MEET THE TEAM

Up/Link and it’s programming is carefully crafted by a group of advisors and team with different deep experience in space and curated events. The diversity of our team lends to a more unique attendee experience and programming.

The UP/LINK
Advisory Board

Tejpaul Bhatia
Board Chair
Founder/CEO
Plan Z Capital

Tamara Bond-Williams
Executive Director
SSPI

Dennis Gate
President, LEO Cloud
Voyager Technologies

Tracy Schloemer
Advanced Materials,
Manufacturing, Hypersonics
Lockheed Martin

Col. Corey L. Trusty
Military Fellow
Council on Foreign Relations

Evan Lerner
Co-Founder
Empire Space

The UP/LINK Team

Stephen Corrick
Co-Founder
UP/LINK

Walter Charnizon
Co-Founder
UP/LINK

Sarah Freese
Director Sponsorships, Community
UP/LINK

Kait Thursday
Journalist & Staff Writer
UP/LINK

Scott Krady
Media Relations, Strategy & Growth
Magnitude

Dr. Melissa Patton
Founder/CEO
Space Grove Ventures

Charlie Stephens
Vice President, Business Partner Manager
Fidelity Investments

Ahmed Essam A
Space BD Manager
Luxembourg Space

Scot Currie
Chief Solutions Architect
BlackSky