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The Horizon Partnership: Earth, Space, and the $200M Frontier
June 29 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Once again, this event is sold out. If you would like to be included on the waitlist, please email Camila at camila.guerrero@ucf.edu
What happens when you bring together NASA administrators, venture capitalists and the UCF Business Incubation Program?
A $200 million fund to launch technologies used on Earth and in space!
Join us on June 29 at The Orlando Science Center to meet the team behind this venture and learn how you can play a part in supporting those companies selected by the Andromeda team to blast off.
Program:
- 5:30 – 6:15 Networking
- 6:15 – 6:30 Remarks from Andromeda Ventures and the UCF Business Incubation Program
- 6:45 – 7:15: Technology Founder Panel
Featured speakers:
- Dr. Christyl C. Johnson, Co-Founder, Andromeda Ventures
- Rafael Caamano, Interim Director of Innovation Districts and the Incubator, University of Central Florida
- Dr. Winston V. Schoenfeld, Vice President for Research and Innovation, and Professor of Optics, MSE, and ECE at the University of Central Florida
- Paul Karch, Optokon
- Joe Sleppy, Capacitech Energy, Inc
- David Reid, Helicon
- Israel Becerril, Silbec
Who should attend:
- Companies interested in the UCF Business Incubation Program
- Government officials, especially economic development officials
- Community leaders interested in the technology industry.
- Executives who support the space industry.
Celebrate with us. Celebrate this new partnership. Celebrate the future of our community.