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Investment Forum

  • 11:00 – 16:00

Booth Setup

Investment Forum

  • 14:30
Guests Accreditation
  • 15:00
Opening Ceremony
Federico Zoppas

Federico Zoppas

President, RIR AIR

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Massimo Bitonci

Regional Minister for Economic Development – Research and Innovation and Investment Attraction, Regione Veneto

  • 15:15
Keynote Speech I
Lamberto Moruzzi

Lamberto Moruzzi

Director for Science and Space, Ministry of foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

  • 15:25
Panel I: Early-Stage Investment & Public Support
Giancarlo Granero

Giancarlo Granero

Head of Unit for Space Economy, DG DEFIS

Matteo Botticelli

Matteo Botticelli

Senior Partner, CDP Venture Capital

Chirag Parikh cr

Chirag Parikh

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

Cathryn Chen cr

Cathryn Chen

General Partner, Radiate Ventures

Dr Barbara Ghinelli

Barbara Ghinelli

Director, Innovation Clusters and Harwell Campus, UKRI-STFC

  • 16:10
Startup Pitch I

Fluid Wire Robotics, Ride!

  • 16:25

Coffee Break

  • 16:45
Keynote Speech II
Teodoro Valente

Teodoro Valente

President, ASI

  • 16:55
Panel II: Scaling Production & Export
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Stefania Ascione

Head of R&I and European Funds Advisory, Intesa Sanpaolo

Gianluigi Baldesi

Gianluigi Baldesi

Head of the Ventures and Financing Office, European Space Agency

Fabrizio Morgera

Fabrizio Morgera

Senior Investment Offi cer, European Investment Bank

  • 17:30
Startup Pitch II

Tropico, 2ndSpace

  • 17:45
Keynote Speech III
Elena Donazzan

Elena Donazzan

Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur on the EU Space Act

  • 18:00

Closing Remarks & Networking Cocktail

Hall 1

Hall 2

  • 15:30 - 17:30
Fabbricare Spazio - Student Hackathon

Six teams of students take on real-world problems set by industry sponsors, developing original concepts across space technology, quantum-safe networks, green propulsion and smart mobility

  • 13:00
Participant welcome
  • 13:30
Challenge presentation and team creation
  • 14:00
Start of activities
  • 15:30 - 17:30
Students Session - Discover the Future of Space Innovation

This session showcases the cutting-edge work of student teams from University of Padova, with a strong focus on the space and aeronautics sectors:

1. Alba CubeSat Unipd
2. Asteria DII
3. J2050
4. LiftUp
5. Morpheus
6. Sunflower
7. Thrust

Arena: Festival delle Idee

  • 15:00
  • 16:00
An Evolving World: Stories of a Species That Named Itself Sapiens
Telmo Pievani
Telmo Pievani
Full Professor of Philosophy of the Biological Sciences, Univeristy of Padua
  • 16:30
  • 17:30
Psychology for Individual Well-Being
Agnese Scappini
Agnese Scappini
Professor, Therapist, Clinical Psychologist
  • 18:00 – 20:00

Networking Cocktail

Hall 1: Space & UAV Suppliers Summit

  • 09:00
  • 09:25
New Launch Systems: Expanding Access to Space
Emilio Cozzi
Emilio Cozzi (Moderator)
Journalist, Author and Science Communicator
Ygit Koray Genc
Dr. Yiğit Koray Genç
Space Systems Director, Roketsan
Daniele Ciriello
Daniele Ciriello
Senior Client Executive, Dassault Systèmes
Martina Bruno
Martina Bruno
Senior Manager EMEA, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Hall 2:

  • 09:00 - 09:45
Opportunities for Italy–India Cooperation in the Space Industry
Introduction and Opening Remarks

Maria Bianco

Technologist, Italian Space Agency

Dhruv Singh

Trade Analyst, ITA Trade Agency

Dr. Prafulla Kumar Jain

Director PMAD, IN-SPACe

Company Pitch Session

Sanjay Shukla

CEO & Founder, Jarbits Pvt Ltd

Nitish Singh

CEO, Astrogate Labs

Capt. Puneet Balasubramanian

Head of Business & Strategy, Astrobase

Lokesh Kabdal

Director & CEO, VyomIC

Amit Kumar

COO, Suhora

Navneet Singh

CO-Founder & COO, Kepler aerospace

Prakhar Rathi

Lead-Geospatial Engagements, SkyServe (Hyspace Technologies)

