When a private company integrates its hardware into a partner nation's critical infrastructure, it's performing statecraft. This talk introduces the structural conditions required for technology partnerships to survive geopolitical stress—and why traditional "risk management" frameworks miss the point. How do you build "sovereign trust" across borders? What happens when it breaks? Drawing on real cases from space, defense, and AI, this talk gives policymakers a framework for thinking about technology as a diplomatic tool.

Space is no longer a science experiment—it's an economic and strategic battleground. This talk walks  through the transition from NASA-led exploration to a trillion-dollar commercial ecosystem, and the regulatory/diplomatic challenges embedded in that shift. Why do sustained lunar presence and orbital sustainability matter to national competitiveness? How do democracies capture the upside without losing control?

What do military navigators and government decision-makers have in common? Both operate under uncertainty, with incomplete information, and high stakes. This talk draws on 23 years in the RCAF and transitions to civilian leadership at NASA to offer practical mental frameworks for leading through technological disruption, geopolitical volatility, and institutional change. 

A single collision in low Earth orbit could disable GPS, communications, and weather systems for years. This talk examines why space traffic management has become a national security issue—one that sits at the intersection of deterrence strategy, infrastructure resilience, and great power competition. What does a sustainable orbital environment actually require? Who sets the rules, and how do you enforce them when your competitors have every incentive to break them?