October 2021 Event - Astor Perkins

Focused exclusively on Deep Tech
and Human Survival.

We invite you to join us at our quarterly Astor Perkins’ All Things Deep Tech & Survival series. We back mavericks solving some of the hardest problems facing humanity on Earth and in space. From climate change mitigation and adaptation, longevity and human survival on Earth and in deep space, to the space economy itself, we are tackling some of the most difficult scientific, engineering and technical problems that have global market potential. The Astor Perkins virtual event will gather prominent institutional investors, VCs, family offices and UHNWIs, including luminary investors, speakers, category-winning startups and 500+ attendees.

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PROGRAM SCHEDULE

ASTOR PERKINS

CLIMATE CHANGE & SUSTAINABILITY

LONGEVITY, BIOTECH & LIFE SCIENCES

QUANTUM COMPUTING

SPACE TRACK

AI, ROBOTICS & AUTONOMY

INVESTOR COMMUNITY

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Sessions (All times in New York/ EDT)
OPENING KEYNOTES
8:15 AM: Opening Keynote: Solving the hardest problems facing humanity Scott Amyx, Managing Partner at Astor Perkins
8:30 AM: Futurism Keynote: What is the potential size of the future? Dr. Anders Sandberg, Senior Research Fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford
SPACE
9:00 AM: Space Transportation & Logistics Panel: Dr. Luca Rossettini, CEO of D-Orbit Jumpei Nozaki, CFO of ispace Ian Fichtenbaum, CEO of Bradford Space
10:00 AM: Networking
LONGEVITY, BIOTECH & LIFE SCIENCES
10:30 AM: Longevity & Survival Panel: Dr. Angelica Kohlmann, MD, PhD, Chairman of Bloom Diagnostics
CLIMATE CHANGE & SUSTAINABILITY
11:00 AM: FoodTech Panel: Paul Shapiro, CEO of Better Meat Company Brian Spears, CEO of New Age Meats
11:30 AM: AgTech Panel: Karn Manhas, CEO of Terramera Brad McNamara, Co-Founder & Former CEO of Freight Farms Jake Felser, CTO of Freight Farms David Hamilton Nichols, Family Office & Impact Investor
12:00 PM: Networking
QUANTUM COMPUTING
12:30 PM: Quantum Computing Panel: Robert Hays, CEO & President of Atom Computing Dr. Jonathan King, Chief Scientist at Atom Computing Yuval Boger, Chief Marketing Officer at Classiq
AI, ROBOTICS & AUTONOMY
1:00 PM: Robotics Panel: Peter Howard, CEO of Realtime Robotics Professor George Konidaris, CTO of Realtime Robotics
1:30 PM: Live Q&A: Live Q&A with audience on livestream
2:00 PM: Adjournment

Sessions

(All times in New York/ EDT)

OPENING KEYNOTES

8:15 AM: Opening Keynote: Solving the hardest problems facing humanity

Scott Amyx, Managing Partner at Astor Perkins

8:30 AM: Futurism Keynote: What is the potential size of the future?

Dr. Anders Sandberg, Senior Research Fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford

SPACE

9:00 AM: Space Transportation & Logistics Panel:

Dr. Luca Rossettini, CEO of D-Orbit

Jumpei Nozaki, CFO of ispace

Ian Fichtenbaum, CEO of Bradford Space

10:00 AM: Networking

LONGEVITY, BIOTECH & LIFE SCIENCES

10:30 AM: Longevity & Survival Panel:

Dr. Angelica Kohlmann, MD, PhD, Chairman of Bloom Diagnostics

CLIMATE CHANGE & SUSTAINABILITY

11:00 AM: FoodTech Panel:

Paul Shapiro, CEO of Better Meat Company

Brian Spears, CEO of New Age Meats

11:30 AM: AgTech Panel:

Karn Manhas, CEO of Terramera

Brad McNamara, Co-Founder & Former CEO of Freight Farms

Jake Felser, CTO of Freight Farms

David Hamilton Nichols, Family Office & Impact Investor

12:00 PM: Networking

QUANTUM COMPUTING

12:30 PM: Quantum Computing Panel:

Robert Hays, CEO & President of Atom Computing

Dr. Jonathan King, Chief Scientist at Atom Computing

Yuval Boger, Chief Marketing Officer at Classiq

AI, ROBOTICS & AUTONOMY

1:00 PM: Robotics Panel:

Peter Howard, CEO of Realtime Robotics

Professor George Konidaris, CTO of Realtime Robotics

1:30 PM: Live Q&A:

Live Q&A with audience on livestream

2:00 PM: Adjournment

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