Conference Program

Space Meetings Veneto aims at being at the forefront of the latest developments in the space sector, while also providing the market leading platform for industry stakeholders to learn, debate and network.

  • May 15, 2023
  • May 16, 2023
  • May 17, 2023
Conference Program

Investing in Space and Aeronautics

Opening
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Mauro Piermaria

Responsabile Strategie e Programmi, Ufficio Spazio Palazzo Chigi

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Munetaka Ueno

Research Directo, JAXA

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Thomas Fouquet

Associate Director - Head of NewSpace, CNES

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Cristina Leone

President, CTNA

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Luigi Scatteia

Partner - Global Space Practice Leader, PwC

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Fabrizio Spagna

Director of Veneto Sviluppo

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Thierry Breton

EU Commissioner for Internal Market

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Federico Zoppas

President of Veneto Aerospace Cluster AIR

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Enrico Marchi

President of Finint bank

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Fabio Innocenzi

CEO Finint bank

Round Table with Italian and European Institutions
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Giulio Busulini

Science Diplomacy Advisor

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Andrea Montanino

Chief Economist and Director Sector Strategies and Impact CDP Cassa Depositi e Prestiti | Non Executive Chairman Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia

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Luigi Ruggerone

Senior Director - Trend Analysis and Applied Research Banca Intesa

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Cristina Bini

Aeronautical Engineer, Scientific Advisor to Limes, PMO-PNRR Expert at DTD/PCdM, author of new Book “ Capitali Spaziali”

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Harald Gruber

Head of the Digital Infrastructure Division at the European Investment Bank's

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Marcello Spagnulo

Science Diplomacy Advisor

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Vania Panizza

Head of Private Equity Finint Investments SGR

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Luca del Monte

Head of Commercialization Department at European Space Agency – ESA

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Paolazzi Luca

Economist Fondazione Nord Est

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Fumagalli Serena

Economist Intesa Sanpaolo

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Luca Tavano

Borsa Italiana

Golden Power and Space Investment Regulation
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Napolitano Giulio

Partner Chiomenti

Space Investments and Investors in EU
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Valentina Magri

Journalist for Wall Street Italy

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Francois Chopard

Starbust Aereospace

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Benedikt Von Schoeler

Vsquared Venture

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Mike Collett

Promus Venture

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OTB Venture

To be confirmed

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Bodgan Gogulan

Newspace Capital

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Marwan Lahoud

Executive Chairman and Managing Director of Tikehau Ace Capital

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Alessandro Sannini

Head Of Strategy 3iP Space / Investment Manager

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Mauro Sbroggiò

CEO Finint Investments SGR

Closing remarks
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Roberto Luongo

CEO and Managing Director at ICE – Italian Trade Agency

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Guido Rivolta

Journalist and former Director of External Relations and Institutional Affairs at Cassa Depositi e Prestiti

Hall 1
Hall 2
Opening
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Patricia Cooper

President & Founder, Constellation Advisory LLP

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Emiliano Kargieman

Founder and CEO, Satellogic

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Buffy Wajvoda

Global Leader & Satellite Solutions, Amazon Web Services

Modules and infrastructures for extra-terrestrial exploration
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Walter Cugno

Vice President Exploration and Science Domain, Thales Alenia Space Italia

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Volker Schmid

ISS team leader, ESA delegate and Mission Manager, The German Aerospace Centre (DLR)

Access to Space
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Giulio Ranzo

CEO, AVIO

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P.Bellomo

AVIO/finnisterrae

Building a Cleaner Space
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Emmanuelle David

Executive Director, EPFL Space Center

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Stella Tkatchova

EIC Programme Manager for Space Systems

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Lorenzo Tarabini

System Engineer, SENER

Food for Space & Space for Food
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Cesare Lobascio

Space Exploration & Science Innovation Lead and Senior Expert Life Support & Habitability, Thales Alenia Space

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Thierry Chapuis

Space Applications Expert, CNES

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Eytan Eshel

Executive VP Technology and R&D – CTO, Israel Aerospace Industries

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Alessandro Comune

VP Global Supply Chain, Satellogic

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Vincenzo Barbieri

Chief Marketing Officer, Planetek Italia

Cybersecurity and Space-Based Services
Road to IAC 2024 Milano
Sustainable Access and Operations for Space - TBC
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A representative

