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Conference Program

May 11, 2026

  • 09:00 – 12:00

Booth setup

  • 13:00 – 14:25

Lunch Break

More information on the 2026 conference program will be available soon.

Investment Forum

  • Location: Hilton Molino Stucky Venice
  • 14:00 – 19:00
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

Mauro Ferrari

Visionary Scientist & Keynote Speaker

  • 15:30
Panel 1: Unconventional Growth Strategies for Space Companies - a conversation with the founders

Gianluigi Baldesi (Moderator)

Head of the Ventures and Financing Office, ESA

Aurora Bontade

Chief Growth Officer, Argotec

Pierre Wilhelm

CEO, Aerospacelab Switzerland

Giuseppe Sisinni

CEO, EnduroSat

Sven Przywarra

Co-Founder / Co-CEO, Live-EO

  • 16:30

Networking break

  • 16:50
Panel 2: Growth Opportunities for Space Companies, and the relationship with the Defence environment

Gabriele Capomasi (Moderator)

Partner, Strategy&

Lori Garver

Former Deputy Administrator, NASA

Keli Jones

Head of Supply Chain, Airbus U.S. Space & Defense

Raffaele Mauro

Partner, Primo Ventures

Simona Mazzocchi

Deputy Director of Institutional Sales Italy, Thales Alenia Space

Fred Simon

CTO & co-founder, Moonshot Space

  • 17:35

Networking break

  • 17:50
Panel 3: Where should the Italian and European companies stand in the global space economy?

Giovanni Baldassarri (Moderator)

Partner, Rialto Ventures

Chirag Parikh

Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary of the U.S. National Space Council

Giuseppe Pastorelli

Director for Promotion and Innovation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Luca Del Monte

Head of Commercialisation Department, ESA

Meagan M. Crawford

Founder and Managing Partner, SpaceFund

Mario Scuderi

Sr Partner, CDP Venture Capital

  • 18:35
Keynote Speech II

Massimo Comparini

Managing Director, Leonardo Space Division

  • 18:45
Closing Remarks

Matteo Zoppas

President, ITA - Italian Trade Agency

  • 19:00
Networking Cocktail

Hall 1

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  • Location: Terminal 103 - lower floor

Arena

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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

  • 15:45
Cosmic Career Launch
  • 15:50
Innovative Projects Presentation
  • 17:00
Networking Breaks
  • 17:45
Awards
  • 18:00
Student Networking Cocktail

Arena

  • 15:15
Man and the Planet, Between Present and Future

Licia Colò

TV Presenter and Writer

Angelo Pittro

Executive Director Lonely Planet Italia

  • 16:45
The Mystery of Existence Beyond Space and Time

Vito Mancuso

Theologian

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