Conference Program

May 22, 2025

Hall 1: Space & UAV Suppliers Summit

Small Launchers, Big Dreams

Elena Toson (Moderator)

COO, T4i

Alan Thompson

Head of Government Affairs, Skyrora

Paolo Bellomi

CTO, Avio SpA

Navigating the Final Frontier: Legal, Privacy, and Economic Challenges in Satellite Deployment

Giacomo Colombatti (Moderator)

Associate Professor, University of Padua

Prof. Anna Masutti

Partner, RP Legal & Tax

Prof. David Burigana

Associate Professor, University of Padua

Lorenzo Beggio

CEO & Co-Founder, Fast Aerospace

Advanced Air Mobility

Stefano Vianello (Moderator)

Former Head of Services, Rolls-Royce Electrical

Axel Voege

Senior Advisor, Kepler Digitals

Francesco Tripaldi

PhD candidate, University of Padova

Gergely Balázs

CEO, eMotion Drive Technologies

Guido Wortmann

Shareholder, IDA Aero

ISRU for Planetary Exploration

Claudia Esposito (Moderator)

Aerospace Engineer, ASI

Simone Pirrotta

Project Manager, ASI

Charlotte Nassey

Senior Government Affairs Specialist, ISpace Europe

Melchiorre Conti

Space Resources Engineer, ESA/ESTEC

Marco Lorenzo D'Agostini

Research Assistant, University of Padova

Hall 2: Space AgriTech

Official Opening and Welcome Keynote

Federico Caner

Agricultural Policy Coordinator of the Conference of Regions

Space Farming and Life Support Systems

Prof. Stefania De Pascale

ASI/ESA collaborator, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II

Biotechnology for Extreme Environments
Coffee Break
Interactive Session: Terraforming and Colonization

Amedeo Balbi

Professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Università di Roma Tor Vergata and European Astrobiology Institute

Arena: Space Applications

Sustainability for Space Applications

Sasha Gallio

Founder, New Horizon

Enrico Tormena

Space and System Engineer, ESA Clean Space

Fionagh Thomson

Senior Research Fellow, Durham University

Dr Lorenzo Olivieri

Research Associate, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova

Dr Andrea Valmorbida

Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering (DII), University of Padova

Space Applications for Sustainability

Sasha Gallio

Founder, New Horizon

Matthew Jenkins

Chief Space Systems Officer (CSSO) & SVP Spacecraft Engineering, Maxar Technologies

Tom Gardner

Strategic Partnerships Lead, Maldives Space Research Organisation (MSRO)

GNSS Makes all Data Geographic: Case Studies in the Veneto Area

Umberto Trivelloni (Moderator)

Geologist expert in Geographic Information Systems, Regione del Veneto

Virgilio Cima

Freelance Professional

Carlo Masetto

Technical Specialist at the Territorial Planning Department, Regione del Veneto

Massimo Fabris

Professor, University of Padua DICEA

Andrea Favaretto

Freelance Professional

Andrea Bonometto

Research fellow, ISPRA

GNSS Systems: Precision, Innovation, and Space Applications

Sebastiano Chiodini (Moderator)

Research Associate in Space Measurements and Technologies, University of Padova

Dr Tommaso Beschi

GIS Analyst, Archetipo

Prof. Marco Pertile

Associate Professor, UNIPD CISAS

Dr. Andres Maria Majorana

PhD Student at UAntwerpen-IMEC-IDLab, Scientific Trainee at EC JRC-Ispra

Dr Francesco Gini

Navigation Engineer, ESA/ ESOC

Veneto Stars Award Ceremony

Lunch Break

Hall 1: Space & UAV Suppliers Summit

Communications in Space (Laser/Quantum)

Alessandro Francesconi (Moderator)

Managing Director, Stellar Project

Hirokazu Mori

CSO, Warpspace Inc.

Space Data for Security: Leveraging EO and Satellite Intelligence for Civil Security and Defence

Giovanni Martucci di Scafizzi (Moderator_

Business Development & Sales Director, Starion Group

Marco Tantardini

Space Strategy and BD Lead for Europe, Lockheed Martin

Michele Betti

ESA/ESRIN Account Manager and EO Business Development Manager, Starion

Augusto Caramagno

Director of Satellite Systems, INDRA Space

Marco Moriani

COO, ARCA Dynamics

TBC

Hall 2: Space AgriTech

Earth Observation for Sustainable Agriculture
Satellite Data Processing and Innovations for Precision Agriculture

Enrico Borgogno Mondino

Professor of Geomatics, Università di Torino, President of the Italian Remote Sensing Association

Gabriele Giorgini

Chief Operating Officer, Vector Robotics

Coffee Break
Institutional Keynote

Carlo Fidanza

MEP - Member Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Dario Nardella

MEP - Member Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Closing and Final Remarks

Roberto Arditti

Formiche Editorial Director and Editorialist for Il Tempo

Arena: Festival of Ideas

Food for Thought

Eliana Liotta

Journalist, Author and Science Communicator

Michela Matteoli

Pharmacology Professor at Humanitas University, Director of the CNR Institute in Neuroscience, Head of the Neuroscience Research Area of Humanitas Research Hospital

‘How Much’ Do You Know About Quantum Physics?

Gabriella Greison

Physicist

Spirituality of the Future

Daniel Lumera

Naturalist, Biologist, Author and Lecturer

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