Clearspace

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Gaia Roncalli

Founder Ecosmic

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Helen Huby

CEO, The Exploration Company

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Christian Schmierer

Co-Founder, HyImpulse

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Matias Campos Abad

CEO and Founder, Astralintu Technologies

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A representative

HyPrSpace

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A representative

Leonardo

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A representative

Telespazio

Conference Program

Space Suppliers Summit

Hall 1
Hall 2
Earth Satellites and Constellations
Moderator:
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Piero Benvenuti

IAU/UNIPD (TBC)

09:00 – 09:20 | Introduction
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G. Bucciol, OS

09:20 – 09:40 | Presentation Title TBC
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Col. Garn Danilo FIGA'

Capo di Stato Maggiore f.f, Comando operazioni spaziali

09:40 – 10:00 | Presentation Title TBC
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Giovanni Fuggetta

SVP Divisional Space Business, Leonardo

10:00 – 10:20 | Presentation Title TBC
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Emiliano Kargieman

Founder and CEO, Satellogic

10:20 – 10:40 | Edge Computing for Space
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Buffy Wajvoda

Global Leader & Satellite Solutions, Amazon Web Services

10:40 – 11:00 | Presentation Title TBC
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Roberto Formaro

ASI Direttore Programmi

Modules and infrastructures for extra-terrestrial exploration
Moderator:
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Luciano Gamberini

UNIPD (TBC)

09:00 – 09:20 | Introduction
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P. Cavallari

ISOCLIMA

09:20 – 09:40 | Presentation title TBC
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Walter Cugno

Vice President Exploration and Science Domain, Thales Alenia Space Italia

09:40 – 10:00 | Presentation title TBC
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Massimo Claudio Comparini

CEO, Thales Alenia Space Italia

10:00 – 10:20 | Presentation title TBC
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Mike Suffredini

CEO and President, Axiom Space

10:20 – 10:40 | Presentation title TBC
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A representative

The German Aerospace Centre (DLR)

10:40 – 11:00 | Presentation title TBC
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Raffaele Mugnolo

Infrastrutture Orbitanti e di Superficie, ASI Esplorazione

Future roadmap for Space
Introduction by RIR President F.Zoppas
Moderator:
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Luigi Scatteia

Partner - Global Space Practice Leader, PwC

11:10 - 11:25
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Mauro Piermaria

Responsabile Strategie e Programmi, Ufficio Spazio Palazzo Chigi

11:25 - 11:40
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Cristina Leone

President, CTNA

11:40 - 11:55
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Giacinto Carullo

Chief Procurement & Supply Chain Officer, Leonardo

Moderator:
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TBC

11:10 - 11:25 | Anticipating Space Ecosystem Transformations
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Fabio Mainolfi

NewSpace Emerging Markets and Technologies Manager, CNES

11:10 - 11:25 | Innovation in Space Technology
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Eytan Eshel

Executive VP Technology and R&D – CTO, Israel Aerospace Industries

11:40 - 11:55
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Munetaka Ueno

Research Director, JAXA

Official opening Ceremony

Veneto Region Exhibition Area

Lunch break
Vertiports for Transport in Veneto – Venice Airport Drone Landing

Veneto Stars Challenge Room

Access to Space
14:30 – 14:45 | Introduction
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RIR member: t4i​​

14:45- 16:00 | Round table discussion
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Giulio Ranzo

CEO, AVIO​

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Paolo Bellomi

CTO, AVIO and CEO, Finnisterrae

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Tommaso Ghidini

Head of the Mechanical Department, ESA

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Andrea Capuani

COO, Vanzetti Engineering

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Paride Saleri

President and Founder, OMB

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Marcello Persico

Vice President Finance & Strategy, Persico Group

16:00 – 16:15 | Presentation title TBC
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Eric Giraud

General Director, Aerospace Valley

16:15 – 16:30 | Presentation title TBC
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Alessandro Comune

VP of Global Supply Chain, Satellogic

Building a Cleaner Space
14:30 – 14:45 | Introduction
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RIR member: Stellar Project