Anand Rajgopalan

EVP Business, TM2Space Technologies Pvt Ltd

Arena

  • 09:00
  • 09:25
Reshaping Aerospace Manufacturing: High-Performance Metal Replacement with Super Polymers through Additive Manufacturing
Enrico Solinas
Enrico Solinas
CEO, Addivate
Davide Schiena
Davide Schiena
Business Development Manager for Aerospace, Defense and Mobility, Roboze
  • 9:30 - 10:00

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony & Visit to the Booths of the Veneto Aerospace Cluster AIR at CASAVENETO

Arena

  • 10:00 - 11:00

Opening Ceremony

  • 11:00 - 11:55
Space as Critical Infrastructure: Policy, Sovereignty and Strategic Autonomy
Emilio Cozzi

Emilio Cozzi (Moderator)

Journalist, Author and Science Communicator

Lt. Gen. Maurizio CANTIELLO

Lt. Gen. Maurizio Cantiello

Italian Air Force

Isabella Poldrugo cr

Isabella Poldrugo

Deputy Head Unit - Space Policy, DG DEFIS

Walter Villadei

Walter Villadei

Italian Astronaut · AX-4 · Colonel, ItAF

Chirag Parikh cr

Chirag Parikh

Former Executive Secretary, U.S. National Space Council

Roberto Formaro

Roberto Formaro

Head of Engineering and Technology Directorate, ASI

Massimo Comparini

Massimo Comparini

Managing DIrector Space Division, Leonardo

Antonio Sturale

Antonio Sturiale

Director Telecommunication Domain Italy, Thales Alenia Space Italia

Marco De Luca

Marco De Luca

Chief Strategy Officer, Avio

Alessandro Balossino

Alessandro Balossino

Head of Research & Development, Argotec

  • 12:00 - 12:55
Building the Multi-Orbit Economy: From LEO Infrastructure to Lunar Industry
Emilio Cozzi

Emilio Cozzi (Moderator)

Journalist, Author and Science Communicator

Augusto Cramarossa

Augusto Cramarossa

Head of the Strategic Coordination Office - Presidency, ASI

Thomasina Garza

Thomasina Garza

Senior Director of International Markets, Axiom Space

Giorgio Saccoccia

Giorgio Saccoccia

President Europe,Vast

Roberto Angelini

Roberto Angelini

Vice President of the Exploration and Science Domain, Thales Alenia Space

Vincenzo Giorgio

Vincenzo Giorgio

CEO, Altec

Valerio Moro

Valerio Moro

Head of Airbus in Italy

Nicola Pizzolorusso

Nicola Pizzolorusso

Vice President, Strategic Planning, Scenarios and New Initiatives,Telespazio

  • 13:00 – 14:30

Lunch Break

Hall 1: Space & UAV Suppliers Summit

  • 14:30
  • 15:25
IRIDE: From Public Investment to Commercial Value
Emilio Cozzi
Emilio Cozzi (Moderator)
Journalist, Author and Science Communicator
Francesco Longo
Francesco Longo
Head of Earth Observation Unit, ASI
Enrico Zampolini Faustini
Enrico Zampolini Faustini
Vice President Domain Observation and Navigation Italy, Thales Alenia Space
Edouard Royer
Edouard Royer
Strategic Development Manager – Iride, Planetek Italia
Aurora Bontade
Aurora Bontade
Chief Growth Officer, Argotec
  • 15:30
  • 16:25
Industrial Procurement in Space: From Strategic Programmes to Supply Chain Access
Emilio Cozzi
Emilio Cozzi (Moderator)
Journalist, Author and Science Communicator
Cristina Leone
Cristina Leone
CTN Aerospace and Senior Vice President, Leonardo
Giovanni Campolo
Giovanni Campolo
Vice President Smart Space Factory, Thales Alenia Space
Stefano Beco
Stefano Beco
Aerospace Sector Coordinator, AIAD
  • 16:30
  • 17:25
Turning Space Data into Investable Assets
Emilio Cozzi
Emilio Cozzi (Moderator)
Journalist, Author and Science Communicator
Roberto Formaro
Roberto Formaro
Head of Engineering and Technology Directorate, ASI
Caterina Bortolini
Caterina Bortolini
Director, Rheinmetall Italia
Edouard Royer
Edouard Royer
Strategic Development Manager – Iride, Planetek Italia
Aurora Bontade
Aurora Bontade
Chief Growth Officer, Argotec
  • 17:30
  • 18:00
From Türkiye to Space: Opportunities for Italo-Turkish Cooperation in the Space Industry
Alfredo Nocera
Alfredo Nocera (Moderator)
Aerospace Expert
Mr. Muttalip Tütüncü
Muttalip Tütüncü
Project Manager, Defense and Aerospace, Investment and Finance Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye
Taha Tetik
Taha Tetik
Director of Space Systems, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI)

