Brigadier General J.P. Thibert, CD
Originally from the West Island in Montreal, Brigadier-General Justin Thibert joined the Canadian Forces in June 1993 as a Communications and Electronics Engineering officer. Throughout his career, he’s had the privilege of occupying several command positions, namely as Officer Commanding of 765 telecommunication squadron in 76 Communications Group, Commanding Officer of the Mission Support Squadron […]
Commodore Tony Williams Royal Navy
Commodore Anthony (Tony) Williams was born in Shropshire and joined the Royal Navy as a Warfare Officer in 1994. Following training in HM Ships LEEDS CASTLE and BRILLIANT, he embarked on his first complement appointment as the Gunnery Officer of HMS SHETLAND, part of the Fishery Protection Squadron, enforcing EU Legislation within British Fishery Limits. […]
Laryssa Patten
Ms Laryssa Patten is the Head of the Space Technology Adoption and Resilience (STAR) team at the NATO Communications and Information Agency. Laryssa has spent her career in the space field on civilian, government and military space programs. This includes working at the Canadian Space Agency on RADARSAT operations and International Space Station operations where […]
Paul Wells
Paul is an experienced Space and Satcoms specialist with over 40 years in the industry. He has a proven delivery track record in creating, running and growing successful technology businesses. This has covered space based customer solutions over many years in Defence, Security and Commercial markets. By defining the strategy, integrating in depth technical and […]
Barry Austin
Barry Austin joined the Ministry of Defence in 1984, with the expectation that it would be a short-term appointment until something better came along. Having started work in the Central Accounting and Finance Teams, he was subsequently promoted to Executive Officer (Information Technology) and posted to the IT development team responsible for designing and implementing […]
Captain Adam “Nobby” Clarke MBE Royal Navy
Nobby Clarke joined the Royal Navy in 1998 and in his early career served in 800 Naval Air Squadron, the UK Maritime Component Command in Bahrain, HMS EDINBURGH and at Centurion Building. Joining the Weapon Engineer (Information Systems) specialisation in 2006, his career since has centred on C5ISR and Digital capabilities. As a Lieutenant Commander, […]
Ian Canning
Ian Canning is President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Eutelsat Network Solutions. In this role, Ian is responsible for furthering the company’s vision of providing global satellite connectivity, innovative solutions and exceptional support focused on meeting the mission requirements of the U.S. government. Ian brings a wealth of multinational leadership experience and a proven […]
Sam Snir
Having joined Orbit in 1986, Sam Snir is currently Orbit’s VP of Global Sales & BD. He brings to the role over three decades of international experience in various customer-facing positions, and a strong technical background in antenna tracking systems, airborne SATCOM solutions, earth observation, and telemetry systems for both military and commercial markets. Sam […]
Steve Rowland
Steve is a highly experienced, Military Space Solutions, Operations and Service Delivery Leader. Steve has worked within the Military Aerospace field for more than thirty years. He started his journey in defence with 14 years of service in the Royal Air Force, to amassing more than twenty-five years of experience in delivering Military Satellite Communications […]
Daniel Gizinski
Daniel Gizinski was named President of Comtech’s Satellite & Space Communications Segment in November of 2024. Previously, Daniel served as Chief Strategy Officer and President of the Comtech Satellite Network Technologies (“CSNTI”) division. Daniel also held prior appointments as the Company’s Chief Strategy Officer from 2022-2024 and President of CSNTI in 2022. During his tenure […]