14:45- 16:30 | Round table discussion
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Christophe Bonnal

Senior Expert- Strategy Directorate, CNES

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Emmanuelle David

Executive Director, EPFL Space Center

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Stella Tkatchova

EIC Programme Manager for Space Systems

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Lorenzo Tarabini

System Engineer, SENER

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Alessandra Di Cecco

Astrophysicist, ASI

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Andrea Vena

Chief Climate and Sustainability Officer, ESA

Food for Space & Space for Food
16:30 – 16:45 | Introduction
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RIR member: Zerofarm

16:45 – 17:00 | Exploration and Food Production Systems
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Cesare Lobascio​

Space Exploration & Science Innovation Lead and Senior Expert Life Support & Habitability, Thales Alenia Space

17:00 – 17:15 | Plants for Space and Space for Plants
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Stefania De Pascale

Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II

17:15 – 17:30 | Space for agriculture: An Overview of Applications Using Space Technology or Data
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Thierry Chapuis

Application Expert, CNES

17:45 – 18:00 | Space for Food and Wine: Optimizing Production and Tackling Climate Change
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Vincenzo Barbieri

Chief Marketing Officer, Planetek Italia

18:00 – 18:15 | Presentation Title TBC
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Alessandro Coletta

Direttore di Missione COSMO-SkyMed - Head of Downstream & Applications Department

Cybersecurity and Space-Based Services
16:30 – 16:45 | Introduction
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RIR member: Qascom

16:45 – 17:30 | Round table discussion
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Wendy NG

Principal Cloud Security Architect, OneWeb

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Massimo Mercati

Head of ESA Security Office, ESA Security Authority

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Marco Detratti

Programme Manager- Defence Industry and Space, European Commission

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Ivan Janes

Executive Committee Member, Telespazio Germany GmbH

Hall 3
Ground Segment & Operations: Synergies Across Program
Presentation by RIR member: EIE
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Luigi Pasquali

CEO Telespazio

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Roberto Aceti

CEO OHB-I

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Rolf Densing

Director of Operations ESA

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Marco M. Castronuovo

Head of SSA/SST Office ASI

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Vincenzo Giorgio

CEO Altec

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Vincenza Luceri

Head of Matera Space Center

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Milena Lerario

CEO Airbus Italia

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Chiara Pertosa

CEO Sitael

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Massimiliano Tordi

CTO EIE

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Gianmaria Gambacorta

President IDS Spa, VP AIAD

Sustainable Access and Operations for Space
14:30 – 14:45 | Introduction
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A representative

AIR member TBD

14:45 – 15:45 | Roundtable discussion
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Matias Campos Abad

CEO & Founder, Astralintu Space Technologies

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Frederic Baker

Head – Global Industrial Partnerships, ClearSpace SA

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Raphael Roettgen

Founder & Partner, E2MC Ventures

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Dana Baki

Chief Commercial Officer, The Exploration Company

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Luca Rossettini

Founder & CEO, D-Orbit

Breaking Down the Barriers to In-Orbit Testing: The Power of In-Orbit Demonstrations
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Dana Baki

Chief Commercial Officer, The Exploration Company

Advanced Air Mobility
Road to IAC 2024 Milano​​
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Erasmo Carrera

National President of AIDAA

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Franco Bernelli Zazzera

President of CEAS

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Alessandra Bonavina

Director of “Lunar City”

Conference Program

Space applications for wine and climate monitoring
Space Suppliers Summit

Hall 1 - Space applications for wine and climate monitoring
Hall 2 - Space Suppliers Summit
Opening session
The Italian Copernicus strategy: Earth Observation Data for the sustainable and green transition
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Andrea Taramelli

IUSS Pavia. National delegate to the Copernicus Committee and to the Copernicus User Forum

Earth Observation: Monitoring agricultural land remotely
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Francesco Pirotti

Full professor, Dept of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE) UniPD

The application of remote sensing for the assessment of damage from adverse/catastrophic atmospheric events
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Francesco Pirotti

Full professor, Dept of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE) UniPD

The application of remote sensing for the assessment of damage from adverse/catastrophic atmospheric events
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Luca Furegon