Hall 2: Space & UAV Suppliers Summit

  • 14:30
  • 15:25
AI in Space: From On-Orbit Intelligence to Orbital Data Centers
Alessandro Sperduti
Alessandro Sperduti (Moderator)
Full Professor, University of Padua
Mario Cosmo
Mario Cosmo
Director of Science and Innovation Directorate, ASI
Filippo Maria Bellizzi
Filippo Maria Bellizzi
Space Cloud - Senior Delivery Manager, D-Orbit
Laura Ferrero
Laura Ferrero
Head of Business Development, Sales & Contracts, Altec
Arturo Intelisano
Arturo Intelisano
Director of Research, Innovation, Advanced & Constellation Projects, Thales Alenia Space
  • 15:30
  • 16:25
Forging New Frontiers: India-Italy Space Partnerships
Lamberto Moruzzi
Director for Science and Space, Ministry of foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Augusto Cramarossa
Head of the Strategic Coordination Office - Presidency, ASI
PK Jain
Director, Program Management and Authorization Directorate, InSpace
Dhruv Singh
Trade Analyst, Italian Trade Agency New Delhi
Brijesh Soni
Deputy Director, Promotion Directorate, InSpace
  • 16:30
  • 17:25
From Connectivity to Sovereignty: Laser Communications and the Secure Space Network
Alessandro Francesconi
Alessandro Francesconi (Moderator)
Co-founder and Technical Director, Stellar Project and Full Professor of Space Systems, University of Padua
Adriana Grazia Castriotta
Adriana Castriotta
Program Manager – Satellite Navigation and Telecommunication , ASI
Munetaka Ueno
Dr Munetaka Ueno
Research Director, JAXA
Ciro D. Farinelli
Ciro D. Farinelli
Future Programs Manager, Airbus Defence and Space
Oscar Pozzobon
Oscar Pozzobon
Co-founder, President and CEO, Qascom
Roberto Capua
Roberto Capua
Head of ComNav and Space Surveillance Solutions and Services, Leonardo Space Division
  • 17:30
  • 18:00
Motion to Meet Your Mission in Space
Tom S. Wood
Tom S. Wood
Space Application Product Specialist, Kollmorgen

Arena

  • 14:30
  • 14:55
Cluster, Innovation Ecosystem and Technological Transfer: Regional Approaches and Best Practices
Cristina Leone
Cristina Leone (Moderator)
President, CTN Aerospace and Senior Vice President, Leonardo
Federico Zoppas
Federico Zoppas
President, RIR AIR
Massimo Maronati
Massimo Maronati
Member of the Board of Directors, Lombardia Aerospace Cluster
Maurizio De Mitri
Maurizio De Mitri
President, Distretto Aerospaziale Piemonte (DAP)
Daniele Tonti
Daniele Tonti
President, Umbria Aerospace Cluster
Dr Barbara Ghinelli
Barbara Ghinelli
Director, Innovation Clusters and Harwell Campus, UKRI-STFC
  • 15:00
  • 15:25
CRESCERE INSIEME: The Development of Italian Aerospace Supply Chain
Massimo Bitonci
Regional Minister for Economic Development – Research and Innovation and Investment Attraction, Regione Veneto
Paolo Bertocchi
Institutional Relations with Districts and Territories, Leonardo
Piero Rancilio
Chief Financial Officer, Crescere Insieme Program
Liviana Forza
CEO, Isoclima
Federico Zoppas
Managing Director, Zoppas Industries Heating Element Technologies
  • 15:30
  • 16:25
From Space to Geo-Services for Local Management
Salvina Sist
Regione Veneto
Umberto Trivelloni
Regione Veneto
Marco Zecchinato
Regional Minister for Territorial Governance, Regione Veneto
Carlo Masetto
Regione Veneto
Antonella Tornato
Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research
Daniele Piccolo
Regione Veneto
Antonio Rotundo
AgID
Silvano De Zorzi
European Institute for Technological Development
  • 16:30
  • 17:25
Aviation Today: Technical Challenges and Business Opportunities
Stefano Vianello
Stefano Vianello (Moderator)
Sales Manager Aerospace, Zoppas Industries Heating Element Technologies
Dr. Gergely György BALÁZS
Dr Gergely Gyorgy Balazs
CEO, eMotion Drive Technologies
Diego Michielan
Diego Michielan
VP Procurement and Supply Chain for systems and Equipment, Leonardo Helicopters
Francesco Cristian Toninelli
Francesco Cristian Toninelli
Aircraft General Manager, Baykar Piaggio Aerospace
  • 17:30
  • 18:00
Beyond Earth – How Additive Manufacturing is Enabling the Next Space Age
Michael Wohlfart
Michael Wohlfart
Team Manager Business Development & Academy, EOS
  • 18:00 – 20:00

