Denting the Future at San Diego Comic-Con 2022
Our Science/Tech Panels, Exclusive Receptions, and Private Dinners at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC 2022)
Please attend our panel “Get Ready for Living in Orbit, Private Space Stations are Here” on 7/23.
Dent community members have access to all the social gatherings we host across the country year-round, including at SDCC. You can become a Passport holder by applying here, and/or to become a member you can join us at our Santa Fe conference by registering here.
If you are badged as press for San Diego Comic-Con, please message steve at dentthefuture dot com for a reception invitation and more details.
Join us and our Special Comic-Con Guest Speakers:
-
Mike Massimino
Astronaut, Senior Adviser for Space Programs at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, a Columbia University professor. Mike was the first person to tweet from space, was a recurring character on The Big Bang Theory, and now is a New York Times bestselling author.
-
Ellie Morgan
Combat aviator, engineer, NASA analog crewmember, and program manager of the lLockheed Martin Space Starlab team. Ellie specializes in space habitation development for orbital, surface, and transport spacecraft in low earth orbit and future expeditions to the Moon and Mars.
-
Adrian Mangiuca
V.P. of Infrastructure for Voyager Space Holdings, the developers of Starlab, The First Ever Free-flying Commercial Space Station. Adrian works across the Voyager Space Holdings portfolio of companies to assist and accelerate the development of space infrastructure.
-
Sana Sharma
Co-Founder & Chief Design Officer at Aurelia Institute and research affiliate at the MIT Space Exploration Initiative, focusing on human-centered design for novel space architectures. A designer and creative technologist, Sana works at the intersection of art, science, and emerging technologies.
Meet Inventor Jeri Ellsworth and See Tilt Five in Action
Jeri Ellsworth is a lifelong gamer, inventor, and creator and one of the world’s foremost AR luminaries. She is well-known for heading up the R&D department at Valve, but now her vision for the future of gaming has her now driving innovation for the team at Tilt Five.
At our reception, Jeri will let our guests play with the first and only augmented reality (AR) system that uses an innovative projection technology to connect you and your friends to the games you love – in-person or online. She and the The Tilt Five team have developed a system that allows gamers to strategize, battle, and play their favorite video games, board games, or tabletop RPGs--with mind-blowing holograms, right on your table!.
Meet Mitch, the Germ-Zapping Robot from Xenex
Helpful robots are nothing new at our receptions, in 2014 we had our friend “Baxter” pouring beer for our guests. In 2022, we will have “Mitch” on hand to show off the capabilities of robots designed to help the world think differently about the importance of cleanliness and disinfection. Xenex Disinfection Services, the world leader in UV disinfection for healthcare facilities, is providing one of its LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots to disinfect the reception area prior to the panelist and guest’s arrival. The robots, which have been deployed by 1000+ healthcare facilities worldwide (including the Sharp system and VA healthcare facilities in San Diego), are proven to destroy SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) on surfaces in just 2 minutes.
(If Mitch looks familiar, you may have seen his sibling “Violet” on the ABC series Grey's Anatomy.)
For the past eight years, Dent the Future has had the honor of organizing science and tech panels in collaboration with the San Diego Comic-Con editorial team. This effort has resulted in some of the most intriguing and forward-thinking talks to have appeared on the SDCC expo stages.
In addition, at our annual speaker receptions we’ve hosted some of the most exciting technology demos to have ever been presented during Comic-Con:
Inventor Richard “Iron Man” Browning flies at Dent SDCC reception 2017. Photo by Kendall Whitehouse, copyright.
“I know from experience that the Dent the Future team throws a great event at Comic-Con.”
— LeVar Burton
Join Dent on July 23, 2022:
Our Panel. At 1:00pm on Saturday, we invite space enthusiasts with a Comic-Con expo badge to join us for our panel titled: “Get Ready for Living in Orbit, Private Space Stations are Here.” For almost 100 years, space stations (as we think of them today) have been a staple of science fiction. In comic books, the Justice League have their Watchtower, SHIELD has their Peak, and even villains like Magneto -- and of course Darth Vader -- have been known to build fully “operational” orbital stations. At last, humans are now on the cusp of launching and inhabiting space stations that are privately developed. In this panel, we will learn what the future holds, and we will also delve into the realities of living in space.
Our Reception. At 5:00pm – 7:30pm, All Dent community members and invited press are welcome to attend our reception in the Gaslamp district. There you can meet and mingle with our speakers, enjoy beverages and great conversation. If you want an invite, Just email steve [at] dentthefuture [dot] com.
Our Dinner. At 8:00pm, Dent Passport members, registered Dent Santa Fe conference attendees, our speakers, and invited guests will converge for an intimate dinner in San Diego.
Dent Dinners and Festivities Sponsored by:
For more than 60 years, space exploration has been the driving force at Lockheed Martin. In their high bays and advanced technology centers, they created an engine of innovation that continues to push for – and make possible – the permanent expansion of humanity into our solar system and beyond.
