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Conference Overview

May 11 - 13, 2026

Day 1 - May 11, 2026
Day 2 - May 12, 2026
Day 3 - May 13, 2026

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May 11, 2026

Investment Forum

  • Location: Hilton Molino Stucky Venice
Financing the Future of the Space Economy

From Idea to Market: Funding Strategies for Startups and SMEs in the Space Sector

  • 15:00
Opening Ceremony
  • 15:20
Keynote Speech I
  • 15:30
Panel 1: Unconventional Growth Strategies for Space Companies - a conversation with the founders
  • 16:30

Networking Break

  • 16:50
Panel 2: Growth Opportunities for Space Companies, and the Relationship With the Defence Environment
  • 17:35

Networking Break

  • 17:50
Panel 3: Where Should Italian and European Companies Stand in the Global Space Economy?
  • 18:35
Keynote Speech II
  • 18:45
Closing Remarks
  • 19:00
Networking Cocktail

Hall 1

  • Location: Terminal 103 - lower floor
  • 14:00 - 16:30
Institutional Greetings
The Horizon Europe calls dedicated to Space for 2026–2027
ISOS (In-Space Operations and Services) Pilot Mission
EUSPA – EU Agency for the Space Programme – The Cassini Initiative
The Horizon Europe Space Calls Experience from the HADEA Agency's perspective
The Financial Lever to Boost the Space Economy – Invest EU Fund
EIC – European Innovation Council – Opportunities for Innovative Companies
European Partnerships in the Space Sector – How to Get Involved?
The Role of the Regional Innovation Network in Promoting European Partnerships
  • 16:30 - 18:00
Networking Session

Hall 2

UNIPD Student Conference -
Cosmic Career Launch
  • 15:00
Innovative Project Pitches and Competition
  • 17:00
Networking Break
  • 17:30
Awards
  • 18:00
Student Networking Cocktail

Arena

  • 15:15
Man and the Planet, Between Present and Future
  • 16:45
The Mystery of Existence Beyond Space and Time

May 12, 2026

Hall 1: Space & UAV Suppliers Summit

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

Hall 2: Workshop Programme

  • 09:30 – 09:55
Electromagnetic Threats to Satellite Survivability
  • 10:00 – 10:25
Evolution of SATCOM and Next Hardware Leap in the Eye of a Start-Up
  • 10:30 - 10:55
Recent CT Applications for Next Generation Aerospace Parts

Arena: Space & Society

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

Dialogue Between an Astronaut and an UltraMarathoner
  • 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.

  • 12:55 – 14:25

Lunch Break

  • 14:30 – 16:25

Veneto Stars Challenge

Hall 1: Space & UAV Suppliers Summit

  • 14:30 – 15:25
Establishing a Viable Long-Term In-Space Environment
  • 15:30 – 16:25
Satellite Navigation: Space, Moon and Future

Hall 2: Workshop Programme

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

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.

  • 16:00 – 17:30

Startup Pitches (Balena)

  • 18:00 – 20:00

Networking Cocktail

May 13, 2026

Hall 1: Space & UAV Suppliers Summit

  • 09:00 - 09:55
Small Launchers, Big Dreams
  • 10:00 - 10:55
Navigating the Final Frontier: Legal, Privacy, and Economic Challenges in Satellite Deployment
  • 11:00 - 11:55
Advanced Air Mobility
  • 12:00 - 12:55
ISRU for Planetary Exploration

Hall 2: Space Food-Agritech Expo

From Earth to the Stars – Cultivating the Future of Space Exploration
  • 10:00 – 10:25
Welcome Keynote
  • 10:30 – 10:55
Space Farming
  • 11:00 – 11:25
Life Support Systems and Biotechnology for Extreme Environments
  • 11:30 – 11:55
Coffee Break
  • 12:00 – 12:55
Terraforming and Colonisation

Arena: Space & UAV Suppliers Summit

  • 09:00 - 10:25
Sustainability for Space Applications
Space Applications for Sustainability
  • 10:30 - 11:25
GNSS Makes all Data Geographic: Case Studies in the Veneto Area
  • 11:30 - 12:25
GNSS Systems: Precision, Innovation, and Space Applications
  • 10:00 - 11:00

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

  • 12:55 - 12:25

Veneto Stars Award Ceremony (Veneto Regional Stand)

  • 12:55 – 14:25

Lunch Break

Hall 1: Space & UAV Suppliers Summit

  • 14:30 - 15:25
Communications in Space (Laser/Quantum)
  • 16:30 - 17:25
TBC

Hall 2: Space Food-Agritech Expo

From Space to Earth – Orbital Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture
  • 14:30 - 14:55
Satellite Data Processing and Innovations for Precision Agriculture

Arena: Festival of Ideas

  • 14:30
Food for Thought

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

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