Director of Competitiveness Technical Area, AVEPA

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Fabio Binotto

Director of ICT, AVEPA

Q&A Session
Simulation and Design Solutions for the Aerospace Industry
09:00 – 09:10 | Introduction
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RIR member: Engin Soft

09:10 – 09:30 | Title TBC
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Marco Savini

Founder, Big Rock

09:30 – 10:00 | Simulation and Analysis of Space-Based Applications Using Ansys STK
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Roberto Gemma

Europe Sales Manager, ANSYS

10:00 – 10:20 | Title TBC
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Lorenzo Bucchieri

CTO & Operations, Engin Soft

10:20 – 10:40 | Title TBC
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Jonni Malacarne

CEO, Bluetensor

10:40 – 11:10 | Integrating Artificial Intelligence Tools in Future Aircraft Propulsion: A Realistic Perspective
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Prof. Ernesto Benini

President of HIT09 Srl and Full Professor of Aircraft Propulsion at the University of Padova

11:10 – 11:40 | ED TECH: How to Detect Future Technology Scenarios in the Aerospace Industry and Design Solution
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A representative

Smart Industry

Activities on PAC 23-27 (National Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan): the transition to satellite monitoring
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Gianluca Bevilacqua

Director Direct payments Technical Area, AVEPA

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Fabio Binotto

Director of ICT, AVEPA

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Sergio Zen

Forest planning dept, Regione del Veneto

Activities in progress from 2020 to date. Monitoring based on Sentinel 2 image processing. Problems detected and overcoming hypotheses
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Silvia Majer

Territorial Offices for Hydrogeological Instability, Regione del Veneto

Activities scheduled for 2023. Monitoring activities with high resolution satellite images.Operational indications
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Silvia Majer

Territorial Offices for Hydrogeological Instability, Regione del Veneto

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Sergio Zen

Forest planning dept, Regione del Veneto

From VAIA to the typographical bark beetle (bostrychus) issue - analysis of the event through Earth Observation Data with the prototype of the Territorial Monitoring Platform (PIMOT) of the Veneto Region
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Daniele Piccolo

Area for the Protection and Security of the Territory, Regione del Veneto

The problem of the typographical bark beetle (bostrychus). Description of the phytopathology, population monitoring and analysis of the phenomenon. Development of applications for field monitoring: collection of information on populations and detection of wooded areas
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Andrea Battisti

Full professor, Dept of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE) UniPD

Q&A Session
Advanced Materials and Processes for Aerospace
12:10 – 12:25 | Introduction
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RIR member: Breton​

11:45 – 12:05 | Title to be confirmed​
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Marco Maria Monti

President Automotive and Discrete Group, STMicroelectronics

12:05 – 12:25 | Title to be confirmed​
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Giacomo Dal Busco

Processes and materials, HRC Group

12:25 – 12:55 | Fuel Cell Activities in the Electrochemical Division of Breton S.p.A.
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Fabio Bassetto

Electrochemical Technologist, Breton

Lunch break

Veneto Regional Stand

Optimizing variable rate irrigation in crops integrating model and remote sensing data
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Francesco Morari

Full professor, Dept of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE) UniPD

Opportunities of proximal-to-satellite based grapevine irrigation strategies in Veneto
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Franco Meggio

Full professor, Dept of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE) UniPD

Satellite based precision irrigation: the experiences in Veneto Agricoltura pilot farms
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Lorenzo Furlan

Director of Agricultural Research Sector, Veneto Agricoltura

Precision agriculture for high quality grapes
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Massimo Comparini

Deputy CEO ESVP Observation Exploration Navigation, Thales Alenia Space

Advanced Materials and Processes for Aerospace (continued)
14:30-14:45 | Introduction
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RIR member: Compositex

14:45– 15:15 | Solving Long-Term Challenges in the Space Materials Pipeline​
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Bianca Cefalo

CEO, Space DOTS

14:45– 15:15 ​ | Title TBC
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A representative

Solidworld

Hall 3 - Satellites and Connectivity: Industry Case Uses for Space Data
09:00 – 09:10 | Chairman’s Introduction
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TBC

09:10 – 09:40 | Presentation Title TBC
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Dave Carter

