[VENUE CHANGE] Space: The Final Investment Frontier? How Privatization is Making Space Attractive for Venture Capital

Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Time: 12:00 - 14:00
Venue: The ACCJ Tokyo Office Board Room
Speaker:
Chris Blackerby, COO, Astroscale
Hosting Committees:  Alternative Investment, Special Events
Member Fee: ¥2,700
Guest Fee: ¥3,700
Meal: Light Refreshments
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Registration/Cancellation Deadline: March 26, 2018 12:00 Noon

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Event Overview: 
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Ever since the launch of Sputnik, space has been the domain of governments and large aerospace corporations. This is no longer the case.  Space is not only the final frontier - it is the frontline for international diplomacy and the venue for a new breed of entrepreneurs.
 
Satellites, like most technologies, are rapidly decreasing in size and cost while simultaneously increasing in capability.  This significant technological advancement, coupled with the advent of inexpensive on-demand launch vehicles, is leading to a democratization of space and an exciting opportunity for investors. Venture capital is finding Space an attractive investment sector with over 120 firms making investments in 2017. A total of $3.9 Billion was invested by personal investors into commercial space companies last year.
 
Chris Blackerby has lived and worked in Japan for nearly six years, first for five years as the NASA Attaché for Asia based at the US Embassy in Tokyo, and for the last six months as COO of a venture space company, Astroscale.  Chris will talk about the bilateral relationship in space between the US and Japan, international efforts at space utilization and exploration, and the burgeoning venture space ecosystem in Japan and the U.S.  
 
Frank Packard, Chair
Christopher Wells, Jenifer Rogers, Vice Chairs
ACCJ Alternative Investment Committee

Timothy Conner, Ruth Marie Jarman, Aron Kremer, Robert Melson Jr., Chairs
ACCJ Special Events Committee

NOTE 1: This event is ON THE RECORD.

NOTE 2: If you cancel after the stated deadline, the full meeting fee will be charged to your account. Sorry, no substitutions or walk-ins.