2022 Schedule

June 17, 2022
Little America Hotel - Flagstaff, AZ


  • 5:00 PM: Cocktail reception doors open
  • 5:40 PM: AZ Pioneer Pitch Tour Finals start. Hosted by Robert Theobald, Small Business Ombudsman, Arizona Commerce Authority
  • 6:30 PM: Dinner seating starts
  • 7:00 PM: Welcome remarks by 2021-22 Moonshot Board Chair, Stephanie Pierotti, Director of ShapingEDU at Arizona State University
  • 7:45 PM: Announcement of the 2021-22 AZ Pioneer Pitch Tour Winner. Presented by Jeff Guldner, CEO of APS.
  • 7:50 PM: The Economic Development Program of the City of Flagstaff announces the 2021-22 Innovate Waste & CDR Challenge Winner, Restoration Soils
  • 8:00 PM: Announcement of the Mission Control Winner, Rich Bowen, Senior Vice President at Genterra Enterprises, presented by Dr. Dave Engelthaler, Director, Professor at TGen North
  • 8:10 PM: Announcement of the Moonshot Entrepreneur Award Winners
    • Katalyst Space Technologies - Introduction by Diana White, Moonshot at NACET Executive Director
    • Grubcan - Introduction by Kiersten Hathcock, Moonshot VP of Marketing
  • 8:20 PM: Kevin Schindler, Historian at Lowell Observatory, honors Carolyn Shoemaker
  • 8:30 PM: Announcement of the Honorary 2022 Shoemaker Award Winner, Kenny Greene, Founder of War2In, presented by Diana White, Moonshot at NACET Executive Director
  • 8:40 PM: Announcement of the 2022 Shoemaker Winner, Dr. Robert Kellar, presented by Dan Kasprzyk, founder of POBA Medical and Symple Surgical, and the 2019 Shoemaker Award
  • 8:50 PM: Closing Remarks by Scott Hathcock, President & CEO Moonshot