vice President of Advanced RF Systems at BlueHalo, overseeing all ground-based space communication systems for the company. He leads the development of next-generation digital beamformed phased arrays, delivering cutting-edge solutions in telemetry, electronic warfare, and communication systems to enhance U.S. defense capabilities.

With several patents, Michael exemplifies a commitment to innovation and solving complex challenges. His patented technologies span phased arrays, software-defined radios, and electronic warfare systems, advancing multi-mission capabilities and expanding industry applications.

Tim Solms is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Slingshot Aerospace, a leader in satellite tracking, space traffic coordination, and space modeling and simulation. The company’s mission-critical space data and insights help satellite operators, space agencies, and defense agencies improve spaceflight safety and optimize their orbital operations.

In the role of CEO, Tim oversees the company’s overall strategy and operations, ensuring that Slingshot continues to deliver world-class data and insights while bringing new and innovative capabilities to market that serve the ever-evolving missions of Slingshot’s customers.

Solms is an 18-year United States Army veteran who also brings more than 20 years of executive leadership experience with a focus on optimizing businesses for growth and profitability. Solms has led the transformational growth of the defense and government divisions of multiple global corporations, including serving as General Manager at Microsoft overseeing the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) business, managing all DoD and NATO business for VMware Federal, and heading Dun & Bradstreet’s Public Sector business.

Most recently Solms was at Dun & Bradstreet, the leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, where he served as Executive Vice President and General Manager overseeing all U.S. federal, state, and local government, and Canadian government business.

Tim graduated from The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. He and his wife Lynne have five daughters. Tim enjoys sailing and flying and is a volunteer pilot for Angel Flight and Veterans Airlift Command – an organization that flies wounded soldiers to and from home and other activities.