Dara Panahy, who heads Milbank’s Space Business practice globally, moderated the “Investors’ Outlook on Future Space Economy Applications” panel on March 13, 2025, as part of the Leadership Forum at the SATELLITE 2025 conference in Washington, DC. Mr. Panahy was joined by speakers from SpaceFund, MDA Space and E2MC Ventures as well as an Economic Development official.
The panel discussed the investment outlook for “Future Space Economy” applications, including communications, space transportation, space stations, tourism, research, robotics and Moon/Mars missions. The panelists also discussed reasonable timelines regarding when the financial sector, government and the public may see returns on Future Space Economy investments.
SATELLITE 2025, held from March 10–13, 2025 gathers the global space and satellite communities for four immersive days of enterprise, insights and innovation, this year including the debut of GovMilSpace, which expands the conference into the defense sector as well. The Leadership Forum is designed specifically for ambitious executives and decision-makers in the space and satellite industry, to gain exclusive insights from the C-suite while engaging in critical discussions that will shape the future of the sector.
As a partner and leader of the Milbank’s Transportation and Space practice in Washington, DC, Mr. Panahy focuses on the representation of satellite and space infrastructure operators, aerospace manufacturers, launch services providers, communications companies, banks, private equity firms and hedge funds in debt and equity offerings, project, structured and vendor financings, mergers & acquisitions, financial restructurings and in negotiating commercial contracts. He also co-authors Milbank's monthly Space Business Review newsletter, a monthly a roundup of space industry developments.
