A boom in commercial space technology is allowing entrepreneurs to dream bigger than ever before. Public and private partnerships—along with government and defense collaborations-are fostering a global opportunity to exploit the latest advances in space technology. This discussion examines the current trends in commercial and private space exploration and travel, including asteroid mining projects, satellite innovations and Mars and lunar initiatives. Panelist will address the common and unique challenges that space exploration projects pose as well as how investment in space exploration might impact future cross-industry technology advancements. Moderator: Alexey Belyakov, Vice-President, Executive Director of the Space Technologies and Communications Cluster, Skolkovo Foundation Participants: Igor Burenkov, Director for Information Policy and Media Relations JSC “United Rocket and Space Corporation” Mikhail Kokorich, Founder and President, Dauria Aerospace Denis Lyskov, State Secretary—Deputy Head, Russian Federal Space Agency Jeffrey Manber, Managing Director, NanoRacks Rene Pischel, Head of the Permanent Mission in the Russian Federation, ESA Rick N. Tumlinson, Chair, Deep Space Industries, Inc.; Founder, Orbital Outfitters and New Worlds Institute Expert: Anatolii Artsebarskii, Head of the Representation Office, National Company Kazakstan Garysh Sapary JSC http://www.forinnovations.org/forum/program/136/