Preparing for the Spacefaring Economy with Elizebeth Varghese, Partner / Principal, Space Economy Acceleration Leader at Deloitte

CIO Exchange Podcast

Are CIOs prepared for the space age? In this episode, Yadin sits down with Elizebeth Varghese, Partner / Principal, Space Economy Acceleration Leader at Deloitte and the author of Stellar Singularity: Navigating the Spacefaring Economy. They discuss the impact that space technologies have on terrestrial companies and why every company will become a space company. They dive into the democratization of space and advice for CIOs.
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Key Quotes:

“The democratization of space is here.”

“The boundaries of technology and space and non-tech space are blurring. Whether it's telephone services or download speeds, latency of data computing, launch vehicles, infrastructure, data analytics, everything is starting to have a component of space tech in it.”

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Timestamps:

(01:16) What will the space age look like?

(03:35) How space technology transforms businesses

(07:32) When are spaceports coming?

(08:34) The democratization of space

(10:02) The four value streams of space exploration

(13:51) Are enough CIOs focused on the space economy?

(15:41) Everyday things that stem from space tech

(17:18) Challenges in space that mirror terrestrial challenges

(22:44) Advice for CIOs talking to the board about space

(26:48) Inspiration from space drives innovation

(30:48) Choosing space technologies

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Links:

Elizebeth Varghese on LinkedIn

CIO Exchange on Twitter

Yadin Porter de León on Twitter

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