Conference Program

May 22, 2025

Hall 1: Space & UAV Suppliers Summit

Small Launchers, Big Dreams
Elena Toson crop

Elena Toson (Moderator)

COO, T4i

Alan Thompson

Alan Thompson

Head of Government Affairs, Skyrora

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Paolo Bellomi

CTO, Avio SpA

Pablo Gallego Sanmiguel

Pablo Gallego Sanmiguel

Senior Vice President, Sales & Customers, PLD Space

Luca Rossettini cr

Luca Rossettini

CEO & Founder, D-Orbit

Fred Simon

Fred Simon

Venture Partner, Angular Ventures

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

Giacomo Colombatti (Moderator)

Associate Professor, University of Padua

Prof. Anna Masutti

Prof. Anna Masutti

Partner, RP Legal & Tax

David Burigana

Prof. David Burigana

Associate Professor, University of Padua

Lorenzo Beggio cr

Lorenzo Beggio

CEO & Co-Founder, Fast Aerospace

Advanced Air Mobility
Stefano Vianello

Stefano Vianello (Moderator)

Former Head of Services, Rolls-Royce Electrical

Axel Voege

Axel Voege

Senior Advisor, Kepler Digitals

Francesco Tripaldi

Francesco Tripaldi

PhD candidate, University of Padova

Gergely Balázs

Gergely Balázs

CEO, eMotion Drive Technologies

Guido Wortmann

Guido Wortmann

Shareholder, IDA Aero

ISRU for Planetary Exploration
Claudia Esposito cr

Claudia Esposito (Moderator)

Aerospace Engineer, ASI

Simone Pirrotta

Simone Pirrotta

Project Manager, ASI

Charlotte Nassey

Charlotte Nassey

Senior Government Affairs Specialist, ISpace Europe

Melchiorre Conti

Melchiorre Conti

Space Resources Engineer, ESA/ESTEC

Marco D’Agostini

Marco Lorenzo D'Agostini

Research Assistant, University of Padova

Hall 2: Space AgriTech

Welcome Keynote
Roberto Arditti

Roberto Arditti (Moderator)

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Federico Caner

Veneto Region Councillor for Tourism, Agriculture and EU Funds

Gianmichele Passarini

Gianmichele Passarini

Vice-President of Cia-Agricoltori Italiani and President Cia Veneto

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Francesco Longhi

President ANGA Veneto – Confagricoltura Veneto

Carlo Salvan

Carlo Salvan

President Coldiretti Veneto Regional Federation

Space Farming
Roberto Arditti

Roberto Arditti (Moderator)

Luca Vincenzo Maria Salamone

Luca Vincenzo Maria Salamone

Director General, ASI

Life Support Systems and Biotechnology for Extreme Environments
Roberto Arditti

Roberto Arditti (Moderator)

Prof. Stefania De Pascale

Prof. Stefania De Pascale

University of Naples Federico II, ASI/ESA collaborator

Aleksandar Arsovic

Aleksandar Arsovic

Managing Director, Zero Farms

Coffee Break
Terraforming and Colonisation
Franco Fossati

Franco Fossati

Lead Italy and South Europe, The Exploration Company

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Mathieu Goudot

CRO, Space Cargo Unlimited

Meagan M. Crawford

Meagan Crawford

Managing Partner SpaceFund

Arena: Space Applications

Sustainability for Space Applications
Sasha Gallio

Sasha Gallio (Moderator)

Founder, New Horizon

Enrico Tormena

Enrico Tormena

Space and System Engineer, ESA Clean Space

Fionagh Thomson

Fionagh Thomson

Senior Research Fellow, Durham University

Lorenzo Olivieri

Dr Lorenzo Olivieri

Research Associate, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova

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Dr Andrea Valmorbida

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

Davina Di Cara

Dr Davina Di Cara

Electric Propulsion Engineer, European Space Agency

Space Applications for Sustainability
Sasha Gallio

Sasha Gallio (Moderator)

Founder, New Horizon

Matthew Jenkins, Maxar

Matthew Jenkins

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

Tom Gardner

Tom Gardner

Strategic Partnerships Lead, Maldives Space Research Organisation (MSRO)

