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Conference Program

May 21, 2025

Hall 1: The Future of Space Exploration

  • 09:30 – 10:55
Artemis Program: International Collaboration Advancing Space Exploration

Raffaele Mugnuolo (Moderator)

Head of Exploration and Orbital Infrastructures Office, ASI

Dr Munetaka Ueno

Research Director, JAXA

Lori Garver

Former Deputy Administrator, NASA

Walter Cugno

VP Exploration and Science Domain, Thales Alenia Space

Vincenzo Giorgio

CEO Altec

Davide Hazan

VP Procurement & Commercial - Space Line of Business, Leonardo

Simone Pirrotta

Project Manager, ASI

Hall 2: Workshop Programme

  • 09:30 – 09:55
Electromagnetic Threats to Satellite Survivability

Giancarlo Guida

Lead Application Engineer, Ansys

  • 10:00 – 10:25
Evolution of SATCOM and Next Hardware Leap in the Eye of a Start-Up

Paolo Fioravanti

CEO and Co-Founder, Circuits Integrated Hellas (CIH)

  • 10:30 – 10:55
Recent CT Applications for Next Generation Aerospace Parts

Marco Giogoli

Location Manager, Agiometrix srl/White Lab Group

  • 10:30 – 10:55

Melanie Stenzel

Director Marketing and Additive Manufacturing Materials, Chloride and Compounds, TANIOBIS GmbH

Arena: Space & Sport

  • 09:30 – 10:55
Tech Transfer from Space to Sport and Back

Cristiano Corazzari

Assessor for Sport, Regione del Veneto

Massimiliano Atelli

Head of Cabinet, Ministry of Sport

Luca Del Monte

Head of Commercialisation Department, ESA

Sofia Pavanello

Professor, Università di Padova

Riccardo Masucci

Managing Director of EU Affairs, Intel Europe

Giorgio Lorini

Human Spaceflight Operations, REA Space

Dialogue Between an Astronaut and an UltraMarathoner

Paolo Venturini

State Police Inspector, Ministry of the Interior

Nicole Stott

NASA Astronaut & Aquanaut

  • 11:00 – 11:55

Event Opening and Institutional Greetings

  • 12:00 – 13:15
Defining a Space Roadmap: The Draghi Report and Post-ESA Ministerial 2025 Perspectives

A high-level strategic panel focusing on key decisions shaping the future of the European and Italian space economy.

Emilio Cozzi (Moderator)

Journalist

Luca Del Monte

Head of Commercialisation Department, ESA

Luca Vincenzo Maria Salamone

DG, ASI

Massimo Comparini

Managing Director Space Division, Leonardo and Chairmain of Board of Directors Thales Alenia Space

Valerio Moro

Head of Airbus in Italy

Isabella Poldrugo

Head of Unit Space Policy, EU Commission

Chirag Parikh

Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary, National Space Council

Gen Maurizio Cantiello

Italian Air Force

Giulio Ranzo

CEO, Avio

  • 13:15 – 14:25

Lunch Break

  • 14:30 – 16:25

Veneto Stars Challenge (Veneto Stars Room)

Hall 1: The Future of Space Exploration

  • 14:30 – 15:25
Establishing a Viable Long-Term In-Space Environment

Andy Campbell (Moderator)

CEO & Founder, Space Network

Daniele Ciriello

Senior Client Executive, Dassault Systèmes

Marco Rocchetto

CEO & Co-Founder, Spaceflux

Andrew Faiola

CCO, Astroscale

Annamaria Nassisi

Manager Space Economy Observation and Navigation, Thales Alenia Space

  • 15:30 – 16:25
Satellite Navigation: Space, Moon and Future

Dr. Oscar Pozzobon (Moderator)

Founder and Administrator, QASCOM

Lt. Col. Marco Florissi

Office of the Military Advisor, Presidency of the Italian Council of Ministers

Giancarlo Varacalli

Head of Telecommunications and Navigation Office, Italian Space Agency (ASI)

