WSBR Luncheon Featuring Chirag Parikh, Executive Secretary of the National Space Council

Please join the Washington Space Business Roundtable on October 5, 2022 for a conversation on the future of space workforce. The program will feature remarks from Chirag Parikh, Deputy Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary of the National Space Council. Following remarks, award-winning meteorologist, Meredith Garofalo, will lead a conversation with space workforce policy leaders from the National Space Council, Department of Labor, and Department of Education about priorities and actions being taken to strengthen the space workforce and discuss how government and industry can better partner on these efforts.

This conversation follows Vice President Kamala Harris’s announcement at the September 9, 2022, National Space Council Meeting of new commitments from the U.S. government, private sector companies, education and training providers, and philanthropic organizations to support space-related STEM initiatives to inspire, prepare, and employ the next generation of the space workforce.

This event will be held at the City Club in Washington, DC, located at 555 13th Street NW. Networking and registration will begin at 11:00 am, with lunch to be served at 11:20 am. The program will conclude at 1:10 pm.