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

Umberto Trivelloni (Moderator)

Geologist expert in Geographic Information Systems, Regione del Veneto

Virgilio Cima

Virgilio Cima

Freelance Professional

Carlo Masetto

Carlo Masetto

Technical Specialist at the Territorial Planning Department, Regione del Veneto

Massimo Fabris cr

Massimo Fabris

Professor, University of Padua DICEA

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Andrea Favaretto

Freelance Professional

Sara Morucci

Sara Morucci

Research Fellow, ISPRA

GNSS Systems: Precision, Innovation, and Space Applications
Sebastiano Chiodini

Sebastiano Chiodini (Moderator)

Research Associate in Space Measurements and Technologies, University of Padova

Tommaso Beschi

Dr Tommaso Beschi

GIS Analyst, Archetipo

Andres Maria Majorana

Dr. Andres Maria Majorana

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

Francesco Gini

Dr Francesco Gini

Navigation Engineer, ESA/ ESOC

CTNA workshop: Connect to your future: EDIH and support to innovation for the Italian enterprises (Balena)

Veneto Stars Award Ceremony (Veneto Regional Stand)

Lunch Break

Hall 1: Space & UAV Suppliers Summit

Communications in Space (Laser/Quantum)
Alessandro Francesconi

Alessandro Francesconi (Moderator)

Managing Director, Stellar Project

Hirokazu Mori

Hirokazu Mori

CSO, Warpspace Inc.

Giancarlo Varacalli

Giancarlo Varacalli

Head of Telecom and Navigation Unit, Italian Space Agency

Martina Ottavi

Martina Ottavi

Head of Quantum Communication System Solutions and Technology, Thales Alenia Space

Giuseppe Gentile

Giuseppe Gentile

CEO, Ingeniars

Giuseppe Vallone

Giuseppe Vallone

Full Professor of Condensed Matter Physics, University of Padova (Italy), and Technical Director, Think Quantum

Space Data for Security: Leveraging EO and Satellite Intelligence for Civil Security and Defence
Giovanni Martucci di Scafizzi

Giovanni Martucci di Scafizzi (Moderator)

Business Development & Sales Director, Starion Group

Marco Tantardini

Marco Tantardini

Space Strategy and BD Lead for Europe, Lockheed Martin

Michele Betti

Michele Betti

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

Marco Moriani

Marco Moriani

COO, ARCA Dynamics

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Colonel Luigi Riggio

Head of Support, Coordination and Secretariat, Interministerial Committee for Space and Aerospace Policies (COMINT)

TBC

Hall 2: Space AgriTech

Satellite Data Processing and Innovations for Precision Agriculture
Roberto Arditti

Roberto Arditti (Moderator)

Giordano Giorgi

Giordano Giorgi

ISPRA Head of the National Centre for Environmental Characterisation and Coastal Protection, Marine Climatology and Operational Oceanography (CN-COS)

Enrico Borgogno Mondino

Enrico Borgogno Mondino

Professor of Geomatics (University of Turin), President of the Italian Association of Remote Sensing

Chiara Rossi

Chiara Rossi

Bonifiche Ferraresi

Best Practices to Safeguard the Health of the Earth
Gabriele Giorgini

Gabriele Giorgini

Chief Operating Officer, Vector Robotics

Riccardo Marchetto

Riccardo Marchetto

CEO, Neptune

Institutional Keynote
Roberto Arditti

Roberto Arditti (Moderator)

Dario Nardella

Dario Nardella

MEP - Member Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Carlo Fidanza crop

Carlo Fidanza

MEP - Member Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Closing and Final Remarks
Giorgio Mulè

Giorgio Mulè

Vice President of the Camera dei Deputati

Nicola Dell'Acqua

Nicola Dell'Acqua

Director Veneto Agricoltura

Roberto Arditti

Roberto Arditti

Formiche Editorial Director and Editorialist for Il Tempo

Arena: Festival of Ideas

Food for Thought
Eliana Liotta cr

Eliana Liotta

Journalist, Author and Science Communicator

Michela Matteoli

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

Gabriella Greison

Physicist

Spirituality of the Future
Daniel Lumera

Daniel Lumera

Naturalist, Biologist, Author and Lecturer

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