This past weekend at the historic Mar-a-Lago Club, a rare and significant convergence took place—one that may be remembered as a defining moment for America’s next era of innovation. Hosted by Ryan Kriser, Partner at Type One Ventures, and Sinan Kanatsiz, Chairman of the Internet Marketing Association (IMA), more than 80 leaders across space, deep tech, advanced manufacturing, venture capital, AI, quantum computing, nuclear energy, and national security joined together to shape the direction of the United States’ frontier economy.
Their unified mission centered on articulating a clear and compelling vision for the New Space Economy and the breakthrough industries that will power it. At the heart of the gathering was the unveiling of The Breakthrough Manifesto, a bold document positioning Space as the next great engine of human progress. This Manifesto will be refined and finalized for publication in January 2026, incorporating insights from elected officials, founders, venture capitalists, and senior executives who contributed toward its development.
Throughout the event, speakers emphasized that Space is no longer a distant concept but a present, transformative force reshaping communication, defense, healthcare, climate strategy, energy production, agriculture, and global commerce. From satellites driving international trade to microgravity accelerating biotech research, attendees agreed that the future is not unfolding in silos—it is being propelled into orbit.
Keynote speeches, roundtables, and messages from Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, NASA Administrator Elect, Jared Isaacman, along with remarks from Congressmen Rob Wittman, Ken Calvert and Bryan Steil, reinforced the national priorities and economic potential tied to this new frontier. Keynote presentations included Kam Ghaffarian, Executive Chairman of Axiom Space, Greg Autry, Space Czar & NASA CFO-elect, Aleks Grampel, Founder & CEO of Cuby Technologies, Robert Carlisle, Founder & CEO of Argo Space, Colin Doughan, CEO of Gravitics, Dan Wright, Founder & CEO of Armada Ai, Tom O’Leary, Founder & CEO of JetZero, Isaiah Taylor, Founder & CEO of Valar Atomics and Matthew Kinsella, CEO of Infleqtion. The event was moderated by Daniil Chen, Principal of Type One Ventures and closing keynote by Tarek Waked, Co/Founder of the Venture Capital Firm.
The program, running from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, was structured around three high-impact roundtables and a working lunch. The discussions explored space as a driver of human progress, the importance of defense and sovereignty in orbit, and the identification of the next frontier sectors across space, AI, deep tech, energy, defense, and biotech. Each table produced concrete outputs—predictions, principles for governance, and a “3 Problems + 3 Solutions” framework—that will feed into the forthcoming Breakthrough Solutions Report.
As the United States stands on the brink of an unprecedented technological and economic transformation, the industries represented at Mar-a-Lago are poised to become the engines of job creation, national security, and innovation for decades to come. The collaborative energy of the gathering underscored a shared belief: America’s next chapter will be defined by those willing to expand its horizons—literally and figuratively—and lead the way into the new frontier economy.
Leaders in Attendance included:
Adam Roseman, Founder and AI Transformation Leader – SteadyIQ
Aleksandr Gampel, Co-Founder – Cuby Technologies, Inc.
Allie Newsome, Head of GTM Strategy and Operations – McKinsey & Company
Amanda Gort, Vice President of Government Affairs – KCOMM
Anthony Pugliese, Chief Commercialization Officer & Director, Office of Technology Commercialization – U.S. Department of Energy
Bengt Jarljso, Co-Founder, President, COO, Partner – Fidelis New Energy, LLC
Blaise Metreweli, Chief – MI6
Bree Jacoby, Founder & CEO – Style with Bree
Brock Sorensen, Senior Counselor – Palantir Technologies
Rep. Bryan Steil, Wisconsin’s 1st District – U.S. Congress
Carson Woods, Senior Director of Development – Purdue for Life Foundation
Chris Robertson, President – Peak Financial Group
Colin Doughan, CEO – Gravitics
Daniel Hendrix, CEO – D Hendrix Consulting
Daniel Lubinitsky, Chief of Staff – Cuby Technologies, Inc.