Co-Founder, CEO, Deep Planet

09:40 – 10:10 | Carbon sequestration index as a determinant for climate change mitigation, using Earth Observation data
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Mariano Focareta

PHD and Environmental Monitoring Area Manager, MAPSAT

10:10 – 10:40 | Title TBC
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A representative​

Planet

10:40 – 11:10 | The Golden Era of Earth Observation: Market Trends, Technologies and Applications
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Aravind Ravichandran

Earth Observation Strategist, Terrawatch Space

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A representative​

Planet

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Conference Program

Investing in Space and Aeronautics

Opening
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Mauro Piermaria

Responsabile Strategie e Programmi, Ufficio Spazio Palazzo Chigi

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Munetaka Ueno

Research Directo, JAXA

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Thomas Fouquet

Associate Director - Head of NewSpace, CNES

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Cristina Leone

President, CTNA

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Luigi Scatteia

Partner - Global Space Practice Leader, PwC

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Federico Zoppas

Presidente RIR AIR - Aerospace Innovation and Research

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A representative

Banca Finint

The Italian Space Industry: perspectives and how to further grow this sector
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Paolazzi Luca

Fondazione Nord Est

The European Context
Round Table 1: Investing in the Space Industry: M&A & Private Equity and the importance of investments
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Panizza Vania

Private Equity, Finint Investments SGR

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Lorenzoni Francesco

Executive Banker, Banca Finint

Coffee Break
Golden Power and Space Investment Regulation
Round Table 2: Financing the Space Industry
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Innocenzi Fabio

CEO, Banca Finint

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Nobili Alberto

Investment Banking Corporate, Banca Finint

Closing remarks
Conference Program

Space Suppliers Summit

Hall 1
Hall 2
Earth Satellites and Constellations
Moderator:
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Piero Benvenuti

IAU/UNIPD (TBC)

09:00 – 09:20 | Introduction
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G. Bucciol, OS

09:20 – 09:40 | Presentation Title TBC
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Col. Garn Danilo FIGA'

Capo di Stato Maggiore f.f, Comando operazioni spaziali

09:40 – 10:00 | Presentation Title TBC
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Patricia Cooper

President & Founder, Constellation Advisory LLP

10:00 – 10:20 | Presentation Title TBC
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Emiliano Kargieman

Founder and CEO, Satellogic

10:20 – 10:40 | Edge Computing for Space
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Buffy Wajvoda

Global Leader & Satellite Solutions, Amazon Web Services

10:40 – 11:00 | Presentation Title TBC
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Roberto Formaro

ASI Direttore Programmi

Modules and infrastructures for extra-terrestrial exploration
Moderator:
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Luciano Gamberini

UNIPD (TBC)

09:00 – 09:20 | Introduction
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P. Cavallari

ISOCLIMA

09:20 – 09:40 | Presentation title TBC
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Walter Cugno

Vice President Exploration and Science Domain, Thales Alenia Space Italia

09:40 – 10:00 | Presentation title TBC
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Massimo Claudio Comparini

CEO, Thales Alenia Space Italia

10:00 – 10:20 | Presentation title TBC
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Mike Suffredini

CEO and President, Axiom Space

10:20 – 10:40 | Presentation title TBC
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A representative

The German Aerospace Centre (DLR)

10:40 – 11:00 | Presentation title TBC
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Raffaele Mugnolo

Infrastrutture Orbitanti e di Superficie, ASI Esplorazione

Hall 1
Hall 2
Future roadmap for Space
Introduction by RIR President F.Zoppas
Moderator:
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Luigi Scatteia

Partner - Global Space Practice Leader, PwC

11:10 - 11:25
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Mauro Piermaria

Responsabile Strategie e Programmi, Ufficio Spazio Palazzo Chigi

11:25 - 11:40
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Cristina Leone

President, CTNA

11:40 - 11:55
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Giacinto Carullo

Chief Procurement & Supply Chain Officer, Leonardo

Moderator:
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TBC

11:10 - 11:25
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Eytan Eshel

Executive VP Technology and R&D – CTO, Israel Aerospace Industries

11:25 - 11:40
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Thomas Fouquet