Networking Cocktail

Hall 1: AI, Cyber & Quantum: Securing & Scaling the Data Economy in Space

  • 09:00
  • 09:55
AI and Machine Learning for Space
Gianluigi Mistè
Gianluigi Mistè
CCO, Spaider and Co-Founder, NablaWave
Vincent Lonjou
Vincent Lonjou
Technical & Innovation Coordinator CNES Data Campus Department
Lorenzo Feruglio
Lorenzo Feruglio
CEO, Aiko
Paolo Mangili
Paolo Mangili
Head of Engineering and Research, Rea Space
Andrea Dal Monte
Andrea Dal Monte
CEO and Co-Founder, Spaider
Francesco Renzulli
Francesco Renzulli
CTO, Space Frontiers
Rocco Corsini
Rocco Corsini
Chief Technology Officer, Involve Space
  • 10:00
  • 10:55
Space Infrastructure Security in the AI Era
Alessandro Pozzobon
Alessandro Pozzobon (Moderator)
Co-founder and CEO, Qascom
Adrien Becue
Adrien Becue
Subject Matter Expert - AI & Cybersecurity, Thales SIX GTS France
Giovanni Martucci di Scarfizzi
Giovanni Martucci di Scarfizzi
Sales Director Europe, Starion Group
Arianna Vettorel
Arianna Vettorel
Adjunct Professor at Ca' Foscari University of Venice and Senior Associate at Bergs & More
Paolo Peretti
Paolo Peretti
Patent Specialist, Studio Torta S.p.A., IP Firm
Luigi Martino
Luigi Martino
CEO, DamoTech
  • 11:00
  • 11:55
Cyber & Quantum: Crafting New Horizons
Giuseppe Vallone
Giuseppe Vallone (Moderator)
Full Professor, Department of Information Engineering, University of Padua
Martina Ottavi
Martina Ottavi
Head of Quantum Communications Systems Solutions and Technologies, Thales Alenia Space Italia
Daniele Dequal
Daniele Dequal
Lead QKD Payload & User Segment Engineer, ESA
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George Kanellos
Assistant Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  • 12:00
  • 12:55
Satellite Technologies for the Maritime Communications
Lorenzo Vangelista
Lorenzo Vangelista (Moderator)
Full Professor, University of Padua
Adriana Grazia Castriotta
Adriana Castriotta
Program Manager - Telecommunications and Navigation, ASI
Nader Alagha
Nader Alagha
Senior Communications Systems Engineer, ESA
Carlo Bettanini
Carlo Bettanini
Associate Professor, "Aerospace Flight Mechanics", University of Padua
Captain Antonio Frigo
Capt Antonio Frigo
Italian Coast Guard
Building the Multi-Orbit Economy: From LEO Infrastructure to Lunar Industry
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Emilio Cozzi (Moderator)