Daniil Chen, Principal – Type One Ventures
Dan Wright, Co-Founder & CEO – Armada
Darío Gil, Under Secretary for Science – U.S. Department of Energy
Deepak Chhugani, Founder & CEO – Nuvocargo
Forrest Dell, Founder & CEO – NanoNests
Greg Autry, CFO Nominee – NASA
Hangul Cho, Director – LX Pantos
Hayk Mamajanyan, Founder & Managing Attorney – HVM Law Firm
Isaiah Taylor, Founder – Valar Atomics
James Parker, Founder – Leonid Capital Partners
Ji Hyung Lee, Partner – Type One Ventures
Dr. Jin Hyung Lee, Founder & Chairman – LVIS
Joel LaMontagne, Founder & CEO – Trivver
Major General John M. Olson, President & CEO – Axions
John Whitledge, Founder & Creative Director – Trovata
Joshua Dominic, Founder – Dreamstar Lines
Justin Bis, Chief of Staff, Office of Technology Commercialization – U.S. Department of Energy
Kaley Taffe, President – KAT Consulting
Kamal Ghaffarian, Founder – Axiom Space
Ken Wink, CEO – Ware Malcomb
Kenneth Minkyu Lee, CEO – Kencoa Aerospace
Kevin Dunlap, Co-Founder & Managing Partner – Calibrate Ventures
Lance Ware, CEO – DEC LLC
Mark Burchill, Military Advisor to the Director – Defense Innovation Unit
Mark Thimmig, President & CEO – Eco Power Crypto
Matt Hohorst, Vice President – ARCO Design/Build
Matthew Kinsella, CEO – Inflection
M.C. Sungaila, Partner – Complex Appellate Litigation Group
Michael Weinberg, Adjunct Professor & Portfolio Manager – Columbia Business School
Mike Buono, Co-Head of Execution – Nasdaq Private Market
Hon. Michael Dodd, Assistant Secretary of War for Critical Technologies & Acting Deputy Director – Defense Innovation Unit
Mike Gentile, CEO – Cisoshare
Mike Merchant, CEO – Codazen
Nate Yohannes, President of AI & Data Labs – Zeta Global
Naveen Yalamanchi, Partner – RTW Investments, LP
Nicholas Shekerdemian, Founding Partner – The Venture Collective
Omar Haneef, CFO – SynMax
Omar Pimentel, Space Policy & Strategy Lead – Defense Innovation Unit
Paul Croci, Managing Director & Head of Aerospace & Defense – Fifth Third Securities
Phil Germann, Co-Head of Execution – Nasdaq Private Markets
Peter Wagner, Executive Chairman – Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases
Richard Bernstein, Owner & CEO – Richard S. Bernstein & Associates Inc.
Robert Carlisle, Co-Founder – Argo Space
Robert Stryk, Founder & CEO – Stryk Global Diplomacy
Robert Towles, Founder & CEO – INK Holdings
Rep. Rob Wittman, Virginia’s 1st District – U.S. Congress
Robin Bernstein, President – Richard S. Bernstein & Associates Inc.
Ryan Kriser, Partner – Type One Ventures
Sangyeop Ryu, CEO – Kind Co., LTD
Scott Hennen, Co-Owner & Radio Host – Flag Family Media / Fieldstone Group
Serena Bard, Marketing Associate – Type One Ventures
Stephen B. Simmons, Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Military Community & Family Policy – Department of War
Sinan Kanatsiz, Chairman – Internet Marketing Association
Tarek Waked, Co-Founder & Managing Partner – Type One Ventures
Thomas Shaffer, President – Healthy Campus
Tom O’Leary, Co-Founder & CEO – JetZero
Tom Sauer, Partner – Blue Jasper Capital
Trent Herren, Investor – 8808 Ventures
Dr. Uche Isiugo, Founder & CEO – Infranergy
William Clark, General Partner – Drover Ventures
Yasith Weerasuriya, President & CEO – Stanbridge University
Yong-Ho Lee, CEO – LX Pantos
Zach Marano, Research Associate – Type One Ventures
We look forward to hosting IMPACT 26 in Washington D.C., followed by BREAKTHROUGH 26 at Mar-a-Lago. We are the leaders of the New Frontier connecting with Policy Makers to grow jobs in America.