Associate Director - Head of NewSpace, CNES

11:40 - 11:55
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Munetaka Ueno

Research Director, JAXA

Official opening Ceremony

Veneto Region Exhibition Area

Lunch break
Vertiports for Transport in Veneto – Venice Airport Drone Landing

Veneto Stars Challenge Room

Hall 1
Hall 2
Access to Space
14:30 – 14:45 | Introduction
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RIR member: t4i​​

14:45- 16:00 | Round table discussion
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Giulio Ranzo

CEO, AVIO​

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Paolo Bellomi

CTO, AVIO and CEO, Finnisterrae

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Tommaso Ghidini

Head of the Mechanical Department, ESA

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Valeria Vanzetti

CEO, Vanzetti Engineering

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Paride Saleri

CEO, OMB Saleri

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Pierino Persico

President, Persico Group

16:00 – 16:15 | Presentation title TBC
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Eric Giraud

General Director, Aerospace Valley

16:15 – 16:30 | Presentation title TBC
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Alessandro Comune

VP of Global Supply Chain, Satellogic

Building a Cleaner Space
14:30 – 14:45 | Introduction
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RIR member: Stellar Project

14:45- 16:30 | Round table discussion
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Emmanuelle David

Executive Director, EPFL Space Center

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Stella Tkatchova

EIC Programme Manager for Space Systems

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Lorenzo Tarabini

System Engineer, SENER

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Alessandra Di Cecco

Astrophysicist, ASI

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Andrea Vena

Chief Climate and Sustainability Officer, ESA

Food for Space & Space for Food
16:30 – 16:45 | Introduction
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RIR member: Zerofarm

16:45 – 17:00 | Exploration and Food Production Systems
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Cesare Lobascio​

Space Exploration & Science Innovation Lead and Senior Expert Life Support & Habitability, Thales Alenia Space

17:00 – 17:15 | Plants for Space and Space for Plants
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Stefania De Pascale

Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II

17:15 – 17:30 | Space for agriculture: An Overview of Applications Using Space Technology or Data
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Thierry Chapuis

Application Expert, CNES

17:45 – 18:00 | Space for Food and Wine: Optimizing Production and Tackling Climate Change
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Thierry Chapuis

Chief Marketing Officer, Planetek Italia

18:00 – 18:15 | Presentation Title TBC
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Alessandro Coletta

Direttore di Missione COSMO-SkyMed - Head of Downstream & Applications Department

Cybersecurity and Space-Based Services
16:30 – 16:45 | Introduction
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RIR member: Qascom

16:45 – 17:30 | Round table discussion
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Wendy NG

Principal Cloud Security Architect, OneWeb

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Massimo Mercati

Head of ESA Security Office, ESA Security Authority

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Marco Detratti

Programme Manager- Defence Industry and Space, European Commission

Hall 3
Ground Facilities
Presentation by RIR member: EIE
Sustainable Access and Operations for Space
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Matias Campos Abad

CEO & Founder, Astralintu Space Technologies

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Frederic Baker

Head – Global Industrial Partnerships, ClearSpace SA

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Raphael Roettgen

Founder & Partner, E2MC Ventures

Road to IAC 2024 Milano​​
Conference Program

Space applications for wine and climate monitoring
Space Suppliers Summit

Hall 1 - Space applications for wine and climate monitoring
Hall 2 - Space Suppliers Summit
Opening session
The Italian Copernicus strategy: Earth Observation Data for the sustainable and green transition
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Andrea Taramelli

IUSS Pavia. National delegate to the Copernicus Committee and to the Copernicus User Forum

Earth Observation: Monitoring agricultural land remotely
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Francesco Pirotti

Full professor, Dept of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE) UniPD

The application of remote sensing for the assessment of damage from adverse / catastrophic atmospheric events
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Francesco Pirotti

Full professor, Dept of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE) UniPD

The application of remote sensing for the assessment of damage from adverse / catastrophic atmospheric events
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Luca Furegon

Director of Competitiveness Technical Area, AVEPA

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Fabio Binotto

Director of ICT, AVEPA

Q&A Session
Simulation and Design Solutions for the Aerospace Industry
09:00 – 09:10 | Introduction
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RIR member: Engin Soft