Journalist

Francesco Borghese

Francesco Borghese

R&D Manager, ELMAN

Franco Boldrini

Franco Boldrini

Chief Business Development and Sales Officer, OHB Italia

Marco Andrenacci

Marco Andrenacci

Satcom R&D Program Manager, MBI Group

Marco Bonaventura

Marco Bonaventura

Owner and Senior System Design Engineer, Dwave

Filippo Campagnaro

Filippo Campagnaro

Co-Founder, SubSeaPulse

Gianluca Cerrone

Gianluca Cerrone

Head of Sales and Business Development, Argotec

Hall 2: Lunar Economy: An Expanding Ecosystem

  • 09:00
  • 09:25
09:15 – Institutional Greetings
Federico Caner crop
Federico Caner
Director, Veneto Agricoltura
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Dario Bond
Regional Minister for Agriculture, Regione Veneto
  • 09:30
  • 09:55
Panel Discussion: In Space and on the Moon: Do we eat to live or live to eat?
Pierfilippo Manieri
Pierfilippo Manieri
Senior Advisor for Microgravity and Robotic Payloads, ESA
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Marta Del Bianco
Human Spaceflight and Scientific Experimentation Office, ASI
Rob Suters
Rob Suters
Co-founder & Executive Director, MELiSSA Foundation
Cesare Lobascio
Cesare Lobascio
Space Exploration & Science Innovation Lead and Senior Expert Life Support & Habitability, Thales Alenia Space
  • 10:00
  • 10:25
Coffee Break
  • 10:30
  • 10:55
Space, Science And Technology Also With An Agricultural Perspective
Barbara Negri
Barbara Negri
Deputy Director of Science and Research, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
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Roberto Ragazzoni
President, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
  • 11:00
  • 11:25
From The First Mission To The First Plant In Space
Franco Malerba
Franco Malerba
First Astronaut and Founder, Space- V
  • 11:30
  • 12:25
Space Agri Lab: Experimenting with agriculture in microgravity and on the Moon
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Giorgio Boscheri
Regenerative Life Support Systems and Space Science Facilities Technical Lead, Thales Alenia Space Italia
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Roberta Paradiso
Professor of Horticulture and Floriculture, University of Naples Federico II

Arena:

  • 10:00
  • 10:55
Strategic Agreement On Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)
Diego Ruzza
Regional Minister for Transport, Mobility and Public Works, Regione Veneto
Marco d’Elia
Regione Veneto
Davide Drago
ENAC
Corrado Fischer
SAVE Group
  • 13:00 – 14:30

Lunch Break

Hall 1: AI, Cyber & Quantum: Securing & Scaling the Data Economy in Space

  • 14:30
  • 15:25
Safeguarding Space: SSA Frontiers
Lorenzo Olivieri
Lorenzo Olivieri (Moderator)
Research Associate in Space Systems, University of Padua
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Camilla Colombo
Full Professor, Politecnico di Milano
Pierluigi di Lizia
Pierluigi di Lizia
Associate Professor, Politecnico di Milano
David Sulley
David Sulley
Senior Mission Systems Engineer, UK Space Agency
Mentore Giorgetti
Mentore Giorgetti
Managing Director, Spaceflux Italia
  • 15:30
  • 16:25
From Space to Earth and Back: the Challenges of Technology Transfer and Cross-Sectoral Collaboration
Anilkumar Dave
Anilkumar Dave (Moderator)
Space Economy Advisor
Michele Iapaolo
Michele Iapaolo
Commercialisation Officer, Directorate of Commercialisation, ESA
Paolo Canonico
Paolo Canonico
Global and R&D Director, Saati
Giorgia Manca
Giorgia Manca
Strategy & Growth Manager, REA Space
Riccardo Marchetto
Riccardo Marchetto
CEO, Cosmic Water Leaks
Carlo Bettanini
Carlo Bettanini
Associate Professor, "Aerospace Flight Mechanics", University of Padua
Mattia Muracchioli
Mattia Muracchioli
Program Manager, Advanced Materials & Space, STAM
  • 16:30
  • 17:25
From Space To Earth: Satellites, Drones and Sensors Supporting Forestry and Environmental Sciences
Giacomo Colombatti
Giacomo Colombatti (Moderator)
Associate Professor, University of Padua
Giovanni de Angelis
Giovanni De Angelis
CEO, Space Systems Solutions
Grzegorz Borkowski
Grzegorz Borkowski
Director of the Department of Tourism and Recreation, University of Adam Mickiewicz
Paweł Rutkowski
Paweł Rutkowski
Professor of Research and Teaching, University of Poznan
Harin Aiyanna
Harin Aiyanna
PHD Researcher, University of Paduav
Luka Mamic
Luka Mamic
Researcher, University of Padua
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George A. Danos
President, CSEO (Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation)

Hall 2: Lunar Economy: An Expanding Ecosystem

  • 14:30
  • 16:25
Space and Agri Masterclass
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Roberta Paradiso
Professor of Horticulture and Floriculture, University of Naples Federico II

Arena: Festival delle Idee

  • 14:30
  • 15:30
Life in Space
Vittorio Baraldi
Vittorio Baraldi "Astroviktor"
Aerospace Engineer, Science Communicator
  • 16:00
  • 17:00
Artificial Intelligence as a Spiritual Challenge
Antonio Spadaro
Antonio Spadaro
Undersecretary of the Vatican Dicastery for Culture and Education
  • 17:00
  • 18:00
Between Science and Philosophy
Riccardo Azzali
Riccardo Azzali "Filosofiascienza"
Theoretical Physicist, Disseminator
  • 18:00 – 20:00

Networking Cocktail