The New Space Economy: Infrastructure, Markets & Emerging Opportunities
The space industry is evolving into a wider ecosystem of infrastructure providers, data services, and emerging commercial industries. In “The New Space Economy: Infrastructure, Markets & Emerging Opportunities,” Mark Goldstein, President of International Research Center, will provide a strategic overview of the forces shaping this transformation. The session will span transformative launch economics, satellite constellations for broadband and Direct to Device services, Earth Observation, ground networks, and national security demand, while exploring new opportunities in on-orbit compute and orbital data centers, space manufacturing, satellite servicing, commercial space stations, lunar and Mars activity, and space tourism. We’ll examine how investment, public policy, international competition, and technological advances are influencing market development, distinguish near-term opportunities from longer-term ambitions, and explore risks to space infrastructure and the environment. Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of the space economy’s expanding value chains and their implications for technology leaders, businesses, and governments.
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- Starts 12 October 2026 07:00 AM UTC
- Ends 29 October 2026 02:00 AM UTC
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Mark Goldstein
The New Space Economy: Infrastructure, Markets & Emerging Opportunities
Biography:
Mark Goldstein is President of International Research Center (http://www.researchedge.com/), providing consulting, custom research, and strategic support for business, legal and public policy clients across a variety of disciplines and arenas since 1992. IRC concentrates on clients' needs in the complex worlds of broadband/wireless, IoT/smart everything, autonomous vehicles/MaaS, blockchain/fintech, biotechnology, sustainability, economic development, and other domains by harnessing global information resources for informed decision making. His recent public can be viewed/downloaded on SlideShare at https://www.slideshare.net/markgirc.
Mark is a technophile and technology visionary, activist, advisor, and entrepreneur with extensive experience and connections throughout myriad technology sectors. He is involved with a number of policy, economic development, professional, and trade groups, and a frequent speaker and trainer. Mark previously worked for 18 years in electronic and computer engineering including 12 years managing engineering teams and projects for Medtronic, a Fortune 500 biomedical device manufacturer. And he worked in the mid-seventies for MicroAge in R&D at the beginning of the personal computer revolution.