UCF Master Class: Business and Entrepreneurship in Space

Wed, January 28
W230D
SPC Other

As the space sector rapidly evolves into a global commercial economy, new opportunities - and new risks - are emerging for entrepreneurs and investors.

In this master class, Greg Autry (UCF’s Space Czar) and Zaheer Ali (UCF’s Space Paladin) will provide a strategic overview of the space economy, highlighting key market trends, investment drivers, and areas of growing commercial activity across the space value chain. They’ll explore how technology, policy, and geopolitics are shaping the market, and what that means for building and backing successful space ventures.

The session will also introduce practical frameworks for evaluating opportunities, managing risk, forming partnerships, and creating scalable businesses in space - giving attendees both the context and the tools to engage more strategically in the space economy.

Speakers
Greg Autry
Greg Autry, Space Czar - University of Central Florida
Zaheer Ali
Zaheer Ali, Program Director and Professor of Space Commercialization and Strategy - University of Central Florida