Francesco Gini

PhD, Navigation Engineer, ESOC Navigation Support Office, ESA

Fabio Cannone

LoB Satellite Systems and Operations, Vice President, Ground Segment and Systems Engineering

Quirino Morante

Moonlight E2E Navigation Program Manager, Thales Alenia Space

Samuele Fantinato

Head of Navigation Technologies, QASCOM

  • 16:30 – 17:25
Cybersecurity for Space

Alessandro Pozzobon (Moderator)

Co-Founder and CEO, Qascom

Lieutenant General (Air Force - R) Jean-Marc Laurent

CEO, AERIS, and Chair, Sciences Po Bordeaux Defense and Aerospace

Prof. Mauro Conti

Full Professor, Head of Studies of the Master Degree in Cybersecurity, University of Padua

Dr. Giovanni Gamba

Head of Signal Intelligence, QASCOM

Giovanni Martucci di Scafizzi

Business Development & Sales Director, Starion Group

Miriam Petrone

MoD, NATO, European Defence Initiatives, Telecommunication Italy, Thales Alenia Space

Hall 2: Workshop Programme

  • 14:30 – 14:55
Manufacture, Assemble and Inspect Circuit Boards (PCBA) to Live in Space

Fabio Giuliani

Sales Manager, Cabiotec

  • 15:00 – 16:25
IRIDE: Italian Industry Leading the Way - Opportunities and Challenges Ahead

Alessandro Zuccaro Marchi (Moderator)

TRUTHS Payload Manager, ESA/ESTEC

Ornella Bombaci

Competence Center System Engineering Director, Thales Alenia Space

Gino Bucciol

CEO, Officina Stellare

Luca Rossettini

CEO & Founder, D-Orbit

Augusto Cramarossa

Head of Strategic Area, ASI Italian Space Agency

Aurora Bontade

Chief Growth Officer, Argotec

  • 16:30 – 16:55
Bringing Model-Based Systems and Software Engineering (MBSSE) into the Real World and Into Production

Gian Giacomo Ermacora

Co-founder and CTO, ONE-SYS

  • 16:55 – 17:25
Niobium Alloys: The Next Generation Material for High-Temperature Applications?

Bahar Fayyazi

Product Manager Additive Manufacturing, TANIOBIS GmbH

Arena: Space & UAV Suppliers Summit

  • 14:30 – 15:25
Building the Space Supply Chain of the Future: SMEs, Startups, and Prime Contractors

From Business Networks to Cross-Sector Aggregation: Funding measures and procurement incentives to facilitate SME integration and the potential of non-space companies entering the sector

Carlo Bettanini (Moderator)

Associate Professor, University of Padova

Massimo Comparini

Managing Director Space Division, Leonardo and Chairmain of Board of Directors Thales Alenia Space

Walter Cugno

VP Exploration and Science Domain, Thales Alenia Space Avio

Manlio Di Stefano

Director of International Markets, Axiom Space

Scott Zweibel

VP of Government Affairs, Stoke Space

Adele Luta

Human Exploration Systems Development Manager, Oceaneering International, Inc.

  • 15:30 – 16:25
Commercial Spaceflight: Axiom 3 Mission and the Role of Italian Regions in the Emerging Space Supply Chain

The US Model and Italy’s Perspective in the growing commercial space sector.

Laura Borella (Moderator)

Workpackage Manager at SES for ESA

Manlio Di Stefano

Director of International Markets, Axiom Space

Col Luigi Riggio

Office of the Military Advisor, Presidency of the Italian Council of Ministers

  • 16:30 – 17:25
AIR - Veneto Aerospace Cluster: A Regional Model for Innovation and Industrial Growth

Competences, strategic priorities, and international outlook of the Veneto Aerospace Cluster in the New Space Economy

Giancarlo Guida

Lead Application Engineer, Ansys

  • 16:00 – 17:30

Startup Pitches (Balena)

  • 18:00 – 20:00

Networking Cocktail

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