COMMUNITY

In her role at the Karman Project, Hannah works to build trusted relationships among a highly diverse cohort of global space leaders. Additionally, Hannah leads the community development and strategic partnerships for The Exploration Company.

Mr Jean-Jacques Dordain was Director General of the European Space Agency between 2003 and 2015. He has honorary functions as Vice President of the International Astronautical Federation and Chancellor of the International Space University.

Mr. Fu Kun, born in Shanghai in 1980, Managing Director of CAS (Chinese Academy of Science) Capital Management Co. Ltd.

William H. Gerstenmaier served as Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations between 2005 and July 10, 2019 at NASA’s headquarters in Washington and a special advisor to NASA's deputy administrator during July - December, 2019. Prior to being Associate Administrator, Gerstenmaier served as the International Space Station Office Program Manager, at Johnson Space Center, a position he began in June 2002. In February of 2020 Gerstenmaier joined SpaceX as Senior Principle Flight reliability Engineer Consultant, supporting Dragon Commercial Crew flights to ISS, Falcon 9 launches, Starlink, and Starship activities.

Karen Hitschke is the Chief Operating Officer at the WHO Foundation, an independent grant-making organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland that identifies and funds catalytic initiatives to improve world health. She was previously the Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer Funds at Yunus Social Business (YSB) Global Initiatives, where she still serves as a Board Member.

Hélène is the Co-Founder and CEO of The Exploration Company, which aims to democratize space exploration. Before launching The Exploration Company, Hélène served for a number of years as VP Orion European Service Module at Airbus Defence and Space. Previously within Airbus, Helene held the position of Head of Innovation where she grew a portfolio of 20+ new profitable businesses.

Artur is the COO of The Exploration Company, and previously served as the Propulsion Subsystem Lead of the Orion European Service Module at Airbus Defence and Space. Artur has held several thermal and propulsion engineering positions throughout his career.

Noor Sweid is the founder of Global Ventures, a Dubai-based, growth-stage venture capital firm focusing on investing in emerging markets.

Ke oversees the operational and funding activities of the Karman Project, whilst managing various relationships with trusted partners. Alongside this, Ke is the CEO of Disrupt Space, a platform which provides business cooperation opportunities for commercial space companies globally.