09:10 – 09:30 | Title TBC
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Marco Savini

Founder, Big Rock

09:30 – 10:00 | Simulation and Analysis of Space-Based Applications Using Ansys STK
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Roberto Gemma

Europe Sales Manager, ANSYS

10:00 – 10:15 | Title TBC
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Lorenzo Bucchieri

CTO & Operations, Engin Soft

10:15 – 10:30 | Title TBC
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Jonni Malacarne

CEO, Bluetensor

10:30 – 11:00 | Integrating Artificial Intelligence Tools in Future Aircraft Propulsion: A Realistic Perspective
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Prof. Ernesto Benini

President of HIT09 Srl and Full Professor of Aircraft Propulsion at the University of Padova

Activities on PAC 23-27 (National Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan): the transition to satellite monitoring
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Gianluca Bevilacqua

Director Direct payments Technical Area, AVEPA

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Fabio Binotto

Director of ICT, AVEPA

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Sergio Zen

Forest planning dept, Regione del Veneto

Activities in progress from 2020 to date. Monitoring based on Sentinel 2 image processing. Problems detected and overcoming hypotheses
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Silvia Majer

Territorial Offices for Hydrogeological Instability, Regione del Veneto

Activities scheduled for 2023. Monitoring activities with high resolution satellite images.Operational indications
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Silvia Majer

Territorial Offices for Hydrogeological Instability, Regione del Veneto

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Sergio Zen

Forest planning dept, Regione del Veneto

From VAIA to the typographical bark beetle (bostrychus) issue - analysis of the event through Earth Observation Data with the prototype of the Territorial Monitoring Platform (PIMOT) of the Veneto Region
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Daniele Piccolo

Area for the Protection and Security of the Territory, Regione del Veneto

The problem of the typographical bark beetle (bostrychus). Description of the phytopathology, population monitoring and analysis of the phenomenon. Development of applications for field monitoring: collection of information on populations and detection of wooded areas
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Andrea Battisti

Full professor, Dept of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE) UniPD

Q&A Session
Advanced Materials and Processes for Aerospace
Introduction
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RIR member: Breton​

Title to be confirmed​
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Marco Maria Monti

President Automotive and Discrete Group, STMicroelectronics

Title to be confirmed​
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Giacomo Dal Busco

Processes and materials, HRC Group

Fuel Cell Activities in the Electrochemical Division of Breton S.p.A.
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Fabio Bassetto

Electrochemical Technologist, Breton

Fuel Cell Activities in the Electrochemical Division of Breton S.p.A.
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Fabio Bassetto

Electrochemical Technologist, Breton

Title to be confirmed​
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A representative

Solidworld

Introduction
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RIR member: Compositex

Solving Long-Term Challenges in the Space Materials Pipeline​
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Bianca Cefalo

CEO, Space DOTS

Lunch break

Veneto Regional Stand

Optimizing variable rate irrigation in crops integrating model and remote sensing data
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Francesco Morari

Full professor, Dept of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE) UniPD

Opportunities of proximal-to-satellite based grapevine irrigation strategies in Veneto
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Franco Meggio

Full professor, Dept of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE) UniPD

Satellite based precision irrigation: the experiences in Veneto Agricoltura pilot farms
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Lorenzo Furlan

Director of Agricultural Research Sector, Veneto Agricoltura

Precision agriculture for high quality grapes
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Massimo Comparini

Deputy CEO ESVP Observation Exploration Navigation, Thales Alenia Space

TBC
Hall 3 - Satellites and Connectivity: Industry Case Uses for Space Data
09:00 – 09:10 | Chairman’s Introduction
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TBC

09:10 – 09:40 | Presentation Title TBC
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Dave Carter

Co-Founder, CEO, Deep Planet

09:40 – 10:10 | Carbon sequestration index as a determinant for climate change mitigation, using Earth Observation data
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Mariano Focareta

PHD and Environmental Monitoring Area Manager, MAPSAT

10:10 – 10:40 | Title TBC
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A representative​

Planet

10:40 – 11:10 | The Golden Era of Earth Observation: Market Trends, Technologies and Applications
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Aravind Ravichandran

Earth Observation Strategist, Terrawatch Space

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A representative​

Planet

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