Speaker – Ms. Patricia Grace Smith
Smith is an aerospace consultant with Patti Grace Smith Consulting, working with Virgin Galactic (The Virgin Group), CSSI, Inc., and a number of other aerospace companies. Smith also serves on the Space Foundation Board of Directors. She previously served as associate administrator for Commercial Space Transportation for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Department of Transportation. Smith has more than 25 years of experience and knowledge of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the FAA, and the U.S. Department of Transportation. She has also held positions in the private sector at the National Association of Broadcasters, Westinghouse Broadcasting Corporation, and Sheridan Radio Network.