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Eric Imbert is Vice President Export Sales at Thales Alenia Space (TAS). He has been with TAS since 2010. He joined Thales in 2003 as Managing Director of the Group subsidiary in Singapore and in 2005 became President of Thales in China.

Before joining industry, Eric Imbert was with the French Ministry of Defence in the Corps of Armament Engineers: from 1997 to 2003, he was the Director of the Office of Defence Cooperation for ASEAN countries (based in Bangkok and Singapore). Prior to that, he held several positions: from managing defence programs to being advisor for international cooperation to the French Under-Secretary of Defense (Acquisition).

Eric Imbert graduated from Ecole Polytechnique in 1985 and École nationale supérieure de techniques avancées (ENSTA) in 1989. He also followed the International Security Program for Senior Executives in 1994 at Harvard University Kennedy School of Government.

Nobuhito Takei is the General Manager of Global Business Division at SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (SJC), a satellite operator with a fleet of 18 satellites. SJC provides reliable satellite services over Asia, Oceania, Russia, Middle East and North America, and also operates Japan’s largest DTH platform, “Sky Perfect TV!”

After graduating from Sophia University in 1996, he started his career at Space Communications Corporation, which later became SJC, and was engaged in Domestic Sales, Business Planning and Satellite Procurement. Prior to assuming his current role, he was the Team Manager responsible for marketing activities for US and EU customers.

Mr. Mark Hyung-Joon Kim is COO/Senior Executive Vice President of KT SAT. Prior to this position he served as EVP/Head of Global Business Unit of KT in 2018. And he worked as EVP/Head of the PyeonChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games BU of KT from Dec. 2014 to Mar. 2018 and COO/Senior Executive Vice President of KT Skylife (DTH service provider in South Korea) from 2013 to 2014.

Mark Hyung-Joon Kim graduated from University of Southern California, USA with BS in Business Administration. He acquired MS in Technology Management from State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA.

Tare Brisibe, is Senior Legal & Regulatory Counsel, APAC, with SES. Tare has nearly two decades of experience in the satellite industry, having previously served as Regulatory Information Officer for Inmarsat (UK) and Director of Regulatory Affairs for SITAOnAir (Geneva). He also served as: Chair of the Legal Subcommittee, UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space; Deputy Director (Legal), National Space Research and Development Agency of Nigeria; and Vice Rapporteur, ITU Study Group 1. He holds multiple degrees, including a Ph.D in International law from Leiden University.

Tom Ochinero manages SpaceX’s international commercial sales efforts in Asia and Europe. In this role, he focuses on sales and business development while deepening SpaceX’s relationships with satellite operators in the region. Prior to assuming his current responsibility at SpaceX, Tom served as CEO at Structural Mechanics Corporation in Los Angeles and as a Sales Trader for Goldman Sachs in Tokyo.

Tom has published numerous technical papers on aerospace composite structures and is an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He holds a PhD in Engineering Science and Mechanics from Virginia Tech, a MS in Material Science and BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Rochester, and is a Stanford Certified Project Manager.

Sabrina Cubbon, is AsiaSat’s Vice President, Marketing and Global Accounts. Sabrina is responsible for developing key global strategic accounts as well as driving activities in marketing, communications and corporate affairs of the Company. She has over 30 years of sales and marketing experience in the telecommunications industry.

Prior to joining AsiaSat in August 1992, she was employed by Case Communications between 1987 and 1992 as the Regional Manager Asia-Pacific responsible for the sales and marketing activities to multinational clients. She graduated from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, with a Master’s Degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering, specialized in cryptography.

Richard Bowles joined Arianespace in 1986. At first working in a marketing support function he quickly moved to sales and took responsibility for Turkey and Canada. After successfully proving himself in those areas he was given the responsibility of promoting sales in S.E. Asia.

In 1991 his efforts were rewarded when the first satellite launch contract for Arianespace in South East Asia was signed for launching Thaicom 1. Since then many satellite launch contracts have been signed by Arianespace for customers in the region.

Mr. Bowles opened Arianespace’s Asean office in December 1996 and is currently their regional Director for Asean countries.