UNVEILING On Saturday, april 26, 2025 - 10 AM TO 1 PM at HARVARD/MIT
From Earth to the Stars—Let’s Innovate together
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WHY join us? TO learn, LEAD AND BUILD IN SPACE INDUSTRY!
MEET AN ASTROUNAUT - & Become one!
BUILD. Lift off!
WE ARE DEIA - Belong!
All about Debris!
MAKING FOR SPACE.
Wearable Tech, Fashion, Space-Art!
CREATE.
Meet Filmmakers, be one!
Get-together for entertainment!
space-a-thon panels (Panelists to be announced)
Space Innovators and Leaders
Space Innovators and Leaders
Space Innovators and Leaders
The Business of Space: From Startups to Stardust
How do we commercialize space? Industry leaders discuss funding, entrepreneurship, and the next trillion-dollar opportunities beyond Earth.
Space Edu and Policy
Space Innovators and Leaders
Space Innovators and Leaders
Space Accessibility & Inclusion: Who Gets to Go?
How do we ensure diverse participation in the space economy? Leaders discuss policies, education, and equity in space travel and research.
Space Film & Media
Space Innovators and Leaders
Women in Power Space
Lights, Camera, Liftoff: Visual Storytelling Meets Space Exploration.
From sci-fi to real space documentaries, filmmakers and media pioneers explore how storytelling shapes public perception and investment in space exploration.
Women in Power Space
Women in Power Space
Leading the Future of Space.
From astronauts to CEOs, women are shaping the future of space exploration, technology, and policyy while breaking barriers, redefining leadership, and inspiring the next generation of pioneers
Wearable Tech & Fashion for Space
The Next Frontier of Wearables
How do we design for zero gravity? Experts in fashion tech, materials science, and bioengineering discuss creating functional and futuristic spacewear.
Space Policy & Ethics.
Who Owns the Universe?
As private companies and governments race to space, legal and ethical questions arise. Who gets to claim resources? What laws govern space? Experts weigh in.
Organizing Team
Sheila Xu
Sridevi Byrappa
Richard Brehm
CO-CHAIR - SPACEATHON 2025
MIT ‘14, Harvard/Wharton ‘24,
Director, AstroAccess.
A deaf pilot and space scientist dedicated to making space exploration accessible for all. Also a policy advocate, aspiring astronaut (trained at Blue Origin)and supports founders breaking barriers and shaping the future of inclusive space travel.
LinkedIn. Instagram.
Richard Brehm
Sridevi Byrappa
Richard Brehm
CO-CHAIR - SPACEATHON 2025
Over 40+ years in Hollywood.
An Author.
Writer and creative content producer for many of today's biggest movies, including Avatar: The Way of Water, Batman v. Superman, Hail Caesar, The Martian, Creed, Fury Road, Furious 7, and many more...
IMDb, LinkedIn.
Sridevi Byrappa
Sridevi Byrappa
Sridevi Byrappa
CO-CHAIR SPACEATHON 2025
Harvard ‘24 | 8+ Years of Leadership in Entertainment, Education & Entrepreneurship.
CEO, Infinity World Studios.
A short 2+ Years in hospitality taught me a lot of kindness; the film business instilled resilience in redefining the impossible; the Education sector shaped my perseverance, and Now space is teaching me to explore and never settle.
Zach Damon
Gozie Nwaka
Sridevi Byrappa
Innovative and results-oriented Producer, Broadcaster, Actor, and Filmmaker, with 27+ years of experience as a public speaker, performer, producer, media project manager, continuity supervisor, and director with a drive for creating informative, thought provoking, quality entertainment.
Nainika S
Gozie Nwaka
Gozie Nwaka
Harvard 2+2 || Schwarzman Scholar
I would write a bio, but I don’t believe in the “Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?” business model.
Gozie Nwaka
Gozie Nwaka
Gozie Nwaka
UX Designer and Co-founder.
Specializing in B2C, educational technology, and health/wellness tech. Over the last three years, I've helped launch 7+ platforms.
Cristian Tello
Cristian Tello
Cristian Tello
Boston-based entrepreneur and founder of uBu Boston, specializing in content creation, video management for Infinity WS, and social media marketing. Through uBu Boston, Tello connects creators with local businesses to produce high-impact digital content while leading a network of Boston content creators to drive collaborative growth.
ADVISORS, MENTORS, Panelists and speakers (To be updated)
Prof Randy Cohen
Vijayalakshmi Bidari
Prof Randy Cohen
Senior Faculty, HBS.
Field X & Y entrepreneurship classes are designed to enable students to develop and grow their businesses.
Advisor -Infinity WS
Matthew Sutton
Vijayalakshmi Bidari
Prof Randy Cohen
Co-Chair - Field X & Y. HBS entrepreneurship classes are designed to enable students to develop and grow their businesses.
Advisor -Infinity WS
Vijayalakshmi Bidari
Vijayalakshmi Bidari
Vijayalakshmi Bidari
Indian Administrative Service Officer -Govt. Of Maharashtra.
Former ISRO -(INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION)
Distinguished Humphrey Fellow for Leadership, Fulbright Scholar, and Chevening Scholar.
Karan Talreja
Vijayalakshmi Bidari
Vijayalakshmi Bidari
A visionary entrepreneur who redefined wellness and activewear with RESET and Bodd Active. With two decades of experience and a passion for holistic living, he builds brands that empower and inspire.
Advsior - Infinity WS
Karen Bottari
Karen Bottari
Karen Bottari
Higher Ed Administrator, Harvard University. Experienced higher education administrator highly skilled in student support, leadership development, group facilitation, and fieldwork management.
Advisor - Space-a-thon 2025.
Vivian Pham
Karen Bottari
Karen Bottari
Harvard '24. MA Assistant Undersecretary of Housing Stabilization | 2023 Boston's Most Influential AAPI Leaders, Leading in government, teaching social work students, or cooking your favorite meal, all about making things happen with heart, humor, and in heels!
Lyvia Chapman
Karen Bottari
Lyvia Chapman
Marketing Coordinator at Harvard Innovation Labs with a background in psychology and filmmaking, and I have a passion for connecting people through creative storytelling.
Advisor - Space-a-thon 2025.
Snow Li
Karen Bottari
Lyvia Chapman
Harvard '24 | Founder (Disrupting Fashion Sustainability) | Stanford MBA 26' | Educator | Female Social Entrepreneur | Forte Fellow
Panlist and Mentor @ Space-a-thon 2025.
Daniel Avila
Daniel Avila
Daniel Avila
Harvard '26 | U.S. Space Force | a Project Engineer and 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Space Force. As a Spanish Scholar with the Air Force’s Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP), I thrive on engaging with global-minded individuals and diverse perspectives. Currently, Master in Public Policy degree at HKS, Belfer Young Leaders Fellow.