GTWN Co-Founders Ambassador Diana Dougan, (also the initiator of our GTWN “Bring a Mentee” program to our events), Laureen Cook, and Candace Johnson joined with other GTWN International Board Members, Sallye Clark and Dora Petranyi to welcome Her Excellency Ambassador Nicole Bintner from Luxembourg, home to SES, the world’s largest satellite system and Women Space Executives and mentees attending the Satellite 2024 conference in Washington D.C. at the world-famous Cosmos Club, an intellectual social club boasting 36 Nobel Prize Winners.
The group, which gathered around a wonderful dinner to take stock of the latest geopolitical and technology trends affecting the Space and TMT industry, all the while sharing their many times ground-breaking initiatives in bringing positive generative AI to schools, Frequency Regulation, New Space satellite manufacturing, Space Situational Awareness, Call identity to stop unwanted phone calls, satellite frequency management, included:
Ambassador Diana Dougan: **
Diana Lady Dougan has served in senior policy and management positions for more than three decades, including appointments to Senate-confirmed positions by both Republican and Democratic presidents.
H.E. Ambassador Nicole Bintner
Currently Ambassador of Luxembourg to the United States and previously Ambassador to Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, Special Envoy for the Sahel, United Arab Emirates, DCM to Bangkok and China.
Candace Johnson: **
Dora Petranyi: **
Dóra is a partner and CEE Managing Director at CMS and Co-Head of the Technology, Media and Communications Group (TMC). She also heads the TMC, Data Protection and Intellectual property (IP) practices, and is a partner in the Antitrust, Competition and Trade practice in the Budapest office.
Sallye Clark: **
Sallye Clark is a space and satellite attorney who is highly regarded for her ability to negotiate market access around the world for her clients’ complex international satellite projects. Sallye helps clients obtain satellite spectrum, orbital slots, and operating licenses, and she negotiates all manner of satellite agreements and approvals for her clients. Sallye is well known for securing Host Nation Authorizations (HNAs) for U.S. military and government satellite ground networks, U.S. government VIP aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). She also counsels her clients on legal, trade, and market access issues, represents her clients before regulatory bodies around the globe, and develops regulatory and legislative strategies for clients.
Laureen Cook: **
CEO, Private Equity, Telecoms, Media, Technology & Satellite, IFC (World Bank) Alumni; Having concluded her long tenure with the IFC (World Bank), as Principal TMT Adviser, in the Global Telecoms, Media & Technology Investment Sector, Laureen is now the CEO of Extelcon, LLC; providing technical and commercial oversight to the Investment Banking Community, Regulators, and TMT & Satellite industry sectors as Lender’s Technical Adviser for new and existing telecoms & technology companies
Mary Patterson Clark
Currently COO of Numeracle; Staying relevant in the dynamic digital world requires continuously evolving marketing strategy and technology. I am a transformative executive who leads the charge in crafting and launching innovative worldwide business-to-business (B2B) software-as-a-service (SaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) solutions.
Jeanette Kennedy
Associate Chief of the FCC Space Bureau; Skilled policy professional with demonstrated knowledge in technology policy, regulation, standardization, procurement, trade policy, market access and international economic issues. Particular expertise in consensus building, anticipating business needs, relationship management; the information technology and mobile industries; as well as Asia, Europe and emerging markets.
Tina Ghataore
Satellite Executive of the Year 2021. Currently Group CSRO Aerospacelab, CEO Aerospacelab; N.America; Seasoned executive with 20+ years of experience in strategy, business development, product management and marketing. Worked in and served clients in Aerospace, Satellite Communications, In-Flight Entertainment & Communication (IFEC) companies, Commercial Aviation, Internet Content and Media/Advertising and Mobile/Web Applications markets.
Elizabeth Beck
Immediate Past President of the Cosmos Club, Member of the Smithsonian Science and Technology Board; Seasoned executive with diverse global experience in the financial services industry and leadership positions in not-for-profit organizations. Proven ability to conceptualize solutions to a broad spectrum of management challenges; successful track record of building and maintaining client and partnership relationships; solid financial, analytical and communication skills; embrace change and challenge. Highly effective and accomplished team builder.
Jacqueline Good
CEO and Founder of Magnestar Space, bringing a new age of Spectrum Management to Space:
Benedetta Cattani
Co-Founder of “ecosmic”, solving Space Debris for the world with an all-women founders team and just closed their first seed round; winner of EBAN Space Act in Space Women Entrepreneurship Award;
Imane Marouf
Co-Founder and CCO of Ecosmic, currently building the next-generation software suite to make satellite operations sustainable, https://ecosmic.space
** GTWN International Board Members: https://www.gtwn.org/