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