Dr Susmita Mohanty is an expert in all things science and environment. Famed for being a spaceship designer, space entrepreneur and a climate action advocate, Dr Susmita is pioneering the sector. Best known for founding Earth2Orbit, Dr Susmita is the brains behind India’s first private space start-up business. Today, Dr Susmita is frequently booked to deliver speeches for top organisations, covering topics such as space exploration, architecture, design, Renaissance thinking, international cooperation and reimagining the impossible.
After completing a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering, a Masters in Industrial Design and a Masters in Space Studies Dr Susmita has pioneered India’s space industry. Dr Susmita is the world’s only entrepreneur to have founded space organisations on three world continents. Susmita is famed for founding Earth2Orbit, Moonfront and Liquifer. Moonfront is a boutique space consultancy located in San Francisco, Earth2Orbit is opening the US launch marketing in India and Liquifer is a space architecture company located in Vienna. Before establishing her companies, Dr Susmita committed her time to work on Shuttle-Mir mission at NASA Johnson and on the International Space Station Programme in California.
Outside of her dedication to space and science, Dr Susmita has also been involved in politics. She has formerly served as the Chairperson of Mo School as Minister of State, a government institute focussing on revitalising the ecosystem through 6500 schools. Dr Susmita has also been invited to speak at events for the likes of the United Nations, the World Economic Forum, Columbia University, the Rockefeller Foundation and The Economist to name but a few. She has also been featured on the cover of Fortune Magazine and voted as one of the 25 Indians to Watch by the Financial Times. Dr Susmita was also nominated to join the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council, focussing on Space Technologies.
A knowledgeable individual, today Dr Susmita is booked as a keynote speaker for many different events. Covering topics such as entrepreneurship, space exploration, architecture, design and transforming ideas, Susmita is suitable for a range of different sectors and industries. A pioneering figure of the space technologies, Dr Susmita is an engaging speaker guaranteed to leave a lasting impression on audience members.
How to hire Dr Susmita Mohanty
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When at corporate events, Susmita is known to cover the following topics:
- Entrepreneurship
- Space Exploration
- Architecture + Design
- Renaissance Thinking
- Transforming Ideas into Reality
- International Cooperation
- Reimagining the Possible
