Abdulhadi Alhassani is VP of Strategy and Business Development at ARABSAT. Mr. Alhassani has been with ARABSAT for over 28 years most of which was spent in the engineering and operations side of the business. Over the years, his mandate included restructuring, operating model optimization, satellite and launcher procurement, contract negotiations, space insurance management and corporate due diligence. Mr. Alhassani is known in the industry for his advocacy for the peaceful and sustainable use of space. He was a featured panelist at the recent UN Office for Outer Space Affairs COPOUS meetings in Vienna. Abdulhadi is an alumnus of the University of Kansas (Class of ’95 BSc and ’97 MS in Aerospace Engineering)